Insurance Law - JURD7380
Faculty: Faculty of Law
School: Faculty of Law
Course Outline: See below
Campus: Sydney
Career: Postgraduate
Units of Credit: 6
EFTSL: 0.12500 (more info)
Indicative Contact Hours per Week: 2
Enrolment Requirements:
Pre-requisite: 36 UOC of JURD courses for students enrolled prior to 2013. For students enrolled after 2013, pre-requisite: 72 UOC of JURD courses.
Excluded: LAWS8080
CSS Contribution Charge: 3 (more info)
Tuition Fee: See Tuition Fee Schedule
Further Information: See Class Timetable
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Description
Course Objectives
- Understand the role of insurance
- Understand the law as it relates to the formation and content of insurance contracts
- Have a critical familiarity with the issues that arise in disputes under insurance contracts
- Under the regulation of general insurance and in particular the differing roles of APRA and ASIC
Main Topics
- Key insurance concepts
- Insurance risk management
- Insurance contract - contract formation and conditions
- Non-disclosure and misrepresentation
- Insurance contract - exclusions
- Remedies under s54 Insurance Contracts Act
- Directors and officers liability insurance
- Commercial property and industrial special risks insurance
- Reinsurance
- Regulation structure
- Prudential regulation
- Financial services licensing
Assessment
Class participation | Preparation and engagement in class | 15% |
Essay synopsis | 1,000 words | 15% |
Research essay | 5,000 words | 70% |