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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. -
Think a malpractice lawsuit can’t happen to you? Think again. Studies show that approximately 15% of agents in the US are sued by customers each year, and about 75% of these claims are “frivolous”—based on factors completely beyond your control. It’s easy to cross the line and make yourself vulnerable to lawsuits—even if you didn’t mean to do anything wrong. -
Pennsylvania has the third highest number of elderly in the US—second only to California and Florida. And that number is growing—along with a demand for long-term care. Still, long-term care isn’t easy to pay for.
This online CE course discusses flooding and the disastrous damage it can cause. It explores and describes the key elements of floods, flooding, and insuring against them through flood Insurance, in general, and the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) in specific. large portion of this online CE course examines flooding in general – including specific cases of flooding and the damage caused.
Americans are living longer—and millions are expected to need some form of long-term care in later life. The industry has developed some innovative approaches to long-term care in response to increased demand—but it’s still not easy to pay for. Medicare and private health insurance policies don’t cover it.
Long Term Care Ongoing Training considers the nature of long term care, the forms in which it may be delivered, the risk of needing such care, the costs of long term care, the sources available to pay long term care costs and the features of long term care insurance. It is intended to meet the four-hour long-term care training requirement to enable an agent to sell long term care insurance.
In South Dakota, all agents wishing to sell Long Term Care insurance must take 8 hours of training before licensure, as well as four hours of continuing education every two years thereafter. This course complies with South Dakota’s requirements for 8-hour LTC continuing education for Life and Health agents. In the coming decades, the population of individuals needing long term care in South Dakota is projected to grow—and coverage for the payment of such care is expected to fall short.
Long Term Care Ongoing Training considers the nature of long term care, the forms in which it may be delivered, the risk of needing such care, the costs of long term care, the sources available to pay long term care costs and the features of long term care insurance. It is intended to meet the four-hour long-term care training requirement to enable an agent to sell long term care insurance.
In order to sell LTC partnership policies in Tennessee, insurance producers must complete at least 8 hours of initial training and at least 4 hours of continuing education every two years thereafter. This course meets Tennessee’s requirements for 8 hours of continuing education in Tennessee’s LTC partnership program, including TennCare eligibility. Tennessee’s Long-Term Care partnership program was designed to provide additional access to funding for long-term care for individuals through TennCare, Tennessee’s version of the federal Medicaid program, with qualifying LTC policies.
Since the economic crisis, the insurance agency faces more stringent regulatory scrutiny—and insurance companies are expected to comply with AML and OFAC regulations. Money laundering allows criminals to hide their profits from illegal activities by making legal purchases and transactions. Globally, worldwide money laundering activities add up to over $1 trillion per year—encouraging corruption, distorting economic data, aggravating social problems, and allowing criminals and terrorists to finance their activities.
White-collar crime is a widespread problem, but many people know much about what white-collar crime involves. It is not often dramatic, exciting, or interesting to hear about. Other types of crime, such as a murder, robbery, or rape, are emotional events that evoke feelings of anger, disgust, and sadness within people of all ages and classes.
There are over 17 million automobiles on the road in Texas today, and every one of them needs auto insurance. As an insurance agent selling auto insurance, you’ll help clients choose the right policy—and handle any claims that arise. This course gives you an in-depth look at the way an auto policy works—including typical policy inclusions and riders, legislative issues and current market trends.
This course provides 8 hours of continuing education credit, and is fully compliant with insurance continuing education requirements in the state of Texas. With advanced knowledge of the Texas LTC Partnership Program, you’ll be able to help policyholders determine eligibility and purchase the right LTC insurance to meet their needs. In Texas, the Long-Term Care Partnership Program allows residents to tap into Medicaid to help pay for their long-term care when their private LTC policies have been exhausted.
This course provides you with the information you need to help your customers navigate the process of choosing the right LTC Partnership policy for them—and applying for Medicaid. It meets all requirements for Virginia’s 8-hour continuing education regulations for those who sell Long-Term Care insurance. LTC partnership insurance policies ensure that for every dollar the policy pays out in benefits, a dollar of the policyholder’s personal assets is protected.
Nonqualified Plans examines the four popular nonqualified selective benefit plans being sold in the marketplace. The course considers the nature and use of: Compliance and ethical guidelines are applied to the reviewing of sales tools, including the agent’s: Split dollar plans Executive bonus plans Deferred compensation plans Group carve-out plans In addition to the agent’s sales tools, the sales process itself is examined with the intent of ensuring its compliance with legal and ethical standards. The areas in which ethical or compliances lapses may occur are detailed in each of the steps of the sales process.
Keep up with the constantly changing Medicaid regulatory landscape—and the challenges of the continuing care marketplace—with this refresher course on Washington Long-Term Care insurance. This course is approved for 4 hours of LTC continuing education in the state of Washington. It provides all the information you need to offer your LTC customers the most up-to-date information and expertise.
In the coming decades, the number of elderly requiring long-term care is projected to increase dramatically—as is the need for dependable Long-Term Care insurance. By choosing to sell LTC insurance, you’re not only entering a lucrative market—you’re also making a difference in people’s lives, by helping them get the coverage they need. Paying for long-term care isn’t easy.
In 2009, Wisconsin introduced its Long-Term Care Partnership program, allowing qualifying LTC policyholders to tap into Medicaid funds to pay for care after exhausting their existing coverage. Get up-to-date on the Partnership program—and offer your customers advanced expertise in how to pay for care while preserving their assets—with this 8-hour initial LTC training course approved by the state of Wisconsin. Long-term care isn’t easy to pay for.
Together, life and health insurance are a huge part of the insurance industry as a whole—and a key part of our society’s safety net. As an insurance agent, you’ll sell life and health insurance to businesses large and small as well as individuals. Life and health insurance sales can be highly rewarding—and profitable.
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.
Property and casualty insurance safeguards personal and business property from damage, destruction—and litigation. It’s a crucial element of our society today—and plays a key role in protecting individuals and companies from financial disaster due to unexpected damage to expensive property. This course in Property and Casualty insurance gives you a thorough overview of how P&C insurance works.
Without commercial insurance, big business couldn’t exist. Commercial insurance acts as an economic lubricant, allowing businesses to recover from losses that would ordinarily bankrupt them. As a commercial lines agent specializing in Property and Casualty insurance, you help businesses safeguard their assets—and preserve their operations in the case of a major setback.
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.
This course examines the annuity concept and explains what an annuity is and how it works. The mechanics of the accumulation and payout phases of an annuity are examined and sample calculations are discussed. An explanation of settlement options and their appropriate uses are covered.
The risks and opportunities which digital technologies, devices, and media bring us are obvious. Cyber risk is never a matter purely for the IT team, although they clearly play a vital role. An organization’s risk management function needs a thorough understanding of the constantly evolving risks as well as the practical tools and techniques available to address them.
Accidents and injuries are difficult to predict—and damage awards can be astronomical. Because of this, general liability insurance is perhaps the most important line of commercial insurance a business can purchase. It protects your business clients from multi-million dollar judgments that could seriously disrupt, if not completely bankrupt, company operations.
Everybody needs health insurance—but it’s not exactly easy to buy. In addition to the expense, it’s not easy to choose from the maze of options presented to consumers—from private insurance to government programs, from indemnity plans to PPO’s and HMO’s. As a Life and Health producer, you provide a valuable service in helping your corporate and individual customers navigate the wide range of options to find a solution that’s both appropriate and affordable.
This course provides an in-depth analysis of Medicare-related fraud and abuse within the context of the healthcare and insurance industries. The course meticulously examines the intricacies of Medicare's regulatory framework, including laws like the False Claims Act and the Stark Law, and explores case studies such as U.S.
As an insurance agent selling commercial casualty insurance, you need to have some knowledge of the risk management process in order to provide the appropriate insurance coverage and/or offer alternative solutions. This additional knowledge brings value to the table. The typical risk management process includes identifying risk, performing qualitative and quantitative risk analysis, and incorporating risk control techniques.
Agents in all areas of the Insurance industry, Life, Health, Accident, Property, & Casualty handle money for a living every day from individual and businesses. Like bankers and stock brokers, all insurance licensees are bound by the Patriot Act to be diligent in their daily dealings with customers and clients. They are required to be aware of Money Laundering and the huge impact it has on our financial systems here at home in America as well as all around the world.
No matter what type of insurance you sell, understanding the policy’s terms, conditions, and exclusions allows you to give more insightful advice to your clients—and become a valuable resource to both business and individual customers. You are not required to discuss every possible situation which might arise and whether that situation would be covered under the policy, but you must inform clients when the policy does not cover a particular risk about which they asked. In this course, you’ll review some of the basic components of four common insurance policies: auto insurance, homeowners insurance, personal umbrella insurance, and workers’ compensation insurance.
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.
To practice ethically in today’s insurance market, you need more than good intentions. You need the specific tools and knowledge necessary to recognize and resolve ethical dilemmas with integrity—and in full compliance with regulations set forth by the industry and the government. This course satisfies ethics continuing education requirements for Life and Health as well as Property / Casualty agents and producers in most states (some states still require the ethics course to be taken in a classroom).
This comprehensive course delves into the intricacies of National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) coverage, offering insurance agents invaluable insights to bolster their expertise in flood insurance. From understanding the mechanics of NFIP coverage to navigating eligibility rules and underwriting tips, this course equips agents with the knowledge necessary to provide top-notch service to clients. Agents will explore crucial topics such as waiting periods, lowest floor guidelines, and evidence of insurance, gaining a deep understanding of NFIP policies and procedures.
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.Go to Top


