CKF_POJ2 Insurance Industry 2

Faculty of Economics and Administration
Autumn 2022
Extent and Intensity
0/0/0. 6 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
doc. Ing. Eva Vávrová, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
doc. Ing. Eva Vávrová, Ph.D.
Department of Finance – Faculty of Economics and Administration
Contact Person: Iva Havlíčková
Supplier department: Department of Finance – Faculty of Economics and Administration
Prerequisites
(TYP_STUDIA(C) && OBOR(FINCP))
Course prerequisity: CKF_POJ1 Insurance.
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
Main objectives can be summarized as follows: - to extend students' knowledge about business risks insurance.
Learning outcomes
At the end of this course students will be able to:
- define particular products of business risks insurance
- use the options for the right adjustment of these products
- determine the varieties of these products offered on the insurance market
- understand the principles of settlement of claims within these insurance products
- analyze the current problems of business risks insurance in the Czech Republic.
Syllabus
  • Block lectures organised in two eight-hour blocks cover below mentioned topics:
  • Business Risks Insurance – its principles, components and differences from the retail insurance (natural hazards, theft, vandalism, real estate, building components, glass, inventory, operational or production facilities, leased or borrowed items, accepted items, valuables, works of art and antiques)
  • Technical Risks Insurance (shutdown of machinery or electronic equipment)
  • Liability Insurance (defect of a product, accepted item or used property of another, reimbursement of health insurance costs, fire or explosion). Liability Insurance for damage caused by management.
  • Professional Liability Insurance
  • Environmental insurance
  • Construction Risks Insurance, Erection Insurance. Investor's Loss of Profits Insurance
  • Freight Insurance (insurance of things during road transport, insurance of consignments or valuables during road transport; liability Insurance of a road carrier or freight forwarder)
  • Agricultural Insurance (crops, livestock)
  • Specifics of risk management and settlement of claims in the business risks insurance
Literature
    required literature
  • Páleník, Vladislav. Základy pojišťování především průmyslových a podnikatelských rizik. Praha : Linde Praha, a.s., 2007. Počet stran:: 240. ISBN: 978-80-7201-644-0
  • JANATA, Jiří. Principy pojištění podnikatelů a právnických osob. 1. vyd. Praha: Professional Publishing, 2014, 127, [8]. ISBN 9788074311406. info
    recommended literature
  • DUCHÁČKOVÁ, Eva. Pojištění a pojišťovnictví. 1. vydání. Praha: Ekopress, 2015, 305 stran. ISBN 9788087865255. info
  • BÖHM, Arnošt. Pojištění pohledávek v mezinárodním obchodě. 1. vyd. [Praha]: Professional Publishing, 2009, 150 s. ISBN 9788074310041. info
  • JANATA, Jiří. Pojištění a management majetkových podnikatelských rizik. Vyd. 1. Praha: Professional Publishing, 2004, 87 s. ISBN 8086419649. info
Teaching methods
lectures (discussion to course topics)
Assessment methods
Type of teaching: lectures

The final exam is in a written form.
The final mark is made up of the result of the written exam (maximum 10 points).
Grading scale:
A: 92 – 100 % (9.2 – 10 points),
B: 84 – 91 % (8.4 – 9.1 points),
C: 76 – 83 % (7.6 – 8.3 points),
D: 68 – 75 % (6.8 – 7.5 points),
E: 60 – 67 % (6.0 – 6.7 points),
F: less than 60% (less than 6 points).
Warning: Any copying, recording or leaking tests, use of unauthorized tools, aids and communication devices, or other disruptions of objectivity of exams will be considered non-compliance with the conditions for course completion as well as a severe violation of the study rules. Consequently, the teacher will finish the exam by awarding grade "F" in the Information System, and the Dean will initiate disciplinary proceedings that may result in study termination.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
The course is taught: in blocks.
Note related to how often the course is taught: 12 hodin.
Information on the extent and intensity of the course: tutorial 12 hodin.
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2021, Autumn 2023.
  • Enrolment Statistics (Autumn 2022, recent)
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