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E&O Risk Management Classes
Created by IIABA and Swiss Re Corporate Solutions, "E&O Risk Management: Meeting the Challenge of Change" is the seminar that looks at agency E&O risk management from the agency perspective and addresses the fundamentals of reducing E&O exposure in today's ever-changing agency operations.
IA-MBA Program
A 'mini-MBA' program created for the leaders of independent agencies. Accelerate your career by mastering the people management & business finance skills needed to grow and optimize your agency!
Licensing & Prelicensing Information
Looking to obtain your P&C license? We can help!
Agency Education Pathways
Do you need help developing an education plan that tracks with you or your employee's career path? We've developed pathways specifically designed to help you select programs and courses based on level of experience in the business and nature of the position in the agency.
Designation Programs & Opportunities
Certified Insurance Counselors (CIC)
A Prestigious Designation and the Most Practical Continuing Education.
The Certified Insurance Counselors (CIC) Program has been the insurance industry's premier, proven source for practical, real-world education since 1969. Approved for state continuing education credit across the nation, the seven CIC institutes are:
- Personal Lines
- Commercial Casualty
- Commercial Property
- Life & Health
- Agency Management
- Commercial Multiline
- Company Operations
Designed to cover important aspects of the insurance field, each institute is 16 hours of instruction, followed by an optional examination.*
*Examinations are optional unless you wish to earn the CIC designation.
An inspiring professional faculty, nine ONE-DAY courses to choose from, a curriculum that's tailored to your region--all these benefits make the CISR Program a truly superior education opportunity. To earn the CISR designation, you must complete any five of the nine courses and pass the five exams within three years.
All CISR courses are approved for state CE credit and are available in the classroom and online. An optional exam is given at the end of each course, in classroom or online, for those seeking the designation.
CISR courses - Available as online webinars:
- Commercial Casualty I – CGL, Additional Insureds
- Commercial Casualty II – BAP, WC, Excess Liability
- Insuring Commercial Property
- Insuring Personal Residential Property
- Insuring Personal Auto Exposures
- Personal Lines - Miscellaneous
- Agency Operations
- Life & Health Essentials
- Elements of Risk Management
After you earn the CISR designation, an update is required each year to keep your education current and to maintain your CISR designation. If you choose to update by attending one of the remaining four CISR courses you will be on your way to achieving the CISR Elite distinction. Once you’ve completed and passed all nine CISR courses (the first five courses within three years and the remaining four courses within an additional three years), you will earn the highest recognition for those in customer service anywhere.