Handbook

There is a more recent version of this academic item available.

Overview

This course covers financial risk management from a FinTech perspective culminating into a specific area of insurance, InsurTech. Financial risk management is prone to tech disruption. This course begins with financial theories related to pricing, hedging and risk management followed by a deep-dive into practical mechanics of applied risk management case-studies and relevant academic research. The second part of the course is aimed at exploring a specific field, insurance. Guest speakers will be asked to highlight specific areas prone to disruption across insurance specializations. Knowledge of technologies used in InsurTech is becoming of ever-increasing importance for market practitioners and ultimately customers to comprehend. The course elevates the notion that it is the core financial risk management theories that drive technological change in addition to pure technological advacement. The course concludes with a critical assessment and analysis of one InsurTech company from a financial risk management standpoint.

Delivery

Fully online - Intensive

Please note that the above delivery information is an indication on how this course may be delivered within the year. Delivery mode(s) for each term can be viewed on other sources such as myUNSW and class timetable site.

This Handbook is a comprehensive catalogue of our offerings and includes courses that can be taken to satisfy program requirements irrespective as to their availability for a particular year. Availability of courses is best checked using filters on this site or on the class timetable site.

Fees

Type	Amount
Commonwealth Supported Students (if applicable)	$1813
Domestic Students	$4410
International Students	$6030

Disclaimer

Where a fee is displayed as “Not Applicable”, including some Work Experience and UNSW Canberra courses, please contact the relevant Faculty for any enquiry.

Note that the University reserves the right to vary student fees in line with relevant legislation. The fee information is provided as a guide and more specific information about fees, including policy, can be found here.

Commonwealth Supported Students:

Please refer to the information about new Student Contribution band classifications. Note that grandfathering arrangements are applicable for some cohorts of students, and other special arrangements apply for a limited number of programs. The Field of Education displayed on the right-hand side of this page may be applicable in understanding which fee rate will apply to you.

Where a Commonwealth Supported fee is displayed it does not guarantee that such places are available.

Pre-2019 Handbook Editions

Access past handbook editions (2018 and prior)

InsurTech and Financial Risk Management

ZZBU8510