December 6-8, 2010

Downtown Conference Center, New York City

Insurance Valuation provides participants with the theoretical foundation and practical tools necessary to understand and overcome the particular challenges inherent in valuing insurance carriers.

Through a combination of lectures, case studies and hands-on applications, this course covers revenue streams, key measures of profitability and financial strength, and the variety of valuation techniques available in the sector, including market-based approaches, dividend discount modeling and actuarial appraisal. 

What participants learn to do:

• Identify and assess the fundamental measures of an insurer's profitability and financial strength
• Measure and value insurers using an Excel-based dividend discount model
• Effectively apply diverse valuation techniques
• Evaluate actuarial analyses, recognizing potential pitfalls and opportunities
• Assess the impact of regulatory changes on the industry and individual companies

Participants will leave this program with:

• New insight into key measures of profitability and financial strength of insurance companies
• A better understanding of multiple valuation techniques, including market-based, actuarial and dividend discount approaches

• Hands-on experience using an Excel-based dividend discount model
• An improved grasp of the actuarial appraisal process

Prerequisites
This program presumes a strong working knowledge of accounting and finance concepts as well as a basic familiarity with the insurance industry.