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Client Training Opportunities

At MDD, we offer a variety of free-of-charge training opportunities for our clients to give them a better understanding of how policy wording is applied in the real world and some of the common quantification issues we come across.

Our training is available in various formats from introductory, intermediate or advanced training and can be tailored on request. Other topics may be available upon request and training may vary from region to region. Please contact us using the form below for additional information.

General Accounting

General Accounting


This training will focus on:

  • Understanding the basic principles of accounting
  • Understanding financial statements – how they are prepared, how to read them and interpret them
  • Understanding some key ratios that are commonly used
  • Understanding other types of common accounting documents
Business Valuation

Business Valuation


This training will focus on:

  • Understanding the basic concepts and terminology related to business valuations
  • Understanding the different business valuation approaches and putting them into practice with a case study
  • Understanding how business valuation principles and approaches can be used in unusual/complex situations
Business Interruption

Business Interruption


We offer this training in various formats, from introductory to intermediate to advanced training.

This training will give you a better understanding of policy wording and how these are applied in the real world.

This training will cover the following topics:

  • Sales/Revenue shortfall
  • Calculation of the gross profit and gross earnings loss
  • Calculation of saved expenses
  • Calculation of additional expenses

Using multiple case examples, this training will give you a solid background on how these losses are calculated and the common issues noted in quantifying business interruption losses.

Business Interruption – Production Loss

Business Interruption – Production Loss


This training will focus on situations where a production facility is impacted by an incident (such as a fire).

It will consider various issues, including projecting projection, mitigation, and delayed versus lost sales, and explore how these are factored into a loss calculation.

CAT BI/CBI Losses

CAT BI/CBI Losses


Catastrophes often result in unique issues that need to be considered in the assessment of a BI claim.

This training will cover:

  • Wide Area Damage
  • Trend Clause Applications
  • Concurrent Losses
Personal Injury Damages

Personal Injury Damages


This training will focus on:

  • Understanding the concepts behind measuring loss of income and loss of earning capacity
  • Understanding the unique challenges faced when measuring these losses for a self-employed individual
  • Understanding of contingencies, retirement age, discount rates, etc.

Using case examples, this training focuses on calculation of past and future losses associated with personal injuries/torts.