Module Code - Title:

IN4004 - INSURANCE LAW AND CLAIMS

Year Last Offered:

2025/6

Hours Per Week:

Lecture

2

Lab

0

Tutorial

1

Other

0

Private

7

Credits

6

Grading Type:

N

Prerequisite Modules:

IN4003

Rationale and Purpose of the Module:

1. To develop in the student an understanding of and insight into the insurance law and claims processes 2. To examine the nature of the interface between insurance organisations and regulators. 3. To introduce students to the practice of insurance claims departments. Stress will be given to the achievement of appreciation of recent developments in the field.

Syllabus:

Provide the student with an understanding of the claims process and the law of insurance applying to Ireland. Additionally, effective investigation and negotiation techniques are taught to implement the complexities of law to give practical application scenarios. Personality and behaviour are analysed so that a negotiator or investigator can formulate optimum tactics in their vocation.

Learning Outcomes:

Cognitive (Knowledge, Understanding, Application, Analysis, Evaluation, Synthesis)

On successful completion of this module, students should be able to: * Understand the claims process and the law of insurance applying in Ireland * Handle any type of insurance claim * Apply insurance law to a set of circumstances in order to determine the outcome * Critically evaluate aspects of insurance law having referred to external material * Calculate a loss in terms of an insurance policy * Investigate losses and incidents to establish the validity and extent of a claim * Articulate the regulatory environment in which insurance companies operate

Affective (Attitudes and Values)

* Understanding the interplay of law and economic processes * Consider the moral and ethical complexities of insurer/client relationships in the claims process.

Psychomotor (Physical Skills)

Not Applicable

How the Module will be Taught and what will be the Learning Experiences of the Students:

The student will attend lectures, proactively collaborate in literature discussion during tutorials and engage in self-directed research. An end-of-term assignment is required to allow students to illustrate and analyse the knowledge gained throughout the module and apply to industry risk scenarios. The process is continuously reviewed throughout the semester and feed back given.

Research Findings Incorporated in to the Syllabus (If Relevant):

Prime Texts:

Bucklely (2006) Insurance Law in Ireland , Thomson and Roundhall

Birds and Hird (2010) Birds' Modern Insurance Law , Sweet and Maxwell

Other Relevant Texts:

Clarke (2005) Policies and Perceptions of Insurance Law in the Twenty-First Century , Oxford University Press

Programme(s) in which this Module is Offered:

BBBUSTUFA - BUSINESS STUDIES

BBBSFRUFA - FRENCH

BBBSGEUFA - GERMAN

BBBSJAUFA - JAPANESE

Semester(s) Module is Offered:

Spring

Module Leader:

Robert.Ford@ul.ie