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• FIS 250 Entire Course

• FIS 250 Capstone Discussion Question

• FIS 250 Week 1 Check Point Risk Management
  Methods
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• FIS 250 Week 1 DQs part 1 of 2
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• FIS 250 Week 1 DQs part 2 of 2
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• FIS 250 Week 2 Assignment

• Capstone Discussion Question Due by Day 2 Tuesday
  in the Main Forum
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• Resource U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS)
  Web site
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• Post your response to the following Review the
  BLS Web site at http//stats.bls.gov/ to explore

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• FIS 250 Final Project Playing the Professional

• FIS 250 Week 1 CheckPoint Risk Management Methods

• Read the instructions for the Playing the
  Professional assignment in Appendix A. Also read
  the Risk Manager scenario.
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• Complete the Risk Manager outline by answering
  the questions provided. Your response must be 350
  to 750 words in length.

• Recall that there is more to handling risk than
  just purchasing insurance. The five major methods
  for handling risk include avoidance, loss
  control, retention, noninsurance transfers, and
  insurance. Knowing which risk management method
  to choose is key to avoiding and minimizing
  losses (Rejda,

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• FIS 250 Week 1 DQs part 1 of 2

• FIS 250 Week 1 DQs part 2 of 2

• Discussion Questions Due on Day 2 Tuesday and Day
  4 Thursday in the Main Forum
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• Recall that pure risk is defined as a "situation
  in which there are only the possibilities of loss
  or no loss," and speculative risk is described as
  a "situation in which either profit or loss is
  possible" (Rejda, 2008, p. 6). Based on what you
  know about these

• Discussion Questions Due on Day 2 Tuesday and Day
  4 Thursday in the Main Forum
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• Recall that pure risk is defined as a "situation
  in which there are only the possibilities of loss
  or no loss," and speculative risk is described as
  a "situation in which either profit or loss is
  possible" (Rejda, 2008, p. 6). Based on what you
  know about

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• FIS 250 Week 2 Assignment Risk Management Process

• FIS 250 Week 2 CheckPoint Risk Management
  Objectives

• Resource Ch. 3 (pp. 56 and 58) of Principles of
  Risk Management and Insurance
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• Complete the Case Application activity on p. 56
  of the text to apply the risk management process
  to a business case.
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• Complete Application Question 5 on p. 58 of the
  text

• Resource Ch. 3 (p. 43) of Principles of Risk
  Management and Insurance
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• Recall that the purpose of risk management is to
  identify and address loss exposures (Rejda,
  2008). What are the exact objectives that a risk
  management professional should know about?
  Specify pre- and post-loss objectives exist that
  describe the

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• FIS 250 Week 3 CheckPoint Underwriting, Claims,
  and

• FIS 250 Week 3 DQs part 1 of 2

• Resources Ch. 6 (pp. 109-118) of Principles of
  Risk Management and Insurance and Appendix B on
  the student Web site
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• Read the scenario and questions in Appendix B.
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• Answer questions from Appendix B in a 200- to
  300-word response.

• Discussion Questions Due on Day 2 Tuesday and Day
  4 Thursday in the Main Forum
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• After reading the Demutualization Claims
  Clearinghouse Frequently Asked Questions Web
  site, what is the difference between stock and
  mutual insurance companies? Why has the industry
  trend been to

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• FIS 250 Week 3 DQs part 2 of 2

• FIS 250 Week 4 Assignment Interpreting Insurance

• Discussion Questions Due on Day 2 Tuesday and Day
  4 Thursday in the Main Forum
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• After reading the Demutualization Claims
  Clearinghouse Frequently Asked Questions Web
  site, what is the difference between stock and
  mutual insurance companies? Why has the industry
  trend been to demutualize insurance

• Resources Appendixes A, B, C, D in the back of
  Principles of Risk Management and Insurance and
  Appendix C on the student Web site
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• Complete Appendix C.
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• Post your response as an attachment.

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• FIS 250 Week 4 CheckPoint Determining Loss
  Outcomes

• FIS 250 Week 5 CheckPoint Life Insurance Needs
  Analysis

• Answer Application Questions 1, 2, 4, 5, 6 on
  p. 190 of the text.
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• Due by Day 6 Saturday in Your Individual Forum

• Complete the Life Insurance Needs Analysis
  Worksheet in Appendix D.
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• Post the completed Appendix D as an attachment.
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• Due by Day 6 Saturday in Your Individual Forum

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• FIS 250 Week 5 DQs part 1 of 2

• FIS 250 Week 5 DQs part 2 of 2

• Discussion Questions Due on Day 2 Tuesday and Day
  4 Thursday in the Main Forum
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• Why would a person buy term life insurance? What
  would cause that person to buy whole life
  insurance instead of term life insurance? Which
  type of insurance have you bought or would buy and

• Discussion Questions Due on Day 2 Tuesday and Day
  4 Thursday in the Main Forum
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• Why would a person buy term life insurance? What
  would cause that person to buy whole life
  insurance instead of term life insurance? Which
  type of insurance have you bought or would buy
  and why?

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• FIS 250 Week 6 Assignment Group Medical Expense
  Plans

• FIS 250 Week 6 CheckPoint Group and Group Life

• Assignment Group Medical Expense Plans
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• Complete the Group Medical Expense Plans graphic
  organizer in Appendix E.
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• Post the completed Appendix E as an attachment.
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• Due by Day 7 Sunday in Your Individual Forum

• Checkpoints Group and Group Life Insurance
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• Complete the Group and Group Life Insurance
  Multimedia located on the student Web site.
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• Copy and paste your passing score from the
  completion screen into a new post.

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• FIS 250 Week 7 CheckPoint Loss Settlement Payments

• FIS 250 Week 7 DQs part 1 of 2

• Checkpoints Loss Settlement Payments
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• Resource Ch. 20 (pp. 457458) of Principles of
  Risk Management and Insurance
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• Complete Application Questions 1 and 2 on p. 464
  of the text. For each question, explain how you
  reached your answers.

• Discussion Questions Due on Day 2 Tuesday and Day
  4 Thursday in the Main Forum
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• Review the coverage provided by Section 1 of the
  Homeowners 3 policy on pp. 445451 and Appendix A
  of the text. Recall that Section 1 coverage
  include Coverage A Dwelling, Coverage B Other
  structures, Coverage C Personal property,
  Coverage

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• FIS 250 Week 7 DQs part 2 of 2

• FIS 250 Week 8 Assignment Losses Covered Under
  PAPs

• Discussion Questions Due on Day 2 Tuesday and Day
  4 Thursday in the Main Forum
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• Review the coverage provided by Section 1 of the
  Homeowners 3 policy on pp. 445451 and Appendix A
  of the text. Recall that Section 1 coverage
  include Coverage A Dwelling, Coverage B Other
  structures, Coverage C Personal property,
  Coverage

• Complete Application Question 1 on pp. 516517
  and Application Question 6 on p. 517 of the text.
  Be sure to address items (A) through (M) of
  Application Question 1. You are not required to
  show your calculations, so provide only your
  final answers for each item.
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• Post your response as an attachment.

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• FIS 250 Week 8 CheckPoint PAP

• Imagine you are a customer service representative
  at a major auto insurance provider. You answered
  a phone call from an insured who recently
  purchased an auto policy. She received her policy
  in the mail, reviewed it, and now has questions
  about her coverage. Her auto policy is located in
  Appendix B of the text.
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• Answer her questions by

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