Insurance Science Course (21st Century Financial Textbooks for General Higher Education Colleges)

Author: Hao Su (Editor)
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Publish Date: 2004-09-01
Features: The "Insurance Tutorial" was written to meet the teaching needs of insurance courses for undergraduate and graduate students in higher education institutions, as well as to provide self-study materials for individuals with a bachelor's degree or higher in insurance. The book is divided into eight chapters, covering the entire process of insurance operation from eight aspects: risk and insurance, insurance contracts, insurance products, social insurance, insurance product pricing, insurance product sales, insurance company management, and insurance fund management. The first four chapters focus on explaining the basic theories of insurance, helping readers understand and master risk, risk management, the relationship between risk and insurance, the definition of insurance, the characteristics of insurance, the functions and roles of insurance, the formation and development of insurance, the meaning of insurance contracts, the legal characteristics of insurance contracts, the classification of insurance contracts, the basic principles of insurance contracts, the structure of insurance products, life insurance products, property insurance products, insurance services, and social insurance. The last four chapters emphasize the analysis and discussion of insurance products and insurance management, helping readers understand and master the principles of insurance product pricing, the pricing of property insurance products, the pricing of life insurance products, the management of insurance product sales, the strategies of insurance product sales, the internal control of insurance companies, the regulation of insurance companies, the sources and applications of insurance funds, the risk management of insurance funds, international comparisons of insurance fund applications, and the insurance industry and financial markets.