Insurance and Risk Management
Curricula 2015 – 2017
Learning outcomes
After successful completion of the course, participants will know the core elements of the investment managements and regulations of insurance companies. They will be familiar with the necessity and the instruments of an asset/liability-management and they will be able to apply the basic methods to analyze and manage the most important investments.
Contents
Subject of the course will be the basics of the legal investment framework of (European and Finnish) insurance companies, of asset/liability-management and of the management of investment risks of insurance companies. Topics included Portfolio theory, asset pricing models, market efficiency, valuation of stocks and bonds, derivative instruments, portfolio management and investor behavior.
Teaching methods
| Teaching method | Contact | Online |
| Lectures | 24 h | 0 h |
Lectures and exercises 24 hours.
Teaching language
FinnishMost of lectures will organized in English for Finnish and exchange students. In addition, some lectures related to Finnish law will organized only in Finnish. See Teaching Schedules for more details.
Modes of study
- Degree Programme Students
- Other Students
- Open University Students
- Doctoral Students
- Exchange Students
Lectures, exercises and written exam.
Evaluation
Numeric 1-5.Study materials
1. Zvi Bodie, Alex Kane, Alan Marcus: Investments, McGraw-Hill Education; 2013
2. Other assigned material.
Belongs to following study modules
2018–2019
