Advanced Reinsurance Certification Training

This is an immersive and practical training designed for insurance and reinsurance professionals seeking a deep, strategic understanding of reinsurance program design, pricing, contractual nuance and financial impact. Covering both property and liability reinsurance, this masterclass explores treaty structures, pricing models, capital management implications, complex claims handling, legal clauses and emerging risk transfer solutions such as parametric covers and insurance-linked securities (ILS). Participants will gain the analytical tools and industry insights needed to design robust reinsurance program, assess market cycles, navigate key contract language, and evaluate alternative risk-transfer options — all within the context of today’s dynamic reinsurance landscape.

Module 1 - Strategic Reinsurance Purchasing

• Why insurers buy reinsurance: capital, volatility, solvency, and earnings stabilisation
• Retention setting and alignment with risk appetite
• Choosing between proportional and non-proportional reinsurance solutions
• Evaluating reinsurer security and counterparty concentration risk



Module 2 - Programme Design: Property & Liability

• Treaty versus facultative reinsurance structures
• Quota share, surplus, excess-of-loss, and catastrophe covers
• Effective programme layering techniques
• Design considerations for short-tail versus long-tail lines
• Setting attachment points and coverage limits



Module 3 - Reinsurance Pricing & Actuarial Methods

• Exposure rating versus experience rating approaches
• Core catastrophe modelling concepts
• Rate-on-line (ROL), reinstatements, and capacity pricing
• Reserving, IBNR, and loss modelling considerations



Module 4 - Financial & Capital Impact

• Impact of reinsurance on solvency and regulatory capital relief
• Understanding PML, net retained volatility, and earnings impact
• Scenario analysis and stress testing
• Assessing the cost-benefit of alternative reinsurance structures



Module 5 - Key Clauses & Legal Considerations

• Follow-the-settlements versus follow-the-fortunes principles
• Aggregation wording: hours clauses and event definitions
• Claims cooperation and claims control clauses
• Special clauses for cyber, terrorism, and parametric covers
• Avoiding gaps in back-to-back contract structures



Module 6 - Reinsurance Claims Handling

• Claims recovery processes and documentation requirements
• Complex claims including clash, loss creep, and systemic events
• Aggregation disputes and common claims-handling pitfalls
• Case studies across property catastrophe, casualty, and cyber losses



Module 7 - Alternative Risk Transfer & ART Solutions

• Insurance-linked securities: cat bonds, collateralised reinsurance, and sidecars
• Parametric reinsurance and index-based triggers
• ART versus traditional reinsurance: advantages and limitations
• Regulatory considerations for non-traditional risk-transfer solutions



Module 8 - Future Trends & Market Outlook

• Climate risk and casualty inflation impacts
• Growth of cyber risk and systemic exposures
• Reinsurance capacity cycles and pricing outlook
• Technology, AI, automation, and data-driven underwriting
• Emerging reinsurance trends over the next decade



Learning Outcomes

• Understand and evaluate major reinsurance structures
• Design and assess effective property and liability reinsurance programmes
• Apply core pricing, modelling, and financial impact concepts
• Interpret and navigate key reinsurance clauses
• Handle complex reinsurance claims scenarios
• Compare traditional reinsurance with alternative risk-transfer solutions
• Anticipate future market developments

• Basic understanding of insurance or financial services concepts
• General familiarity with insurance products, underwriting or claims processes
• Exposure to risk management, actuarial, finance or legal functions (helpful but not required)
• No prior reinsurance structuring or pricing experience required

• Insurance and reinsurance professionals
• Underwriters, portfolio managers and pricing analysts
• Actuarial, risk management and capital management teams
• Claims, legal and contract management professionals
• Finance, solvency and regulatory reporting specialists
• Managers and executives involved in reinsurance purchasing and strategy

• 20 multiple-choice questions covering all course modules
• Passing requirement: at least 15 correct answers
• Two attempts allowed to achieve a passing score
• Certificate issued upon successful completion of the exam

Obtaining the Advanced Reinsurance Masterclass Certification with training provides professionals with both the theoretical foundations and practical skills needed to master complex reinsurance concepts, structures and strategies. This training goes beyond surface‑level knowledge by guiding participants through treaty design, facultative placements, proportional and non‑proportional arrangements, pricing and underwriting analytics, risk modelling and the practical mechanics of treaty administration. With structured exercises and real‑world case studies, learners build the competence to evaluate reinsurance solutions, negotiate terms, manage counterparty exposures, and support portfolio optimisation - skills that are highly valuable in insurance operations, risk management and capital modelling functions within carriers and global reinsurers.

From a career and financial perspective, combining this certification with hands‑on training can significantly enhance professional credibility, marketability and earning potential. Reinsurance expertise is in high demand in the insurance and financial services sectors, where professionals who understand capital relief, risk transfer optimisation and treaty structures can influence pricing, risk retention decisions and enterprise risk strategies. Depending on experience, role, and region, certified individuals such as Reinsurance Analysts, Treaty Underwriters, Risk & Capital Managers, or Reinsurance Strategists can command annual salaries in the range of $80,000 to $130,000+, with senior or specialised leadership positions in global markets often exceeding $150,000. By pairing a respected certification with practical training, participants not only validate their technical expertise but also position themselves for advancement into strategic roles that drive stronger risk outcomes and business value.

He is a seasoned reinsurance and risk management expert with extensive experience in structuring, analyzing and optimizing reinsurance solutions for complex portfolios. With deep industry knowledge across treaty and facultative arrangements, capital management and risk transfer mechanisms, he brings practical insights that help learners navigate real‑world reinsurance challenges. Known for his clear and engaging training style, he simplifies advanced concepts into actionable strategies that participants can apply immediately. His guidance equips professionals to strengthen reinsurance decision‑making, enhance risk mitigation practices and drive strategic value within their organizations.

By the end of this course, participants will be able to:

• Understand and evaluate the strategic rationale for reinsurance, including capital management, volatility reduction and solvency considerations.
• Differentiate between major reinsurance structures — proportional (quota share, surplus) and non-proportional (excess-of-loss, catastrophe) — and select the right design for specific portfolios.
• Design effective property and liability reinsurance programmes, including treaty layering, attachment points and coverage limits.
• Apply core pricing and actuarial techniques such as exposure rating, experience rating, catastrophe modelling and rate-on-line evaluations.
• Assess the financial and capital impact of reinsurance on regulatory capital relief, net retained volatility, earnings stability and stress scenarios.
• Interpret and navigate key reinsurance clauses and legal considerations, including follow-the-settlements/fortunes principles and aggregation definitions.
• Manage complex reinsurance claims processes, understanding documentation requirements, disputes, clash and loss creep challenges.
• Compare traditional reinsurance with alternative risk-transfer (ART) solutions such as cat bonds, parametric covers and ILS instruments.
• Anticipate future market trends and emerging risks — including climate change, cyber risk dynamics, pricing cycles and technology-driven underwriting innovations.