Curriculum and Syllabus for Classes XI & XII

Insurance

CLASS XI

One Paper 3 Hours 100 Marks
Units Unitwise Weightage Marks
1. Introduction 15
2. Contract of Insurance 20
3. Fundamental Principles of Insurance 30
4. Kinds of Contract 15
5. Underwriting of Insurance 5
6. Claims 5
7. Salesmaship and Services 10
 

Units

1. Introduction 15 Marks
  (a) Risks  
  (b) Concept of risks  
  (c) Classification of risks  
  (d) Method of handling risks  
  (c) Risk and insurance  
  (f) Functions of insurance  
  (g) Scope Of insurance  
  (h) Brief history of life, fire and marine  

2. Contract of Insurance  20 Marks
  (a) Definition  
  (b) Essentials  
  (c) Kinds of insurance contract  
  (d) Types of Insurance organisation in India  

3. Fundamental Principles of Insurance 30 Marks
  (a) Basic Principles ; -Utmost good faith  
      -Insurable Interest
    -Indemnity
   -Subrogation
   -Contribution
   -Causa Proxirna
 
  (b) Co-insurance  
  (c) Re-insurance  
  (d) Mitigation of Loss-Attachment of Risk  

4. Kinds of Contract 15 Marks
  (a) Valid Contract
(b) Void and Voidable Contracts
(c) Contingent Contract
(d) Wagering Contract
 

5. Underwriting of Insurance 5 Marks
  (a) Meaning
(b) Procedure
(c) Proposal for cover note
(d) Certificate of Insurance
(e) Renewal procedure
(f) Premium
 

6. Claim 5 Marks
  (a) Meaning
(b) Factors to be Considered
(c) Arbitration Procedure
(d) Methods of settlement
 

7. Salesmanship and Services 10 Marks
  (a) Meaning
(b) Qualities of a salesman
(c) Phases of salesmanship
(d) Techniques Of selling
(e) Method s Of convassing
(f) Servicing
 

Books Recommended
1. General Insurance for Class XI by the CBSE
2. A Textbook Of Insurance by Janardhan, Rao and
Prabhu Dutta published by Durga Pustak Bhandar

CLASS XII

One Paper 3 Hours 100 Marks

Units Unitwise Weightage Marks
1. Introduction to General Insurance  5
2. Fire Insurance 25
3. Marine Insurance 25
4. Miscellaneous Insurance : 40
  (a) Motor Vehicle Act and Motor Insurance 8  
  (b) Insurance of Persosn 8  
  (c) Insurance of Property 8  
  (d) Insurance of  liability and interest 8  
  (e) Package Policy 8  
5. Simple Case Problems 5
  -Fire Insurance  
  -Marine Insurance  
   
 Units
 
1. Introduction to General Insurance 5 Marks
  (a) Growth of General Insurance
(b) Functions of Insurance
 

2. Fire Insurance 25 Marks
  (a) Meaning and its importance
  (b) Fundamental Principles of Fire Insurance
  (c) Special perils
  Kinds of Policies
  (a) Valued and valuable policies
(b) Specific policy
(c) Excess policy
(d) Stock declaration policy
(e) Floating Policy
(f) Comprehensive policy
(g) Consequential Loss Policy
( h) Average Policy
(i) Building in course of construction
  Procedure of Effecting and Settlement
  (a) Procedure of effecting a fire policy
(b) Procedure for settlement of claims

3. Marine Insurance 25 Marks
  (a) Meaning and importance
(b) Subject matter of marine insurance
(c) Fundamental Principles
(d) Warranties
 
  Type of Policies  
  (a) Voyage policy
(b) Time policy
(c) Mixed policy
(d) Floating policy
(c) Cargo policy
(f) Blanket policy
(g) Freight policy
(h) Valued and unvalued policies
(i) . Single vessel and Fleet policies
(j) Declaration policy
(k) Port risk policy
 
    Effecting a Marine insurance policy Marine losses and its classification Recovery and claim Procedures Settlement of marine insurance claims  

4. Miscellaneous Insurance 40 Marks
  (A) Motor Vehicle Act and Motor Insurance
(a) Motor Vehicle Act, 1939
(b) Scope
(c) Types of Motor Vehicles
(d) Type of policies
(e) Motor accident claims
(f) Tribunals
 
  (B) Insurance of Persons
(a) Personal Accident (PA)
(b). Gramin Accident Scheme (GAS)
(c) Janatha Personal Accident (JPA)
(d) Personal accident for school going children
(e) Group personal accident insurance
 
  (C) Insurance of Property:
(a) Burglary Insurance and its different types
(b) Baggage Insurance
(c) Money-in-Transit Insurance
(d) All risk policy
 
  (D) Insurance of Liability and
 Interest :
(a) Public Liability
(h) Professional indemnity
(c) Different types of fidelity guarantee
(d) Worker' Compensation Insurance
 
  (E) Paakage Policy:
(a) Domestic Multi-risk Insurance
(b) Traders' Combined Insurance
(c) Bankers' Blanket Policy
(d) Jewellers' Block Insurance
 

5. Simple Case Problems 5 Marks
  (a) On Fire Insurance
(b) On Marine Insurance
 

Books Recommended

1. A Textbook of Insurance by Janardan Rao and Prabhu Dutta Dass, published by Durga Pustak Bbaiidar.
2. Principles and Practices of insurance by G. Panda published by Kalyani Publishers, N. D.