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TRI-COUNTY TECHNI= CAL COLLEGE

 

COURSE SYLLABUS

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Course Pref= ix & Number:      BUS 260

Course Titl= e:         = ;             &nbs= p;    INSURANCE PRINCIPLES

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Class  Hours

Per week:  _3_

Lab Hours

Per Week:  _0_

Credits

Awarded= :  3_

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Catalog  Description:

This course is a study of the types of insurance companies, varieties of cover= age, and the relation of insurance to business activity, the national economy,= and personal interests.

 

 

 

Entry Level= Skills:

Ability to write clear, concise sentences and reading competence and interpreting graphs and charts.

 

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Pre-requisi= tes:  None

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Co-requisit= es:  None

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Text(s)/Req= uired Materials:

Introduction to Risk Management and Insurance, 7th Ed.;  Mark S. Dorfman;

Prentice Hall

 

 

C= ourse Competencies and Objectives:

 

Upon completion of this course, the student should be able to:

 

1.         &nb= sp;  Describe the legal and financial nature of insura= nce.

2.         &nb= sp;  Explain how an insurance system operates.

3.         &nb= sp;  Describe the characteristics of an ideally insura= ble loss exposure.

4.         &nb= sp;  Explain the role of risk management.

5.         &nb= sp;  Describe a risk management information system (RM= IS).

6.         &nb= sp;  Explain some fundamental principles of agency law= .

7.         &nb= sp;  Describe the main participants in the insurance market.

8.         &nb= sp;  Identify some basic vocabulary used in contract l= aw.

9.         &nb= sp;  Understand basic property and liability insurance contracts.

10.        Describe the basic coverage provided by the HO insurance forms.

11.        Understand the personal automobile insurance poli= cy.

12.        Understand the concepts of professional financial planning.

 

 

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Major Course Topics:

 Fundamentals and Terminology

 Insurable Loss Exposures

 Risk Management=

 Risk Management—Advance Top= ics

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 The Insurance Market:  The Economic Problem        = ;  

 Insurance Regulation

 Insurance Contr= acts

 Basic Property & Liability Insurance Contracts

 Homeowners Insurance

 The Personal Auto Policy

 Professional Financial Planning

 Life Insurance Policies

 Annuities

 Life Insurance Planning

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 Special Liability Insurance<= /o:p>

 

 

Grade Calcu= lation Method:

Quizzes       &nbs= p;            &= nbsp;          =3D 30%

Team Projects           &nbs= p;         =3D 20%

Assignments       &nbs= p;            &= nbsp;  =3D 30%

Final Project       &nbs= p;            &= nbsp;  =3D 20%

Total       &nbs= p;            &= nbsp;           &nbs= p;    100%

 

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Prepared by= :  Management Faculty

Date writte= n or revised: June 2006

 

 

Tri-County Techni= cal College

Course Syllabus Approval Form<= /o:p>

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Course Prefix and Number: BUS 260

 

Course Title:  = ;       &nbs= p;            &= nbsp; Insurance Principles

 

Syllabus prepared by:          Management Faculty

 

Date written or revised:       = May 2006

 

Approved: ___________________________    _____________

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Approved: ___________________________    _____________

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