LW4615 - Principles of Insurance Law | ||||||||
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| * The offering term is subject to change without prior notice | ||||||||
Course Aims | ||||||||
Hong Kong has a financially important insurance market. This course will introduce students to the concept of insurance and its significance in society. It will consider the regulation of the insurance market in Hong Kong before turning towards the contract of insurance. Who can obtain insurance, for which risks and at what cost will be considered. What happens when the risk materialises and the entitlements of the assured will be discussed together with the situations under which the insurer can avoid making a payment. The students who successfully complete the course will have a clear understanding of the law of insurance. | ||||||||
Assessment (Indicative only, please check the detailed course information) | ||||||||
Continuous Assessment: 30% | ||||||||
Examination: 70% | ||||||||
Examination Duration: 2 hours | ||||||||
The use of AI in the examination is prohibited. The course is assessed by a 2-hour computer-based examination. The exam is an open book exam. The students have access to all the course materials, their notes and their books during the exam as well as access to one language dictionary. A student must obtain a minimum mark of 30% in examination and an overall mark of 40% in order to pass the course. Grading of Student Achievement: Standard (A+, A, A-...F). Grading is based on student performance in assessment tasks / activities. | ||||||||
Detailed Course Information | ||||||||
| LW4615.pdf | ||||||||
