XLRI launches insurance management program with ICICI Prudential

The program is aimed at students aspiring to make it big in the Insurance industry. According to XLRI, the program is backed by an assured employment in the sales function of ICICI Prudential Life Insurance Company as Executive Trainees, receiving MBA equivalent compensation levels.

Says XLRI, The insurance industry in India is witnessing unprecedented growth and the trend is likely to continue for many years to come. Taking this into consideration, the course is aimed at tapping the huge opportunities available in the insurance sector and in providing a platform for budding sales professionals to learn and grow in this sector.

The program will offer courses covering both general management areas as well as intensive training in the Insurance and Finance domain. The module in general management would broadly cover areas like Marketing, Statistics and Economics, Organizational Behavior and Personality Development, Business Strategy, Legal Aspects in Business and Information Technology.

The program, especially the module on Insurance and Finance, will leverage ICICI Prudentials extensive domain expertise and draw heavily from their experience, says XLRI. It will follow a trimester-based system with various courses under two modules spread over three trimesters. This will be followed by a two-month internship with ICICI Prudential.

XLRI says that following a philosophy of putting merit first, the program fee has been kept at a level which would make it accessible to a large cross-section of prospective students.