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Program of Insurance

SİGO362

LIFE AND NON LIFE INSURANCE II

Course Code
SİGO362
Semester
Sixth Term (Spring)
Theory+Practice
3 + 0
ECTS
5
Course TypeCompulsory Course
Course LevelBachelor's Degree
Year of Study3
SemesterSixth Term (Spring)
ECTS5
Name of Lecturer(s)
Learning Outcomes

At the end of this course, the students;

  1. Gain knowledge about the development and current structure of the insurance and private pension sectors in Turkiye and worldwide.
  2. Gain theoretical knowledge about life insurance and learn its practical operations.
  3. Learn the actuarial foundations of life insurance.
  4. Gain theoretical knowledge about personal accident insurance and learn its operations in practice.
  5. Become familiar with social security and private pension systems, learning the practical workings of the individual pension system.
  6. Gain theoretical and practical knowledge about health insurance and its operations.
  7. Learn theoretical aspects of agricultural insurance and the workings of the agricultural insurance process.
  8. Acquire theoretical knowledge of liability insurance and gain practical insight into its operations.
Mode of DeliveryFace to face
PrerequisitesNo
Recommended Optional Programme ComponentsNone
Course DescriptionThis course provides an overview of the insurance markets in Turkiye and worldwide, covering various types of insurance, including life, personal accident, social security, retirement, health, agricultural, and liability insurance.
Course Contents
WEEK TOPICS
1st Week Overview of the Turkish and global insurance markets
2nd Week Development and current structure of the insurance sector in Turkiye
3rd Week Life insurance and the Turkish life insurance market
4th Week Actuarial basis of life insurance
5th Week Personal accident insurance
6th Week Social security and managing pension risks
7th Week Examples of private pension systems
8th Week Midterm exam
9th Week Individual pension system
10th Week Health insurance
11th Week Health insurance market in Turkiye
12th Week Agricultural insurance models/Turkiye's model
13th Week Liability insurance
14th Week Liability insurance practices in Turkiye
Recommended or Required ReadingUlaş, I. (2012). Uygulamalı zarar sigortaları hukuku: Mal ve sorumluluk sigortaları. Turhan Kitabevi.

Aygören, H. (2019). Bireysel emeklilik sistemi: Bireysel emeklilik şirketlerinin ve bireysel emeklilik fonlarının performans analizi. Ekin Yayınevi.

Şantaş, F., & Şantaş, G. (2019). Sağlık Sigortacılığı. Seçkin Yayıncılık.

Kender, R. (2021). Türkiye'de hususi sigorta hukuku. On İki Levha Yayıncılık.

Özçelik, A. (2018). Tarım sigortaları. Ekin Basım Yayın.
Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
  • Lecture
  • Discussion
  • Problem Solving
  • Project
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Quantity Percentage (%)
Mid-term 1 30
Assignment 1 20
Total(%) 50
Contribution of In-term Studies to Overall Grade(%) 50
Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade(%) 50
Total(%) 100
ECTS Allocated Based on Student Workload
Activities Quantity Duration (Hour) Total Workload (Hour)
Midterm exam 1 1 1
Preparation for Quiz
Individual or group work 14 3 42
Preparation for Final exam 1 30 30
Course hours 13 3 39
Preparation for Midterm exam 1 20 20
Laboratory (including preparation)
Final exam 1 1 1
Homework 1 15 15
Total Work Load148
Total Work Load / 30 (h)4.93
ECTS Credit of the Course5
Language of InstructionTurkish
Work Placement(s)No

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