The Journal of Risk and Insurance


The Journal of Risk and Insurance is a quarterly publication which addresses the cutting edge of risk and insurance theory and issues. Articles relevant to insurance and related areas, written by some of the world's finest insurance scholars, are featured in each issue. Articles report on 1) research which expands the knowledge of risk and insurance and 2) methods and procedures related to risk management and various segments of the insurance business. The information, analysis and theories presented in these articles shed light on important managerial and public policy issues facing the insurance industry.

Some of the outstanding articles published in The Journal of Risk and Insurance during the past few years cover joint and several liability, insurance contracts, liability rules, pricing, management issues, workers compensation and much more. Recent titles include: "An Analysis of Litigation Claiming Joint and Several Liability," "The Design of Insurance Contracts When Liability Rules are Unstable," "Statistical and Financial Models of Insurance Pricing and the Insurance Firm," " Life Insurance Financial Management Issues," and "Compensation of Occupational Disease: Evaluating the Options."

But The Journal of Risk and Insurance offers even more. It serves as a forum for manuscripts devoted to concepts pertinent to risk and insurance, and also includes book reviews, communications, and other features.