Insurance Career

Academic Division of Plymouth Campus

The Quincy College Insurance Certificate program is intended for those students seeking to work in the field of Insurance. This program teaches the skills necessary to work as an insurance professional in both personal and commercial insurance.

View the curriculum for this academic program in the latest college catalog here.

This program is no longer accepting new students.

Certificates

Program Outcomes
At the completion of the program the student should be able to:

Define the role insurance plays in the nation’s economy
Distinguish between the different types of insurance policies such as Property and Liability, Personal Insurance, Commercial Insurance, life Insurance, and Accident and Health
Analyze risks and determine best coverage policies for individuals and businesses
Summarize and communicate the key content of an insurance policy/contract to clients
Provide effective customer service to clients of the insurance industry

Plymouth

Insurance Career Courses

- Code
- Course
- Credits
- BUS 101
- Introduction to Business
- 3
The role, growth, structure, and functional organization of modern business in the U.S. economy is explored. Comparative economic systems, sole proprietorships, partnerships, corporations, and the management, marketing, and financing of business organizations are covered. Opportunities in the business field are examined throughout the course. Students will be expected to complete outside research as a course requirement. Placement at ENG 101 level strongly advised.
- ECO 201
- Microeconomics
- 3
In this course, students study the basic principles of economics including economic theory related to the operation of business firms such as supply, demand, price determination, production costs, competition, resource markets, and international trade. Placement at ENG 101 level strongly advised.
- INS 100
- Risk Management and Insurance
- 3
This course is intended to introduce students to the field of risk management and insurance. Its issues are of ever increasing importance for individuals, families and businesses in the global economy. Risk management issues frequently make national and international headlines, thus the course offers an opportunity to explore topics within the context of practical application. The content is beneficial to students who wish to apply the concepts in their personal lives as well as those who intend to enter the field as a career.
- INS 200
- Personal and Liability Insurance
- 3
This course builds on the conceptual foundations of INS 100 Risk Management and Insurance. It delves more deeply into topics that affect personal risk within the context of practical application, including managing individual life, health, personal property, and personal liability risks with insurance. The content is beneficial to students who wish to apply the concepts in their personal lives as well as those who intend to enter the field as a career. Prerequisites: INS 100
- INS 203
- Commercial Property and Liability Insurance
- 3
This course introduces students to the field of commercial risk management and insurance. The issues addressed by commercial insurance are of ever increasing importance for businesses in the global economy. The course is divided into two broad categories:

-Commercial property risk management and insurance
-Commercial liability risk management and insurance

The content is beneficial to students who wish to apply the concepts in their personal lives as well as those who intend to enter the field as a career. Prerequisites: INS 100