Primary Instructor 

Kevin Oates

A longtime veteran of the insurance industry, Kevin's industry background includes executive financial positions with holding companies, underwriting organizations; and a reinsurance intermediary. In 1988, he co-founded a consulting firm, which was subsequently merged into an international network. Currently he is an independent consultant and instructor conducting in-house and open enrollment training for Wall Street and industry firms.

As a teacher, his experience includes positions as adjunct instructor of accounting at Queens College, Rutgers University, and as an instructor at the New York College of Insurance.

Kevin is a graduate of New York University, and received an MBA in Corporate Finance from Rutgers University. He is a Fellow of the Life Management Institute (FLMI), and holds the Associate in Reinsurance (ARE), and Associate in Insurance Accounting and Finance (AIAF) designation from the Insurance Institute of America. He is the author of the Reinsurance Accounting Chapter of the Strain Reinsurance Textbook and a contributing author to the NAIC Receiver's Handbook.