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Insurance Law
Study Course Description
Course Description Statuss:Approved
Course Description Version:11.00
Study Course Accepted:02.02.2024 12:31:04
| Study Course Information | |||||||||
| Course Code: | JF_062 | LQF level: | Level 6 | ||||||
| Credit Points: | 2.00 | ECTS: | 3.00 | ||||||
| Branch of Science: | Law; Civil Rights | Target Audience: | Juridical Science | ||||||
| Study Course Supervisor | |||||||||
| Course Supervisor: | Jeļena Alfejeva | ||||||||
| Study Course Implementer | |||||||||
| Structural Unit: | Faculty of Social Sciences | ||||||||
| The Head of Structural Unit: | |||||||||
| Contacts: | Dzirciema street 16, Rīga, szf rsu[pnkts]lv | ||||||||
| Study Course Planning | |||||||||
| Full-Time - Semester No.1 | |||||||||
| Lectures (count) | 10 | Lecture Length (academic hours) | 2 | Total Contact Hours of Lectures | 20 | ||||
| Classes (count) | 6 | Class Length (academic hours) | 2 | Total Contact Hours of Classes | 12 | ||||
| Total Contact Hours | 32 | ||||||||
| Part-Time - Semester No.1 | |||||||||
| Lectures (count) | 4 | Lecture Length (academic hours) | 2 | Total Contact Hours of Lectures | 8 | ||||
| Classes (count) | 1 | Class Length (academic hours) | 2 | Total Contact Hours of Classes | 2 | ||||
| Total Contact Hours | 10 | ||||||||
| Study course description | |||||||||
| Preliminary Knowledge: | Introduction to Civil Law, Law of Obligations, Civil Procedural Law, Administrative Law. | ||||||||
| Objective: | To facilitate the acquisition of basic knowledge and understanding of insurance law, to be able to apply the acquired knowledge in practice, to identify current issues, to analyse national and international court judgments in insurance law. | ||||||||
| Topic Layout (Full-Time) | |||||||||
| No. | Topic | Type of Implementation | Number | Venue | |||||
| 1 | Nature and legal framework of insurance. | Lectures | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 2 | Licensing and supervision. | Lectures | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 3 | Insurance concepts. | Lectures | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 4 | Types of insurance, nature and legal framework thereof. | Lectures | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 5 | Insurance contract, contract conclusion, termination, terms. | Lectures | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 6 | Insurance indemnity (calculation, payment, refusal). | Lectures | 2.00 | auditorium | |||||
| Classes | 2.00 | auditorium | |||||||
| 7 | Sum insured, calculation thereof. | Classes | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 8 | Subrogation, regress. | Lectures | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| Classes | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||||
| 9 | Co-insurance. Reinsurance. Insurance distribution. | Lectures | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 10 | Compulsory Civil Liability Insurance of Owners of Motor Vehicles. | Lectures | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| Classes | 2.00 | auditorium | |||||||
| Topic Layout (Part-Time) | |||||||||
| No. | Topic | Type of Implementation | Number | Venue | |||||
| 1 | Nature and legal framework of insurance. | Lectures | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 3 | Insurance concepts. | Lectures | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 4 | Types of insurance, nature and legal framework thereof. | Lectures | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 6 | Insurance indemnity (calculation, payment, refusal). | Classes | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 10 | Compulsory Civil Liability Insurance of Owners of Motor Vehicles. | Lectures | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| Assessment | |||||||||
| Unaided Work: | Independent study of legal literature and materials, preparation of independent work on the chosen topic in insurance law. In order to evaluate the quality of the study course as a whole, the student must fill out the study course evaluation questionnaire on the Student Portal. | ||||||||
| Assessment Criteria: | Exam: 50%, independent learning: 40%, attendance and active participation in lectures: 10%. | ||||||||
| Final Examination (Full-Time): | Exam (Written) | ||||||||
| Final Examination (Part-Time): | Exam (Written) | ||||||||
| Learning Outcomes | |||||||||
| Knowledge: | Students will define insurance concepts, identify subjects, describe types of insurance, and define the legal framework for insurance contract and insurer activity. Students will be able to identify and analyse problem situations in insurance law, to propose appropriate solutions, applying national and international laws and regulations. | ||||||||
| Skills: | Students will be able to identify and analyse potential problem situations, to offer legally sound, constructive solutions to problem situations, and to apply relevant laws and regulations regarding insurance law. | ||||||||
| Competencies: | Students will be able to perform specific tasks and duties related to insurance law, and to use knowledge and skills in professional and personal development. Students will apply legal norms in accordance with the priorities established by law, thus improving the skills to work with the legislative base and understanding of law in general. | ||||||||
| Bibliography | |||||||||
| No. | Reference | ||||||||
| Required Reading | |||||||||
| 1 | Apdrošināšanas līguma likums: LV likums, Latvijas Vēstnesis Nr.97 (6183), 18.05.2018. | ||||||||
| 2 | Sauszemes transportlīdzekļu īpašnieku civiltiesiskās atbildības obligātās apdrošināšanas likums: LV likums. Latvijas Vēstnesis Nr.65 (3013), 27.04.2004. | ||||||||
| 3 | Apdrošināšanas un pārapdrošināšanas likums: LV likums. Latvijas Vēstnesis Nr.124 (5442), 30.06.2015. | ||||||||
| 4 | Apdrošināšanas un pārapdrošināšanas izplatīšanas likums, LV, 91, 09.05.2019.OP numurs: 2019/91.1 | ||||||||
| 5 | Latvijas Bankas likums, LV, 193, 06.10.2021., OP numurs: 2021/193.1 | ||||||||
| 6 | J.Alfejeva, Apdrošināšanas tiesības, SIA “Biznesa augstskola Turība”, 2017, 173 lpp | ||||||||
| Additional Reading | |||||||||
| 1 | Dr.Deivids Blends "Apdrošināšana: pamatprincipi un prakse" Rīga, 1995.g. G.C.A.Dickson "Risk and Insurance" The Chartered Insurance Institute | ||||||||
| 2 | Eiropas Parlamenta un Padomes Regula (EK) Nr. 593/2008 par tiesību aktiem, kas piemērojami līgumsaistībām (Roma I). | ||||||||
| 3 | Eiropas Parlamenta un Padomes Regula (EK) Nr. 864/2007 (2007. gada 11. jūlijs), par tiesību aktiem, kas piemērojami ārpuslīgumiskām saistībām (“Roma II”). | ||||||||
| 4 | Eiropas Parlamenta un Padomes Regula (ES) Nr. 1215/2012 ( 2012. gada 12. decembris ) par jurisdikciju un spriedumu atzīšanu un izpildi civillietās un komerclietās. | ||||||||
| 5 | J.Alfejeva, SAUSZEMES TRANSPORTLĪDZEKĻU ĪPAŠNIEKU CIVILTIESISKĀS ATBILDĪBAS OBLIGĀTĀS APDROŠINĀŠANAS TIESISKIE ASPEKTI, LATVIJAS PIEREDZE, [zinātniska monogrāfija]. Rīga: Rīgas Stradiņa universitāte. 151 lpp. | ||||||||
| Other Information Sources | |||||||||
| 1 | Principles of European Insurance Contract Law (PEICL) Edited by: Project Group "Restatement of European Insurance Contract Law" established by Fritz Reichert-Facilides Chairman: Helmut Heiss October 2009 | ||||||||
| 2 | Principles of European Insurance Contract Law: A Model Optional Instrument With a Postscript in Honour of Fritz Reichert-Facilides. Edited by: Helmut Heiss, Mandeep Lakhan, Project Group "Restatement of European Insurance Contract Law" Publication date: May 2011 | ||||||||
| 3 | Insurance Europe mājas lapa http://www.insuranceeurope.eu/ | ||||||||
| 4 | Council of Bureaux mājas lapa http://www.cobx.org | ||||||||
| 5 | Latvijas transportlīdzekļu apdrošinātāju biroja mājas lapa www.ltab.lv | ||||||||
| 6 | Latvijas apdrošinātāju asociācijas mājas lapa www.laa.lv | ||||||||
| 7 | Latvijas Republikas Augstākās tiesas Senāta nolēmumi. www.at.gov.lv | ||||||||
| 8 | Eiropas Savienības tiesas spriedumi http://curia.europa.eu/ | ||||||||
| 9 | Social science reseach network http://www.ssrn.com/ | ||||||||
| 10 | Restatement of European Insurance Contract Law. (http://www.restatement.info) | ||||||||
| 11 | Latvijas banka, https://www.bank.lv/ | ||||||||
