The NH Insurance Department and New England College have joined to create what they say is a first-of-its-kind course designed to provide students with the opportunity to learn about the insurance industry.

The course will introduce students to the nature of risk, risk identification, general risk management techniques and the management of risk through insurance. It covers why the individual or corporation purchases insurance, what constitutes an intelligent insurance plan, what products are available in the insurance marketplace and how those products are regulated by the NHID.

The four-credit course will begin in the spring 2023 semester, and students will have the opportunity to undertake an internship for additional academic credit. A team of experts at the Insurance Department will teach the course.

Insurance Commissioner Christopher Nicolopoulos said the goal of the course is to attract “highly educated individuals into the industry, whether as producers or regulators” because it’s “critically important to the health of our markets and the furtherance of our consumer protection efforts.”