International Engineering Risk Management and Insurance (Second Edition) (International Engineering Management Teaching Series)

Author: Lei Shengqiang
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Publish Date: 2002-12-01
Features: Engaging in international engineering projects inevitably involves risks, and the types of risks are diverse. How to properly address risks, identify and analyze them, adopt effective preventive measures, and even leverage risks to secure substantial profits for the project—this is the focus of the first part of this book: Risk Management. It elaborates on the activities of predicting, analyzing, judging, assessing risks, and taking corresponding measures such as avoidance, control, segregation, diversification, transfer, retention, and utilization of risks. The text is supplemented with numerous vivid examples. The second part discusses risk transfer—insurance, providing a detailed introduction to various aspects of insurance, as well as knowledge on insurance coverage and claims. Various insurance clauses are appended to relevant chapters for reference. This book can serve as a teaching material for advanced technical management personnel in international engineering management programs at universities and for training in foreign engineering companies and civil construction companies. It is also suitable for technical management personnel in construction projects for study and reference.