This is a beginner's guide to Reinsurance. Most of us are familiar with Twin Tower attack, Floods, Icelandic Volcanic eruptions, Tsunami, Katrina, Gonu and a host of other disasters. Insurers and the personnel working in the Insurance Industry may be familiar with the concepts of Reinsurance. However in general a vast majority of us may not be aware of the basics of Reinsurance. The author with his over 27 years of experience in the Insurance Industry has presented the concept of Reinsurance in simple terminology easily understood by the technical experts as well as a common person. . The topics covered are history of Reinsurance, benefits of reinsurance, basics of Reinsurance, designing reinsurance program, Reinsurance Glossary etc. It will act as an appetizer for those who want to enter into the field of Reinsurance. It is useful for anyone wanting to understand the basics of Reinsurance