Applicability of e-Learning in Croatian Insurance Industry: A SWOT Analysis

Croatian insurance market passed through significant changes during the last ten years. The number of insurance companies, mainly in foreign ownership, had increased, and a total amount of insurance portfolio, especially life insurance, achieved a significant growth as well. As a result, the number of participants in the Croatian insurance industry had raise. The traditional model of the education system is changing slowly, and the providers of insurance products often do not recognise the possibilities offered by the lifelong learning supported by the information technologies. In this paper SWOT analysis, conducted in the context of implementing the e-learning model in insurance industry in Croatia, is discussed. The need for connecting the economy and the institutions of high education is also recognized, for these institutions can offer professional help in development of e-learning models adapted to the needs of specific economic branch.