Information Package

Master's of Insurance and Risk Management without Thesis (Distance Education)

SRU507

LIFE INSURANCE MATHEMATIC

Course Code
SRU507
Semester
-
Theory+Practice
3 + 0
ECTS
10
Course TypeElective Course
Course LevelMaster's Degree Without Thesis
Year of Study-
Semester-
ECTS10
Name of Lecturer(s)
Learning Outcomes

At the end of this course, the students;

  1. Make comparison between companies
  2. Evaluate the risks for the future
  3. Improve the ability to calculate premium paid
  4. Evaluate the possibility of life and death
  5. Analyze to calculate premiums
Mode of DeliveryE-Learning
PrerequisitesNo
Recommended Optional Programme ComponentsNone
Course DescriptionThis course focuses on the calculations, which are being implemented in the insurance company premiums, compensation calculations, rant, math calculations to find money.
Course Contents
WEEK TOPICS
1st Week Introduction, theory of interest
2nd Week Present value and discount
3rd Week Accumulated value calculations
4th Week Annuities and varieties
5th Week Present value and accumulated value calculations in annuities
6th Week Amortization schedules and sinking fund
7th Week Bonds and securities
8th Week Midterm
9th Week Capital budgeting techniques
10th Week Life tables
11th Week Life insurances
12th Week Premium calculations in life insurances
13th Week The concept of reserve
14th Week Actuarial reserve models
Recommended or Required ReadingBowers N.L., H.U.Gerber, J.C. Hickman, D.A. Jones, and C.J.Nesbitt, 1986, Actuarial Mathematics.
A.K. Gupta, T. Varga, An Introduction to Actuarial Mathemetics
S.D. Promislow,Fundamental's of Actuarial Mathemetics
S. Kellison, The Theory of Interest
Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
  • Lecture
  • Discussion
  • Questions/Answers
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Quantity Percentage (%)
Assignment 1 20
Total(%) 20
Contribution of In-term Studies to Overall Grade(%) 20
Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade(%) 80
Total(%) 100
ECTS Allocated Based on Student Workload
Activities Quantity Duration (Hour) Total Workload (Hour)
Midterm exam
Preparation for Quiz
Individual or group work 14 11 154
Preparation for Final exam 1 70 70
Course hours 14 3 42
Preparation for Midterm exam
Laboratory (including preparation)
Final exam 1 2 2
Homework 1 30 30
Total Work Load298
Total Work Load / 30 (h)9.93
ECTS Credit of the Course10
Language of InstructionTurkish
Work Placement(s)No
LO1 LO2 LO3 LO4 LO5
K1 X
K2 X X X
K3 X
K4 X X
K5 X
K6
K7
K8 X X
K9 X
K10 X