ESF:MKF_POJ2 Insurance Industry 2 - Course Information

MKF_POJ2 Insurance Industry 2

Extent and Intensity

0/0/0. 4 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).

Teacher(s)

Ing. Svatopluk Nečas, Ph.D. (lecturer)
doc. Ing. Eva Vávrová, Ph.D. (lecturer)

Guaranteed by

doc. Ing. Eva Vávrová, Ph.D.
Department of Finance – Faculty of Economics and Administration
Contact Person: Iva Havlíčková
Supplier department: Department of Finance – Faculty of Economics and Administration

Timetable

Sat 9. 3. 16:00–19:50 P304, Sat 13. 4. 16:00–19:50 P304, Sat 18. 5. 12:00–17:50 P304

Course Enrolment Limitations

The course is only offered to the students of the study fields the course is directly associated with.

fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with

• Finance (programme ESF, N-FU)

Course objectives

Main objectives can be summarized as follows: - to extend students' knowledges about business risks insurance;
- to extend students' knowledges about pension systems of selected countries.

Learning outcomes

At the end of this course students will be able to:
- to define particular products of business risks insurance
- to use the options for the right adjustment of these products
- to determine the varieties of these products offered on the insurance market
- to understand the principles of settlement of claims within these insurance products
- to analyze the current problems of business risks insurance in the Czech Republic
- to characterise and analyse pension systems of selected countries

Syllabus

• 1. Pension systems of selected countries I. (types of systems, reform approaches from the view of international institutions, corporative system – Germany, Austria)
• 2. Pension systems of selected countries II. (residual system – Great Britain, USA)
• 3. Pension systems of selected countries III. (institutionally redistributive system - Sweden; reform in Chile; situation in the Czech Republic)
• 4. Business Risks Insurance – its principles, components and differences from the Civil Insurance (natural hazards, theft, vandalism, real estate, building components, glass, inventory, operational or production facilities, leased or borrowed items, accepted items, valuables, works of art and antiques)
• 5. Technical Risks Insurance (shutdown of machinery or electronic equipment)
• 6. Liability Insurance (defect of a product, accepted item or used property of another, reimbursement of health insurance costs, fire or explosion)
• 7. Professional Liability Insurance
• 8. Liability Insurance for damage caused by management
• 9. Environmental insurance
• 10. Construction Risks Insurance, Erection Insurance. Investor's Loss of Profits Insurance
• 11. Freight Insurance (insurance of things during road transport, insurance of consignments or valuables during road transport; liability Insurance of a road carrier or freight forwarder)
• 12. Agricultural Insurance (crops, livestock)
• 13. The risk management and the settlement of claims specifics in the sphere of business risks insurance
• Tutorials organised in three four-hour blocks will cover above mentioned topics as follows:
• 1. Topics No. 1 - 3
• 2. Topics No. 4 - 9
• 3. Topics No. 10 - 13

Literature

required literature
• Páleník, Vladislav. Základy pojišťování především průmyslových a podnikatelských rizik. Praha : Linde Praha, a.s., 2007. Počet stran:: 240. ISBN: 978-80-7201-644-0
• VOSTATEK, Jaroslav. Penzijní teorie a politika. Online. 1. vydání. Praha: C.H. Beck, 2016. xix, 267. ISBN 9788074005718. [citováno 2024-04-24] info
• JANATA, Jiří. Principy pojištění podnikatelů a právnických osob. Online. 1. vyd. Praha: Professional Publishing, 2014. 127, [8]. ISBN 9788074311406. [citováno 2024-04-24] info
• JANATA, Jiří. Pojištění a management majetkových podnikatelských rizik. Online. Vyd. 1. Praha: Professional Publishing, 2004. 87 s. ISBN 8086419649. [citováno 2024-04-24] info

recommended literature
• OECD. Pensions at a Glance 2017: OECD and G20 indicators. Online. Paříž. OECD Publishing, 2017. ISBN 978-92-64-28750-1. [citováno 2024-04-24] URL info
• DUCHÁČKOVÁ, Eva. Pojištění a pojišťovnictví. Online. 1. vydání. Praha: Ekopress, 2015. 305 stran. ISBN 9788087865255. [citováno 2024-04-24] info
• Zaměstnanecká schémata penzijního pojištění ve vybraných státech EU, Švýcarsku a USA. Online. Edited by Zdeňka Musilová - Milan Šlapák - Martin Holub. 1. vyd. Praha: VÚPSV, 2011. 95, 6. ISBN 9788074160875. [citováno 2024-04-24] URL info
• DUCHÁČKOVÁ, Eva and Jaroslav DAŇHEL. Teorie pojistných trhů. Online. 1. vyd. Praha: Professional Publishing, 2010. 216 s. ISBN 9788074310157. [citováno 2024-04-24] info
• BÖHM, Arnošt. Pojištění pohledávek v mezinárodním obchodě. Online. 1. vyd. [Praha]: Professional Publishing, 2009. 150 s. ISBN 9788074310041. [citováno 2024-04-24] info
• DAŇHEL, Jaroslav. Pojistná teorie. Online. Vyd. 1. Praha: Professional Publishing, 2005. 332 s. ISBN 8086419843. [citováno 2024-04-24] info

Teaching methods

tutorials (discussion to course topics)

Assessment methods

Type of teaching: tutorials
Requirements for admission to the exam:
Submission of seminar papers (referred to as POT) with the assessment passed, otherwise (assessment failed) a student will not be admitted to the exam.
The exam has a written form.
The final mark is made up of the result of an exam test (maximum 10 points), eventually also classification of WCT (a bonus of up to 0.5 point).
Grading scale:
A: 92 – 100 % (9.2 – 10 points),
B: 84 – 91 % (8.4 – 9.1 points),
C: 76 – 83 % (7.6 – 8.3 points),
D: 68 – 75 % (6.8 – 7.5 points),
E: 60 – 67 % (6.0 – 6.7 points),
F: less than 60% (less than 6 points).
Warning: Any copying, recording or leaking tests, use of unauthorized tools, aids and communication devices, or other disruptions of objectivity of exams will be considered non-compliance with the conditions for course completion as well as a severe violation of the study rules. Consequently, the teacher will finish the exam by awarding grade "F" in the Information System, and the Dean will initiate disciplinary proceedings that may result in study termination.

Language of instruction

Czech

Further Comments

Study Materials
The course is taught annually.

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