FINC 425 - International Insurance Markets (3)

This course is designed to expose students to the placement of insurance on an international level. Students will study the London market which is the home to many of the world’s leading insurers and reinsurers. The course involves an analysis of the mechanisms employed to transfer risk from main street USA exposures to ultimate risk bearers around the world. Students will also learn about the regulatory environments involved in the process. Students will study Lloyds of London, learn about their syndicate structure, brokers and underwriters and the underwriting floor, learn about wholesale excess and surplus and reinsurance brokering, and other various insurance intermediaries. Offered: Spring.