Information Package / Course Catalogue
Insurance Management
Course Code: BSS231
Course Type: Area Elective
Couse Group: Short Cycle (Associate's Degree)
Education Language: Turkish
Work Placement: N/A
Theory: 2
Prt.: 0
Credit: 2
Lab: 0
ECTS: 3
Objectives of the Course

The main purpose of the Insurance Business Management course; In order to strengthen the infrastructure related to insurance, it is to inform about the mechanism of insurance with current titles by giving the basic features and functioning of the management structure of insurance companies.

Course Content

General Information about the Insurance Sector, Effect of legal legislation regarding the Insurance Sector on management, Risk Management in the Insurance Sector, Globalization and reflections of Global strategies on the insurance sector, Quality management in the Insurance Sector, Customer relationship management in the Insurance Sector, Business Valuation in the Insurance Sector, Effects of Solvency in the Insurance Sector, Competition in the Insurance Sector, Organizational Structure of Insurance Businesses

Name of Lecturer(s)
Learning Outcomes
1.Defines the basic concepts related to insurance.
2.Interprets current management approaches regarding insurance.
3.Explains the management structure, authority and responsibilities in existing sub-branches in insurance.
4.It defines the basic principles and features of insurance management and its organizational structure.
5.It compares the insurance sectors in the EU with the management structure of the Turkish insurance sector during the EU harmonization process.
Recommended or Required Reading
1.Yrd. Doç. Dr. Ercan Duygulu, Yrd. Doç. Dr. Pınar Pehlivan, Insurance Management, 2017, Detay Publishing
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
Week 1 - Theoretical
General Introduction to Insurance Business: Definition of Insurance and Historical Development
Week 2 - Theoretical
Insurance in General and Its Importance, Insurance and Risk, Risk Management
Week 3 - Theoretical
The Place of Insurance in Business Science, Division of Insurance Business, Concept of Insurance Business, Objectives of Insurance Business
Week 4 - Theoretical
General Information About the Insurance Contract
Week 5 - Theoretical
Establishment of Insurance Businesses
Week 6 - Theoretical
Organizational Forms and Organizational Structures of Insurance Businesses: (Organization in Insurance Businesses: Internal and External Organization)
Week 7 - Theoretical
Global Management Strategies in Insurance Companies (Liquidation, Merger, Portfolio Transfer and Bankruptcies of Insurance Companies)
Week 8 - Theoretical
Financial Structure in Insurance Enterprises: (Strengthening the Financial Structure in Insurance Enterprises, Investment Opportunities in Insurance Enterprises
Week 9 - Theoretical
Management of Insurance Companies in Financial Crises
Week 10 - Theoretical
Competition in Insurance Businesses
Week 11 - Theoretical
Pricing of Insurance Service and Valuation in Insurance Businesses
Week 12 - Theoretical
Performance Management and Measurement in insurance companies
Week 13 - Theoretical
Audit of Insurance Businesses and Arbitration in Insurance
Week 14 - Theoretical
International Insurance and Sector Overview from Global Perspective: Case 1
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Type of AssessmentCountPercent
Attending Lectures1%5
Quiz1%5
Midterm Examination1%30
Final Examination1%60
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesCountPreparationTimeTotal Work Load (hours)
Lecture - Theory141242
Individual Work101120
Quiz1213
Midterm Examination1415
Final Examination1415
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)75
Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes
PÇ-1
PÇ-2
PÇ-3
PÇ-4
PÇ-5
PÇ-6
PÇ-7
PÇ-8
PÇ-9
PÇ-10
PÇ-11
PÇ-12
PÇ-13
PÇ-14
OÇ-1
4
3
4
4
3
OÇ-2
3
4
5
4
3
OÇ-3
2
2
4
4
4
OÇ-4
3
4
3
5
4
OÇ-5
3
3
4
4
3
Adnan Menderes University - Information Package / Course Catalogue
2026