Skip to main content

Learn the analysis methods needed to assess the financials of insurance companies

Professional Certificate in
Financial Analysis of Insurance Companies
NYIF

What you will learn

  • Describe major industry trends and challenges.
  • Explain the insurance industry's regulatory environment.
  • Describe the operating cycle of an insurance company.
  • Compare and contrast statutory and U.S. GAAP accounting.
  • Describe the impairment tests for invested assets.
  • Differentiate between loss reserves, policy reserves, UPR, and IBNR reserves.
  • Identify the components of an insurer's capital and surplus.
  • Describe the nature and purpose of reinsurance.
  • Identify the key elements of risk transfer in a reinsurance agreement.
  • Conduct ratio analysis to assess an insurer's financial condition and results.
  • Explain the methodologies used by rating agencies.
  • Describe the key components of the NAIC's risk-based capital (RBC) formula.
  • Identify the warning signs of an insurer experiencing financial distress.
  • Predict how changes in key variables might affect an insurer's financial results.
  • Describe how insurance companies manage financial risk.
  • Describe the impact of international accounting (IFRS) on the insurance industry.
  • Refresh your knowledge of key insurance terms and concepts.
Expert instruction
3 skill-building courses
Self-paced
Progress at your own speed
2 months
1 - 2 hours per week
Discounted price: $495
Pre-discounted price: $550USD
For the full program experience

Courses in this program

  1. NYIF's Financial Analysis of Insurance Companies Professional Certificate

Meet your instructor
from New York Institute of Finance (NYIF)

Jack Farmer
Instructor
New York Institute of Finance

Experts from NYIF committed to teaching online learning

Enrolling Now

Discounted price: $495
Pre-discounted price: $550USD
3 courses in 2 months
Pursue the Program

Also in Economics & Finance at edX

Propelling

Drive your career forward with university-backed credit programs and verified certificates

Convenient

Study and demonstrate knowledge on your schedule

Flexible

Try a course before you pay

Supportive

Learn with university partners and peers from around the world