Record-breaking 14 Fox students win $70,000 in Spencer Foundation scholarships
Fourteen students from the Fox School of Business’ nationally ranked Risk Management and Insurance program have received prestigious scholarships from The Spencer Foundation for the 2012-13 academic...
View ArticleDocs Slower to Drop ‘Black Box’ Drugs, Adopt New Therapies, When Access to...
After years of reducing their contact with pharmaceutical sales representatives, physicians now risk an unintended consequence: Doctors who rarely meet with pharmaceutical sales representatives — or...
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Department chair shares risk and insurance principles with Congressional staff
R.B. Drennan Jr., chairman of the Fox School’s Department of Risk, Insurance and Healthcare Management, recently presented two educational seminars to 150 Congressional staff members as part of The...
View ArticleThree Fox undergraduate programs again ranked among nation’s best by U.S. News
Three Fox School of Business undergraduate programs – Risk Management and Insurance, International Business, and Management Information Systems – again rank among the nation’s best, according to U.S....
View ArticleThe U.S. Without an Innovative and Viable Native Research-Based...
Over the past 20+ years, drug productivity from R&D pharmaceutical pipelines has been on the decline. Spending on R&D by the pharmaceutical industry has been on the decline since 2008 though...
View ArticleSelling Disability Related Materials and Services to Employers
Disabled workers cost employers 4.5 percent of payroll on average ($300 Billion cost annually). Individual employers significantly reduce these costs with effective disability management programs....
View Article26th Annual Awards for Excellence Honors Young Alums and Grads for...
Fox School of Business alumni , faculty and students and industry professionals flocked to the Hyatt at the Bellevue Hotel Tuesday, April 22, to celebrate and honor students past and present for the...
View ArticleFox Risk Management Students Win Inaugural Spencer – RIMS Challenge
While college seniors across the country prepared for their last undergrad finals and applied for jobs, William Thorsson and his Fox School of Business peers flew to Denver, Co., for a national...
View ArticleStudy: Investments in Commercial Operations Can Improve Pharmaceutical...
Pharmaceutical companies would improve sales revenue by investing in commercial operations that promote business innovation, employee engagement, organization alignment, and ensure a reasonable ratio...
View ArticleFox’s Risk, Insurance and Healthcare Management program earns top-five...
A regarded news source in the life and health insurance industry lists Temple University’s Fox School of Business as a premier destination for undergraduate students in pursuit of a degree in the field...
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January 11, 2009Both 401(k)s, which are managed by individual workers, and pensions, which are managed by plan administrators, have exposure to the stock market. But if your 401(k) loses value, which...
View ArticleLos Angeles Times, “401(k)s still lure cash despite big losses”
January 29, 2009As corporate earnings dive in the recession, it may become more difficult for many firms to sustain those contributions. Any reduction in matching payments threatens to leave workers...
View ArticleBucks County Courier Times, “FSA changes expected to have little impact”
Jan. 4, 2011Healthcare policy experts say new rules under the Affordable Care Act will have minimum impact on Flexible Spending Accounts (FSAs), which allow workers to set aside pretax dollars through...
View ArticleBucks County Courier Times, “Out-of-network billing can add up quickly”
March 2, 2011Out-of-network emergency care has received more attention in recent years due to a growing trend: hospital-based doctors refusing to accept insurance. If an Independence Blue Cross member...
View ArticleStudent-run career fairs attract nearly 60 employers
Media Contact: Brandon Lausch, 215-204-4115, blausch@temple.eduAs part of its mission to “encourage, establish and enhance the professionalism of students” in the Department of Risk, Insurance and...
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Fox Risk Management faculty propose new way to calculate longevity
Media Contact: Brandon Lausch, 215-204-4115, blausch@temple.eduFox Risk Management faculty propose new way to calculate longevityIn a study published in 2010, Department of Risk, Insurance and...
View ArticleFox undergraduate Risk Management and Insurance program ranks as nation’s...
Media Contact: Brandon Lausch, 215-204-4115, blausch@temple.eduWith 450 undergraduates, the Fox School’s Department of Risk, Insurance and Healthcare Management (RIHM) ranks No. 1 in size among...
View ArticleBucks County Courier Times, “Premium coverage, little cost”
May 15, 2011Recent reports on the state of health in Pennsylvania revealed that state Senate and House employees are receiving premium healthcare coverage and benefits at taxpayers’ expense. Experts,...
View ArticleKYW Newsradio 1060, “How will healthcare mandate affect nursing home care?”
May 17, 2011President Obama’s mandate to provide affordable access to healthcare by 2014 is rocking the nursing home industry, where employees have traditionally been paid lower wages and not offered...
View ArticleNational Underwriter Life & Health, “Graduation Day”
June 6, 2011With a looming manpower gap in the insurance industry, insurers say they are focusing on college recruitment efforts as schools pique students’ interest in the profession. The Department of...
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