| CODE | INS5011 | ||||||||
| TITLE | Advanced Insurance Practices | ||||||||
| UM LEVEL | 05 - Postgraduate Modular Diploma or Degree Course | ||||||||
| MQF LEVEL | 7 | ||||||||
| ECTS CREDITS | 10 | ||||||||
| DEPARTMENT | Insurance and Risk Management | ||||||||
| DESCRIPTION | The study-unit will be divided into three main parts, intermediation, reinsurance, underwriting and claims. For the section of Intermediation the study will delve into: (1) the types of insurance intermediaries, (2) the different roles, duties and functions of insurance intermediaries; (3) how the insurance broker operates for buyer and for seller in the market; (4) the tools used by independent intermediaries to provide financial protection to clients; (5) strategies used by independent intermediaries in providing their services; and (6) legal and regulatory rules applying to intermediaries in the Maltese and EU market. For the section on Underwriting and Claims the study-unit will delve into: (1) the Environment in which general business insurance is underwritten with special reference to the Maltese scenario; (2) the selection of classes of business and the design of products as requirements in order to manage a general insurance and underwriting account; (3) the setting of underwriting policies for the selected classes of business; (4) the setting of pricing and management of the exposures for the said selected classes of business; (5) operational controls, budgeting and monitoring of results; (6) claims philosophies; (7) the implementation of claims systems; (8) the management of claims functions and the management of the claims service; and (9) claims practice within the non life insurance industry with a special reference to the Maltese scenario. For the part on Reinsurance the study-unit will delve into: (1) the principles of Reinsurance and their general applications to the different methods of reinsurance; (2) the law and regulation relating to reinsurance; (3) the basic contract wordings; (4) the basic accounting considerations; and (5) practical situations and given scenarios. Study-unit Aims: - To familiarise students with the role and function of the various insurance intermediaries in the industry; - To describe the system of underwriting and how this is used to analyse risks and decide on whether to insure them; - To explain when and how reinsurance and co-insurance arrangements are used to support underwriting; - To describe the claims processes and how claims are settled to the point of recovery. Learning Outcomes: 1. Knowledge & Understanding By the end of the study-unit the student will be able to: - Define the various market players and respective functions within the insurance industry; - Describe the various underwriting and claims processes; - Evaluate the mechanics behind risk sharing methods such as reinsurance. 2. Skills By the end of the study-unit the student will be able to: - Apply advanced insurance practices and procedures; - Compute reinsurance arrangements and solve claims scenarios. Main Text/s and any supplementary readings: Recommended Text i) Chartered Insurance Institute,(2017). 785 Reinsurance. London: CII ii) Chartered Insurance Institute,(2017). 815 Underwriting Management. London: CII iii) Chartered Insurance Institute,(2017). 820 Claims Management. London: CII iv) Chartered Insurance Institute,(2017). 930 Advanced Insurance claims handling process. London: CII V) Golding, C.E.,(1987). The law and practice of Reinsurance. London: Witherby Vi) Riley, K., (2001). The nuts and bolts of Reinsurance, 2nd Edition. London: Witherby vii) Henley, C., (2003). The Law of Insurance Broking. London: Sweet and Maxwell |
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| STUDY-UNIT TYPE | Lecture | ||||||||
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| LECTURER/S | Sean Anthony Agius Andre Farrugia (Co-ord.) Peter Spiteri |
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The availability of optional units may be subject to timetabling constraints. Units not attracting a sufficient number of registrations may be withdrawn without notice. It should be noted that all the information in the description above applies to study-units available during the academic year 2024/5. It may be subject to change in subsequent years. |
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