ECON345-17S1 (C) Semester One 2017

The Economics of Risk and Insurance

15 points

Details:
Start Date: Monday, 20 February 2017
End Date: Sunday, 25 June 2017
Withdrawal Dates
Last Day to withdraw from this course:
  • Without financial penalty (full fee refund): Friday, 3 March 2017
  • Without academic penalty (including no fee refund): Friday, 19 May 2017

Description

This course analyses the nature and problem of risk and uncertainty and consumers preferences regarding risk and risk taking. It examines the basic principles of risk and insurance, and the description of the characteristics of main types of insurance, (both life and general). The course includes an introduction to the structure and operation of insurance markets, (both local and international) and the function of insurance firms within the financial system. It covers the general principles of insurance underwriting and pricing, claims management and claims reserving process within the regulatory regime of the insurance industry.

Prerequisites

ECON207 or ECON 202 RP: ECON208

Equivalent Courses

Recommended Preparation

Lecturer

Richard Mumo

Contact Person

Richard Watt

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Course Outline

Indicative Fees

Domestic fee $775.00

International fee $3,188.00

* All fees are inclusive of NZ GST or any equivalent overseas tax, and do not include any programme level discount or additional course-related expenses.

Minimum enrolments

This course will not be offered if fewer than 10 people apply to enrol.

For further information see Department of Economics and Finance .

All ECON345 Occurrences

  • ECON345-17S1 (C) Semester One 2017
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