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Canyon College

online Insurance Law course at Canyon College

Course Syllabus: Insurance Law


Course Title:
Department:
Instructor: 		IRM352 - Insurance Law
Business Administration
Nancy Farias, Juris Doctorate, MS, BA Email | Vita

Required Text: Online Bookstore

The Legal Environment of Risk Management and Insurance. Mallor et al. McGraw- Hill. 2000. ISBN #: 0074378732

Course Description:

In this course, students will learn the basic legal concepts in order to understand potential legal pitfalls and to anticipate and forestall problems involved in insurance law.

Course requirements:

The final grade will be based on a comprehensive reading and answering of Case Questions as well as end of chapter questions on a weekly basis (70%) and on a final ten-page research paper based on an aspect of the book (30%) due at the end of the class.

Focus of the class:

We will discuss each chapter in the following order. Please answer all questions. Although no page limitation is required, please double-space all submissions.

Week 1
Chapter 1 – The Nature of Law
Assignment:
Ethical and Public Policy Concerns (EPPC) – question 2
Problem Cases (PC) – questions 2-4
Chapter 2 – The Resolution of Private Disputes
Assignment:
EPPC - Question 1
Problems – 4 and 6
Chapter 3 – Business and the Constitution
Assignment:
EPPC – 2a
Problems – 2 and 10
Week 2
Chapter 4 – Crimes
Assignment:
EPPC – Question 1
Chapter 5 – Intentional Torts
Assignment:
EPPC – Question 1
Problem Cases – Question 5 and Question 10
Chapter 6 – Negligence and Strict Liability
Assignment:
EPPC – Question 2 OR Question 3
Problem Cases – Question 4 and Question 8
Chapter 7 – Product Liability
Assignment:
EPPC – Question 3
Week 3
Chapter 8 – Introduction to Contracts
Assignment:
EPPC – Question 3
Problem Cases – Question 6 and Question 10
Chapter 9 – The Agreement; Offer
Assignment:
EPPC – Question 3
Problem Cases – Question 2
Chapter 10 – The Agreement; Acceptance
Assignment:
EPPC – Question 1
Problem Cases – Question 2
Chapter 11 – Consideration
Assignment:
EPPC – Question 1
Problem Cases – Question 3 and Question 6
Week 4
Chapter 12 – Reality of Consent
Assignment:
EPPC – Question 3
Problem Cases – Question 4 and Question 6
Chapter 13 - Illegality
Assignment:
EPPC – Question 2
Problem Cases – Question 2 and Question 9
Chapter 14 – Writing
Assignment:
EPPC – Question 2
Problem Cases – Question 4 and Question 9
Week 5
Chapter 15 – Rights of Third Parties
Assignment:
EPPC – Question 2
Problem Cases – Question 2 and Question 7
Chapter 16 – Performance and Remedies
Assignment:
EPPC – Question 1
Problem Cases – Question 4 and Question 7
Chapter 17 – Formation and Terms of Sales Contracts
Assignment:
EPPC – Question 1
Problem Cases – Question 3 and Question 4
Week 6
Chapter 20 – Personal Property and Bailments
Assignment:
EPPC – Question 1
Chapter 21 – Real property
Assignment:
EPPC – Question 1
Problem Cases – Question 3 and Question 10
Chapter 22 – Landlord and Tenant
Assignment:
EPPC – Question 3
Problem Cases – Question 2 and Question 9
Week 7
Chapter 28 – Introduction to Forms of Business and Formation of Partnerships
Assignment:
EPPC – Question 2
Problem Cases – Question 2 and Question 8
Chapter 29 – Limited Partnerships and Limited Liability Companies
Assignment:
EPPC – Question 4
Problem Cases – Question 1 and Question 5
Chapter 30 – History and Nature of Corporations
Assignment:
EPPC – Question 1
Problem Cases – Question 1 and Question 8
Week 8
Chapter 31 – Organization and Financial Structure of Corporations
Assignment:
EPPC – Question 2
Problem Cases – Question 2 and Question 11
Chapter 32 – Management of Corporations
Assignment:
EPPC – Question 1
Chapter 33 – Shareholders’ Rights and Liabilities
Assignment:
EPPC – Question 2

 


Assignments must be completed on a weekly basis as set forth above. Please submit them by Sunday night of each week.

Academic Dishonesty:

Any form of academic dishonestly is regarded as a very serious violation of college regulations. Any student suspected of engaged in such action will be subject to the full set of procedures set forth by the college.