College Diploma - Business - Insurance (0722) (Optional Co-op)

The need for insurance is universal resulting in an industry that is characterized by growth, global reach and presence in almost every community. Careers in insurance offer stability and significant opportunities for advancement. Conestoga College’s two-year diploma program will provide students with broad exposure to business practices within the insurance industry. Areas of study within property and casualty coverage include agency claims and investigation, underwriting, marketing and management. An optional co-op work-term provides students an authentic, professionally-relevant work experience. The opportunity to connect theory with practice will allow them to develop a broad base of occupational skills, embrace key concepts and terminology within the field and expose them to networking opportunities. In addition, students will have the opportunity to gain nine of the ten credits required for the Chartered Insurance Professional (CIP) designation from the Insurance Institute of Canada and they may choose to register for the CIP national exams at an additional cost in order to receive credentials awarded by the Institute. The optional co-op stream includes one co-op work term.