LAWS341-06S2 (U) Semester Two 2006 (University Campus)

Insurance Law

11 points

Details:
Start Date: Monday, 10 July 2006
End Date: Sunday, 12 November 2006
Withdrawal Dates
Last Day to withdraw from this course:
  • Without financial penalty (full fee refund): Sunday, 23 July 2006
  • Without academic penalty (including no fee refund): Sunday, 8 October 2006

Description

The main principles of insurance law with specific reference to life and property insurance.

This course will examine a number of issues in insurance law which may include the nature and function of insurance, the special nature of insurance contracts and the duty of utmost good faith, formation issues in insurance contracts, the need for an insurable interest, insurance industry regulation, the role of the insurance ombudsman, insurance intermediaries, and the effect of fraud in making a claim.

Prerequisites

Restrictions

LAWS327 before 2005

Co-requisites

Course Coordinator / Lecturer

Robyn Merrett

Lecturer

Cynthia Hawes

Assessment

Assessment Due Date Percentage 
Final Examination 80%
Essay 29 Sep 2006 20%


Assessment is by examination and internal assessment.

Indicative Fees

Domestic fee $364.00

International fee $1,632.00

* All fees are inclusive of NZ GST or any equivalent overseas tax, and do not include any programme level discount or additional course-related expenses.

For further information see Faculty of Law .

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