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Reinsurance Principles and Practices Training

SAQA US 243166 | NQF 5 | Credits 6 | Duration 3 Days
From $967 per delegate

Description

This course equips learners with a comprehensive understanding of reinsurance principles and practices, including risk transfer mechanisms, treaty and facultative reinsurance, and the regulatory environment. Participants will develop the ability to analyze reinsurance structures and apply them in real-world scenarios to manage insurer risk effectively.

Learning Outcomes

  • Demonstrate understanding of the fundamental principles and purposes of reinsurance.
  • Distinguish between treaty and facultative reinsurance and their respective applications.
  • Analyze proportional and non-proportional reinsurance structures, including quota share and excess of loss.
  • Evaluate the role of reinsurance in risk management and capital optimization.
  • Apply reinsurance concepts to case studies and practical scenarios.
  • Interpret key clauses in reinsurance contracts and regulatory requirements.

Target Audience

This course is designed for insurance professionals, underwriters, claims handlers, risk managers, and finance staff seeking to deepen their knowledge of reinsurance operations.

Prerequisites

None — open enrollment. However, a basic understanding of insurance principles is recommended.

Course Outline

Day 1: Foundations of Reinsurance

Objectives:
• Understand the purpose and functions of reinsurance.
• Distinguish between different types of reinsurance structures.
• Identify key parties and terminology in reinsurance.
• Explain the role of reinsurance in risk management.
• Describe the regulatory environment for reinsurance in South Africa.

Topics:
• Definition and purpose of reinsurance
• Historical development of reinsurance
• Key players: ceding company, reinsurer, broker
• Types of reinsurance: facultative vs treaty
• Proportional vs non-proportional reinsurance
• Reinsurance terminology: retention, cession, limit, deductible
• Risk management and capital relief
• Regulatory framework: SAQA, FSCA, Solvency Assessment and Management (SAM)

Day 2: Reinsurance Structures and Pricing

Objectives:
• Differentiate between proportional and non-proportional treaties.
• Calculate basic reinsurance premiums and recoveries.
• Understand the role of reinsurance intermediaries.
• Analyze the impact of reinsurance on insurer financials.
• Evaluate different reinsurance program designs.

Topics:
• Proportional treaties: quota share, surplus share
• Non-proportional treaties: excess of loss, stop loss
• Pricing methods: burning cost, exposure rating, experience rating
• Reinsurance program design: layers, limits, retention levels
• Role of reinsurance brokers and intermediaries
• Reinsurance contract clauses: follow the fortunes, arbitration, insolvency
• Accounting for reinsurance: ceded premiums, recoveries, commissions
• Case studies on treaty structures

Day 3: Advanced Applications and Industry Practice

Objectives:
• Apply reinsurance principles to real-world scenarios.
• Evaluate emerging trends such as alternative capital.
• Understand claims handling and dispute resolution.
• Analyze the impact of reinsurance on solvency and capital management.
• Develop a basic reinsurance program for a hypothetical insurer.

Topics:
• Claims management in reinsurance
• Dispute resolution and arbitration
• Reinsurance and enterprise risk management
• Emerging trends: insurance-linked securities, catastrophe bonds, sidecars
• Impact of Solvency Assessment and Management (SAM) on reinsurance
• Reinsurance market cycles and dynamics
• Ethical considerations and professional standards
• Group exercise: designing a reinsurance program

Practicals

No practicals for this training.

This course is made up of exercises and case studies delivered alongside the theory — no separate practical sessions are required to complete it.

Summatives

Each delegate is assessed continuously throughout the course and a final summative test at the end.

Daily Exercises — 30%

Every training day ends with a multiple-choice exercise scored out of 100%. The scores from each daily exercise are averaged across the duration of the course to produce a Daily Average mark, which contributes 30% to the final total.

Final Test — 70%

On the last day a final summative test is written. It is a multiple-choice paper with multiple-answer questions: each question may have more than one correct option, and a single wrong selection on a question marks the entire question wrong — no partial credit. The final test is scored out of 100% and contributes 70% to the overall mark.

Final Total
Component Out of Weight
Daily Average (multiple choice) 100% 30%
Final Test (multi-answer multiple choice) 100% 70%
Final Total 100%

All marks are recorded on the AATICD LMS and visible to each learner under their account.

Certificate

Certificate of Completion

Awarded to delegates who achieve an overall mark of 50% or higher on the Final Total (Daily Average 30% + Final Test 70%).

How it works
  • Certificates are auto-generated on the AATICD LMS as soon as the marks pass the 50% threshold.
  • Each certificate is a branded PDF with the delegate's name, the course title, the unit standard ID, NQF level, credits, and the date of issue.
  • You can download or print your certificate from your LMS dashboard at any time after issue — there's no reissue fee and no expiry date.
  • If you scored under 50% you can sit the final test again at the next scheduled session at no extra cost.
Where to find it

Sign in to the LMS, open your dashboard, and your certificates appear under My Certificates. Each entry has a View / Download button and a print option.

Training Discounts

Group discounts apply automatically — the more delegates you enrol, the greater the saving. Discounts are calculated at 3% per 5 delegates, scaling up to 40% off for 100+ delegates.

Delegates Discount
5 3% off
10 6% off
15 9% off
20 12% off
25 15% off
30 18% off
50 30% off
75 35% off
100 40% off

3% discount per 5 delegates, up to 40% off for 100+ delegates. Contact us for a custom group quote.

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5 3% off
10 6% off
15 9% off
20 12% off
25 15% off
30 18% off
50 30% off
75 35% off
100 40% off

3% off per 5 delegates, up to 40% for 100+

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