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While insurance touches every part of our lives, few young people understand how it works or the opportunities it offers. Designed for modern learners, this course highlights the industry’s impact and the meaningful careers it can provide.
The course also serves as a recruiting tool. Its six modules can be used together as a comprehensive intern curriculum or individually for career fairs and other recruiting efforts.
A Sneak Peek of the Course Overview
Watch how Intro to Insurance builds an intern’s foundation and jumpstarts your future talent pipeline.
Curriculum Agenda
6-module Curriculum
Certificate of Completion issued upon finishing all six modules — a credential interns can share and firms can recognize.
- What is Insurance
- Industry overview
- Careers in Insurance
- Soft Skills for Insurance Success
- A Day in the Life
- How insurance is distributed
- The broker-client relationship
- The broker carrier relationship
- Market dynamics and negotiations
- Introduction to key brokerage roles
- Real world broker interviews
- Property insurance basics
- General liability
- Workers’ Compensation
- Auto
- Umbrella/excess
- Coverage triggers and limits
- Common exclusions
- Risk assessment fundamentals
- Loss control
- Claims trends
- Advisory conversations
- Long-term account strategy
- How insurers generate capacity
- Reinsurance basics
- Lloyd’s market overview
- Market cycles
- Industry economics
- Comprehensive knowledge check
- Scenario-based capstone exercises
- Integrated risk plus coverage plus advisory scenarios
- Reflection on career pathways
Frequently Asked Questions
Intro to Insurance is a 6-week, self-paced online course designed to give interns a foundational understanding of the insurance industry, including how it works, key roles, and its overall impact.
The course is designed for interns and students who want to build industry knowledge and professional skills, as well as firms looking to strengthen their intern training and recruiting programs.
The course covers how the insurance industry works, key roles and career pathways, the industry’s impact, and foundational concepts such as insurance products and risk management.
Yes, the course is fully self-paced and delivered online, allowing participants to complete modules on their own schedule over the 6-week program period.
The program is available year-round to both member and non-member firms, making it a flexible resource for intern development and early talent recruitment.
Interested in Intro to Insurance?
A modern, 6-week course designed to give interns and students a strong foundation in the insurance industry.
Whether you’re exploring career paths or building a structured intern program, this course offers a flexible, self-paced way to get started.
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What you’ll gain
- A clear understanding of how the insurance industry works
- Insight into career paths and key roles
- Foundational knowledge of products and risk concepts
- A flexible resource for intern training or recruiting
Who it’s for
Interns, students, and firms looking to develop early talent.
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