MCAST-BTEC Diploma in Business
or
4 SEC/O-Level passes
Compulsory: Maltese, English Language, Mathematics

This one-year course introduces students to the concept of insurance and is a core qualification equipping students with the various skills required to take up a career in all sectors of the insurance industry. It develops the students’ potential to enable them to become competent in insurance operations.

You will learn about basic insurance principles and disciplines such as the regulatory environment, underwriting and claims, insurance packages and the general insurance business and finance practice. The Certificate in Insurance develops the necessary knowledge, attitudes and skills which serve as a stepping stone to further studies and specialisation in the insurance sector.

The course will be assessed as follows:
§ Assignments
§ Tests
§ College-based examinations
§ Chartered Insurance Institute examinations at the end of the course of study.

× Understand the nature of the insurance market, its structure and its main features
× Demonstrate a knowledge of basic insurance practice and products and of the main methods of handling and resolving customer complaints
× Apply basic insurance principles including the regulatory environment and the main principles governing contracts
× Understand the nature and main features of risk and insurance.

Insurance, Legal and Regulatory
General Insurance Business
Insurance Underwriting Process
Insurance Business and Finance

Diploma in Insurance

Account handler
Claims handler
Insurance claims surveyor
Insurance clerk