Offered on a full-time basis with face-to-face lectures, the Diploma in General Insurance and Risk Management (DGIRM) programme is developed and awarded by the Singapore College of Insurance (SCI).

The programme is a technical and supervisory qualification for insurance staff working across all sectors of the general insurance/reinsurance industry, being a logical progression after obtaining the Cert SCI (General Insurance) and Cert SCI (Reinsurance) certification designations.In addition to being a valuable qualification in its own right, the programme enables one to progress to attaining the Advanced Diploma in General Insurance and Risk Management (ADGIRM), also developed and awarded by SCI.

For Whom
This designation programme is suitable for supervisors, team leaders and those aspiring to achieve managerial positions; it is also suitable for those wanting to pursue a pathway towards achieving the ACII, CILA Advanced Diploma and/or AIDATM qualification(s) (see more details inside this brochure).

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In order to be registered for the Programme / Examination, the candidate:
a. must be at least 18 years of age; and
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b. should preferably be engaged in financial services activities; and
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c. must have successfully completed the SCI Certification in General Insurance (CGI) examinations, having passed the Basic Insurance Concepts and Principles (BCP), Personal General Insurance (PGI) and Commercial General Insurance (ComGI) examinations; or having any qualification deemed equivalent and acceptable by SCI; and
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d. should satisfy any ONE of the following:
i. should possess a minimum of 10 years of formal education; or
ii. should have obtained any academic qualification deemed equivalent and acceptable by SCI; or
iii. should have successfully attained any one of the SCI Advanced Certificates; or
iv. should possess at least two years of work experience in the insurance industry.

The DGIRM programme is taught in the form of lectures which are delivered face-to-face.

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* Includes examination hours
(i) All lecturers are lecturing on a part-time basis.
(ii) The average lecturer-student ratio of each class is 1:30.(iii) For the list of lecturers, please refer to the SCI website: here.

1. A non-refundable administration fee of S$54.00 (inclusive of prevailing GST rate) is payable for each application submitted. The application will not be processed if the processing fee is not paid in full and the supporting documentary evidence is not submitted to SCI within 5 working days from the date of application.
2. Upon successful application, the applicant will be notified by post and an exemption fee of S$216.00 (inclusive of prevailing GST rate) per exempted module becomes payable within 30 days from the date of approval by SCI. If this required payment is not fully made by this period, the exemption to be granted will not be valid and the applicant will have to re-apply for the exemption as a fresh application.
3. As a requirement, a candidate taking the DGIRM Programme must register and pass the examination module Legal Aspects of Insurance, in order to complete the programme. For any candidate with a law degree and studied the insurance law as a subject during his undergraduate years, he may apply for exemption from Legal Aspects of Insurance module, subject to the consideration and approval of SCI, which in its absolute discretion shall decide.
4. A candidate can apply for exemption at any stage during his study. However, there will not be any fee refund for any study text already purchased or examination already registered for.
5. For such candidate who wishes to achieve the respective DGIRM qualification, the number of exemptions to be granted, if applicable, shall not be more than 2 modules at the Diploma level subject to the consideration and approval of SCI, which in its absolute discretion shall decide.

Note: Please note that, in respect of the Diploma level, no such certificate or diploma will be awarded if the candidate does not sit and pass at least 50% of the total number of examination modules relating to that particular level, and not counting the examination passes or exemptions of modules at the Certificate level.

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Appeal Procedure

The candidate may initiate an appeal process relating to examination conduct matters if he is not satisfied with the examination results. This is a review of the original marking to ensure that the agreed mark scheme has been applied correctly. The SCI aims to provide the outcome within 30 days of receipt of such request.

A fee of S$216.00 (inclusive of prevailing GST rate) is payable for this service and is refundable if the review results in a pass. If the candidate has booked a resit for the same module examination and the review results in a pass, before resitting the examination, only the prepaid examination fee for this module will be refunded.

Please write to talk2us@scidomain.org.sg to request for the ‘Appeal Form’. This form must be completed and submitted together with the required fee before the process can commence and must be submitted to the SCI within 14 working days from the release of the results. The appeal result is final and no further correspondence will be entertained.

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