Enroll now for Fall 2004

GBS 258 Principles of Property and Casualty Insurance
Section 6651 Credits: 3
Saturdays 9 am until Noon, Room B208
Class meets 14 weeks starting September 11, 2004 through December 11, 2004
Book scholarships available

Call or e-mail Marilyn Anderson, General Business Director, Phoenix College Business Department, 602-285-7144

WHY SHOULD YOU BE INTERESTED IN A CAREER IN INSURANCE?

Insurance plays an important role in today’s world protecting millions of home, auto and business owners from the risk of losing everything they have. Being a part of this exciting industry gives you a sense of satisfaction. Independent agents – business owners who represent several insurance companies and offer many different kinds of insurance – help friends and neighbors in their own communities to protect what they have worked so hard to gain. In addition to independent agents, there are hundreds of different careers in insurance, one to fit every interest.

• There are over 350 exciting careers available to you in the insurance industry.
• Insurance offers you a rewarding, lifelong career with limitless earning potential.
• The Phoenix offices of Brown & Brown Insurance and AIG are both offering internship, part time, and full time employment opportunities to qualified students who have completed the insurance courses offered at Phoenix College. They are also sponsoring book and/or tuition scholarships.
• At last count there were more than two billion people working in the insurance industry in jobs such as:
  1. Producer/ Broker
  2. Administrative Assistant
  3. Customer Service Representative
  4. Sales/Marketing Assistant
  5. Management Trainee
  6. Claims Processor/Adjuster
  7. Underwriter

WHERE TO START?...

Beginning Fall 2004, Phoenix College Business Department is offering the courses described below. All courses will prepare students interested in the Arizona Department of Insurance licensing examination. Students will also be well prepared for an entry level position in the insurance industry and unlimited potential!

GBS 258 - Principles of Property and Liability Insurance
Basic Principles of Insurance. Introduction to insurance contracts. Overview of company functions and operations including ratemaking, underwriting, claims, adjusting, and marketing.

Prerequisite: None Credits: 3
AICPCU/IIA* equivalent: INS 21

Note: Section 6651 meets in Room B208 at Phoenix College on Saturdays from 9 am until Noon for 14 weeks starting September 11, 2004 through December 11, 2004
Spring 2005, the following courses will be offered in addition to GBS 258:

GBS 263 - Personal Insurance
Understand and analyze standard types of personal property and liability insurance coverage, and develop a basic understanding of life insurance, health insurance, and financial planning.

Prerequisite: GBS 258 or permission of instructor
Credits: 3
AICPCU/IIA* equivalent: INS 22

GBS 264 - Commercial Insurance

Understand the property and liability exposures of businesses and analysis of major types of insurance needed by business.

Prerequisite: GBS 258 or permission of instructor
Credits: 3
AICPCU/IIA* equivalent: INS 23

*American Institute for Chartered Property Casualty Underwriters/Insurance Institute of America