English for the Insurance Industry

With the recent consolidation of the insurance industry, it is a more international sector than ever. This means that those who wish to excel in insurance fields need to have English language skills of the highest quality in order to meet client expectations. This highly practical Insurance English course is designed to meet your insurance language and communication needs.  The course will give you the language and the confidence to operate more effectively in your specific role in English as well as allowing you to develop your insurance specific vocabulary, ability to deliver presentations and effectively meet the needs of your English speaking clients.

Turning Theory into Practice

This course encourages participants from the Insurance Industry to develop their communication skills in relevant situations and contexts. The program will be based around the needs of the participants, developing language skills through discussion, role-plays, case studies, presentations, vocabulary development and language analysis in contexts relevant to the Insurance Industry. The program is flexible and tailored to the specific personal/ organizational needs of each client. However, core subject areas for the Insurance English course will include:

• Key insurance language and terminology;
• Business communication skills specific to your position;
• Tools for effective written communication;
• Discussion of current and relevant insurance topics and issues to build fluency and confidence in speaking;
• Strategies for developing effective listening skills;
• Review and consolidation of grammatical accuracy;
• Vocal clarity and impact input; and
• A broader knowledge of the workings of the market

You will prepare a presentation on your role and your company’s role in the insurance industry as a pre-course task, which will allow you to demonstrate the level of English you already have and prepare you to study. Relevant learning and continuing to learn strategies are introduced throughout the course, allowing you to maximize your progress before, during and after your course. Suitable tailored and published materials will be used throughout your course, with recommendations for self-study material.

Benefits:

• Increasing your understanding and accurate use of insurance English terms
• Improving your English language skills in contexts relevant to your role
• Developing your ability to draft clearer and more concise reports and other documents
• Practicing work-related language through relevant role plays
• Increasing your confidence when dealing with clients and colleagues in English in face-to-face and telephone situations
• Benchmarking your knowledge against other insurance industry professionals
• Fast tracking the development in your overall language ability
• Improving your self-correction techniques