Odisha CHSE +2 Vocational Insurance study plan
Odisha CHSE +2 Vocational Insurance · Give each week a clear focus.
8 weeks · About 6 hours per week
Introduction to Insurance and Risk Management & Insurance Contract Principles and Legal Framework
Define risk and distinguish pure risk from speculative risk, giving two Indian examples of each
Explain the five methods of handling risk (avoidance, retention, transfer, reduction, sharing) and match each to an insurance or non-insurance example
Describe insurable interest and state how it differs for life insurance versus property insurance under Indian practice
Identify the parties, essentials and standard clauses of an insurance contract, and explain the principle of utmost good faith with a non-disclosure example
Differentiate indemnity, subrogation and contribution, and show with a small numerical example how contribution works between two policies
Your checkpoint
A one-page handwritten concept map linking risk-handling methods to the seven principles of insurance, plus 20 self-made definition flashcards
Introduction to Insurance and Risk Management & Insurance Contract Principles and Legal Framework
Apply the doctrine of proximate cause to three short accident scenarios and justify the nearest efficient cause
Classify the legal features of an insurance contract (aleatory, unilateral, conditional, contract of adhesion) with one line of reasoning each
Summarise the effect of the Indian Contract Act, 1872 essentials on policy validity, including capacity and free consent
Explain how a warranty differs from a representation and what breach of warranty does to a claim
Draft five short answer responses (about 60 words each) on principles of insurance in exam format
Your checkpoint
A timed 30-minute mock answer sheet covering 10 short questions from Domains 1 and 2, self-marked against the textbook
Life Insurance Products and Practice & Underwriting, Rating and Policy Documentation
Compare term, whole life, endowment and money-back plans on premium level, maturity benefit and survival benefit
Explain the roles of the proposal form, medical examination, moral hazard assessment and standard/ substandard risk classification in life underwriting
List the documents required at maturity and at death claim, and state who may claim in each case
Compute a simple premium illustration using mortality, interest and expense loading concepts, showing each step
Describe nomination and assignment under the Insurance Act, 1938, and explain how a nominee's position differs from an assignee's
Your checkpoint
A comparison table of four life insurance plans with a worked premium illustration and a one-page note on nomination versus assignment
General Insurance Products and Practice & Underwriting, Rating and Policy Documentation
Classify general insurance into fire, marine, motor, health, crop and liability, and state the sum insured basis used in each
Explain the difference between indemnity-based and benefit-based general insurance products with two examples
Apply rating factors to a motor and a fire risk, listing at least five factors for each
Describe the structure of a policy schedule, the operative clause and the exclusions section
Explain no-claim bonus, deductibles and depreciation in the context of motor and health policies
Your checkpoint
A full model policy file for a chosen general insurance product: schedule, coverage, exclusions and claim procedure, written in exam-style prose
Claims Management and Settlement & Insurance Intermediaries, Agency and Distribution
Outline the claim process from intimation to settlement for life, motor and health claims, naming each step and document
Explain the role of the surveyor and loss assessor and the circumstances in which survey is mandatory
Distinguish repudiation from rejection and from short settlement, and state the grounds commonly used
Describe the functions of an agent, a corporate agent, a broker and an insurer's own distribution channel
Explain the duties of an agent under the IRDAI (Insurance Agents) Regulations and the commission rules in outline
Your checkpoint
A claim settlement flow chart for three product lines plus a 200-word note on the agent's duties and commission entitlement
Regulatory and Statutory Environment (IRDAI and Allied Law) & Customer Service, Ethics and Grievance Redressal
Summarise the objectives and functions of IRDAI and list four of its regulatory instruments
Explain the grievance redressal route from the insurer's Grievance Redressal Officer to IRDAI and then to the Insurance Ombudsman, stating the monetary limits in outline
Describe the policyholder's right to free look and the time limit for exercising it
Apply the code of conduct for agents to five given situations and state the ethical course of action
Explain the consequences of mis-selling and the importance of suitability in product recommendation
Your checkpoint
A one-page grievance redressal roadmap with escalation stages, time limits and a short ethics case analysis
Basic Accounting, Office Practice and Entrepreneurship in Insurance
Prepare a simple premium register and commission statement for a hypothetical agent
Explain the accounting entries for premium received, claim paid and commission earned using basic double entry
Describe office routines in an insurance agency: record keeping, renewal follow-up and customer data handling
Identify three business opportunities in insurance distribution and outline a one-page business idea with start-up costs
Explain the importance of persistency and renewal income to an agency's viability
Your checkpoint
A one-page agency business plan with a sample premium register, commission calculation and start-up cost estimate
Introduction to Insurance and Risk Management & Insurance Contract Principles and Legal Framework & Life Insurance Products and Practice & General Insurance Products and Practice & Underwriting, Rating and Policy Documentation & Claims Management and Settlement & Insurance Intermediaries, Agency and Distribution & Regulatory and Statutory Environment (IRDAI and Allied Law) & Customer Service, Ethics and Grievance Redressal & Basic Accounting, Office Practice and Entrepreneurship in Insurance
Revise all ten domains using the flashcards and concept maps built in earlier weeks
Solve one full-length timed mock paper under exam conditions and mark it against the textbook
List every wrong or skipped answer and map it back to its domain
Re-read the five weakest topics and write a fresh 60-word answer for each
Practise numerical items on premium, commission and claim settlement until each is completed without error
Your checkpoint
A complete timed mock paper with a written error log, domain-wise accuracy percentages and a final one-page revision sheet
Milestones
Week 2: Score at least 70% on a self-set 20-question test drawn only from Domains 1 and 2, and explain proximate cause correctly in two of three scenarios
Week 4: Produce a complete model policy file and correctly answer 8 of 10 questions on underwriting and rating factors
Week 6: Draw the grievance redressal escalation path from memory with correct stages and time limits, and score at least 65% on a 25-question test covering Domains 6 to 9
Week 8: Score at least 60% on the full-length mock paper, with no domain below 50% accuracy and every error logged with a corrective note