Erik Knutsen, Queen's University

Research

insurance compensation contract risk risk management commercial law tort accidents

Latest funding

Floods, fires, crashes: resolving post-disaster insurance coverage conflicts in Canada
SSHRC · 2015 · Principal investigator
$152,630
The cost of justice: weighing the costs of fair and effective resolution to legal problems
SSHRC · 2010 · Co-investigator
$1,000,000

All 2 grants and awards

Floods, fires, crashes: resolving post-disaster insurance coverage conflicts in Canada

Principal investigatorSSHRC2015Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Knutsen, Erik S.

Keywords: insurance; compensation; contract; risk; risk management; commercial law; tort; accidents; litigation

$152,630

The cost of justice: weighing the costs of fair and effective resolution to legal problems

Co-investigatorSSHRC2010Community-University Research Alliances (CURA)

Keywords: costs of justice; cost-benefit analysis; knowledge mobilization; collaborative action research; innovative methodology; measurement models; access to civil justice; justice policy

$1,000,000

From CIHR, NSERC and SSHRC funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998, including their latest published competition results.

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Subject: Prospective PhD student: insurance Dear Professor Knutsen, My name is [your name], and I am a [your current degree or role] at [your institution]. I am applying for a PhD position starting in [term and year]. Your research on insurance connects closely to my own work on [your research topic]. [One or two sentences on what you did and what you learned.] Are you accepting new PhD students for [term and year]? I have attached my CV and transcripts, and I would be glad to talk at a time that suits you. Thank you for your time. Kind regards, [your name]