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Code: 3.3.1 · Children and youth

Choosing insurance

Descriptors

Knowledge

What you can do at this level

  • Kage:6-10

    Understands the concept of insurance and how it works

  • Kage:11-15

    Realises that cost of insurance will be higher when risk is higher

  • Kage:16-18

    Understands and can compare different ways to increase one’s financial resilience (e.g. buying insurance, keeping sufficient precautionary savings or access to emergency funds)

  • Kage:16-18digitalbecoming-an-adult

    Aware of available reliable digital tools to compare and make decisions on insurance products.

  • Kage:16-18becoming-an-adult

    Understands when mandatory insurance needs to be taken by oneself or by a third party (e.g. one’s employer)

  • Kage:16-18

    Understands the concepts of policy premium and insurance claim

Skill

What you can do at this level

  • Sage:11-15

    Can distinguish between the different types of public and private insurance (car insurance, health insurance, travel insurance, natural disaster insurance etc.)

  • Sage:16-18becoming-an-adult

    Chooses between different insurance products based on relevant criteria (e.g. type of insurance, costs) and provides complete and accurate information when applying for insurance

  • Sage:16-18becoming-an-adult

    Analyses the proposed insurance coverage when taking an insurance

  • Sage:16-18becoming-an-adult

    Takes into account the conditions and coverage of insurance that would apply when applying for a job (e.g. for summer job)

Learning outcome types
K — What you need to know: theoretical understanding and factual information.
S — What you can do: practical and technical abilities.