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Master’s in Global Insurance Compliance Engineering (EU/UK, US/Canada, LATAM, APAC, MENA/Africa)

Online master's programme of 1,900 hours in global insurance compliance engineering (EU/UK, US/Canada, LATAM, APAC, MENA/Africa): 12 modules covering international insurance programmes, regional regulatory frameworks, sanctions, international insurance taxation, global data protection and compliance governance in multinational groups, with an assigned technical tutor.

Duration1900 h
ModeOnline
LanguageEnglish
Start datesSet by the faculty
AwardSEIUM Institute diploma
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Learning outcomes

What you will be able to do

01

Structure compliant international insurance programmes.

02

Analyse the regulatory frameworks of the EU and the United Kingdom.

03

Understand regulation in North America, Latin America and Asia-Pacific.

04

Apply the specific requirements of the Middle East and Africa.

05

Manage sanctions risk and international taxation.

06

Design global data protection programmes.

07

Implement compliance governance models in multinational groups.

Profile

Who it's for

  • Global compliance managers in multinational insurers.
  • International programme managers at insurers and global brokers.
  • Sanctions analysts working in underwriting and claims.
  • International regulatory consultants advising insurance groups.
  • Group privacy officers handling cross-border data flows.
  • Insurance tax advisers dealing with premium taxes and captives.
  • Engineering or science graduates seeking to enter multinational insurers.
Standards & tools

What you'll work with

  • Directive 2009/138/EC (Solvency II)
  • Directive (EU) 2016/97 (Insurance Distribution Directive, IDD)
  • IAIS Insurance Core Principles (global supervisory principles, ICP)
  • Regulation (EU) 2016/679 (GDPR, data protection)
  • Financial Services and Markets Act 2023 (UK financial services framework)
  • Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act (US financial privacy)
  • LGPD (Brazil General Data Protection Law)
  • PIPL (China Personal Information Protection Law)
  • Axco Insurance Market Reports
  • Thomson Reuters Regulatory Intelligence
  • LexisNexis Bridger Insight
  • OneTrust
  • Power BI
Syllabus

12 modules · 1900 h

  1. 1.1Structure of an international programme
  2. 1.2Master policy and local policies
  3. 1.3Difference in conditions and difference in limits
  4. 1.4Admitted and non-admitted insurance
  5. 1.5Fronting and captives
  6. 1.6Freedom of services and establishment
  7. 1.7Premium taxation by country
  8. 1.8Local compliance of wordings
  9. 1.9Coordination of international claims
  10. 1.10Case study: compliance map of a global programme
  1. 2.1Solvency II and the European passport
  2. 2.2IDD and cross-border distribution
  3. 2.3GDPR in insurance
  4. 2.4DORA and digital resilience
  5. 2.5AI Act
  6. 2.6SFDR and the taxonomy
  7. 2.7Anti-money laundering in the EU
  8. 2.8EU sanctions
  9. 2.9EIOPA supervision
  10. 2.10Practical exercise: freedom of services notification
  1. 3.1Prudential Regulation Authority and FCA
  2. 3.2Solvency UK
  3. 3.3Consumer Duty
  4. 3.4Senior Managers and Certification Regime
  5. 3.5Lloyd's and its framework
  6. 3.6Non-admitted insurance in the United Kingdom
  7. 3.7Operational resilience in the United Kingdom
  8. 3.8OFSI sanctions
  9. 3.9Post-Brexit regime
  10. 3.10Case study: applying the Consumer Duty to a product
  1. 4.1State regulation and the NAIC
  2. 4.2Insurer licensing
  3. 4.3Excess and surplus lines market
  4. 4.4RBC capital requirements
  5. 4.5Privacy laws and the GLBA
  6. 4.6New York cybersecurity regulation
  7. 4.7OFAC sanctions
  8. 4.8Canada: OSFI and provincial regulation
  9. 4.9Fronting requirements in North America
  10. 4.10Workshop: licensing matrix by state
  1. 5.1Latin American regulatory landscape
  2. 5.2Mexico: CNSF and Mexican Solvency II
  3. 5.3Brazil: SUSEP and local reinsurance
  4. 5.4Chile: CMF and risk-based capital
  5. 5.5Colombia and Peru: supervisors and requirements
  6. 5.6Argentina and foreign exchange restrictions
  7. 5.7Compulsory reinsurance cessions
  8. 5.8Anti-money laundering
  9. 5.9Data protection in the region
  10. 5.10Practical exercise: admission requirements in three countries
  1. 6.1Singapore: MAS and RBC 2
  2. 6.2Hong Kong: RBC regime
  3. 6.3Japan: FSA and the new solvency regime
  4. 6.4China: C-ROSS
  5. 6.5India: IRDAI and foreign investment restrictions
  6. 6.6Australia: APRA and ASIC
  7. 6.7Non-admitted insurance in Asia
  8. 6.8Data localisation
  9. 6.9Reinsurance in the region
  10. 6.10Case study: entry strategy for South-East Asia
  1. 7.1Gulf Cooperation Council
  2. 7.2UAE: DIFC and ADGM financial centres
  3. 7.3Saudi Arabia: insurance supervision
  4. 7.4Takaful insurance and Islamic principles
  5. 7.5South Africa: Prudential Authority and SAM
  6. 7.6CIMA Code in French-speaking Africa
  7. 7.7Nigeria and Kenya
  8. 7.8Local reinsurance restrictions
  9. 7.9Political and sanctions risk
  10. 7.10Practical exercise: comparing takaful and conventional insurance
  1. 8.1EU sanctions regime
  2. 8.2OFAC and secondary sanctions
  3. 8.3OFSI and UK sanctions
  4. 8.4Sanctions clauses in policies
  5. 8.5Screening of parties and vessels
  6. 8.6Sectoral sanctions
  7. 8.7Due diligence in transport and energy
  8. 8.8Alert management
  9. 8.9Notifications and licences
  10. 8.10Case study: screening a marine claim
  1. 9.1Insurance premium taxes by country
  2. 9.2Surcharges and parafiscal levies
  3. 9.3Premium allocation in programmes
  4. 9.4Withholding taxes in reinsurance
  5. 9.5Transfer pricing in groups
  6. 9.6Taxation of captives
  7. 9.7FATCA and CRS information exchange
  8. 9.8DAC directives
  9. 9.9Tax risks
  10. 9.10Workshop: tax allocation of premiums in a programme
  1. 10.1GDPR and international transfers
  2. 10.2Standard contractual clauses
  3. 10.3EU-US Data Privacy Framework
  4. 10.4US state privacy laws
  5. 10.5LGPD in Brazil
  6. 10.6PIPL in China
  7. 10.7Data localisation
  8. 10.8Managing multinational breaches
  9. 10.9Global privacy programmes
  10. 10.10Practical exercise: data transfer map of a group
  1. 11.1Compliance model in multinational groups
  2. 11.2Global policies and local adaptations
  3. 11.3Regulatory monitoring
  4. 11.4RegTech tools
  5. 11.5Global training
  6. 11.6Managing cross-border incidents
  7. 11.7Relationships with multiple supervisors
  8. 11.8Supervisory colleges
  9. 11.9Reporting to the group board
  10. 11.10Case study: compliance model of a multinational group
  1. 12.1Selection of the group or programme
  2. 12.2Analysis of jurisdictions
  3. 12.3Regulatory requirements matrix
  4. 12.4Gap assessment
  5. 12.5Design of the compliance model
  6. 12.6Implementation plan
  7. 12.7Cost and risk analysis
  8. 12.8Conclusions
  9. 12.9Master's Thesis report
  10. 12.10Master's Thesis: defence before a panel
Methodology, software & labs

How you'll learn

100% online training on the SEIUM campus, with downloadable material, recorded classes and an assigned technical tutor. No fixed timetables: you progress at your own pace within the intake, so it fits around your job.

Each module combines theory, guided reading of the original regulations and applied exercises. The working software is Axco Insurance Market Reports, Thomson Reuters Regulatory Intelligence, LexisNexis Bridger Insight, OneTrust and Power BI, in free, academic or evaluation versions. Exercises are based on real procedures: compliance matrices for international programmes, sanctions screening in underwriting and claims, and regulatory gap assessments by jurisdiction. Assessment is continuous by module, plus the final Master's Thesis.

Standards covered: Directive 2009/138/EC (Solvency II), Directive (EU) 2016/97 (IDD), IAIS Insurance Core Principles (ICP), Regulation (EU) 2016/679 (GDPR), Financial Services and Markets Act 2023 (UK), Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act (US), Brazil General Data Protection Law (LGPD), China Personal Information Protection Law (PIPL).

Assigned technical tutor:every module ends with a deliverable that your tutor marks individually.
Standards-based learning:guided reading of Solvency II, the IDD, the IAIS Insurance Core Principles and the GDPR applied to real cases, not as a theoretical annex.
Industry software:Axco Insurance Market Reports, Thomson Reuters Regulatory Intelligence, LexisNexis Bridger Insight, OneTrust and Power BI, in free, academic or evaluation versions.
Master's Thesis with defence:A global compliance model for a multinational insurance group or international programme, defended before a panel.
Flexible format:100% online, no fixed timetables, compatible with full-time work.
Capstone project

Build it end to end

Your final project follows the real engineering workflow, step by step, reviewed by your tutor.

Jurisdiction analysis
Analyse the jurisdictions in which a group or international programme operates.
Regulatory requirements matrix
Build a matrix of licensing, distribution, sanctions, tax and data requirements by country.
Gap assessment
Assess regulatory gaps between current practice and each jurisdiction's requirements.
Compliance model and roadmap
Design the global compliance model with its implementation plan and cost and risk analysis.
Master's Thesis
A global compliance model for a multinational insurance group or international programme, defended before a panel.
Career opportunities

Where this takes you

Global compliance managerInternational programme managerSanctions analystInternational regulatory consultantGroup privacy officerInsurance tax adviser
Admissions & scholarships

Requirements

  • University degree in engineering, science or architecture, or equivalent demonstrable professional experience.
  • Internet connection and a computer capable of running the programme software.
  • English sufficient to read technical standards.

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FAQ

Frequently asked questions

The programme totals 1,900 hours over 12–14 months. You set your own pace within each intake, and your tutor helps you plan the workload around your job.

You work with Axco Insurance Market Reports, Thomson Reuters Regulatory Intelligence, LexisNexis Bridger Insight, OneTrust and Power BI, using free, academic or evaluation versions. Your tutor indicates the free alternative wherever one exists.

A SEIUM Institute diploma, awarded on passing the continuous assessment and the Master's Thesis. It is SEIUM's own qualification, not an official state degree; its recognition depends on the programme completed and the regulations of each country.

Yes. Modules passed in a course or postgraduate diploma in the same area are recognised in the higher programme. Ask about the recognition policy when you enrol.

A degree in engineering, science or architecture (or equivalent professional experience), a computer able to run the programme software, and English sufficient to read technical standards.

Start dates are set by SEIUM's faculty for each intake. Our admissions team will confirm the next available date when you apply.

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