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When a home, car, or other valuable property is damaged or lost, it can have a devastating impact on the owner. Personal lines insurance provides individuals with an important safety net against such loss. As a personal lines agent, you’ll help people protect themselves financially against accidents, theft, natural disasters, and other events that can have serious financial consequences. -
Commercial property insurance protects businesses against loss. With commercial property insurance, losing a major piece of property won’t mean the end of the business—protecting commerce as well as jobs. As a commercial lines agent selling property insurance, you play a major role in helping companies protect their assets—and the economy as a whole. -
As an insurance agent selling commercial casualty insurance, you help companies protect themselves from legal liability for losses caused by injury or damage to the property of others. You help companies protect their assets in the case of unfortunate accidents—and ensure there’s enough money to pay lawful claims. Casualty insurance is an important part of commercial lines insurance—and this course will give you an in-depth understanding of how it works. -
Workers’ compensation insurance is good for both employees and employers. It protects employees from loss of wages in case of on-the-job injury; and it can also protect employers from potentially debilitating lawsuits. Most states require companies to carry workers’ comp, and state laws dictate the details of policies. -
When a home, car, or other valuable property is damaged or lost, it can have a devastating impact on the owner. Personal lines insurance provides individuals with an important safety net against such loss. As a personal lines agent, you’ll help people protect themselves financially against accidents, theft, natural disasters, and other events that can have serious financial consequences. -
This course provides an in-depth examination of the Affordable Care Act's (ACA) impact on Medicare and Medicaid, focusing on reforms and policy adjustments aimed at improving efficiency and quality in healthcare. It covers the key changes in Medicare, including payment adjustments linked to quality outcomes, as well as modifications to Medicaid aimed at expanding access and enhancing service delivery. The course also includes essential legal and procedural updates that affect healthcare professionals working within the Medicare and Medicaid frameworks, particularly in areas such as hospital value-based purchasing and physician reporting systems. -
Individual Retirement Accounts examines the rules governing traditional and Roth IRAs, Education IRAs (now called Coverdell Education Savings Accounts), simplified employee pensions and SIMPLEs. With respect to traditional IRAs, the course considers the issues of eligibility, contribution limits and investment vehicles. Tax treatment of traditional IRA funds is discussed, including the treatment of contributions, accumulations, transfers and distributions. -
As an insurance agent selling homeowners insurance in the state of California, you play a vital role in protecting the residents of our state from the financial fall-out that results from the loss of a home. California is home to almost 38 million people—and with its beautiful weather, gorgeous beaches, stunning mountain landscapes, and excellent quality of life, it’s no wonder so many choose to live here. But there are some drawbacks to living in the Sunshine State—chief among them, natural disasters. -
Accordingly, the course provides information concerning the rules applicable to the ability of a group health plan or a health insurer offering group or individual health insurance coverage to exclude coverage for pre-existing conditions and the effective dates of such rules. In addition, the course discusses the rules governing the ability of a group health plan or a health insurer offering group or individual health insurance coverage to impose dollar limits on essential health benefits. The limited ability of a group health plan or health insurer offering group or individual health insurance coverage to rescind such coverage is also addressed. -
Commercial property insurance protects businesses against loss. With commercial property insurance, losing a major piece of property won’t mean the end of the business—protecting commerce as well as jobs. As a commercial lines agent selling property insurance, you play a major role in helping companies protect their assets—and the economy as a whole. -
As an insurance agent selling commercial casualty insurance, you help companies protect themselves from legal liability for losses caused by injury or damage to the property of others. You help companies protect their assets in the case of unfortunate accidents—and ensure there’s enough money to pay lawful claims. Casualty insurance is an important part of commercial lines insurance—and this course will give you an in-depth understanding of how it works. -
Estate Tax Planning examines the various aspects of planning for the estate tax liability. The course begins with a discussion of the genesis of estate taxation in English common law and continues with an examination of the estate and its administration. The text serves as an introduction to the issues of estate settlement and includes a discussion of the probate estate and the federal gross estate.

