Graduates of the course are characterized by a broad knowledge of the insurance industry and have in-depth knowledge in specific specialist areas. Their high level of expertise qualifies them as service providers in defined insurance processes.

Graduates of the Swiss Federal Diploma of Insurance Specialist who aspire to a management position and are interested in the overall context of the insurance industry can enter the Higher College of Insurance HIA without an examination and benefit from the waiver of individual parts of the course.

The following admission criteria apply to the Federal Professional Examination for Insurance Specialists:

• Federal Diploma of Vocational Education and Training (Federal VET Diploma, apprenticeship certificate) as a private insurance clerk and 2 years of professional experience in the insurance sector

or

• Other Federal VET Diploma, completion of a federally recognized commercial secondary school or Baccalaureate, passed the "VBV insurance intermediary" exam and 3 years of professional experience in the insurance sector

or

• Passed the "Versicherungsvermittler VBV" exam and 5 years of professional experience, including 3 years in the insurance sector

and

• Proof of the required valid module certificates or confirmation of equivalence

Compulsory modules of the course for the professional examination for insurance specialists with a federal certificate:

• Personal management
• Insurance industry
• Insurance law
• Insurance marketing

Elective modules: (Three modules must be completed)

• Property insurance
• Asset insurance
• Technical insurance
• Transport insurance
• Individual life insurance
• Group life insurance (compulsory/super-compulsory)
• Banking and Finance
• Health insurance (compulsory/super-compulsory)
• Accident insurance (mandatory/extra-mandatory)
• AHV / IV and other social insurance
• Insurance medicine

Process modules: (One module must be selected)

• Underwriting, including product management
• Claims and benefits processing, service management
• Sales and support
• Broking

The federal final examination deals with one of the aforementioned core processes.

Module structure Federal Professional Examination for Insurance Specialists with Federal Certificate:

• Compulsory modules - in-depth study of insurance fundamentals
• Elective modules - specialization in subject area
• Process modules - final audit of a core insurance process

Proof of valid module certificates (compulsory modules and three elective modules) is part of the admission criteria for the federal examination. The module examinations must not date back more than five years.