General Insurance and Risk Management British Columbia Institute of Technology (BCIT)

Program Description

The General Insurance and Risk Management Diploma offers students practical experience in claims investigation, insurance product marketing and sales, and risk management in securities and banks. Graduates are prepared to write the three GRMI national exams and have completed 8 of the 10 Chartered Insurance Professional (CIP) courses. Forget what you think a career in insurance is like — today’s insurance and risk management industry is a challenging and vibrant place that is crucial to almost every aspect of our modern world. The two-year General Insurance and Risk management diploma program at BCIT gives you specialized training to investigate insurance claims, market and sell insurance products, manage risk in securities, banks, insurance underwriting, and more. This program has been developed by industry professionals specifically to prepare you for a successful, exciting career in your field. Through out the program there will be many opportunities to interact with industry professionals with networking and industry events. Along with a 40 hour work placement which helps students get direct industry work experience. In fact, our program boasts a 100% job placement rate and our students have gone on to work insuring a variety of clients such as construction, marine risks, commercial underwriting, personal lines underwriting, claims adjusting and risk management.

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