A broad focus of the insurance industry is maintained to develop appreciation for a needs-based approach to business and household markets. The course is for the insurance professional, the business owner, and the lay person. Junior Standing Students develop a working legal vocabulary for the non-lawyer professional in the business setting. The course develops the skill of integrated analysis of common law torts, contracts, and property law. The U.S. Constitution and the Uniform Commercial Code Article 2, Sales and Article 3, Commercial Paper, shall be reviewed for developing the skill of statutory interpretation in regulating business activity.
Students gain an awareness of the origins of law and ethics in society and in the workplace.
Students use legal reasoning and methodology to resolve social and ethical issues in Contracts, Property, Torts, and Environmental disputes. Students acquire a basic understanding of the regulated securities markets and how they function daily. Students gain a broad focus of the retail distribution of real estate and regulated securities. Students develop an understanding of acquiring a diversified investment portfolio for individuals, small businesses, and incorporated businesses. By reading professional manuals, syndicated publications, and automated data bases, students gain knowledge of investment information resources.