Please contact https://www.zhaw.ch/en/sml/institutes-centres/iri/continuing-education/ or The Institutes if you want to study this program.

Primary Insurance Coverages is one oft he assigned courses in Associate in Reinsurance (ARe) designation program. The purpose of this course is to provide students with a broad understanding of the property and liability loss exposures faced by most individuals and organizations and the corresponding types of personal and commercial insurance that can be used to cover those loss exposures.

The participants get to know the US insurance solutions and see the differences between the US and the Swiss market. The knowledge of insurance solutions will be broadened. This allows a systematic comparison of contracts. The understanding of technical differences between the different insurance coverages will increase. 

Benefits

• Primary Insurance Coverages makes part of the Diploma Associate in Reinsurance
• boadening your view on coverages in the US Market
• strengthen your language skill and knowledge of the terminology used for the different aspects of insurance
• support customer loyalty with an enhanced understanding of personal insurance and common policy provisions
• effectively manage complicated coverage issues with in-depth knowledge of the personal auto policy
• sets yourself apart as a trusted professional with a solid framework in mind of property and liability coverages with an international view
• preparing for further studies in reinsurance

Targetgroup

• Risk management and reinsurance professionals
• International brokers
• Young Underwriter employees

ARe 143 Topics

• Overview of personal insurance
• Personal auto insurance 
• Homeowners property insurance
• Homeowners liability insurance and personal umbrella insurance
• Commercial property insurance
• Business income insurance
• Commercial general liability insurance
• Commercial auto insurance
• Workers compensation and employers liability insurance
• Businessowners insurance and specialty coverages

Timeframe

Due to the fact that people targeting the ARe Diploma have usually an already existing knowledge of insurance coverages we offer this module exclusively in self study. Thanks to the well structured material we are confident that this will be sufficiently supportive to pass the exam. Please plan to study around 4-7 hours (1 chapter) per week. Additional time one needs to set aside for preparing the exam and getting the complete overview and training for the full material.
 

Learning Design

Self-study (we can arrange study groups if you wish)

Course material:

• Text book and course guide can be ordered over the IIS

Exam

online only

Certificate

electronical Certificate after passing the Module ARe 143 Primary Insurance Coverages successfully

Cost

Books: ca. CHF 466.00* Old price, contact The Institutes for details.

Exam: ca. CHF 305.00* Old price, contact The Institutes for details.