FIN562 Risk Management and Insurance (8)

This subject introduces the concept of personal, property, liability and business risk management. It provides a framework that allows identification of risk, the probability of risk, the cost of risk; and the means of managing risk. To the extent that risk cannot be avoided or managed, self-insurance and laying off the risk to an insurance provider is examined. The key feature of this subject is the development of needs based solutions to risk management across a full range of options and the development of personalised solutions.

Subject Outlines
Current CSU students can view Subject Outlines for recent sessions. Please note that Subject Outlines and assessment tasks are updated each session.

Availability

Session 2 (60)
Online
Bathurst Campus

Continuing students should consult the SAL for current offering details: FIN562. Where differences exist between the Handbook and the SAL, the SAL should be taken as containing the correct subject offering details.

Subject Information

Grading System

HD/FL

Duration

One session

School

School of Accounting and Finance

Enrolment Restrictions

Postgraduate Courses in the Faculty of Business, Justice and Behavioural Science.

Learning Outcomes

Upon successful completion of this subject, students should:
  • identify and analyse the law governing insurance as it applies to financial planning clients and be able to apply it to specific situations;
  • critically analyse the risks faced by clients and apply the risk management process to identify the exposures to risk and the options available to handle those exposures;
  • be able to critically evaluate the scope and nature of different insurance products and identify appropriate contracts which cater for client identified risk;
  • prepare appropriate insurance recommendations within a Statement of Advice that will mitigate the identified risks; and
  • undertake secondary research and critically evaluate the conflicting positions on recent developments in insurance and risk management trends and policies.

Syllabus

This subject will cover the following topics:
  • the risk management process;
  • risk avoidance and risk management;
  • the legal and regulatory environment;
  • personal risk management;
  • property and investment risk management;
  • professional, public and product risk management;
  • managing and funding estate planning needs;
  • business risk management;
  • succession planning; and
  • the provision of risk management products and advice.

Contact

Current Students

For any enquiries about subject selection or course structure please contact Student Central or ask@csu.edu.au or phone on 1800 275 278.

Prospective Students

For further information about Charles Sturt University, or this course offering, please contact info.csu on 1800 275 278 (free call within Australia) or enquire online.

The information contained in the 2018 CSU Handbook was accurate at the date of publication: August 2018. The University reserves the right to vary the information at any time without notice.

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