Medical Underwriting Programme Schedule

CUS – Certified Medical Underwriting Specialist (CII)

Module 1: 28 Jan to 1 Feb 2013 – Life / Critical illness underwriting

  • Essentials of professional underwriting
  • Insurance risks and products
  • Introduction to diagnostic data
  • Cardiovascular system
  • Respiratory system
  • Residential risks
  • Case studies

 

Module 2: 10 to 14 June 2013 – Life / Critical illness underwriting

  • Interpretation of diagnostic data
  • Liver function tests
  • Endocrine system
  • Gastrointestinal system
  • Avocational risks
  • Case studies

 

Module 3: 21 to 25 October 2013 – Life / Critical illness underwriting

  • Urinary system
  • Oncology
  • Neurology
  • Psychiatry (I)
  • Financial risks
  • Case studies

 

Module 4: 17 to 21 March 2014 – Disability underwriting

  • Essentials of disability underwriting
  • Dermatology
  • Eyes and ENT system
  • Orthopaedics
  • Psychiatry (II)
  • Occupational risks
  • Case studies

 

Underwriting Advanced Level

Professional Communication in Underwriting: 15 to 19 April 2013

  • Evidence-based underwriting, tele-interviewing
  • Questioning & listening
  • Justifying underwriting decisions
  • Using argumentation theory in underwriting

 

Professional Process Management in Underwriting: 4 to 6 September 2013

  • The importance of process optimization
  • Analysis of underwriting data
  • Areas of improvement and reflection
  • Documentation and implementation of best practice tools

Contact: Mirko von Haxthausen, Head of Gen Re Business School, +49 221 9738 156 or business-school@genre.com.