Insurance & Reinsurance Training
A structured, self-paced training platform for professionals entering the world of natural catastrophe risk, built on the frameworks used by leading (re)insurers at Lloyd's, Bermuda, Singapore, and beyond.
What You'll Learn
Catastrophe (cat) modelling is the analytical backbone of the insurance and reinsurance industry. It lets companies understand, price, and manage their exposure to extreme natural and man-made events from earthquakes and hurricanes to terrorism and political violence.
This platform takes you from fundamental concepts through to how commercial cat models work, what outputs they produce, and how they are used in underwriting, portfolio management, and capital allocation. Deep-dive peril courses and real-world event case studies bring the theory to life.
No prior actuarial or engineering background required.
Course Catalogue
Start with the Foundation course and work upward. Every lesson carries a reading time estimate and content format tag so you know exactly what you are getting into.
Foundation Level
The complete beginner-to-practitioner course. Covers the history, model anatomy, key metrics, and professional practice of cat modelling.
Peril Deep Dives
In-depth coverage of natural perils: earthquake, hurricane, flood, hail, winter storm, wildfire, tsunami, and liquefaction. At the level expected of a practising cat modeller.
Man-Made Perils
The full spectrum of man-made violence perils, from individual terrorist attacks through civil unrest to armed conflict and how the insurance industry models and manages them.
How It Works
Start with the Foundation course for a complete introduction, or jump into a peril deep-dive if you already have the basics.
Structured reading content explains core concepts with definitions, callout boxes, and real-world context from the insurance and reinsurance industry.
Foundation lessons end with a five-question quiz at 80% pass mark. Peril and Man-Made modules uses micro-checks per lesson rather than graded.
The free Practitioner Resources section gives you curated external tools, databases, and market intelligence links, organised by peril and use case.
Practitioner Resources
80+ curated external resources for cat modelling practitioners; live hazard tracking tools, historical loss databases, parametric insurance data, regulatory frameworks, and market intelligence. Reviewed from a practitioner and senior underwriter perspective.
Explore Resources →Who This Is For
Starting your first role in (re)insurance and need to get up to speed on cat modelling fast. This course gives you the vocabulary and frameworks to contribute from day one.
Working with cat model outputs but wanting a deeper understanding of what the numbers mean, how they are produced, and what the limitations are.
Transitioning into the insurance or reinsurance industry from another field and building the technical foundation needed to work with catastrophe risk.
Experienced professionals refreshing their understanding of a specific peril, reviewing model methodology, or exploring the man-made perils landscape.
No sign-up required. Open the Foundation course and begin with the first lesson.