Teaching at the Institute of Risk and Insurance

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Our range of courses combines application-oriented and methodologically demanding education. We are represented with two lectures in the competence area in the Bachelor, in which we give an overview of insurance economics and insurance divisions. In the Master's program we are mainly involved in the field of Finance, Banking and Insurance (FBI). Our lectures Insurance Risk Management and Behavioral Insurance offer supplements to other lectures in the field of FBI and use quantitative statistical methods as well as experimental investigations. With our practical workshop insurance and our lecture on strategic management and health insurance we also create a strong practical relevance.

Our range of courses combines application-oriented and methodologically demanding education. We are represented with two lectures in the competence area in the Bachelor, in which we give an overview of insurance economics and insurance divisions. In the Master's program we are mainly involved in the field of Finance, Banking and Insurance (FBI). Our lectures Insurance Risk Management and Behavioral Insurance offer supplements to other lectures in the field of FBI and use quantitative statistical methods as well as experimental investigations. With our practical workshop insurance and our lecture on strategic management and health insurance we also create a strong practical relevance.

Study programs with courses of the institute

Our courses in the current semester

  • Summer term 2023

    Bachelor Wirtschaftswissenschaft

    Kompetenzbereich Betriebswirtschaftslehre

    • Einführung in wissenschaftliches Arbeiten am Institut für Versicherungsbetriebslehre (271034)

      Termine:Lehrpersonen:
      BlockveranstaltungLohse, Schneider
      Inhalt:

      Erläuterungen zum Aufbau wissenschaftlicher Arbeiten und zu formalen Anforderungen.

      Literatur:

      Das Skript »Einführung in wissenschaftliches Arbeiten« ist über die Instituts-Homepage erhältlich.

      Bemerkungen:

      Studierenden, die am Institut im aktuellen Semester eine Seminarleistung oder Abschlussleistung erbringen, wird der Besuch der Veranstaltung dringend empfohlen.

    • Seminar: Innovationen und neue Geschäftsmodelle in der Versicherungswirtschaft (271050)

      Termine:Lehrpersonen:
      BlockveranstaltungLohse, Schneider
      Bemerkungen:

      Prüferin: Prof. Dr. Schneider

    • Versicherungssparten und Geschäftsmodelle (271066)

      Termine:Lehrpersonen:
      Mo. 14:30 - 16:00 | VII-002Lohse
      Inhalt:
      • Versicherungssparten, neue Geschäftsfelder und Vertriebswege deutscher Versicherungsunternehmen
      • Praxisorientierte strategische Fragestellungen aus der Versicherungswirtschaft (Konzernstrategien, Spartenpolitik, Digitalisierung und Regulierung).
      Literatur:

      Ausgewählte Veröffentlichungen und Geschäftsberichte deutscher Versicherungskonzerne werden in der Veranstaltung zur Verfügung gestellt.

    • Introduction of Risk Management and Insurance (271067)

      Termine:Lehrpersonen:
      BlockveranstaltungFerguson
      Inhalt:
      • BASIC RISK AND INSURANCE CONCEPTS: Introduction to Risk; Risk Management and the Insurance Mechanism; the Insurance Industry; Insurance Company Functions and Operations; Legal Principles of Insurance Contracts; Common Contract Analysis / Characteristics; Government Regulation of Insurance
      • LIFE AND HEALTH INSURANCE: Financial and Estate Planning; Life Exposures, Mortality Tables and Contractual Provisions; Annuities and Retirement Planning; Disability and Health Insurance; Social Insurance and Employee Benefits
      • PROPERTY AND LIABILITY INSURANCE: Property and Liability Exposures; Umbrella vs. Excess Coverage; Personal Auto Insurance / Laws; Homeowner's Insurance
      Literatur:

      Lecture notes; scholarly and / or trade articles or publications and other research resources and / or readings if needed.

      Bemerkungen:

      Prof. Ferguson is visiting us from the University of Louisiana. For this reason the lecture will be held in different blocks. The dates and rooms will be announced via StudIP.

    • Kolloquium Applied Statistics with Stata (271071)

      Termine:Lehrpersonen:
      BlockveranstaltungT. Schmidt

    Master Wirtschaftswissenschaft

    Kompetenzbereich (Area) Finance, Banking & Insurance

    • Einführung in wissenschaftliches Arbeiten am Institut für Versicherungsbetriebslehre (374035)

      Termine:Lehrpersonen:
      BlockveranstaltungLohse, Schneider
      Inhalt:

      Erläuterungen zum Aufbau wissenschaftlicher Arbeiten und zu formalen Anforderungen.

      Literatur:

      Das Skript »Einführung in wissenschaftliches Arbeiten« ist über die Instituts-Homepage erhältlich.

      Bemerkungen:

      Studierenden, die am Institut im aktuellen Semester eine Seminarleistung oder Abschlussleistung erbringen, wird der Besuch der Veranstaltung dringend empfohlen.

    • Behavioral Insurance (374048)

      Termine:Lehrpersonen:
      Di. 11:00 - 12:30 | I-342Schneider
      Inhalt:

      The class delivers an introduction to the modern research field "Behavioral Insurance". Behavioral Insurance aims to explain and predict financial decision making and insurance market anomalies by incorporating behavioral insights on individual judgment and decision making. First, we will move from the expected utility framework to the most famous descriptive theory of decision making: CPT. We will see that inconsistencies of behavior with expected utility are resolved under CPT. Moreover, we will focus on further aspects of preferences as regret theory or ambiguity. Afterwards, the consequences of the biases and heuristics will be discussed in an insurance context and supported by empirical and experimental research findings. The lecture will be supported by a tutorial and taught in English.

    • Exercise Behavioral Insurance (374049)

      Termine:Lehrpersonen:
      Mo. 09:15 - 10:45 | II-013Ehle
    • Kolloquium Praxisworkshop Versicherung (374052)

      Termine:Lehrpersonen:
      BlockveranstaltungLohse
      Inhalt:

      Im Vorfeld der Präsenzveranstaltung wird durch den Lehrstuhl eine Vorstellung der Unternehmen erfolgen und den Studierenden wird eine betreute Einarbeitung in die jeweiligen Themen gewährleistet. In einem weiteren Schritt sollen die Studierenden eine eigenständige Aufgabe im Rahmen einer Hausarbeit anfertigen.

      Bemerkungen:

      Nähere Informationen finden Sie unter StudIP.

    • Master Seminar: Climate Risk in Finance & Insurance (374054)

      Termine:Lehrpersonen:
      BlockveranstaltungDecke, Prokopczuk, Schneider, Seebonn
    • Experimental Methods I: Theory (374055)

      Termine:Lehrpersonen:
      Do. 12:45 - 14:15 | I-332Blaufus, Schneider, Schröder
      Inhalt:

      Students will learn how to conduct an experiment and what is necessary to take into account for designing good experiments. They will also get an introduction to mixed methods (experimental and empricial) and how to analyse experimental data. Examples will mainly stem from economic experiments, insurance experiments or finance experiments. In the Tutorial many practical aspects are addressed in more detail which will help to run the own experiment.

      Bemerkungen:

      Leistungsnachweis: Präsentation und mündliche Prüfung

    • Exercise Experimental Methods I: Theory (374056)

      Termine:Lehrpersonen:
      Mi. 12:45 - 14:15 | I-332Van Boxel

    Mehrere Kompetenzbereiche (Areas)

    • Ringvorlesung Financial Markets and the Global Challenges (379059)

      Termine:Lehrpersonen:
      Di. 16:15 - 17:45 | I-342Blaufus, Dräger, Gassebner, Gnutzmann-Mkrtchyan, Prokopczuk, Schneider, Schöndube, Schröder, Sibbertsen, Todtenhaupt
      Inhalt:

      Financial markets are the backbone of the economy. The world is facing many challenges such as climate change, crime and international conflicts, ageing societies or economic disruptions. In this lecture series, faculty members of the School of Economics and Management will discuss how financial markets are related and/or might provide means to tackle these challenges. After attending the lecture series, students can pick one specific topic and write a term paper (Hausarbeit) supervised by the corresponding faculty member.

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    1. Bereich: Fachliche Kompetenzen

    • Experimental Methods I: Theory (571002)

      Termine:Lehrpersonen:
      Do. 12:45 - 14:15 | I-332Blaufus, Schneider, Schröder
      Inhalt:

      Students will learn how to conduct an experiment and what is necessary to take into account for designing good experiments. They will also get an introduction to mixed methods (experimental and empricial) and how to analyse experimental data. Examples will mainly stem from economic experiments, insurance experiments or finance experiments. In the Tutorial many practical aspects are addressed in more detail which will help to run the own experiment.

      Bemerkungen:

      Leistungsnachweis: Präsentation und mündliche Prüfung

    • Exercise Experimental Methods I: Theory (571003)

      Termine:Lehrpersonen:
      Mi. 12:45 - 14:15 | I-332Van Boxel

    3. Bereich: Wissenschaftliche Kompetenzen

    • Doktorandenseminar Finance (574001)

      Termine:Lehrpersonen:
      BlockveranstaltungDierkes, Dräger, Prokopczuk, Schneider
      Inhalt:

      PhD students in finance present their research projects.

    Forschungsveranstaltungen

    • Research Seminar Financial Markets and the Global Challenges (77782)

      Termine:Lehrpersonen:
      Mi. 11:00 - 12:30 | I-442Blaufus, Dierkes, Dräger, Gassebner, Gnutzmann-Mkrtchyan, Prokopczuk, Schneider, Schöndube, Schröder, Sibbertsen, Todtenhaupt
      Inhalt:

      External guests present their latest research

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