Academic Catalog

STAT487 INSURANCE AND ACTUARIAL ANALYSIS

Course Code: 2460487
METU Credit (Theoretical-Laboratory hours/week): 3(3-0)
ECTS Credit: 8.0
Department: Statistics
Language of Instruction: English
Level of Study: Undergraduate
Course Coordinator: Prof.Dr. ÖZLEM ÝLK DAÐ
Offered Semester: Fall Semesters.

Course Content

Basic definition of insurance. Historical background. Insurance applications in government and private sector, regulations and legislation in insurance. Fundamentals of insurance. Types of insurance, disaster insurance and risk menagement applications around the world. Turkish catastrophe insurance pool. Definition of risk, probability aspect of risk. Utility theory, claim processes, distribution of claim processes.
Prerequisite: Consent of the department