During the past five years, and especially for the future, the majority of primary insurers, reinsurers, brokerages, risk management firms, independent adjusters and other stakeholders in the industry, have clarified their preference for specific candidates, by hiring candidates that either have the CIP designation or is actively pursuing the CIP (Chartered Insurance Professional) designation.

Any individual who wishes to be a successful insurance professional, particularly anyone who aspire to management roles, will require at the minimum, a CIP designation. To significantly increase the opportunity of gaining a senior consultant or executive role, successful insurance professionals are attaining the FCIP (Fellow Chartered Insurance Professional) designation and or the CRM (Certified Risk Management) Diploma.

There are a number of post-secondary institutions that offers full-time insurance programs. Additionally, services targeted at the needs of CIP and FCIP are delivered through local divisions of the Chartered Insurance Professionals' Society.

Requirements on attaining the CIP or FCIP designation can be sourced by contacting the Insurance Institute of Canada at http://www.iic-iac.org

Educational Institutions offering insurance certifications includes the following:

Université Laval, Québec, Québec

Université Laval offers a degree level insurance program.

University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta

Undergraduate Insurance Course Offering

Wilfrid Laurier University, Waterloo, Ontario

Certificate in Risk Management:

Canadian Risk Management Certificate:

Algonquin College, Ottawa, Ontario

A two-year diploma program provides students with a broad business education and a specialization in general insurance education.

Fanshawe College, London, Ontario

The program provides business and insurance courses to start a successful career path.

Grant MacEwan College, Edmonton, Alberta

Mount Royal College, Calgary, Alberta

Two-year Business Administration and Insurance Diploma program offered in conjunction with IIC courses, lays the foundation for the Chartered Insurance Professional (CIP) designation.