Risk Insurance and Healthcare Management

Practical experience. Personalized professional development. Excellent post-graduation placements. Leading researchers. The Fox School’s actuarial science program offers all that and more.  Those are just some of the reasons why the Society of Actuaries recently redesignated the Fox School as a Center for Actuarial Excellence (CAE). Now, the Fox School program is one of only 19 […]

Joseph Simmons and Jake Smedley, two risk, insurance and healthcare management (RIHM) students at the Fox School of Business, were recently awarded second-place in the Captive Insurance Company Association (CICA) Essay Contest. Captives are owned by the company that they insure. It’s a company-specific insurer as it provides insurance services only to its owner. This […]

Gamma Iota Sigma (GIS), the student professional organization for the Risk, Insurance and Health Management (RIHM) major at the Fox School of Business, has had to innovate over the past year. Similar to most in-person meetings, conferences and events, the student professional organization (SPO) had to transition its H. Wayne Snider Distinguished Lecture Series to […]

It’s a common misconception that empathy is lacking in many business people’s ideologies. According to Michael Zuckerman, an associate professor of instruction in the Department of Risk, Insurance and Healthcare Management at Temple University’s Fox School of Business, that is not the case. “You can’t ask someone to do something or help an organization unless […]

Martin Grace has been a busy guy. He’s the Harry Cochran Professor in Risk, Insurance and Healthcare Management at the Fox School of Business and has spent the past year as president of the American Risk and Insurance Association (ARIA). Every five years, ARIA hosts the World Risk and Insurance Economics Conference in New York […]

Over $30,000 was raised this fall at the 18th Annual Risk, Insurance and Health Management (RIHM) Alumni & Friends Golf Outing organized by the RIHM Department and its student professional organization, Gamma Iota Sigma (GIS). More than 100 alumni and friends of the program participated in the socially-distanced event at the North Hills Country Club […]

Douglas W. Hubbard, author of ‘The Failure of Risk Management: Why It’s Broken and How to Fix It,’ and Nir Kossovsky, author of ‘Reputation, Stock Price, and You,’ to serve as keynotes for two-day virtual event PHILADELPHIA, Nov. 13, 2020 — It’s impossible for any business or organization to predict with 100% accuracy when a […]

COVID-19 has brought about an unprecedented economic downturn. The looming question in front of policymakers and business executives is: What can be done to facilitate financial recovery?    The Translational Research Center (TRC) brought together research and industry experts—Benjamin Collier, assistant professor in the Department of Risk, Insurance and Healthcare Management at the Fox School, and […]

The Robert A. Hedges Virtual Risk Seminar Series, hosted by the Fox Department of Risk, Insurance and Healthcare Management (RIHM), returned Tuesday, Sept. 1, with the first of six virtual sessions to be held during the fall semester.  Speakers come from both esteemed American and international institutions, and all sessions are free and open to […]

“I enjoy online learning,” says Alan Popoli, MS ’17. “I’m very much a fan of having that flexibility and being able to work on team projects remotely. I think it mimics a lot of what we experience professionally in the real world.” These real-world professional experiences resonate more now than ever as many Americans made […]

“The best time to plant a tree is 20 years ago. The next best time is today.” This ancient Chinese proverb applies to ideas as well as habits. A seed planted today can spark change; a seed planted decades ago can disrupt an entire industry.  Faculty experts from the Fox School demonstrate the impact that […]

When Temple University made the decision to go completely to online learning due to COVID-19, little changed for students in the Fox School’s Online MBA program. That’s because these students had already been attending classes online.  What did change, however, was the client and live consulting project students would be working on in their capstone […]

The aftermath of natural disasters is catastrophic. Left behind are scarred landscapes, scraps of homes and businesses, and impoverished communities. How do people recover from unexpected destruction? Benjamin Collier, assistant professor for the Fox Department of Risk, Insurance and Healthcare Management analyzed recovery from a natural disaster. He focused on small and medium-sized businesses after […]

The foundation is creating the Spencer Center for Professional Development in Risk Management and Actuarial Science with a $225,000 grant to the Department of Risk, Insurance and Healthcare Management program PHILADELPHIA—The Spencer Educational Foundation is awarding a $225,000 grant to fund a career development center within the Department of Risk, Insurance and Healthcare Management (RIHM) […]

Since the Affordable Care Act (ACA) was passed in 2010, doctors and patients around the country have faced the effects of extended healthcare coverage. The goal of the ACA is to expand affordable healthcare to more patients, but its impact has raised several issues for the medical field.  The ACA, also known as Obamacare, made […]