Course 01: Introduction to Reinsurance

The origin of insurance and reinsurance can be traced back to the age when the idea of mutual aid as well as trade by barter were propagated. Then, if a member of the community suffered loss, such as the destruction of the house, or the loss of crops, family and friends would help the individual to rebuild the house, or provide food or seeds to ensure survival – if such resources were available. However, as economies evolved, the concept was formalized.

Reinsurance is the insurance of insurers. In this Reinsurance course, you are introduced to its principles and applications. You study the main types of reinsurance and their contribution to and importance in maintaining a stable insurance industry. This course requires you to have a strong basic understanding of property, liability and automobile insurance.

This interactive course provides an overview of the development of the reinsurance market necessary to understand current practice, giving delegates an insight into the key issues facing the market today and in

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  • Course 02: Intermediate Reinsurance Course

    This course reiterates excerpts from the introduction to Reinsurance course and further covers the key elements of reinsurance methods and practices including the application of facultative and treaty business and the considerations made when transacting reinsurance and underwriting proportional and non-proportional treaties.

    This interactive course delves deeper into reinsurance practices, necessary market information, giving delegates an insight into the key issues facing the market today and in the future.

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  • Course 03: Designing a Reinsurance Programme

    The objective of this course is to build on the knowledge gained in the previous two courses (basic and intermediate) to enable one to design a reinsurance programme. The course utilizes the principles and application of Reinsurance learnt earlier and further delves into the “mixing and matching” that makes up the decision-making process in successful reinsurance program design.

    This interactive course supports those involved in designing, placing or underwriting reinsurance programmes seeking a better understanding of the processes involved in planning and implementing a reinsurance programme.

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  • Course 04: Basic Technical Reinsurance Accounting

    Reinsurance may be a relatively simple concept to grasp. However, at the operational level, some of its practices, especially on technical accounts, can be quite complex and difficult to comprehend. This is at least to the uninitiated, or those still new to reinsurance. Through lectures, exercises and discussions during this course, participants will acquire detailed technical and practical knowledge of how the technical accounts for Proportional and Non-Proportional Reinsurance Treaties and Facultative are prepared and processed.

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  • Course 05: Advanced Technical Reinsurance Accounting

    When a ceding company have an area where it requires non-proportional reinsurance, where losses are highly likely to occur and the number of losses may vary considerably from year to year, it becomes expedient that premium be calculated based on the burning cost of the treaty. This course opens the learner up to the intricate methods of calculating premium based on the conditions available in a reinsurance slip and treatment.

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  • Course 06: Introduction to Insurance and Reinsurance Claims

    This course is designed to develop a practical working knowledge of handling and managing insurance and reinsurance claims. Certain fundamentals of Insurance and Reinsurance claims management are covered which, when understood, will allow for consistent practice at the basic level.

    This online course equips the delegate with basic and foundational knowledge in insurance and reinsurance claims management.

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  • Course 07: Advanced Insurance and Reinsurance Claims

    This course serves as an advanced version of the introduction to insurance and reinsurance claims management course that is designed to develop a practical working knowledge of handling and managing insurance and reinsurance claims.

    This online course further delves into advanced techniques and practices in insurance and reinsurance claims management.

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  • Course 08: Introduction to Fire Insurance and Reinsurance

    In this course, delegates will be learning about various features of fire insurance, characteristics of fire insurance, terms & conditions applied to fire insurance, what aspects of fire insurance can be claimed, areas covered under fire insurance, what benefits are covered under fire insurance, tax exemption policies, various other benefits attached to fire insurance are covered.

    Delegates will gain a deeper understanding of the clauses and provisions of the Standard Fire Policy and discuss issues related to those provisions. It also allows delegates to work on typical cases of fire insurance.

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  • Course 09: Advanced Fire Insurance and Reinsurance

    This course aims to equip the delegates with all the skills needed by a fully-functional fire underwriter. It features an in-depth discussion of allied perils, business interruption, rate-making, surveying, loss adjustment and fire protection devices.

    Delegates will gain a deeper understanding of the clauses and provisions of the Standard Fire Policy and discuss issues related to those provisions. It also allows delegates to work on typical cases of fire insurance.

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  • Course 10: Marine Hull Insurance and Reinsurance

    The major aspects of marine hull insurance are covered including ship-owners liabilities, exclusions and limitations. Delegates are given an in-depth insight into the clauses that apply to hull insurance, a practical consideration of underwriting broking problems and hull claims.

    The course communicates policies regarding marine hull insurance and reinsurance and how they work in practice.

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  • Course 11: Marine Hull and the other Marine Cargo

    The major aspects of marine hull insurance are covered including ship-owners liabilities, exclusions and limitations. Delegates are given an in-depth insight into the clauses that apply to hull insurance, a practical consideration of underwriting broking problems and hull claims.

    The course communicates policies regarding marine hull insurance and reinsurance and how they work in practice.

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  • Course 12: Basic Liability Insurance and Reinsurance

    The ever changing legal environment and the increasing complexity of business processes of our environment require constant training of people responsible for the evaluation of liability exposures and decisions made in terms and conditions of liability policies.

    In addition to this, employees of insurance companies, underwriting agencies, reinsurers and brokers also face tougher requirements from governmental authorities, auditing companies, financial institutions or reinsurers and this will continue for the foreseeable future.

    This course is designed for staff in the insurance industry, including risk managers, actuaries and government officials who have to comment or decide on liability exposures and insurance issues within their organisations.

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  • Course 13: Advanced Liability Insurance & Reinsurance

    An intensive and highly interactive course designed to take delegates from basic to advanced in-depth knowledge of liability insurance and reinsurance business.

    It touches on liability risks facing businesses and the effective management of these risks with insurance. Practical application of liability insurance to pure risk exposures, including motor vehicle liability, professional and general liability, environmental liability, employment practices and workers’ compensation, and fiduciary liability.

    Using a mixture of lectures and practical exercises, delegates develop solutions to some of the more complex issues that arise today in the liability insurance market and then discuss the effects of the solutions they propose.

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  • Course 14: Leadership and Management

    1:  Leadership – Concept and Clarification and Overview

    2:  Self – Organization, Personal Effectiveness and Productivity Session

    3:  Creativity and Innovation

    4:  Effective Communication & Interpersonal Skills

    5:  Workplace Etiquette

    6:  Four Pillars of Emotional Intelligence Session

    7: Working Successfully with the Manager

    8: Delivering Extraordinary Performance

    9: Critical Thinking, Problem Solving and Decision Making

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