教學大綱 Syllabus

科目名稱：英美保險案例分析

Course Name: Anglo-American Insurance and Law Cases
  • 學年學期：112-1 Fall Semester, 2023
  • 科目代碼：358074001 Course No.358074001

修別：必

Type of Credit: Required

3.0

學分數

Credit(s)

20

預收人數

Number of Students

課程資料Course Details
  • 開課單位：風管碩一、風管碩二 Course Department:Risk Management and Insurance/M/1&2
  • 授課老師：陳俊元 Instructor: CHEN CHUN-YUAN
  • 先修科目：無Prerequisite(N/A)
  • 上課時間：一D56 Session: mon13-16

課程簡介Course Description

This course aims to equip students with fundamental understanding of Anglo-American Insurance Law and Cases.

核心能力分析圖 Core Competence Analysis Chart

能力項目說明

    課程目標與學習成效Course Objectives & Learning Outcomes

    The course will begin with brief introduction to legal research and citation. This will provide students with basic tools and techniques to develop their case briefs and comments. Then, we will cover major issues of Anglo-American insurance law and important cases. By the end of the semester, students should understand the basic ideas and frameworks of Anglo-American insurance law. Then, students should be able to do legal research efficiently and to analyze cases properly. 

    The course has no specific prerequisites for international students. International graduate students are highly welcome as long as they are able to show passion and enthusiasm for the course. 
     

    每周課程進度與作業要求 Course Schedule & Requirements

    教學週次Course Week 彈性補充教學週次Flexible Supplemental Instruction Week 彈性補充教學類別Flexible Supplemental Instruction Type

     

     

    課程主題

    Topic

    課程內容與指定閱讀

    Content and Reading Assignment

    教學活動與作業

    Teaching Activities and Homework

    學習投入時間

    Student workload expectation

    課堂講授

    In-class Hours

    課程前後

    Outside-of-class Hours

    1

    Introduction and class organization
    1. SECV. Variable Annuity Ins. Co. 359 U. S. 65 (1959).

    Read cases and assignment before class

    3

    3

    2

    Insurance law and regulation
    1. Susan Randalla, Insurance Regulation in the United States: Regulatory Federalism and the National Association of Insurance Commissioners, 26 Fla. St. U. L. Rev. 625 (1999).

    Read cases and assignment before class

    3

    3

    3

    Interpretation
    1. Gaunt v. John Hancock Mut. Life Ins. Co. 160 F.2d 599 (1947).
    2. World trade center properties v. travelers indemnity co, 2002 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 9863, (S.D.N.Y. June 5, 2002).

    Read cases and assignment before class

    3

    3

    4

    Interpretation
    1. In re Deepwater Horizon, 470 S.W. 3d 452 (2015).

    Read cases and assignment before class

    3

    3

    5

    Waiver & estoppel
    1. Darner Motor Sales, Inc. v. Universal Underwriters Ins. Co. 140 Ariz. 383, 682 P.2d 388 (1984).
    2. Bible v. John Hancock Mut. Life Ins. Co. of Boston, Mass., 256 N.Y. 458 (1931).

    Read cases and assignment before class

    3

    3

    6

    Intermediaries
    1. Economy Fire & Cas. Co. v. Bassett, 170 Ill.App.3d 765 (1988)
    2. Emerson Electric Co. v. Marsh & McLennan 3Companies, 362 S3.W.3d 7 (2012).
    1. Union Labor Life Ins. Co. v. Pireno, 458 U.S. 119, 102 S. Ct. 3002, 73 L. Ed. 2d 647 (1982)

    3

    3

    7

    Misrepresentation & Disproportionate Forfeiture
    1. Pum v. Wisconsin Physicians Service Ins. Corp., 298 Wis.2d 497, 727 N.W.2d 346 (2006).
    2. Aetna Cas. and Sur. Co. v. Murphy, 206 Conn. 409, 538 A.2d 219 (1988)
    1. Atwater Creamery Co. v. Western Nat. Mut. Ins. Co. 366 N.W.2d 271 (1985)

    3

    3

    8

    Misrepresentation & Disproportionate Forfeiture
    1. Essex Insurance Company v. Galilee Medical Center SC, 988 F.Supp.2d 866 (2013).
    2. Principal Life Ins. Co. v. Locker Group, 869 F.Supp.2d 359 (2012).
    1. Amex Life Assurance Co. v. Superior Court, 14 Cal. 4th 1231, 930 P.2d 1264 (1997)

    3

    3

    9

    Damages
    1. Hangarter v. Provident Life and Acc. Ins. Co., 373 F.3d 998 (2004).
    2. State Farm Mut. Auto. Ins. Co. v. Campbell, 538 U.S. 408 (2003).
    1. Silberg v. California Life Ins. Co., 11 Cal. 3d 452, 521 P.2d 1103 (1974)

    3

    3

    10

    Life Insurance
    1. Metropolitan Life Ins. Co. v. Conway, 252 N.Y. 449 (1930).
    2. Allstate Life Ins. Co. v. Miller, 424 F.3d 1113 (2005).
    3. Grigsby v. Russell, 222 U.S. 149 (1911).
    1. Mayo v Hartford Life Ins Co

    3

    3

    11

    Property Insurance
    1. State Farm Fire and Cas. Co. v. Bongen, 925 P.2d 1042 (1996).
    2. Leonard v. Nationwide Mut. Ins. Co., 438 F.Supp.2d 684 (2006).
    3. Watson v. United Services Auto. Ass’n, 566 N.W.2d 683 (1997).
    1. State Farm Fire & Cas. Co. v. Bongen, 925 P.2d 1042 (Alaska 1996)

    3

    3

    12

    Subrogation
    1. Central Insurance Co. Ltd. v. Seacalf Shipping Corporation [1983] 2 Lloyd's Rep. 25.
    1. Great N. Oil Co. v. St. Paul Fire & Marine Ins. Co., 291 Minn. 97, 189 N.W.2d 404 (1971)

    3

    3

    13

    Subrogation
    1. Rimes v. State Farm Mut. Auto. Ins. Co.106 Wis.2d 263, 316 N.W.2d 348 (1982).

    Read cases and assignment before class

    3

    3

    14

    final presentation and case summary

    Final presentation and discussion

    Read cases and assignment before class

    3

    3

    15

    final presentation and case summary

    Final presentation and discussion

    Read cases and assignment before class

    3

    3

    16

    final presentation and case summary

    Final presentation and discussion

    Prepare for final presentation and discussion

    3

    3

    17

    final presentation and case summary/wrap-up/review

    Final presentation and discussion

    Prepare for final presentation and discussion

    3

    3

    18

    final presentation and case summary/wrap-up/review

    Final presentation and discussion

    Prepare for final presentation and discussion

    3

    3

    授課方式Teaching Approach

    80%

    講述 Lecture

    20%

    討論 Discussion

    0%

    小組活動 Group activity

    0%

    數位學習 E-learning

    0%

    其他： Others:

    評量工具與策略、評分標準成效Evaluation Criteria

    1. Attendance and participation（40%）

     

    1. Case brief and discussion leader（30%）

    Every student will be assigned several cases, for which you have to be well prepared, give a short summary, and lead the discussion in class. You are suggested to provide power point presentation to guide the discussion. All cases for this course will be assigned in the first meeting.

     

    1. Final presentation and case comment（30%）

    Final presentation and case comment are important for evaluation. Case comment follows standard rules. Students are free to select any case concerning Anglo-American insurance law – not limited to the cases you brief or cases in the text book. You should summarize and provide professional analysis of the case. The final paper should be submitted within one week after the end of this semester.

    指定/參考書目Textbook & References

    Insurance Law and Policy: Cases and Materials

    Tom Baker, Kyle D. Logue, Carolyn V. Williams

    Series: Aspen Casebook

    Publisher: Aspen Publishers; 5 edition (2021)

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