Department of Insurance

Assoc Prof. Adenike Olarenwaju Owolabi
Head, Department of Insurance

Welcom Message

The history of the Department dates back to 2013 when the Senate of the University of Jos approved the opening of the Department of Actuarial Science and Insurance. However, based on the directive of the National Universities Commission (NUC). The University Senate approved in 2014, the split of the two programmes into B.Sc. Insurances and Actuarial Science.

The pioneer Head of Department was Professor. Hashimu Bulus, succeeded by Dr. B. Wurim in January, 2018 and Dr. Adenike Olanrewaju Owolabi in 2022. The Department runs a B.Sc in Insurance, Masters of Risk Management and Insurance, Postgraduate Diploma in Insurance, Diploma in Insurance and Ph.D. in Insurance.

Mission

To be the best Department offering Insurance and Risk Management courses in Africa.

Vision

To be the best Department offering Insurance and Risk Management courses in Africa.

The pioneer Head of the Department was Professor. Hashimu Bulus, was succeeded by Dr. B. Wurim in January 2018 and Dr. Adenike Olanrewaju Owolabi in 2022. The Department runs a B.Sc in Insurance, Master of Risk Management and Insurance, Postgraduate Diploma in Insurance, Diploma in Insurance, and Ph.D. in Insurance.

UNDERGRADUATE PROGRAM

B.Sc INSURANCE

POSTGRADUATE PROGRAMMES:

Ph.D RISK MANAGEMENT AND INSURANCE
M.SC RISK MANAGEMENT AND INSURANCE
PGDN INSURANCE, DIPLOMA IN INSURANCE

PROGRAM DESCRIPTION / HIGHLIGHT

The postgraduate program is to prepare the participants directly for a career in Insurance. The program will equip the students with advanced research training in Insurance promote original research, and contribute to national developments. This will be achieved by providing our graduates with an understanding of the underlying insurance principles that may be applied to a range of problems and issues in commercial and business environments when they go out to practice.
The Master's program is to prepare participants directly for a career in Insurance. The program will equip the students with advanced research training in insurance and promote research which are original and contributes to national developments. This will be achieved by providing our graduates with an understanding of underlying insurance principles that will be applied to a range of problems and issues in commercial and business environments when they go out to practice

AIMS/OBJECTIVES OF PROGRAMME

Postgraduate Diploma:

Prepare graduates to combine a practical approach with sound theory to create a learning experience for the insurance industry.
To prepare non-insurance graduates to acquire insurance knowledge and skills
To prepare them for further higher educational pursuits in Insurance and Risk Management

The objectives of the Master of Science (M.Sc)Degree Program are to:

Prepare graduates to combine a practical approach with sound theory to create a learning experience for the insurance industry. The program will reflect the interfaces between insurance, risk management and financial services; and it will equip its graduates with the skills necessary to succeed in the insurance and financial industries as:
- Risk Managers
- Financial Advisers
- Consultants
- Underwriters
- Financial analysts and
- Insurance analysts.