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COURSE UNIT TITLECOURSE UNIT CODESEMESTERTHEORY + PRACTICE (Hour)ECTS
INSURANCE IN EUROPEAN UNION TBS431 - 3 + 0 5

TYPE OF COURSE UNITElective Course
LEVEL OF COURSE UNITBachelor's Degree
YEAR OF STUDY-
SEMESTER-
NUMBER OF ECTS CREDITS ALLOCATED5
NAME OF LECTURER(S)-
LEARNING OUTCOMES OF THE COURSE UNIT At the end of this course, the students;
1) Have general information on EC institutions.
2) Have general information on the decision making procedure of the EC.
3) Learn the logic and operational working of the EC single insurance and reinsurance market /single passport,
4) Regarding EC Life Insurance Directives; learn the mathematical reserves, capital adequacy, market access conditions and liquidation.
5) Considering EC non-life insurance directives; learn the technical reserves, capital adequacy, market access and liquidation.
6) Considering EC Directives; learn motor insurance, taxation, supervision and reinsurance.
7) Have the knowledge and ability to measure the insurance company capital adequacy under the Solvency II implementation.
8) Have the ability to produce solutions to the risk management problems regarding cross-border transactions and country groups.
MODE OF DELIVERYFace to face
PRE-REQUISITES OF THE COURSENo
RECOMMENDED OPTIONAL PROGRAMME COMPONENTNone
COURSE DEFINITIONEuropean Union and Institutions, Sources of Law in EU and Turkey's EU Membership Process, European Single Insurance Market, Life Insurance in EU, Non-Life Insurance in EU, Distribution Channels in EU Single Insurance Market, Automobile Liability Insurance in EU, Taxation of EU Insurance Sector, Audit System in Insurance Sector, Capital Adequacy in EU Insurance Sector (Solvency II), EU Single Reinsurance Market, Size of Insurance Sector in EU and future projections will be discussed.
COURSE CONTENTS
WEEKTOPICS
1st Week EC Institutions and their legal framework
2nd Week EC Institutions and their legal framework
3rd Week EC single Insurance and Reinsurance Market
4th Week EC single Insurance and Reinsurance Market
5th Week Life and Non life insurance rules in the EC
6th Week Life and Non life insurance rules in the EC
7th Week Insurance intermadiaries in The EC
8th Week Midterm
9th Week Motor Insurance in the EC
10th Week İnsurance Supervision in the EC
11th Week Taxation of Insurance in the EC
12th Week Solvency II
13th Week Industrial Indicators
14th Week Recap
RECOMENDED OR REQUIRED READING1) Avrupa Topluluğu Konseyinin Sigortacılıkla İlgili Yönerge ve Kararları, Hazine Müsteşarlığı, Sigortacılık Genel Müdürlüğü, 1996, Ankara.
2) Avrupa Birliği Sigorta Müktesebat Rehberi, Berna Özşar, TSRŞB Yayın No:3 Mayıs 2005 İstanbul.
3) Sigorta ve reasüransla ilgili AB Direktifleri
4) Avrupa Birliği ve Türk Sigorta Sektöründe Denetim, Doç.Dr. Suna Oksay, Onur Acar, TSRŞB, Yayın no:9, Ocak 2007 İstanbul.
5) Avrupa Birliği Tek Reasürans Piyasası ve Türkiye nin Uyumu,Berna Özşar Kumcu, TSEV Yayın no:16, 2009, İstanbul.
6) AB nin Vergilendirme Yapısı ve Sigorta Sektörü, TSRŞB yayını, 2005 İstanbul.
PLANNED LEARNING ACTIVITIES AND TEACHING METHODSLecture,Questions/Answers,Case Study
ASSESSMENT METHODS AND CRITERIA
 QuantityPercentage(%)
Mid-term140
Total(%)40
Contribution of In-term Studies to Overall Grade(%)40
Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade(%)60
Total(%)100
ECTS WORKLOAD
Activities Number Hours Workload
Midterm exam111
Preparation for Quiz
Individual or group work14342
Preparation for Final exam14040
Course hours13339
Preparation for Midterm exam12020
Laboratory (including preparation)
Final exam111
Homework
Total Workload143
Total Workload / 304,76
ECTS Credits of the Course5
LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTIONTurkish
WORK PLACEMENT(S)No
  

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