Introduction to Actuarial Science in Transport Course
Online 300-hour introduction to actuarial science in transport. 6 modules covering Law 50/1980 on Insurance Contracts (land transport insurance), Law 14/2014 on Maritime Navigation and advanced Excel. Assigned tutor and open enrolment.
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What you will be able to do
Explain the role of the actuary in transport insurance.
Apply basic probability concepts to insurance.
Calculate frequency, severity and pure premium.
Use basic financial mathematics in valuations.
Analyse claims statistics for cargo and hull.
Use spreadsheet and programming tools for analysis.
Communicate actuarial results to non-technical audiences.
Who it's for
- Junior actuarial analyst wishing to specialise in Introduction to Actuarial Science in Transport.
- Transport insurance technician wishing to specialise in Introduction to Actuarial Science in Transport.
- Cargo underwriter wishing to specialise in Introduction to Actuarial Science in Transport.
- Insurance data analyst wishing to specialise in Introduction to Actuarial Science in Transport.
- Reinsurance technician wishing to specialise in Introduction to Actuarial Science in Transport.
- Rating assistant wishing to specialise in Introduction to Actuarial Science in Transport.
- Engineering or science graduates seeking to enter transport insurance.
What you'll work with
- Law 50/1980 on Insurance Contracts (land transport insurance)
- Law 14/2014 on Maritime Navigation
- Institute Cargo Clauses 2009
- CMR Convention
- Directive 2009/138/EC (Solvency II)
- ISAP 1 (International Standard of Actuarial Practice)
6 modules · 300 h
1.1The actuary: functions, areas and professional profile1.2Risk, uncertainty and mutualisation1.3Elements of the insurance contract: premium, sum insured, excess and limit1.4Lines of business involved in transport and mobility1.5Insurance cycle: underwriting, collection, claims and renewal1.6Basic technical account of a portfolio1.7Loss, expense and combined ratios1.8Who uses the actuary's work within the organisation1.9Professional ethics and the actuary's responsibility1.10Workshop: reading the technical account of a transport line
2.1Experiment, event and probability2.2Conditional probability and Bayes' theorem2.3Discrete and continuous random variables2.4Expectation, variance and their economic interpretation2.5Binomial and Poisson distributions for counts2.6Exponential and lognormal distributions for amounts2.7Sums of random variables and the law of large numbers2.8Central limit theorem and its practical use2.9Independence and why it is rarely exact2.10Practice: calculating the expectation and variance of a loss
3.1Separating number of claims from cost per claim3.2Exposure and how it is measured in transport3.3Calculating frequency and average cost3.4Pure premium as the product of frequency and severity3.5Effect of the excess and the limit3.6Risk premium, loadings and commercial premium3.7Large losses and their initial treatment3.8Internal and industry data sources3.9Checking the consistency of results3.10Practice: pure premium for a lorry portfolio
4.1Simple and compound interest4.2Present value and future value4.3Annuities and payment streams4.4Interest rates and discount curves4.5Discounting future benefits in bodily injury claims4.6Inflation and real rates4.7Financial equivalence of premiums and benefits4.8Premium instalments and their loading4.9Reserves and their discounting4.10Practice: valuing an annuity for incapacity
5.1Motor: cover structure and rating data5.2Fleets and road freight5.3Cargo insurance and carrier liability5.4Maritime, air and rail transport: basic concepts5.5Micromobility and new forms of use5.6Reinsurance: basic idea and main types5.7Technical provisions: what they are and what they are for5.8Solvency: why capital is required5.9Portfolio monitoring indicators5.10Practice: technical data sheet of a transport product
6.1Spreadsheets for daily actuarial work6.2Introduction to calculation with R or Python6.3Good practice in documentation and reproducibility6.4Data quality and minimum controls6.5Useful charts for presenting results6.6Writing a brief actuarial report6.7Communicating with the business and management6.8Common mistakes made by beginners6.9Training pathway and further specialisation6.10Final project: basic actuarial analysis of a transport portfolio
How you'll learn
100% online training on the SEIUM campus, with downloadable material, recorded classes and an assigned technical tutor. No fixed timetable: students progress at their own pace within the enrolment period, which makes it possible to combine study with work.
Each module combines theory, guided reading of the original standard and applied exercises. The working software is advanced Excel, R, Python (pandas), SQL, in free, academic or evaluation versions. Practical cases cover real procedures for calculating pure premiums for goods, applied probability exercises and analysis of transport claims statistics. Assessment is continuous by module plus the final integrating project.
Build it end to end
Your final project follows the real engineering workflow, step by step, reviewed by your tutor.
Explain the role of the actuary in transport insurance.
Apply basic probability concepts to insurance.
Calculate frequency, severity and pure premium.
Use basic financial mathematics in valuations.
Analyse claims statistics for cargo and hull.
Where this takes you
Requirements
- No prior degree required.
- Internet connection and a computer capable of running the programme's software.
- Sufficient Spanish to follow technical regulatory texts.
Ready to start?
Send your application today. Our admissions team replies within 72 hours with your study plan and funding options.
Frequently asked questions
The programme comprises 300 total hours spread over 3 to 5 months. That is between 10 and 15 hours per week on average, compatible with full-time work.
You will work with advanced Excel, R, Python (pandas) and SQL. Free, academic or evaluation versions are used, and the tutor indicates the free alternative where one exists.
A SEIUM own diploma upon passing the continuous assessment and the integrating project. It is in-house training, not an official Ministry qualification.
Yes. Modules passed in a course or postgraduate diploma in the same area are credited towards the advanced programme. Check the credit transfer policy when you enrol.
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