Summary
Overview
Work history
Education
Skills
Certification
Languages
Accomplishments
Timeline
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Rashad Safarov

Rashad Safarov

Summary

Senior reinsurance professional with extensive experience in inward reinsurance underwriting, program structuring, and portfolio management across treaty and facultative business. Currently acting as Head of the Reinsurance Division, with responsibility for inward reinsurance strategy, market negotiations, capacity placement, and stakeholder management with international brokers and reinsurers. Strong background in catastrophe reinsurance, pricing analysis, risk assessment, and supporting regulatory, rating agency, and management requirements.

Overview

11
11
years of professional experience
6
6
years of post-secondary education
1
1
Certification

Work history

Head of Inward Re (Acting Head of Reinsurance)

PASHA Insurance Company
2024.10 - Current

Led the Reinsurance Division, with full responsibility for outward, inward, reinsurance claims, reporting, and portfolio performance.

Designed, structured, and placed outward reinsurance programs (Property Risk XL, CAT XL, ), including retentions, limits, MDPs, and reinstatements.

Headed the Inward Reinsurance function, underwriting and managing treaty and facultative acceptances in line with risk appetite and capital constraints.

Managed annual reinsurance renewals, from data preparation and market submissions to quote evaluation, negotiation, and final placement.

Led reinsurer and broker relationships across international markets (Europe, London market), acting as the main point of contact for senior negotiations.

Oversaw CAT exposure management, PML analysis, accumulation control, and stress testing to ensure capital and solvency adequacy.

Monitored portfolio performance and profitability, including loss ratios, pricing adequacy, exposure trends, and reserve development.

Coordinated responses to rating agencies, auditors, and regulators, providing technical reinsurance, capital, and risk explanations.

Developed and enforced reinsurance policies, underwriting guidelines, and governance frameworks.

Supported company growth by aligning reinsurance capacity with underwriting plans and long-term strategic objectives.

Managed and mentored the reinsurance team, ensuring technical quality, market discipline, and professional development.

Underwriting and Reinsurance Department (Senior specialist)

PASHA Insurance Company
2022.10 - 2024.10

Underwriting and Reinsurance Department (specialist)

PASHA Insurance Company
2021.05 - 2022.10

Underwriting and Reinsurance Department (Junior specialist)

PASHA Insurance Company
2019.09 - 2021.05

Regional Management (specialist)

PASHA Insurance Company
2019.04 - 2019.09

Corporate Insurance Department (leading specialist)

A Group Insurance Company
2017.10 - 2018.12

Business Development and Sales Department (specialist)

Azerbaijan Industrial Insurance Company
2015.06 - 2017.10

Education

Bachelor - Finance

Azerbaijan Economic University
2009.09 - 2013.09

Master - Finance

Azerbaijan Economic University
2014.09 - 2016.09

PHD - Areas of Economic Activity

Azerbaijan National Academy Of Sciences
2018.03 -

Skills

  • Problem-Solving
  • Teamwork
  • Leadership
  • Analytics
  • Risk assessment
  • Reinsurance structuring
  • Reinsurance pricing
  • Project management

Certification

  • Insurance, Legal and Regulatory (IF1) / Chartered Insurance Institute
  • Insurance Underwriting Process (IF3) / Chartered Insurance Institute
  • Packaged Commercial Insurance (IF8) / Chartered Insurance Institute
  • Certificate in Insurance (Cert CII) - Chartered Insurance Institute
  • PSS Certificate of Association of Accountants and Risk Professionals of Azerbaijan
  • Fundamentals of Casualty – Swiss Re Institute (Zurich)
  • Fast Track Reinsurance program – Aon broker (Prague office)
  • Whitecap Technical Insurance Training (London)

Languages

English
Advanced
C1
Russian
Advanced
C1
Turkish
Advanced
C1
Persian
Intermediate
A1

Accomplishments

PASHA Holding “Khamsa” Award for Profitability

Winner of PASHA Holding Chess Tournament

Winner of the Chess Tournament among Insurance Companies, organized by ASSA

Winner of PASHA Insurance Chess Tournament

Timeline

Head of Inward Re (Acting Head of Reinsurance)

PASHA Insurance Company
2024.10 - Current

Underwriting and Reinsurance Department (Senior specialist)

PASHA Insurance Company
2022.10 - 2024.10

Underwriting and Reinsurance Department (specialist)

PASHA Insurance Company
2021.05 - 2022.10

Underwriting and Reinsurance Department (Junior specialist)

PASHA Insurance Company
2019.09 - 2021.05

Regional Management (specialist)

PASHA Insurance Company
2019.04 - 2019.09

PHD - Areas of Economic Activity

Azerbaijan National Academy Of Sciences
2018.03 -

Corporate Insurance Department (leading specialist)

A Group Insurance Company
2017.10 - 2018.12

Business Development and Sales Department (specialist)

Azerbaijan Industrial Insurance Company
2015.06 - 2017.10

Master - Finance

Azerbaijan Economic University
2014.09 - 2016.09

Bachelor - Finance

Azerbaijan Economic University
2009.09 - 2013.09
Rashad Safarov