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Overview
What you will learn
The Casualty insurance practice offered by the University of Cape Town aims to equip participants with:
- An appreciation of the importance of casualty insurance for businesses and professionals who operate in South Africa
- In-depth knowledge of the different role players in the casualty insurance space
- Appropriate knowledge of the South African law of delict, the law of contract and some selected legislation which have an impact on casualty risks
- An understanding of certain legal and insurance concepts underpinning casualty insurance
The course will also equip participants with basic competencies in:
- Identifying the casualty risks which a particular Insured may be exposed to
- Determining which policy is the more appropriate to cover a specific casualty risk
- Analysing and interpreting casualty policy documents (policy schedules, wordings, endorsements, proposal forms, etc.).
- Determining the cover provided under a liability policy, a professional indemnity policy and financial lines policies
Programme Structure
The program focuses on:
- The role players
- The sources of legal liability
- Legal and insurance concepts
- The reading and interpretation of casualty policies
- The common features of the casualty policy documents
- An overview of the liability policy
- An overview of the professional indemnity (PI) policy
- The main differences between PI And liability policies
- An overview of financial lines policies
Key information
Duration
- Part-time
- 12 months
Start dates & application deadlines
You can apply for and start this programme anytime.
Language
English
Delivered
Online
- Self-paced
Campus Location
- Cape Town, South Africa
Disciplines
Risk Management View 6 other Short Courses in Risk Management in South AfricaWhat students do after studying
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Academic requirements
We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.
English requirements
We are not aware of any English requirements for this programme.
Other requirements
General requirements
- Insurance professionals (intermediaries, claims specialists, underwriters) who are already FAIS compliant, who want to advance their careers in casualty insurance products.
- Legal professionals who want to specialise in insurance law and litigation.
- Loss adjusters who want to specialise in casualty claims.
- Risk and insurance managers across a broad range of industries and professionals who require an understanding of insurance and risk management in their specific industry or profession.
- The course is structured in such a way that both experienced practitioners and novices will benefit from it.
Tuition Fees
Tuition fees are shown in and the most likely applicable fee is shown based on your nationality.
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International Applies to you
Applies to youNon-residents12500 ZAR / year≈ 12500 ZAR / year -
Domestic Applies to you
Applies to youCitizens or residents12500 ZAR / year≈ 12500 ZAR / year
Funding
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