LP302ZK Insurance Law

Faculty of Law
Autumn 2015
Extent and Intensity
0/0. 10 credit(s). Recommended Type of Completion: zk (examination). Other types of completion: k (colloquium).
Teacher(s)
JUDr. Lenka Dobešová, Ph.D. (lecturer)
prof. JUDr. Josef Fiala, CSc. (lecturer)
prof. JUDr. Zdeňka Gregorová, CSc. (lecturer)
doc. JUDr. Petr Mrkývka, Ph.D. (lecturer)
prof. JUDr. Ing. Michal Radvan, Ph.D. (lecturer)
JUDr. Alena Schillerová, Ph.D. (lecturer), JUDr. Ivana Pařízková, Ph.D. (deputy)
JUDr. Jaroslav Stránský, Ph.D. (lecturer)
JUDr. Dana Šramková, Ph.D., MBA (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
doc. JUDr. Petr Mrkývka, Ph.D.
Contact Person: Bc. Alžběta Rašková
Supplier department: Faculty of Law
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
This module will enable students to: • have knowledge of terminology and the functioning of insurance within private and public regulations • become familiar with the activities of insurance and reinsurance companies operating especially in the framework of insurance market in the territory of the Czech Republic • adopt principles for proper functioning of State supervision in insurance • adopt principles for functioning of the insurance company • acquire knowledge of insurance contracts both in interpreting them and drawing them up • adopt the principle of public, statutory and compulsory insurance After completion of the module the students should be able to: a) be familiar with the standard situations on the insurance market from the point of view of public and private law b) interpret and apply legal provisions from the sphere of insurance law and insurance c) know what to do in the sphere of social insurance, medical insurance, pension insurance and d) public health insurance in the Czech Republic
Syllabus
  • Contents • Insurance. Insurance, insurance and risk, development of insurance, contemporary insurance market, European law context. Reinsurance, tasks, importance, forms of reinsurance, origin and development of reinsurance. Insurance relationship and reinsurance relationship. System and classification of insurance. • Public Insurance Law. Concept, characteristic features, terminology, the right to run a business in insurance. State supervision in insurance, terms and conditions for carrying out insurance and reinsurance activities. Technical reserves, solvency, actuary in charge, accounting in insurance. Control activity of the Ministry of Finance in insurance. • Private Insurance Law. Concept, characteristic features, terminology. Policy of insurance. Origin, alteration and termination of private insurance. All risks insurance and an insurance of a sum of money. Private insurance of personal property and other property. Insurance of a person. • Legal regulation of activities carried out by insurance agents and insurance brokers. The right to get engaged in business activities as an insurance agent and insurance broker. The relationship between insurance company and an insurance broker and between a client and an insurance broker. Professional corporations. • Statutory and compulsory insurance. Implied insurance and the obligation under the law to participate in insurance. • Settlement of an insurance claim. Determination of an event insured against, the process of settlement, insurance fraud. • Public insurance. Legal regulation of medical insurance, pension insurance and social insurance. Public health insurance. • Pension scheme with allowance.
Literature
    recommended literature
  • BAKEŠ, Milan. Finanční právo. 5. upr. vyd. Praha: C.H. Beck, 2009, xxviii, 54. ISBN 9788074008016. info
  • KOSIKOWSKI, Cezary. Financial law of the European Union. Białystok: Temida 2, 2008, 227 s. ISBN 9788389620415. info
Teaching methods
Range of Mode of Contacts: Lectures, use of commented presentations, group discussions, group seminar activities, brainstorming, case studies. Range of Other Learning Methods: Individual learning, self-study, elaboration of the written assignment, individual consultations.
Assessment methods
Number, Type and Weighting of Elements: 100 % written assignment Type and Weighting of Methods within Each Element: This module is assessed by means of a written assignment (2000 to 3000 words) and written examination Expected Form of Feedback: Formative and summative feedback will be provided to each student individually. Written comments with individual coursework assignments. Verbal feedback where required.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further Comments
Study Materials
The course can also be completed outside the examination period.
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2008, Spring 2009, Autumn 2009, Spring 2010, Autumn 2010, Spring 2011, Autumn 2011, Spring 2012, Autumn 2012, Spring 2013, Autumn 2013, Spring 2014, Autumn 2014, Spring 2015, Autumn 2016, Autumn 2017, Autumn 2018.
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