Diploma in Insurance and Risk Management
Programme curriculum, course units, contact hours and credit units.
The global insurance industry faces a truly unique moment in its long history. The fundamental disruption caused by the COVID-19 pandemic and global economic disruptions equates to an opportunity for the industry to remake itself in line with new societal realities and market needs. The investments in infrastructural facilities, industrialization, service provisions among others have led to increased health threats resulting from accidents, pollution and increased occurrence of risks and damages on the investment facilities which need to be controlled or managed. Therefore, insurance services become a necessity. In this context, the management of the insurance sector requires specialized competences. The Insurance Training College, a training arm of Uganda's insurance sector, is mandated to carry out teaching and training of learners and. development of their skills in insurance business. As such, the course Diploma in Insurance and risk management is designed to serve that purpose. Precisely, the Diploma in Insurance and Risk management designed to equip the learners with the requisite skills that suit the needs of the changing insurance business environment. The learners will to select from a number of specialized insurance and risk management areas like life, health, general insurance among others.
Programme Summary
Course Units: 15
Total Contact Hours: 1125
Total Credit Units: 75.00
Compulsory courses
| Code | Course Unit | Type | LH | TH | PH | FH | CH | CU | Rule |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DIU 101 | Insurance Law | Mandatory | 60 | 0 | 30 | 0 | 75 | 5.00 | Required |
| DIU 102 | Insurance business and Finance | Mandatory | 60 | 0 | 30 | 0 | 75 | 5.00 | Required |
| DIU 103 | Insurance Ethics | Mandatory | 60 | 0 | 30 | 0 | 75 | 5.00 | Required |
| DIU 104 | Fundamentals of Insurance | Mandatory | 60 | 0 | 30 | 0 | 75 | 5.00 | Required |
| DIU 105 | Risk management | Mandatory | 60 | 0 | 30 | 0 | 75 | 5.00 | Required |
| Either Or: DIU_106 | |||||||||
| DIU 106a | Principles and practice of general insurance business | Mandatory | 60 | 0 | 30 | 0 | 75 | 5.00 | Either Or |
| DIU 106b | Principles and practice of life and pension business | Mandatory | 60 | 0 | 30 | 0 | 75 | 5.00 | Either Or |
| Subtotal | 525 | 35.00 | |||||||
Core Insurance Courses
| Code | Course Unit | Type | LH | TH | PH | FH | CH | CU | Rule |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Either Or: DIU_201 | |||||||||
| DIU 201a | General insurance underwriting | Core | 60 | 0 | 30 | 0 | 75 | 5.00 | Either Or |
| DIU 201b | Life and disability underwriting | Core | 60 | 0 | 30 | 0 | 75 | 5.00 | Either Or |
| DIU 202 | Insurance broking practice and management | Core | 60 | 0 | 30 | 0 | 75 | 5.00 | Required |
| DIU 203 | Reinsurance Management | Core | 60 | 0 | 30 | 0 | 75 | 5.00 | Required |
| DIU 204 | Marketing insurance products and services | Core | 60 | 0 | 30 | 0 | 75 | 5.00 | Required |
| DIU 205 | Principles and practice of Agriculture Insuranace | Core | 60 | 0 | 30 | 0 | 75 | 5.00 | Required |
| Either Or: DIU_206 | |||||||||
| DIU 206 | General insurance claims | Core | 60 | 0 | 30 | 0 | 75 | 5.00 | Either Or |
| DIU 206b | Life and disability claims | Core | 60 | 0 | 30 | 0 | 75 | 5.00 | Either Or |
| Subtotal | 600 | 40.00 | |||||||