Principles of Insurance-Syllabus

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mariusz.dybal@uwr.edu.pl

Principles of Insurance -

Syllabus

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Scheme of the Lecture Scheme of the Lecture

1. 1. Location Location

2. 2. Course objectives Course objectives

3. 3. Grading policy Grading policy

4. 4. Contents Contents

5. 5. Recommended reading Recommended reading

6. 6. Sources of knowledge Sources of knowledge

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1. Location 1. Location

 Title of the course: Principles of Insurance

 Number of hours: 2h x 15 weeks = 30 hours

 ECTS: 6

 Semester: Summer

 Erasmus

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1. Location 1. Location

 Lecturer: Dr. Mariusz Dybał, Ph.D.

 Office: room 203c – A building

 Office hours:

 E-mail: mariusz.dybal@uwr.edu.pl

 Home page:

https://prawo.uni.wroc.pl/user/1204

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2. Course objectives 2.

 After completing this course, students should be able to:

 understand the nature of risk and its application,

 understand the general purpose, role and benefits of insurance,

 demonstrate a knowledge of how the insurance market works,

 understand how the general insurance market is regulated,

 apply the basic legal principles of insurance,

 identify the key features, benefits and use of

the main forms of insurance.

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3. Grading policy 3.

 There will be a case study every week

covering the material for that week. Each student is asked to solve case application at home and bring it on the next week

lecture. There will be one week time for every case study. The weights for the

final course grade are as follows:

 A – 5 case studies,

 B – 4 case studies,

 C – 3 case studies,

 D – 2 case studies,

 E – 1 case study,

 F – less than 1 case study.

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4. Contents 4.

 Introduction

 Risk in our society

 Insurance and risk

 Introduction to risk management

 Types of insurers and marketing systems

 Government regulation of insurance

 Fundamental legal principles

 Life insurance

 Annuities and individual retirement accounts

 Social insurance

 The liability risk

 Insurance company operations

 Performance review

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5. Recommended reading 5.

 George E. Rejda, PRINCIPLES OF RISK MANAGEMENT AND INSURANCE (10TH EDITION), Addison Wesley, 2007.

 Emmett J. Vaughan, Therese M. Vaughan, FUNDAMENTALS OF RISK AND

INSURANCE, Wiley, 2002.

 Tena B. Crews, FUNDAMENTALS OF

INSURANCE, South-Western Educational Pub, 2002.

 Mark S. Dorfman, INTRODUCTION TO

RISK MANAGEMENT AND INSURANCE

(9TH EDITION), Prentice Hall, 2007.

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6. Sources of knowledge 6. Sources of knowledge

 www.bu.uni.wroc.pl/en

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6. Sources of knowledge 6. Sources of knowledge

 www.bu.uni.wroc.pl/en/e-sources/general-information

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6. Sources of knowledge 6. Sources of knowledge

 www.bu.uni.wroc.pl/en/e-sources/e-periodicals

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