Professions are widely involved in combating risks and uncertainty. However, professionals due to their expertise and specialized knowledge they possess, help customers and service receivers face risk and uncertainty with more confidence and peace of mind in their life and business. Such a valuable characteristic can be clearly observed in some professions such as medicine. What about insurers? The nature of underwriting operation is somewhat intertwined with risk and ways to face it. Yet, can we call ‘insurance’ a profession? Or could insurers with their professionalism ensure their customers to face risk and uncertainty with security? 

In order to deal with these questions, the book written by Dr. Morteza Goudarzi, attempts to provide the answers in five chapters that follows: ‘Exploring Concepts of Profession, Professional, and Professionalism’, ‘Insurance Industry and Professional Indices’, ‘Regulatory Authority; Professional Policy’, ‘Modern Professionalism: the Role and Position of the Insurance Companies’, and ‘Ethical Issues in the Insurance Industry’.

The main audiences of this book are policymakers, incumbents, and officials of the insurance industry, experts in underwriting operation, and high officials, directors, and CEO’s of the insurance companies. All the officers, activists and those concerned about the future of the insurance industry might find the book intriguing.

Those interested can purchase the book from IRC Bookstore at the address: 43, West Sarv St., SaadatAbad, Tehran, Iran - Postal Code: 19395-4499 or access IRC online shop at: https://bookstore.irc.ac.ir.