FAK 2628 Insurance Law and Law of Torts
FAK 2628 Insurance Law and Law of Torts
The course is primarily aimed at employees in the insurance industry with law as a part of their work.
The students shall get a thorough introduction to insurance law and law of damages.
The students shall be able to use law of damages and insurance law for practical tasks, concerning advising as well as claims handling and settlements.
During the course, the students should have acquired a conscious attitude to the fact that their professional choices and advices first and foremost are of importance for other people than themselves.
Law of damages
- Contractual and Non-contractual compensation
- The position of the Law of damages
- Causality
- The size of compensation
Insurance Law
- The Insurance contract etc.
- The parties obligations at the contract agreement
- The assumptions for the Insurance companies liabilities
- Identification
- The Insurance Companys liability for salvage expenses
- Third party as a part of the insurance contract
- The extent of the insurance contract
- The settlement
Part-time organized as E-Learning based on self-tuition and 4 send-ins (not mandatory).
Intensive 1 + 3 days seminars are organized. Participation mandatory.
This course can replace the course FAK 2629 Norwegian and international insurance or replace the course FAK 2632 Insurance Economics 1 in the Bachelor Program "Risk And Insuance"
Higher Education Entrance Qualification
Covid-19
Due to the Covid-19 pandemic, there may be deviations in teaching and learning activities as well as exams, compared with what is described in this course description.
The student needs basic knowledge of the Norwegian Insurance Industry and central statutory provisions concerning the Industry.
| Assessments |
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Exam category: Submission Form of assessment: Written submission Invigilation Weight: 100 Grouping: Individual Support materials:
Duration: 4 Hour(s) Comment: Four hours individual written examination. Exam code: FAK 26286 Grading scale: ECTS Resit: Examination when next scheduled course |
| Activity | Duration | Comment |
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Teaching | 28 Hour(s) | Participation on the 4 seminar days |
Submission(s) | 16 Hour(s) | 4 assignments |
Student's own work with learning resources | 120 Hour(s) | Reading of curriculum, activities on its learning |
Student's own work with learning resources | 32 Hour(s) | Preparation for exam |
Examination | 4 Hour(s) | Exam |
A course of 1 ECTS credit corresponds to a workload of 26-30 hours. Therefore a course of 7,5 ECTS credit corresponds to a workload of at least 200 hours.