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Insurance Leadership, Governance & Corporate Performance Training Course

Examines how leadership, corporate governance and the roles of boards and control functions shape accountability and performance in insurance companies.

INLE · Insurance Leadership & Executive ManagementAll Levels#2147ClassroomEnglish , Arabic
Duration
5 Days
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Course Overview

This comprehensive training course provides an integrated framework for strategic leadership, corporate governance, and performance management within the insurance industry. It focuses on enabling insurance leaders to strengthen organizational effectiveness, improve accountability, manage risk, and achieve sustainable strategic and financial performance. The programme explores the relationship between executive leadership, governance, and corporate performance, with emphasis on translating corporate strategy into clear objectives, measurable performance indicators, effective controls, and accountability mechanisms. It also examines the roles of boards, executive management, and control functions in guiding the organization, overseeing risk, monitoring performance, and supporting strategic decision-making. Participants will examine the key dimensions of corporate performance in insurance, including profitability, premium growth, underwriting performance, claims management, operational efficiency, customer experience, portfolio performance, risk management, compliance, and financial sustainability. The course emphasizes the use of performance indicators and executive reporting to support informed decisions and continuous improvement. Through case studies, governance exercises, performance analysis, management simulations, board-level reporting exercises, and strategic workshops, participants will develop practical capabilities to strengthen governance frameworks, improve accountability, align performance with strategy, manage organizational risks, and build a culture of transparency and continuous improvement.

Learning Objectives

  • By the end of the course, participants will be able to:
  • Analyze the relationship between leadership, corporate governance, and organizational performance in insurance.
  • Evaluate the roles and responsibilities of boards, executive management, and control functions.
  • Develop governance frameworks aligned with strategic objectives and risk management requirements.
  • Align corporate strategy with performance objectives and measurable indicators.
  • Evaluate financial, operational, and commercial performance across insurance organizations.
  • Apply Key Performance Indicators to monitor and improve corporate performance.
  • Strengthen accountability, transparency, and clarity of responsibilities.
  • Integrate risk management, compliance, and internal controls into corporate governance.
  • Develop effective executive and board-level reporting mechanisms.
  • Identify performance gaps and organizational risks and establish appropriate improvement actions.
  • Build an organizational culture that supports performance, resilience, accountability, and continuous improvement.
  • Develop an integrated leadership, governance, and corporate performance framework for an insurance organization.

Who Should Attend

This course is designed for executives, senior managers, and professionals involved in insurance leadership, corporate governance, organizational performance, risk management, and strategic oversight. It is particularly suitable for Board Members, Chief Executive Officers, General Managers, Executive Directors, Insurance Directors, Chief Risk Officers, Chief Financial Officers, Chief Operating Officers, Strategy Directors, Governance Managers, Compliance Managers, and Internal Audit Managers. The programme is also relevant to senior professionals in risk management, finance, underwriting, claims, operations, compliance, strategy, and corporate performance who contribute to executive reporting, governance processes, or organizational performance assessment.

Learning Outcomes

  • Upon completion of the course, participants will be able to:
  • Explain the core principles of leadership and corporate governance within the insurance industry.
  • Define the roles and responsibilities of boards, executive management, and control functions.
  • Assess the effectiveness of existing governance frameworks and identify improvement opportunities.
  • Link corporate strategy with performance objectives, KPIs, and targeted outcomes.
  • Analyze the financial, operational, and commercial performance of insurance organizations.
  • Develop balanced Key Performance Indicators for corporate performance management.
  • Identify performance gaps and risks affecting organizational results.
  • Integrate enterprise risk management, compliance, and internal controls into governance frameworks.
  • Prepare effective executive and board-level performance dashboards and reports.
  • Strengthen accountability, transparency, and performance oversight.
  • Support strategic decision-making using integrated performance and risk information.
  • Develop a roadmap for improving leadership, governance, and corporate performance.

Course Outline

Course Outline

Day 1

Strategic Leadership & Corporate Governance in Insurance

  • Strategic leadership in insurance organizations
  • The evolving role of insurance executives
  • Fundamentals of corporate governance in insurance
  • Relationship between the board and executive management
  • Roles and responsibilities of leadership and control functions
  • Corporate strategy and organizational direction
  • Accountability, transparency, and corporate responsibility
  • Leadership ethics and organizational conduct
  • Governance and sustainable value creation
  • Board and committee structures, authorities, and responsibilities
  • Strategic oversight and executive decision-making
  • Building a governance-oriented organizational culture
  • Practical Workshop: Assessing the leadership and governance framework of an insurance organization
Day 2

Corporate Performance & Results Management

  • Corporate performance management in insurance
  • Linking strategy with organizational performance
  • Key drivers of insurance profitability and growth
  • Premium growth and portfolio development
  • Underwriting and claims performance
  • Operational efficiency and cost management
  • Product, customer, and distribution performance
  • Financial and operational performance indicators
  • Risk and strategic performance indicators
  • Establishing corporate objectives and performance targets
  • Identifying and analyzing performance gaps
  • Performance management and continuous improvement
  • Practical Workshop: Conducting an integrated corporate performance assessment for an insurance organization
Day 3

Risk Management, Controls & Compliance

  • Risk-based corporate governance
  • Enterprise Risk Management and its role in performance
  • Risk appetite and risk tolerance
  • Identification of strategic, operational, and financial risks
  • Emerging risks in the insurance industry
  • Cyber, technology, climate, geopolitical, and supply chain risks
  • Internal controls and risk management
  • Regulatory compliance and supervisory requirements
  • Internal audit and its role in governance
  • Risk monitoring and reporting
  • Escalation mechanisms and corrective actions
  • Operational resilience and business continuity
  • Practical Workshop: Developing an integrated governance, risk management, and control framework
Day 4

Performance Measurement, Reporting & Executive Oversight

  • Designing an integrated corporate performance measurement system
  • Selecting and structuring Key Performance Indicators
  • Financial, operational, and strategic KPIs
  • Underwriting, claims, and profitability indicators
  • Customer, distribution, and operational efficiency indicators
  • Risk, compliance, and governance indicators
  • Establishing performance targets and thresholds
  • Executive performance dashboards
  • Management performance reporting
  • Board and committee reporting
  • Trend and variance analysis
  • Using performance information for strategic decision-making
  • Accountability, performance follow-up, and corrective actions
  • Practical Workshop: Developing an integrated executive performance dashboard for an insurance organization
Day 5

Integrating Leadership, Governance & Corporate Performance

  • Building an integrated leadership, governance, and performance framework
  • Aligning governance with corporate strategy
  • Connecting risk, performance, and executive decision-making
  • Strengthening organizational accountability
  • Board and executive-level performance management
  • Improving management information and reporting quality
  • Building a culture of performance, transparency, and continuous improvement
  • Leading organizational change and transformation
  • Strengthening organizational resilience and sustainability
  • Measuring governance effectiveness and its impact on performance
  • Identifying strategic improvement priorities
  • Developing action plans, responsibilities, and implementation timelines
  • Periodic governance and performance reviews
  • Final Integrated Workshop: Developing a comprehensive Insurance Leadership, Governance & Corporate Performance Framework covering strategy, governance, risk management, KPIs, controls, executive reporting, accountability, performance improvement, and continuous organizational development.

Upcoming Dates

Selected date

Madrid · 5 – 9 Apr 2027 · Classroom

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CityDatesPrice per ParticipantEarly Bird
MunichScheduled
2 – 6 Nov 2026€5,400—
MuscatScheduled
9 – 13 Nov 2026€5,300—
OnlineScheduled
15 – 19 Nov 2026€1,700—
RabatScheduled
23 – 27 Nov 2026€4,300€3,870until 2 Nov
ParisScheduled
23 – 27 Nov 2026€5,700€5,130until 2 Nov
RiyadhScheduled
30 Nov – 4 Dec 2026€4,200€3,780until 9 Nov
RomeScheduled
7 – 11 Dec 2026€5,800€5,220until 16 Nov
ViennaScheduled
14 – 18 Dec 2026€5,700€5,130until 23 Nov
AmmanScheduled
20 – 24 Dec 2026€3,099€2,789until 30 Nov
AmsterdamScheduled
28 Dec 2026 – 1 Jan 2027€5,400€4,860until 7 Dec
BarcelonaScheduled
4 – 8 Jan 2027€5,400€4,860until 14 Dec
BakuScheduled
4 – 8 Jan 2027€4,800€4,320until 14 Dec
BerlinScheduled
11 – 15 Jan 2027€5,300€4,770until 21 Dec
CairoScheduled
18 – 22 Jan 2027€3,300€2,970until 28 Dec
CasablancaScheduled
25 – 29 Jan 2027€4,300€3,870until 4 Jan
DammamScheduled
1 – 5 Feb 2027€4,200€3,780until 11 Jan
DohaScheduled
8 – 12 Feb 2027€4,400€3,960until 18 Jan
DubaiScheduled
14 – 18 Feb 2027€4,400€3,960until 25 Jan
GenevaScheduled
22 – 26 Feb 2027€6,300€5,670until 1 Feb
FrankfurtScheduled
22 – 26 Feb 2027€5,800€5,220until 1 Feb
IstanbulScheduled
1 – 5 Mar 2027€4,693€4,224until 8 Feb
Kuala LumpurScheduled
8 – 12 Mar 2027€4,400€3,960until 15 Feb
LisbonScheduled
15 – 19 Mar 2027€5,400€4,860until 22 Feb
LondonScheduled
22 – 26 Mar 2027€5,600€5,040until 1 Mar
MadinahScheduled
29 Mar – 2 Apr 2027€4,200€3,780until 8 Mar
MadridScheduled
5 – 9 Apr 2027€5,400€4,860until 15 Mar
ManamaScheduled
12 – 16 Apr 2027€4,700€4,230until 22 Mar
MakkahScheduled
12 – 16 Apr 2027€4,200€3,780until 22 Mar
MarrakeshScheduled
19 – 23 Apr 2027€4,200€3,780until 29 Mar
MilanScheduled
26 – 30 Apr 2027€6,000€5,400until 5 Apr

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