Course Descriptions
INSR 1301 Commercial Insurance
Introduction to business loss exposures and the operation of the insurance policies
available for these exposures including property, business income, crime, marine,
auto, and other government programs. May prepare students to take the licensing exam
sponsored by the Texas Department of Insurance. 3 credit hours. (W)
INSR 1305 Personal Insurance
Introduction to personal loss exposures and personal insurance policies for handling
these exposures including auto, homeowners, life, health, marine, and various government
insurance programs. May prepare students to take the licensing exam sponsored by the
Texas Department of Insurance. 3 credit hours. (W)
INSR 1345 Commercial Liability Risk Management and Insurance
Analysis of the major sources of liability loss exposures and examination of the insurance
coverage designed to meet those exposures. Commercial liability risk management premises
and operations, products and contractual and protective liability, employer liability,
and surety bonds. Examination of tort and agency law as they relate to loss exposures
involving third party claimants. May prepare students to take the licensing exam sponsored
by the Chartered Property/Casualty Underwriters. Prerequisite: INSR 1301. 3 credit
hours. (W)
INSR 1351 Essentials of Risk Management
Risk management decision-making process with emphasis on identification and analysis
of loss exposures and development of alternative techniques for the treatment of each
exposure. 3 credit hours. (W)
INSR 1353 Insurance Operations
Examination of insurance marketing, underwriting, and reinsurance. Topics include
rate making, claims adjusting, loss control activities, and other functions and activities.
May prepare students to take the licensing exam sponsored by the Chartered Property/Casualty
Underwriters. 3 credit hours. (W)
INSR 1355 The Legal Environment of Insurance
Examine related business laws to insurance situations. May prepare students to take
the licensing exam sponsored by the Chartered Property/Casualty Underwriters. 3 credit
hours. (W)
INSR 1374 Personal Lines Insurance Underwriting
A study of the underwriting process with an emphasis on the expected financial risk
to an insurance organization. Prerequisite: INSR 1305. 3 credit hours. (W)
INSR 1375 Insurance Data Analytics
Exploration of data analytics and how it applies to the insurance industry. 3 credit
hours. (W)
INSR 1391 Special Topics in Insurance
Topics address recently identified current events, skills, knowledge, and/or attitudes
and behaviors pertinent to the technology or occupation and relevant to the professional
development of the student. This course was designed to be repeated multiple times
to improve student proficiency.
Topics in Insurance Management
Application of knowledge attained from Insurance courses towards a comprehensive project
that identifies an area of improvement or opportunity for the Insurance Industry at
large. Prerequisites: INSR 1305 and INSR 1345. 3 credit hours. (W)
INSR 2311 Worker’s Compensation and Medical Aspects of Claims
The history and rationale for the workers compensation system and the rapidly changing
regulatory environment. Topics include the importance of adequate medical knowledge
in adjusting claims. 3 credit hours. (W)
INSR 2319 Liability Insurance Claims Adjusting
In-depth study of liability loss adjusting with heavy emphasis on the legal and medical
knowledge needed and special skills required to negotiate successfully in a third
party claim environment. May prepare students to take the Associate in Claims (AIC)
licensing exam. 3 credit hours. (W)
INSR 2340 Multiline Insurance Sales and Marketing
Prospecting and presentation, types of coverage, identifying client needs, terminology,
and analyzing homeowners’ coverage. Includes information related to sales transitions,
analyzing automobile and specialized coverage, tax implications, loss ratios and agent
responsibilities. Prerequisite: INSR 1374. 3 credit hours. (W)