Course: Accounting of Insurance Companies

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Course title Accounting of Insurance Companies
Course code UPEM/PUPO
Organizational form of instruction Lecture + Tutorial
Level of course Master
Year of study 2
Semester Winter
Number of ECTS credits 3
Language of instruction Czech
Status of course Compulsory
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Hradec Milan, Mgr. Dr.
Course content
Regularization of accounting of insurance companies. Differences in accounting of insurance companies in comparison with other accounting entities (businessmen, banks). Financial placement in insurance companies. Asset accounting. Specialities in accounting relations. Own capital and its reflection in accounting. Costs and expenses in insurance companies. Calculation of insurance company incomes. Financial statements of insurance companies.

Learning activities and teaching methods
Monologic (reading, lecture, briefing), Dialogic (discussion, interview, brainstorming), Methods of individual activities
Learning outcomes
The aim of the course is to acquaint the students with accounting procedures and principles in the specific area of the system of insurance. The accent is put on basic differences in the accounting of insurance companies in comparison with other subjects of business.
Students will be able to charge common accounting transactions in the insurance company. Furthermore, they will be well informed about the correspondence of accounts and financial statements in the insurance company. The course further develops student's analytical thinking.
Prerequisites
unspecified

Assessment methods and criteria
Written examination, Home assignment evaluation, Student performance assessment

The graded assignment is granted upon completion of the following conditions: completion of the seminar paper and its presentation, passing the summary test.
Recommended literature
  • Časopis Pojistný obzor vyd. ČAP ročník 2003-5.
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  • Vyhláška MF č. 502/2002 Sb. a pozdější novelizace.
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  • Zákon č. 39/2004 Sb..
  • ČEJKOVÁ, V., VALOUCH, P.:. Účetnictví pojišťoven po vstupu do EU. Praha: Grada 2005.
  • HULEŠ, J., HORNIGOVÁ, J.:. Účetnictví pojišťoven. Praha: Linde, 1997.
  • CHMÁTALOVÁ, E., BOKŠOVÁ, J.:. Účetnictví pojišťoven. Praha: VŠE, 1996.


Study plans that include the course
Faculty Study plan (Version) Category of Branch/Specialization Recommended year of study Recommended semester
Faculty: Faculty of Economics and Administration Study plan (Version): Insurance Engineering (2013) Category: Economy 2 Recommended year of study:2, Recommended semester: Winter