Accounting and finance
Manage risks, protect property and people and follow insurance contracts.
Length
7 months + 2 months of guaranteed work placement
Minimum level
Probatoire
Diploma
Professional Qualification Certificate (CQP)
Activities
An insurance professional is involved in risk management, the protection of property and people, and the management of insurance contracts. They may work as an adviser, claims handler, agent or expert for an insurance company, broker or independent firm.
An insurance professional is involved in risk management, the protection of property and people, and the management of insurance contracts. They may work as an adviser, claims handler, agent or expert for an insurance company, broker or independent firm.
Analyse risks (health, life, motor, business, home, etc.) in order to propose suitable cover.
- Sell insurance products (life, health, comprehensive, motor insurance, etc.).
- Drafting and managing insurance contracts in accordance with the regulations in force.
- Handle claims: receiving notifications, analysis, assessment and compensation.
- Advise customers and build customer loyalty by supporting them with their protection needs.
- Conduct commercial prospecting to develop the customer portfolio.
- Monitor legal and technical developments affecting products, laws and the market.
Company designations
Depending on their role, insurance professionals may have different job titles:
- Insurance Account Manager
- Underwriter
- Contract Manager
- Claims Manager
- General Insurance Agent
- Insurance broker
- Commercial inspector
- Insurance and savings adviser
- Life or non-life insurance technician
- Claims manager
The occupation is practised
- In insurance companies, banks, mutual societies, provident institutions or brokerage firms.
- Through office-based functions (administration, management, analysis) or mobile roles (prospecting, customer relations).
- In constant interaction with clients, experts, medical advisers, garages and lawyers.
- With a strong commitment to rigour, discretion and compliance with regulatory standards (CIMA, Solvency II…).
The insurance sector offers numerous career opportunities
- Insurance companies
- Brokerage firms
- Banks (bancassurance)
- Mutual insurance funds and provident institutions
- Businesses (internal risk management)
- Claims assessment firms
- Wealth management consultancy firms
The insurance professional can progress to
- Branch Manager
- Commercial Area Manager
- Claims or Compensation Manager
- Underwriting Manager
- Distribution Network Manager
- Insurance Trainer
- Risk Management Consultant or Expert
- Setting up a brokerage firm or insurance agency
Skills acquired on completion of the course
- Insurance products and techniques
- Contract underwriting and management
- Risk management and reinsurance
- Claims management
- Sales management and customer relations
- Insurance accounting and finance
14 modules. Tap a module to see what it covers.
- History and foundations of insurance
- Stakeholders in the insurance market
- Economic and social role of insurance
- Classification of insurance (life and non-life)
Detailed programme
Admission requirements
To enrol, prepare these items. The centre helps with your file, and training starts once the first instalment is paid.
- The registration form, filled in at enrolment
- A photocopy of your ID card or birth certificate
- Two 4 x 4 passport photos, less than 3 months old
- One ream of paper
- The first instalment of the tuition: 40%
- The registration fee
Ready to start in insurance?
Same field: Accounting
Accounting and management
Keep the books, produce financial statements and monitor cash flow.
See the sheetApplied taxation
Ensure the company's tax compliance and optimise its tax position.
See the sheetAudit and management control
Check the accuracy and fairness of financial statements and accounting processes.
See the sheetBanking and finance
Manage, distribute and monitor financial services in banking and microfinance.
See the sheetBanking accounting
Keep the books of a bank or microfinance institution: operations, loans, treasury and risk.
See the sheetTell us what you want to do. We point you to the course that leads there and follow your enrolment.
- Personal guidance
- Training focused on employment
- A work placement
- Support before, during and after
+237 620 10 03 71contact@oceanicformation.comoceanicconseil@gmail.com
Address : Cité des Palmiers, yellow and black tiled building, before Afriland First Bank (coming from Total Carrefour), Douala
View on the map