SEMINAR DESCRIPTION
| General characteristics | |
|---|---|
| Title | Seminar Insurance Customer Behavior |
| Course number | 374045 |
| Term | WiSe 25/26 |
| Offer rhythm | Only WiSe |
| Framework topic (content) | Natural Disasters in Developing Countries |
| Target group / Assignment | MSc PO 2018: Area Finance, Banking and Insurance |
| Number of places | 20 |
| Language | English |
| Location | Internal Seminar |
| Event frequency | Block event |
| Writing the term paper | During the semester |
| Requirements and support | |
| Objective | Students write a seminar paper (group work) on the topics development economics, insurance and decision making and present their work in a final block session that also includes a group discussion |
| Required previous knowledge | An brief introduction to doing panel data analysis will be given, but previous knowledge in the use of statistical software (e.g., R, Stata, or Python) is highly recommended. We also highly encourage the use of LaTeX. |
| Supporting course for the introduction to scientific work | Mandatory (all three): Introduction to Scientific Work at IVBL for MSc., Introduction to Panel Data Analysis, Introduction to using supporting AI for Scientific Work (374046) |
| Formal requirements | Guidelines for Scientific Work |
| General literature | Please see topic overview |
| Basic literature for introduction per topic | Yes, to be used as support |
| Methodology | An empirical analysis (mandatory) |
| Special software used | Statistical software (R, Stata, Python, etc.) |
| Recommended word processing software | LaTeX |
| Number of pages for the term paper | depending on group size, Guidelines for Scientific Work |
| Outline meetings | Multiple possible |
| Performance requirements / assessment incl. weighting | Compulsory attendance. Written part will be 60% and presentation will be 40% of grade |
| Examiner | Prof. Judith Christiane Schneider |
| Contact | M.Sc. Koen van Boxel |
| Group work and topic assignment | |
| Group work | Yes |
| Group size | 2-4 (smaller groups may be added up) |
| Procedure for the composition of the groups | Based on the preference of the students, allocation if no preference |
| Topics | Link to topics |
| Procedure for topic assignment | After confirmation of seminar participation, students will receive a seminar topic list for prioritization purposes |
| Timeline | |
| Pre-registration / Application | Per e-mail to Koen van Boxel (koen.vanboxel@insurance.uni-hannover.de) Until 26.10.2025, 23:59 |
| Kick-off meeting | 27.10.2025, 09:00, Room 1503.001.101 |
| Topic Assignment | 28.10.2025, 10:00 |
| Binding registration | 29.10.2025, 10:00, per e-mail to Claudia Pfeiffer (cp@ivbl.uni-hannover.de ) |
| Start of term paper | with binding registration |
| Term paper submission | 10.12.2025, 23:59, per e-mail to the respective supervisor |
| Presentation event | 17.12.2025, 09:00, Room 1503.001.115 |
