Insurance Management - Property and Casualty
| Study location | Canada, Ontario, Toronto |
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| Type | Graduate Certificate, College |
| Nominal duration | 1 year/ 2 semesters, includes 1 work placement |
| Study language | English |
| Course code | IM511 |
| Tuition fee | CA$17,027 per year The fees shown here are estimates only for two semesters and are subject to change. The above fee includes tuition (CA$15,469), health insurance and ancillary fees. Please REVIEW the Humber College`s refund/deferral policy. |
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| Registration fee | CA$375 one-time The registration fee includes the non-refundable application fee (CA$75) and the refundable deposit fee (CA$300). Please REVIEW the EdviseCanada`s fee policy. |
| Entry qualification | Undergraduate Diploma (or higher) To be eligible for admission, you must possess:
Note: This program is available for conditional offer if the applicant meets all academic requirements other than English. The entry qualification documents are accepted in the following languages: English. |
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| Language requirements | English For direct admission, if English is not your first language, OR you did not complete a minimum of two full years of successful study in an accredited university degree program/college diploma program in a country OR in a postsecondary institution where English is the primary language of instruction, you must provide proof of English proficiency in one of the following ways:
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Overview
Insurance has become an integral part of virtually everything we do in life and business. Roles within the insurance industry are many and varied. Whether you enjoy working with numbers, doing research, solving problems or working with people, you can find your specialty in insurance.
Humber’s Insurance Management – Property and Casualty graduate certificate program prepares you for a variety of entry-level management career paths in the large and growing property and casualty insurance industry. Learn the fundamentals of the industry and its three main functional areas – underwriting, loss adjusting and agency/brokerage – and gain transferable skills in business communications, computer applications, insurance accounting and metrics, marketing, sales and customer service, project management and leadership. Employment-focused experiential learning helps you consider a variety of options, as you launch your career.
Is this Program Right for You?
Are you someone who
- wants to help people when they need it the most?
- enjoys problem-solving and learning new skills?
- wants to work in a fast-paced, rewarding industry, with countless advancement opportunities?
- has a degree or a college diploma?
- has an educational or professional background in either business, justice studies, kinesiology,
- marketing, engineering or liberal arts?
If the answer is yes to all of the above, then the industry is looking for candidates exactly like you.
Work Placement
Get hands-on experience in the industry with a 160-hour (minimum) work placement that will give you the opportunity to apply what you have learned in the classroom. Students initiate the placement with the aid of faculty, targeting companies in the Greater Toronto Area. Placements can be completed on a part-time basis throughout the academic year, or full-time during the term immediately at the end of the program.
Watch the video to see how this program prepares you for a variety of great, exciting careers with lots of advancement opportunities and a great reputation for good pay and benefits.
Career opportunities
Career opportunities may be found at many property and casualty (P&C) insurance companies of which many are positioned in the GTA, as well as across Canada. Choose your area of specialization – underwriting, loss adjusting or agency/brokerage – to complete your final three Chartered Insurance Professional courses. Then lean in and go far. P&C insurance is among the largest and most lucrative industries in the country with expanding employment demand due to industry growth and an aging workforce. Jobs here require specialized higher education levels and often pay above average.
Professional Accreditations & Recognition
Chartered Insurance Professional (CIP)
This program is recognized by The Insurance Institute of Canada (IIC) as providing seven of the ten required courses toward the Chartered Insurance Professional designation (CIP).
Registered Insurance Brokers of Ontario (RIBO)
The Insurance Management Program is recognized by RIBO. Graduates of the program have been approved to write a modified Level One licensing exam towards becoming a Registered Insurance Broker in Ontario.
Humber College is proud to partner with the Insurance Brokers Association of Ontario (IBAO). The IBAO has generously offered to support Humber students’ professional development by waiving the fees associated with the equivalency prep course, the prep course textbook and the Level One RIBO Licensing Examination.
Additional requirements and/or costs may apply.
Note: The requirements for licensure are determined by the granting body, which is independent from Humber College. Students are encouraged to obtain the specific requirements directly from the granting body before enrolling.