Lecture Format
In view of the corona pandemic and its impact on university life, the implementation of the course will be completely digitally (except for the exam(s)).
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In view of the corona pandemic and its impact on university life, the implementation of the course will be completely digitally (except for the exam(s)).
See Moodle, for the planned online course dates.
All documents for the lecture can be found in Moodle. So please register for the lecture in Moodle. On the course website in Moodle, you can also find all the information necessary for the running of the course.
This course provides an introduction to the basics of risk management in insurance. The lecture will be held completely in English. Designated topics are:
See Moodle, for the dates of and further information on the exam.
Within the lecture, it is possible to achieve the certificate of the German actuarial society (DAV) in "Unternehmenssteuerung" (PO 4). Note that this certificate is equivalent to "Wertorientiertes Risikomanagement" (PO 3).
This certificate is a basic requirement for becoming an actuary in Germany.
See Moodle, for the requirements for achieving the DAV certificate and for further information on the DAV supplement course and exam.
The lecture is oriented at master students from "Mathematics and Management", "Economics" or "Finance" interested in insurance and actuarial science. Useful but not necessary are the lectures "Insurance Economics" and "Life-, Health- and Pension-Mathematics".