Risk

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 […]

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 […]

Richard George doesn’t like uncertainty.  “I like things laid out and predictable,” George says. His bachelor’s degree in Mathematics fed that need—what’s more predictable than math? But when he sought to expand his career into something new, he found himself studying a subject that tries to make sense of uncertainty: actuarial science.  “Actuarial science aims […]

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 […]

Risk is present everywhere, and it can threaten the operations of any organization, large or small. But how is it being managed … if at all? “That’s a critically important question that leaders everywhere need to be asking themselves,” said M. Michael Zuckerman, an associate professor of risk, insurance, and healthcare management at Temple University. […]

The Philadelphia Eagles are headed to the Super Bowl for the third time in franchise history. Experts from Temple University’s Fox School of Business and School of Sport, Tourism and Hospitality Management (STHM) are available to discuss the following subjects relating to the Super Bowl: advertisements; city pride and team branding; consumer behavior; economic impact; […]

Americans are growing older—and their caretakers need to decide the best and most cost effective way to care for them. Since 2011, nearly 77 million baby boomers have become eligible for Medicare. For the elderly and those suffering from chronic diseases, home healthcare (HHC) is a convenient and cost-effective solution that avoids the necessity of […]

Eleven alumni leaders share insights on how technology is shaking up today’s major industries and constantly reshaping business possibility. You can’t open a magazine, a newspaper, or Twitter now without encountering a story about the rise of artificial intelligence and how this will impact businesses and economies around the world. Will the robots displace workers, […]

Mitchell L. Morgan recalled driving along Broad Street more than 45 years ago. His future, he said, had as little direction as the car he was steering. “Higher education wasn’t for me, or so I thought,” Morgan said. “I wanted to go into the world. I wanted to start a business. I wanted to see […]

Temple University’s Fox School of Business has been recognized as one of the inaugural awardees of the International Insurance Society’s Global Centers of Insurance Excellence (GCIE) designation.

Students and faculty from Temple University’s Fox School of Business are lacing up their running shoes to make a difference for a non-profit organization in Philadelphia. Runners who have registered for Philadelphia’s Broad Street Run on May 7 are welcome to join the Fox School’s team, led by professor Michael McCloskey. Interested runners can purchase […]