MPF_POJ2 Insurance Industry 2

Faculty of Economics and Administration
Spring 2014
Extent and Intensity
2/0. 4 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
Ing. Svatopluk Nečas, Ph.D. (lecturer)
doc. RSDr. Oldřich Mašek, CSc. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
Ing. Svatopluk Nečas, 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
Wed 16:20–17:55 P104
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
Course objectives
Main objectives can be summarized as follows: - to extend students' knowledges about business risks insurance
- 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 extend students' knowledges about pension systems of selected countries
Syllabus
  • Lectures theme plan
  • 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
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
  • JANATA, Jiří. Pojištění a management majetkových podnikatelských rizik. Vyd. 1. Praha: Professional Publishing, 2004, 87 s. ISBN 8086419649. info
  • DUCHÁČKOVÁ, Eva. Principy pojištění a pojišťovnictví. 3. vyd. - přeprac. Praha: Ekopress, 2009, 224 s. ISBN 9788086929514. info
  • DUCHÁČKOVÁ, Eva and Jaroslav DAŇHEL. Teorie pojistných trhů. 1. vyd. Praha: Professional Publishing, 2010, 216 s. ISBN 9788074310157. info
  • DAŇHEL, Jaroslav. Pojistná teorie. Vyd. 1. Praha: Professional Publishing, 2005, 332 s. ISBN 8086419843. info
  • JANATA, Jiří. Metodika přípravy rizikové zprávy pro pojistné trhy. 1. vyd. Praha: Professional Publishing, 2010, 139, viii. ISBN 9788074310324. info
    recommended literature
  • BÖHM, Arnošt. Pojištění pohledávek v mezinárodním obchodě. 1. vyd. [Praha]: Professional Publishing, 2009, 150 s. ISBN 9788074310041. info
  • VOSTATEK, Jaroslav. Sociální a soukromé pojištění. Vyd. 1. Praha: CODEX Bohemia, 1996, 601 s. ISBN 80-85963-21-3. info
  • ČEJKOVÁ, Viktória, František ŘEZÁČ and Aleš ZUZAŇÁK. Pojištění pro podnikatele (Insurance for Enterpreneurs). 1998th ed. Břeclav: Moraviapress, 1998, 212 pp. ISBN 80-86181-13-8. info
Teaching methods
lecture with a follow-up discussion
Assessment methods
Type of teaching: lectures
Requirements for completion of the course:
1. Examination test and final classification.
The final mark is made up of: the result of the exam test of lectures and literature (maximum 10 points).
Rating 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: 75 – 68 % (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.
Information about innovation of course.
This course has been innovated under the project "Inovace studia ekonomických disciplín v souladu s požadavky znalostní ekonomiky (CZ.1.07/2.2.00/28.0227)" which is cofinanced by the European Social Fond and the national budget of the Czech Republic.

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