21201489 - ECONOMY OF INSURANCE AND WELFARE COMPANIES

The course aims at providing an in-depth treatment of major insurance and pension funds topics. After a discussion of basic concepts of risk management and insurance, the course focuses on main life and non-life insurance products. The economics of insurance companies is then examined considering both the managerial and the regulatory perspectives.
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Mutuazione: 21201489 ECONOMIA DELLE IMPRESE DI ASSICURAZIONE E DELLA PREVIDENZA in Finanza e impresa LM-16 N0 RICCI ORNELLA

Programma

Basic concepts in risk management and insurance
Insurance regulation
Insurance Company Operations
Life Insurance
Property and casualty insurance

Testi Adottati

George E. Rejda, Michael McNamara (2013) Principles of Risk Management and Insurance (12th Edition) (Pearson Series in Finance)

Modalità Erogazione

Face-to-face lectures In-class exercises Seminars and/or case studies discussions

Modalità Frequenza

Attendance in the course is recommended, but not mandatory.

Modalità Valutazione

A (mandatory) oral examination and two (optional) written tests (middle and end-course). The intermediate written tests (90 minutes) include open-ended questions, exercises, and multiple choice tests. The oral examination is a discussion about at least three topic of the program. The oral and written examinations are used to evaluate: i) the degree of knowledge of the syllabus; ii) analytical and critical judgement; iii) the ability to use technical language.