A research paper on a current insurance or risk management related topic. The paper should be approximately five to ten pages in length (double === spaced) and include appropriate analysis and references. If you select a topic that involves some controversy, a reasonable paper outline would be:

Introduction to the Issue, Proponents Arguments, Opponents Arguments, Your Opinion and Conclusions. The paper must be well written. You will lose two points for every grammatical, spelling, or typographical error.

And the book we are using is called Principles of Risk Management and Insurance. 12 edition.