87584 - ECONOMIA DELLE IMPRESE ASSICURATIVE

Academic Year 2023/2024

  • Docente: Simona Cosma
  • Credits: 6
  • SSD: SECS-P/11
  • Language: Italian
  • Teaching Mode: Traditional lectures
  • Campus: Bologna
  • Corso: Second cycle degree programme (LM) in Financial Markets and Institutions (cod. 0901)

Learning outcomes

At the end of the course the student knows the principles of the economy and management of insurance companies as well as the technical-economic characteristics of insurance contracts and supplementary pension schemes.

Course contents

1 The functions and specific characteristics of the insurance


2 Liabilities of insurance corporations


3 Assets of insurance companies


4 The solvency capital risks and requirements of companies
of insurance


5 The corporate governance system of insurance companies


6 Supervision


7 Result indicators

Readings/Bibliography

Giuseppe Corvino, Sergio Paci, Management delle Assicurazioni, EGEA, 2023

Teaching methods

Lectures, testimonials, discussion, and group work

Assessment methods

The method of assessment is in written form.
The preparation is evaluated through a final written exam lasting a maximum of 60 minutes.

The exam consists of 4 open questions (8 points each).
In particular with reference to the level of preparation demonstrated in the exam:
<18: insufficient
18-23: sufficient
24-27: good
28-30: excellent
30 cum laude: excellent
A facsimile of the exam paper is available on EOL.

It is possible to ask for clarifications through appointments fixed with the teacher through teams.

The recording of grades takes place automatically (in the student's absence) electronically not before the fifth day following the publication of the results on Almaesami: the grade can be refused once (art. 16, paragraph 5 University teaching regulations). Graduating students who need to record their grade in advance are invited to communicate it to the teacher by e-mail.

Teaching tools

Educational material in the form of slides, articles and paper taken from financial newspapers and journals, made available in electronic format.

Office hours

See the website of Simona Cosma