Insurer operations and financial performance

Insurer operations and financial performance

Bachelor of Business Studies (BBS) — Fourth Year

Subject: Insurance and Risk Management (FIN 254)

Unit 11: Insurance Company Operations and Regulation

Academic Year: 2083/84

Topic Objectives

After studying this topic, students should be able to:

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

Curriculum Scope

• Insurance company operations: Rate making, underwriting, production, claims 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. Insurer operations

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

2. Financial analysis

   1. Life and nonlife statements.
   2. Use dated Nepalese information.
   3. Evaluate performance using consistent measures.

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Curriculum reference: Tribhuvan University, Faculty of Management, revised four-year BBS curriculum, PDF pages 92–96.

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.