Operations and financial analysis

Operations and financial analysis

Bachelor of Business Studies (BBS) — Fourth Year

Subject: Management of Financial Institutions (FIN 255)

Unit 7: Insurance Companies

Academic Year: 2083/84

Topic Objectives

After studying this topic, students should be able to:

• Explain the scope and key elements of operations and financial analysis.
• Apply the relevant financial concepts or calculations and explain their assumptions, risks and analytical limits.

Curriculum Scope

• Insurance company operations: Rate making, underwriting, production, claim settlement, reinsurance, alternative to traditional reinsurance, investments
• Financial operations of insurers: Financial statements and performance analysis of life and non-life insurance companies in Nepal

Detailed Microsyllabus

1. Insurance operations

   1. Rate making, underwriting and production.
   2. Claims, reinsurance and alternatives.
   3. Investment activities.

2. Financial analysis

   1. Life and nonlife financial statements.
   2. Use dated Nepalese information.
   3. Evaluate performance with consistent definitions.

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Curriculum reference: Tribhuvan University, Faculty of Management, revised four-year BBS curriculum, PDF pages 86–88.

Source note: The curriculum scope above is retained from the existing TU syllabus breakdown. The numbered study subtopics are editorial elaborations for teaching and study, rather than a separately issued TU syllabus. Unit or component allocations apply at their stated level; no separate topic hours or marks are assigned here. Examples involving current laws, rates, institutional products or Nepalese status must identify the relevant period and official materials; no changing numerical or legal requirements are invented here.