Actuarial Practice and Control I (ACTL40006)
HonoursPoints: 12.5On Campus (Parkville)
Overview
| Availability | Semester 1 |
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| Fees | Look up fees |
Topics include insurance markets and products; underwriting and risk assessment; policy design; actuarial modelling; actuarial assumptions and feedback; reserving methods.
Intended learning outcomes
- Discuss and apply an actuarial control cycle in a variety of practical commercial situations
- Apply the tests of professionalism
- Relate the main features within the general environment to medium and long term commercial decisions
- Examine the need for and impact of regulation and government policy on medium and long term commercial decisions
- Analyse the main features and risks of financial products and contracts, from the point of view of consumers and providers
- Demonstrate an understanding of enterprise risk management and its role in organisational management
- Apply a risk assessment framework to identify and assess the risks in a range of commercial situations
- Discuss and apply the process of product design
- Select an appropriate model to solve client problems
Generic skills
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High level of development: written communication; collaborative learning; problem solving; team work; application of theory to practice; interpretation and analysis; critical thinking; synthesis of data and other information; evaluation of data and other information; accessing data and other information from a range of sources.
Last updated: 3 November 2022
Eligibility and requirements
Prerequisites
Both of:
| Code | Name | Teaching period | Credit Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| ACTL30003 | Contingencies | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
25 |
| ACTL30004 | Actuarial Statistics | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
Corequisites
None
Non-allowed subjects
None
Recommended background knowledge
Please refer to Prerequisites and Corequisites.
Inherent requirements (core participation requirements)
The University of Melbourne is committed to providing students with reasonable adjustments to assessment and participation under the Disability Standards for Education (2005), and the Assessment and Results Policy (MPF1326). Students are expected to meet the core participation requirements for their course. These can be viewed under Entry and Participation Requirements for the course outlines in the Handbook.
Further details on how to seek academic adjustments can be found on the Student Equity and Disability Support website: http://services.unimelb.edu.au/student-equity/home
Last updated: 3 November 2022
Assessment
Additional details
- Three hour end-of-semester examination (70%); and
- One group assignment of 8 pages, draft due in week 7 and final in week 10 (30%).
Note: Successful completion of this subject requires a pass (50%) in the final exam.
Last updated: 3 November 2022
Dates & times
- Semester 1
Principal coordinator David Heath Mode of delivery On Campus (Parkville) Contact hours Four hours of lectures and/or tutorials per week Total time commitment 170 hours Teaching period 27 February 2017 to 28 May 2017 Last self-enrol date 10 March 2017 Census date 31 March 2017 Last date to withdraw without fail 5 May 2017 Assessment period ends 23 June 2017 Semester 1 contact information
Time commitment details
170 Hours
Last updated: 3 November 2022
Further information
- Texts
- Available through the Community Access Program
About the Community Access Program (CAP)
This subject is available through the Community Access Program (also called Single Subject Studies) which allows you to enrol in single subjects offered by the University of Melbourne, without the commitment required to complete a whole degree.
Please note Single Subject Studies via Community Access Program is not available to student visa holders or applicants
Entry requirements including prerequisites may apply. Please refer to the CAP applications page for further information.
- Available to Study Abroad and/or Study Exchange Students
Last updated: 3 November 2022