Insurance

Temple University’s Fox School of Business received a $250,000 grant from the Charles Schwab Foundation as part of Schwab Advisor Services’ efforts to support the Fox School’s financial planning programs. The grant enabled the construction of the Charles Schwab Financial Planning Training CenterTM in second-floor space in Alter Hall. The contribution also financed the purchase […]

Hundreds filled the two-tiered Grand Ballroom at Philadelphia’s Hyatt at the Bellevue for the Fox School of Business’ 28th Annual Department of Risk, Insurance, and Healthcare Management Awards for Excellence Dinner. The gala, held April 13, helped pay tribute to the department’s current successes, as well as its rich tradition and rising national rank. Dr. […]

A team of students from Temple University’s Fox School of Business put together the pieces to win a national case competition. The students won the Spencer-RIMS Risk Management Challenge, a three-month case study from a major company – iconic toymaker, LEGO. The competition culminated with eight teams delivering presentations during the RIMS 2016 Annual Conference […]

The Fox School of Business will welcome nearly 250 juniors from Philadelphia-area high schools to Temple University for the 7th annual OWLympiad math competition, to be held May 9 at the Howard Gittis Student Center. Free to attend, OWLympiad offers cash prizes for 11th-graders who are exploring career possibilities in the actuarial science field. Actuaries […]

The Fox School of Business at Temple University will introduce new academic programs for the 2016-17 academic year. A Bachelor of Science program in Statistical Science and Data Analytics headlines the new offerings by the Fox School, and joins two undergraduate minors in Leadership and International Business Administration. At the graduate level, students can elect […]

The Fox School of Business at Temple University introduced two new undergraduate majors for the 2015-16 academic year: Supply Chain Management and Financial Planning.

Jacqueline Volkman-Wise has her sole-authored paper accepted for publication in the Journal of Risk and Uncertainty Dr. Jacqueline Volkman-Wise, Assistant Professor in the Risk, Insurance and Healthcare Management Department, has had her paper, “Representativeness and Managing Catastrophe Risk,” accepted for publication in the Journal of Risk and Uncertainty, which is a JVC A-* journal.

U.S. News rankings help hospitals toot their own horns On the heels of U.S. News’ latest nationwide hospital rankings, WHYY appealed to Dr. Stuart Fine, Associate Professor of Risk, Insurance and Healthcare Management, Director of Fox’s Healthcare Management Programs, and former healthcare CEO, offered his take on why these rankings are significant.

What $37 Billion Aetna-Humana Deal Means Aetna and Humana agreed upon a $37 billion merger. Dr. Stuart Fine, Associate Professor of Risk, Insurance and Healthcare Management, and Director of Fox’s Healthcare Management Programs, spoke with Philly Mag to discuss the impact the merger will have on the healthcare landscape, not only in the Philadelphia region, […]

The Fox School of Business at Temple University will introduce two new undergraduate majors for the 2015-16 academic year: Supply Chain Management and Financial Planning. In all, the Fox School offers students a choice of 15 undergraduate majors. “The additions of Supply Chain Management and Financial Planning as majors further bolster the Fox School’s reputation […]

It’s not what you make. It’s what you save. That’s what Michael McCloskey said, as he asked for a student volunteer to share details of his personal finances. At that moment, a hand shot into the air. The area high school student divulged to McCloskey how much money he earns each month by working his […]

Hospital expansion to challenge CHOP? The Alfred I. duPont Hospital for Children, in Wilmington, Del., is expanding into Deptford, N.J., to potentially compete with Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia. For comment, the Philadelphia Inquirer turned to Dr. Stuart H. Fine, Associate Professor of Risk, Insurance and Healthcare Management, Director of Healthcare Management Programs at the Fox […]

In 10 years, Hayley Leather would like to own a zoo. With this professional aspiration in mind, the 22-year-old Fox School of Business student has focused her efforts on attaining the business expertise every zookeeper requires, while studying within Fox’s Risk, Insurance and Healthcare Management department. Leather’s research paper in a related area – into […]

For the first time, Temple University’s Fox School of Business will offer a Mini MBA certificate program for law professionals. The accelerated weekend program, offered in partnership with Temple’s Beasley School of Law, is designed to equip working attorneys and recent law school graduates with the business acumen that’s most relevant and necessary to today’s […]

Students from the Risk Management and Insurance (RMI) program at Temple University’s Fox School of Business strolled through the MBA Commons at Alter Hall, ready to greet the largest contingency of employers ever gathered at the annual RMI Intern Reception. Looking confident and dressed in their finest business-professional attire, the students had hands to shake, […]