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Recommended Resources

 

 

1. Business Risk Management: Models and Analysis by Edward J. Anderson

This book has a quantitative emphasis but is accessible to those without a strong mathematical background. It discusses novel modern approaches to risk management, introduces advanced topics in an accessible manner, includes motivating worked examples and exercises (including selected solutions). It Is also suitable for self-study by the manager who wishes to better understand this important field.

Resource type: Book


2. Cyberethics: Morality and Law in Cyberspace by Richard A. Spinello

This book provides a modern, comprehensive examination of the social costs and moral issues emerging from the ever-expanding use of the internet and new information technologies, as well as internet governance and its control by the state. It highlights both the legal and philosophical perspective of content control, free speech, intellectual property, and security. It includes interesting new case studies on social media, privacy, and the right to be forgotten, which encourages discussion and fosters critical thinking.

Resource type: Book

3. The “Dematerialized” Insurance by Editors: Pierpaolo Marano, Ioannis Rokas, Peter Kochenburger

This book adopts an international perspective to examine how the online sale of insurance challenges the insurance regulation and the insurance contract, with a focus on insurance sales, consumer protection, cyber risks and privacy, as well as dispute resolution. Today insurers, policyholders, intermediaries and regulators interact in an increasingly online world with profound implications for what has up to now been a traditionally operating industry. While the growing threats to consumer and business data from cyber attacks constitute major sources of risk for insurers, at the same time cyber insurance has become the fastest growing commercial insurance product in many jurisdictions.

Resource type: Book

 

 

 

4. IP Attorney’s Handbook for Insurance Coverage in Intellectual Property Disputes by David A. Gauntlett

This book provides an easy-to-use reference for addressing clients’ questions regarding insurance coverage. Lawyers will find information on the policy language carriers have used, how courts have interpreted this language in the most up-to-date cases, and common issues intellectual property practitioners need to be sensitive to in litigating insurance cases so that they are “insurance savvy.”

Resource type: Book


5. Risk: A Multidisciplinary Introduction by Editors: Claudia Kluppelberg, Daniel Straub, Isabell M. Welpe

This book a unique book addressing the integration of risk methodology from various fields. It will stimulate intellectual debate and communication across disciplines, promote better risk management practices and contribute to the development of risk management methodologies. Individual chapters explain fundamental risk models and measurement, and address risk and security issues from diverse areas such as finance and insurance, the health sciences, life sciences, engineering and information science.

Resource type: Book


6. A Director’s Guide to Duties by Michael Griffiths, Matthew Griffiths

This book distills the rules into layman’s language by looking at the role of the company director. It uses a question and answer format, such as: “I’ve just been appointed as a director, what legal formalities do I need to comply with?” or, “I want to borrow money from my company to buy myself a new car. Can I do this and, if so, how?” or, “I want to defer my dividend, how do I do this?” Contents include incorporation, appointment and formalities, people who cannot be directors, the contract of employment, termination of a directorship, the capitalization of the Company, articles and shareholder agreements etc.

Resource type: Book

 

 


7. Business Theft and Fraud: Detection and Prevention by James R. Youngblood

This book offers a broad perspective on business-related theft, providing a detailed discussion of numerous avenues of theft, including internal and external fraud, organized retail crime, mortgage fraud, cyber fraud, and extortion. Combining current research and the author’s extensive experience with loss prevention and security, this professional text identifies industry trouble areas and offers techniques to combat business theft, such as how to identify sales underreporting, track sales by shifts, and educate employees on computer-related fraud.

Resource type: Book


8. Healthcare, Insurance, and You: The Savvy Consumer’s Guide by Lina Zamosky

This book is an easy-to-use guide that explains the main challenges you face when trying to get excellent healthcare: choosing the best insurance policy for your situation, finding the right doctor or hospital, buying prescription drugs the least expensive way, picking out the right Medicare plan, or fighting for your rights when dealing with insurers or medical providers.

Resource type: Book