Management of (Re-) Insurance Companies

German title of this lecture:
"Ausgewählte Aspekte im Management von (Rück-) Versicherungsunternehmen"

Lecturer

Dr. Wolfgang Schanz (Head of Actuarial Pricing Property / Casualty at SCOR Reinsurance)

Organization

Dr. Stefan Schelling

Dates

Lecture in Ulm: tba

Lecture and distribution of assignments in Ulm: tba

Presentations: tba

Important Information
  • This lecture will be held in English.
  • Further information on the lecture and all documents are available on Moodle.

Registration

Since the number of participants is limited you need to apply for this course no later than April 28, 2024 by sending an email to stefan.schelling(at)uni-ulm.de which should include the following information:

  • name
  • subject of study, number of semesters
  • current transcript
  • which lectures have you already heard in Actuarial Science, Financial Mathematics and Finance (including the current semester)?

Course Content

Natural Catastrophe Models & AI. More details will be announced soon.

During the course the students will work in groups on given problems and present their solutions in the course.

Performance Requirements and Evaluation (subject to change)

To successfully pass this course, the following requirements need to be fulfilled by the participants/teams:

  • Participation at the scheduled lessons
  • Elaboration of a sub-subject along the team classification:
  1. Setting up of an article for each team (approx. 20 pages)
  2. Setting up of a presentation for each team
  • Submission of an executive summary of each team
  • Submission of team elaboration paper and of team presentation
  • Consistent division (time wise and content wise) of the presentation for every team member (overall 45 min presentation and 15 min discussion for each team)
  • During the period of editing: Participation at coordination circles for each team

The performance of the participants is evaluated in the following way:

  • 50% team elaboration
  • 50% individual presentation and dispute

Target Group

The course is offered to master degree students in (Wirtschafts-)Mathematik, Wirtschaftswissenschaften and in our Master of Finance Program, who specialize in Actuarial Sciences.

Reinsurance is an important area for actuaries where many of our alumni work - several of them at SCOR Reinsurance (the 4th largest reinsurer in the world). Therefore, this course is of particular interest for every student who considers reinsurers as potential future employers.