INSURANCE INDUSTRY MANAGEMENT
cod. 18720

Academic year 2008/09
2° year of course - Second semester
Professor
Academic discipline
Economia degli intermediari finanziari (SECS-P/11)
Field
Ambito aggregato per crediti di sede
Type of training activity
Hub-specific activity
30 hours
of face-to-face activities
5 credits
hub: PARMA
course unit
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Learning objectives

The intention of the course is to deal with the topics of insurance and insurance broking, with consideration of both the products and the management of insurance companies. The investigation perspective is essentially economic-financial, so as to provide the skills necessary for being able to correctly tackle business and personal risk coverage problems, from the viewpoint of the potential client and also of the company providing the service. <br />
The course gives an active education, based not only on the teaching of the technical and theoretical elements of the subject, but also on cases and contributions of leading figures from insurance companies, of insurance distribution and of the bancassurance section. <br />

Prerequisites

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Course unit content

 The insurance process. The insurance sector and its regulation. The constituent elements and management profiles of the insurance sector. The strategies of insurance companies. The insurance business balance sheet. Damage insurance and life insurance. Analysis of performance and economic capital of insurance companies. Networks: agents, brokers and financial promoters. Bancassurance. Marketing and communication of insurance companies.

Full programme

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Bibliography

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Teaching methods

oral lessons and seminaries

Assessment methods and criteria

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Other information

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