Insurance Management
How To Apply
Program Details
- Program Code2890
- Credential TypeOntario College Graduate Certificate
- SchoolSchool of Accounting, Legal, and Office Administration
- Program TypeGraduate Certificate program
- Program Length1 year/ 2 semesters
- LocationProgress Campus
- Emailmyfuture@centennialcollege.ca
- PGWP AlignedYes
- CIP Code52.1701
Program Availability
- Program Overview
- Courses
- Career Options and Education Pathways
- Admission Requirements
- How to Apply
- Tuition and Fees
- Program Vocational Learning Outcomes
- The Business Student Success Guide
- Advising
The Insurance Management program is a two-semester graduate certificate program focused on training college or university graduates in claims investigations and adjusting, underwriting and brokering relationships within the property and casualty insurance sector.
This program, offered by The Business School, will provide you with a strong educational base in various aspects of insurance and prepare you to effectively function in the insurance industry, leading to supervisory, management or specialist positions in business, government and service organizations. You'll be able to explain how the business of insurance works as well as define and explain the importance of property and liability insurance. Upon graduation, you'll have acquired sufficient competency to be considered for employment in the property and casualty insurance sectors.
By including seven (7) of the ten (10) insurance industry-specific courses (the maximum the Insurance Institute of Canada, or IIC, allows), Centennial College's Insurance Management program will also provide a pathway to the Chartered Insurance Professional (CIP) designation. You'll be able to take the three remaining courses through the IIC. Please visit the Insurance Institute for all details regarding professional designation.
Please note:
- You must join IIC (at no cost) when starting the Insurance Management graduate certificate program and maintain the free IIC membership for the duration of your full-time studies.
- You'll be required to purchase insurance industry textbooks and resources directly through IIC, and to register and pay fees for the insurance industry exams through the IIC based on registration timelines strictly adhered to by the IIC (normally at the midpoint of the semester). For more, visit www.insuranceinstitute.ca.
- All courses require the purchase of textbooks. The Insurance course textbooks must be purchased through the Insurance Institute of Canada (IIC), before the start of the semester. The approximate cost is $300 per textbook.
- The textbooks and additional learning resources are required for academic success in the Insurance Management Program and Industry Exams, required for the CIP Designation.
Program Overview
The Insurance Management program is a two-semester graduate certificate program focused on training college or university graduates in claims investigations and adjusting, underwriting and brokering relationships within the property and casualty insurance sector.
This program, offered by The Business School, will provide you with a strong educational base in various aspects of insurance and prepare you to effectively function in the insurance industry, leading to supervisory, management or specialist positions in business, government and service organizations. You'll be able to explain how the business of insurance works as well as define and explain the importance of property and liability insurance. Upon graduation, you'll have acquired sufficient competency to be considered for employment in the property and casualty insurance sectors.
By including seven (7) of the ten (10) insurance industry-specific courses (the maximum the Insurance Institute of Canada, or IIC, allows), Centennial College's Insurance Management program will also provide a pathway to the Chartered Insurance Professional (CIP) designation. You'll be able to take the three remaining courses through the IIC. Please visit the Insurance Institute for all details regarding professional designation.
Please note:
- You must join IIC (at no cost) when starting the Insurance Management graduate certificate program and maintain the free IIC membership for the duration of your full-time studies.
- You'll be required to purchase insurance industry textbooks and resources directly through IIC, and to register and pay fees for the insurance industry exams through the IIC based on registration timelines strictly adhered to by the IIC (normally at the midpoint of the semester). For more, visit www.insuranceinstitute.ca.
- All courses require the purchase of textbooks. The Insurance course textbooks must be purchased through the Insurance Institute of Canada (IIC), before the start of the semester. The approximate cost is $300 per textbook.
- The textbooks and additional learning resources are required for academic success in the Insurance Management Program and Industry Exams, required for the CIP Designation.
Courses
Career Options and Education Pathways
Program Highlights
Centennial College's Graduate Certificate in Insurance Management offers a pathway for Financial Services and Community and Health Studies diploma graduates to specialize in a growing economic sector. Insurance Management program graduates will have the option of partially completing the academic requirements for Canadian Insurance Profession (CIP) designation through the Insurance Institute of Canada (IIC).
Career Outlook
- Claims Adjusting
- Underwriting
- Broking
- Investigators
- Sales
- Customer Service
- Examiners
Placement Partners
All State Insurance
Aviva Canada
RSA Canada
Crawford & Company
Desjardins General Insurance
Northbridge
Admission Requirements
Academic Requirements
- Degree or a college diploma in any discipline from a recognized institution
- We will consider applicants who have partial (minimum 50%) university degree completion and who have a minimum of two years work experience relevant to the program (transcript and resume review required)
Additional Requirements
How to Apply
1. Apply Online
Domestic Students
If you are applying through the Better Jobs Ontario Program, please work with an Employment Ontario service provider. For more information go to Better Jobs Ontario Program.
If you have previously attended a full-time program at Centennial College, you may be eligible for a Program Transfer. Visit Enrolment Services at any Campus for information.
All other applicants must apply online at Ontariocolleges.ca. A non-refundable application fee must accompany applications. The fee is payable online, by telephone, online banking, by mail, or in-person to Ontariocolleges.ca. For more information go to Ontariocolleges.ca Application Fees.
International Students
Apply directly to Centennial College here.
2. Submit Documents
Domestic Applicants
Current Ontario high school students and graduates from Ontario high schools: Notify your guidance counsellor that you have applied to college and your school will forward transcripts to Centennial College via Ontariocolleges.ca.
Graduates of college/university, or high school outside Ontario but within Canada: You are responsible for requesting that your educational institute sends any required documents and transcripts to Ontariocolleges.ca.
International Applicants
Please refer to the International Education Application Guide.
3. Confirm Your Offer of Admission
Offers of Admission are sent by mail to eligible applicants. When you receive your offer, you must login to your account at Ontariocolleges.ca and confirm before the Deadline to Confirm noted in your offer letter.
You may confirm only one college and one program offer at a time.
You must confirm your offer by the Deadline to Confirm noted in your Offer of Admission letter or your seat may be given to another applicant.
When you confirm your Offer of Admission at Centennial College you are given access to your personal myCentennial account where you can check your email, grades, register for courses, pay tuition fees, and see your class timetable.
4. Pay Fees
Centennial fees statements are sent by email to your personal email account and to your myCentennial email account. Fees statements are not mailed.
You must make a minimum payment by the Fees Deadline noted in your Fees Statement or your seat may be given to another applicant.
5. Build Your Timetable (Register for Courses)
Build your timetable (web-register for courses) at my.centennialcollege.ca.
Fall Registration begins mid-July
Winter Registration begins mid-December
Summer Registration begins mid-April
Your web-registration will not open if:
You have not submitted your minimum fee payment by the deadline
You received a Conditional Offer of Admission and you have not met the conditions of your offer.
Once you have paid your fees or have made appropriate arrangements, register for your courses online through myCentennial.
Tuition and Fees
Fees noted below are estimates only. Tuition is based on two semesters, beginning Fall 2026.
| Student | Tuition (2 Semesters) | Ancillary Fees | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Canadian | $3,830.50 | $1,663.45 | $5,493.95 |
| International | $18,005.00 | $2,175.10 | $20,180.10 |
All courses require the purchase of textbooks. The Insurance course textbooks must be purchased through the Insurance Institute of Canada (IIC), before the start of the semester. The approximate cost is $300 per textbook.
The textbooks and additional learning resources are required for academic success in the Insurance Management Program and Industry Exams, required for the CIP Designation.
Program Vocational Learning Outcomes
Program Vocational Learning Outcomes
Program Vocational Learning Outcomes describe what graduates of the program have demonstrated they can do with the knowledge and skills they have achieved during their studies. The outcomes are closely tied to the needs of the workplace. Through assessment (e.g., assignments and tests), students verify their ability to reliably perform these outcomes before graduating.
- Analyze claim data to ensure alignment of claim strategies with Canadian and Global economic principles.
- Manage and execute claims investigation and settlement using current management techniques to mitigate various categories of risk.
- Assess and apply accounting and economics principles to manage risk within multiple industry sectors.
- Evaluate the clauses, terms and conditions of various insurance policy wordings to determine the coverage for claims settlements, including complex claims.
- Investigate conflicts, unethical conduct or breaches of an established process to address the adjustment, negotiation and settlement of an insurance claim.
- Evaluate claims to determine compliance with corporate and regulatory guidelines and industry specific legislation.
- Develop and customize property, casualty, and automobile insurance programs/plans consistent with customer needs.
- Develop strategies for personal, career and entrepreneurial growth/development to enhance work performance and maintain currency with the insurance industry.
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Ádamo Garcia, Insurance Management, GraduateThe Insurance Management program at Centennial College was life-changing for me.
Even without a background in insurance, the expertise and real industry experience from my professors led me not only to know about the industry but beyond that to a deep understanding in how the insurance industry works in real-life business. As a result, within three months from my Graduation, I got my first job in the insurance industry.
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