| Course | BUSI 421 Insurance and Risk Management (BUSI421) |
|---|---|
| Credit hours | 3 |
| Program | BS in Business Administration |
| Length | 8 Module/Weeks, online |
| Weeks with written work | 3 of 8 |
| Samples on this site | 3 week sample papers |
| Sources | Liberty's 2026-2027 catalog and the published BUSI 421 course guide |
| Updated | October 2026 |
What BUSI 421 covers
Dalton's Insurance Planning is read about a chapter a module/week with a presentation, and open-book quizzes of 10 to 15 questions follow most chapters; two exams of 30 questions each, in Modules/Weeks 4 and 8, carry 200 points apiece.
Each forum, in Modules/Weeks 3 and 6, asks for a thread of 400 to 750 words citing Dalton at least twice and a scholarly journal or trade publication at least once, plus one reply of 150 to 300 words. The Individual Application/Reflection Paper in Module/Week 7 runs at least 1,000 words with three Dalton citations, a journal and a trade publication.
This course is designed to introduce and explore insurance planning and the risk management process. Topics discussed will include: categories of risk, risk management process, law and legal practices of insurance contracts, health insurance, basic and advanced concepts of life insurance, disability insurance, long-term care insurance, annuities, property and liability insurance, and credit protection concepts.
BUSI 421 week by week, with the sample for each
| Week | Written work in the course guide | Points | Sample |
|---|---|---|---|
| Week 1 | Course checklist and chapter 2 quiz only | No written paper this week | |
| Week 2 | Chapter 3 quiz only | No written paper this week | |
| Week 3 | Discussion Board Forum 1 (thread and reply; chapters 4 and 5 quiz also due) | 75 | Read the Week 3 sample |
| Week 4 | Exam 1 only | No written paper this week | |
| Week 5 | Chapter 7 quiz only | No written paper this week | |
| Week 6 | Discussion Board Forum 2 (thread and reply; chapter 8 quiz also due) | 75 | Read the Week 6 sample |
| Week 7 | Individual Application/Reflection Paper (chapter 9 quiz also due) | 150 | Read the Week 7 sample |
| Week 8 | Exam 2 only | No written paper this week |
Where BUSI 421 papers lose points
BUSI 421 work loses points when threads describe policies without applying them to a household's numbers, when sources stop at the textbook, when Medicare and Medicaid are confused, and when the reflection paper summarizes chapters instead of applying the risk management process and saying what the writer learned.
Using a BUSI 421 sample well
The samples draw on research about mismatched life insurance holdings, Medicaid's effect on the long-term care insurance market, narrow framing in insurance decisions and a Journal of Financial Planning article on disability coverage, along with the Dalton text.
BUSI 421 questions, answered
How long are BUSI 421 forum posts?
Each forum asks for one thread of 400 to 750 words with two Dalton citations and one journal or trade source, and one reply of 150 to 300 words with no citation requirement.
What is the BUSI 421 application and reflection paper?
A paper of at least 1,000 words, due in Module/Week 7 for 150 points, applying insurance planning concepts and citing Dalton three times, a scholarly journal and a trade publication.
What textbook does BUSI 421 use?
Dalton and colleagues' Insurance Planning, fifth edition (2017), published by Money Education, read from chapter 1 to chapter 10 over the eight modules/weeks.
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