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Fundamentals of Insurance

The objective of this course is to introduce students to the principles and practice of insurance by showing the multi-faceted nature of the insurance business, dealing with risk and how insurance responds.

 Course Objectives

  1. To provide students with a broad overview and understanding the basic insurance practices
  2. To equip students with the fundamental skills and principles to practice insurance business

 Leaning outcome

  1. Have knowledge of the insurance business
  2. Have knowledge of the principles and practice of risk management
Further reading
  • Anson's law of contract
  • Dorfman,M., Cather,D. (2008); Introduction to risk management and insurance international 10th edition
  • Emmett J. V.,& Therese M.V. ();Essentials of risk and insurance.
  • Hank G.et al (2009); underwriting what every producer must know,
  • Mangan,j.F.& Connor ,M.H.,(2011); underwriting principles:
  • Ksravitz.S.& Barinsky,L(2009); Mastering insurance marketing :How to make your agency forward in the new media age
  • Mckendrick, E. (2005); Contract law , text, cases and materials , 2nd ed., oxford university press.
  • The insurance regulatory act.2006
  • The silver lake Editors(2011); Ethics: A Guidebook for insurance Agents and other financial services professionals,5th ed., silver lake publishing.
  • The Ugandan insurance act
  • The Chartered insurance institute: company &contract law and their application to insurance 1995
  • The insurance Amendment Act, 2011
  • Black, K., & Skipper , H.D (2000). Life & health insurance (13th ed.). upper saddle river, NJ: prentice Hall
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