Understanding Financial Statements for Insurance Professionals
Learn to read and understand financial statements as they relate to Directors and Officers Liability Insurance underwriting. Gain an understanding of an organization’s balance sheet, income statement and cash flow statement, and learn to navigate insurer and client discussions with confidence.
What You Will Learn
The Basics
Statements
Financial Activities
Reports & Notes
Learning Objectives
By the time you’ve completed this course you’ll be equipped to:
- Read financial statements like a D&O underwriter;
- Identify the basic accounting equation and its building blocks;
- Explain how transactions are recorded;
- Calculate basic financial ratios;
- Describe what underwriters are looking for when they analyze financial statements and annual reports.
Course Curriculum
- Course Introduction
- Course Objectives
- Course Resources
- Warm Up Exercise
- 4 Key Insights Underwriters Gain from Financial Statements
- Common Business Structures
- Basic Accounting Equation
- What are Assets?
- What are Liabilities?
- What is Owner’s Equity?
- Transaction Analysis – Introduction
- Transaction Analysis- 1
- Transaction Analysis – 2
- Transaction Analysis – 3
- Transaction Analysis – 4
- Transaction Analysis – 5
- Transaction Analysis – 6
- Transaction Analysis – 7
- Transaction Analysis – 8
- Transaction Analysis – 9
- Transaction Analysis – 10
- Interactive Exercise
- Introduction and Objectives
- The Balance Sheet
- The Format of the Balance Sheet
- Balance Sheet – Examples
- Transaction Analysis
- Issuing Shares
- Bank Debt
- Property, Plant & Equipment
- Buying and Selling Inventory
- Paying Salaries
- Interest Expense
- 3 Key Ratios
- Lululemon Athletica – Financial Statements ending May 3, 2020
- Lululemon Athletica – Exercises
- Introduction & Objectives
- The Income Statement
- The Format of the Income Statement
- Revenue
- Direct Operating Costs & Gross Profit
- SG&A and Operating Income
- Net Income
- Interactive Exercise
- Introduction & Objectives
- The Cash Flow Statement
- Why is the Cash Flow Statement Important?
- Profit and Cash Flow are not the same
- Sections of a Cash Flow Statement
- Cash Inflows and Outflows
- 4 Key Elements of a Cash Flow Statement
- Burn Rate
- Interactive Exercise
- Introduction & Objectives
- The Benefits of the Annual Report
- The Contents of the Annual Report
- The MD&A
- The Audit Report
- The Notes to the Financials
- Course Survey
- Understanding Financial Statements Exam
- Course Wrap Up
About ITC courses
ITC takes pride in delivering high quality, unbiased courses on professional and management liability insurance and related topics. Designed specifically for online delivery, our courses are interactive, include activities and quizzes, use practical illustrations and real-life case studies and deliver knowledge in bite-sized portions so even just 5 minutes is learning time well spent.
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Testimonials
ITC’s D&O and EPLI courses helped me understand the insurance proposals we receive AND to explain to my executive team and board members the risks we can (and cannot) manage through insurance.
Most insurance courses are either pitched at people learning about the subject for the first time or jump straight into advanced topics. The ITC courses do a great job for all learners and I particularly liked the online format since you can either spend time starting from the beginning or quickly move on to the areas of most interest to you. The course material also went beyond insurance policy language – addressing risk management, claims processes, what buyers should consider, and more.
ITC effectively tackles complex subject matters in a very creative manner. I would highly recommend to anyone looking to broaden their understanding.
Great way to enjoy an evolving subject matter. Thank you ITC, enjoyed that!
I’ve been in the insurance industry for over 20 years and this is by far the best educational material I have seen! Great for new and established professionals!
ITC Education is the perfect platform for busy insurance professionals to expand their knowledge in bite-size, manageable, easy & informative modules. The subject matter is well researched and presented in an engaging and easy-to-understand format. The modules are set up so that you can zero in on a subset or explore the topic more fully – time permitting. The examples are easily applied to real-life situations.
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Understanding Financial Statements for Insurance Professionals
- Foundation
- 62 lessons
- 1.5 Hours
