Liability Classes of Insurance I

At the end of the session, participants will:

• Be exposed to the types of liability insurances
• Become familiar with circumstances under which liability may arise and the appropriate solution
• Understand the risks, cover and practices of public and products liability insurance
• Gain insight into liabilities which are found in statute
• Be exposed to precedents which give effect to liability restitution
• Understand the differences in the scope of various liability insurance policies.
• Provides an opportunity for intermediaries to include liability insurances into their suite of insurance products.

Mr. Sookdeo Beepath joined the insurance industry in Trinidad and Tobago in 1972 as a clerical officer. Thereafter, he began taking courses in several insurance disciplines at the Academy of Insurance. He continued his insurance education in Mumbai, India and Zurich, Switzerland. Mr. Beepath holds a Certificate in Human Resource Management and a Diploma in Industrial Relations. He is also a Certified Financial Planner. He read for his MBA in Business Management at the Arthur Lok Jack Graduate School of Business. Sookdeo served as President of the Trinidad and Tobago Insurance Institute and the Association of Insurance Institutes of the Caribbean. He was a member of the Board of Directors of the Association of Trinidad & Tobago Insurance Companies (ATTIC) and Chairman of its Claims Committee. He currently lectures to the Bachelor’s Degree in Risk and Insurance at the University of the West Indies.