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Insurance Degree Program

Insurance degree programs train students for a career in insurance and risk management, life and health insurance or actuarial services. Students can find these programs at the associate's, bachelor's, master's and doctoral degree levels.

Essential Information

The most common insurance degree programs are bachelor's-level programs. However, there are also associate's, master's and doctoral degree programs available. At some levels, insurance can be an area of concentration or specialization in a management or business administration program.

In undergraduate programs, students have the opportunity to begin developing management skills and an understanding of insurance practices in areas of risk assessment, liabilities, investments and employee benefits. Master's and doctoral programs often focus on research in the field while expanding on the topics discussed in 2- and 4-year undergraduate programs. For instance, undergraduate students will learn the basics of personal property insurance, while graduate studies will also address commercial property liabilities in theory and practice.

• Program Levels: Associate's degree, bachelor's degree, master's degree, doctorate
• Prerequisites: High school diploma and often college entrance exams for associate's, high school diploma and sometimes an associate's degree for a bachelor's, high school and college transcripts, letters of recommendation and bachelor's degree for a master's, a 4-year bachelor's degree with at least a 3.0 GPA, along with transcripts, essays, college entrance exam scores and letters of recommendation for Ph.D.
• Online Availability: Online programs are available.
• Other Requirements: Thesis for master's

Associate's Degree in Life and Health Insurance

An associate's degree in life and health insurance provides students with the knowledge to administer insurance policies and provide advice on investing policy payouts. Insurance degree programs at this level prepare students for entry-level positions in life and health insurance or the financial services industry. Associate's degree insurance programs are intensive to economics, management and customer relations. In order to enroll in an insurance associate's degree program, students must have a high school diploma or GED. Some colleges require associate's degree students to take college entrance examinations and achieve a satisfactory score prior to enrollment.

Students enrolled in an insurance associate's degree program can expect to take classes in the following:

• Life insurance
• Health insurance
• Insurance marketing
• Insurance information management procedures
• Investments and economics
• Insurance administration