Learning objectives
The course aims at:
- introducing the basic technical principles of the management of an insurance or
pension business;
- describing life and non-life insurance products, with fixed benefits and with
participating and unit-linked benefits.
The student will learn basic actuarial tools for the pricing and reserving of insurance
products, the assessment of profits and the basic steps of the insurance risk
management.
The expertise gained by the student on the topics dealt with in the course are
suitable for several positions in an insurance company or a pension fund. Outside
the insurance area, the knowledge provided by the course can help in
understanding the features of the risk management services provided by an
insurance company to an industry or an individual.