An introduction to reinsurance -- Parties involved in reinsurance -- Types of reinsurance contracts: facultative reinsurance -- Types of reinsurance contracts: obligatory treaties -- Proportional reinsurance: types of treaties and technical elements of proportional treaties -- Technical elements of proportional treaties -- Financial conditions of proportional treaties -- Administration of reinsurance and proportional treaty model -- Non-proportional reinsurance -- Net retention, capacity, reinstatements and non-proportional reinsurance premiums -- Non-proportional reinsurance II: quoting and excess of loss cover