Alamo CPCU Chapter Announces Fall Classes

The Alamo Chapter of the Society of CPCU issued an education bulletin announcing insurance study programs for Fall 2004.

The classes will be held one day each week for approximately two hours after work, usually 5:30 to 7:30 p.m., at a central business office location in San Antonio. Aiming for the Jan. 15, 2005 to March 15, 2005 exam period, study would most likely begin late September 2004 and continue into January 2005.

The charge for instruction is $125 per student for AIC, ARM, ASLI, and AU. For CPCU the charge is $150 per student. The expense for books and the exam fee are additional.

Insurance Education Courses Offered – Fall 2004

AIC 35–Property Loss Adjusting: Preparing Estimates; Persons/Property Insured; Causes of Loss; Residential Construction; Arson & Fraud; Amount of Recovery; Merchandise/Time Losses; Loss Adjusting Procedures.
Exam: Eighty-five computer-administered, objective (multiple-choice) questions. Time allotted: 2 hours.
Cost: $148
Materials: AIC 35 Required Materials Package (includes Text, CPCU Handbook of Policies, Course Guide, and Practice Exam CD-ROM) $160. Order Code 35RP.

ARM 56–Risk Financing: Insurance as a Risk Financing Technique, Excess & Umbrella Liability, Reinsurance & Risk Financing, Captives, Self-Insurance, Retrospectively Rated Plans, Finite & Integrated Risk Insurance Plans, Capital Market Products.
Exam: Eighty-five computer-administered, objective (multiple-choice) questions. Time allotted: 2 hours.
Cost: $148
Materials: Course Guide “Risk Financing,” 2nd edition. $44. Code 5601; Texts “Risk Financing,” 2nd edition. $99. Order Code 5602 and “Essentials of Risk Financing,” 3rd edition, Volume II. $53. Order Code 5603

ASLI 161—Surplus Lines Insurance Principles and Issues: Surplus Lines Marketing: Insurer & Intermediary Perspectives, Evolution of the Surplus Lines Market, Insurance Regulation, Surplus Lines Regulation, Reinsurance & Surplus Lines, Financial Analysis of Surplus Lines Insurers & Intermediaries, Insurance Cycles & Surplus Lines.
Exam: Eighty-five computer-administered, objective (multiple-choice) questions. Time allotted: 2 hours.
Cost: $189
Materials: Course Guide “Surplus Lines Insurance Principles and Issues,” 4th edition. $57. Code 16101; Text “Surplus Lines Insurance Principles and Issues,” 3rd edition. $63. Order Code 16102. AU 65–Commercial Underwriting: Principles and Property. Fundamentals of Underwriting, Underwriting the Commercial Organization, Underwriting Information, Financial Analysis, Pricing the Insurance Product, Construction, Occupancy, Protection & External Exposure, Underwriting Direct Exposures, Indirect Loss Underwriting, Commercial Crime Insurance.
Exam: Eighty-five computer-administered, objective (multiple-choice) questions. Time allotted: 2 hours.
Cost: $148
Materials: AU 65 Required Package (includes Text, Course Guide, Practice Exam CD-ROM). $152. Order Code 65RP.

CPCU 520—Insurance Operations, Regulation, and Statutory Accounting: Regulation; Distribution Systems; Underwriting (Property, Liability, and Package); Loss Control & Premium Auditing; Reinsurance; Ratemaking Principles & Process; Insurer Financial Management; Claims Adjusting; Property & Liability Claims Adjusting; Insurer Financial Statements.
Exam: Approximately 30-35 computer-administered essay questions. Time allotted: 3 hours.
Cost: $212
Materials: CPCU 520 Required Materials Package (Texts, Course Guide, Practice Exam CD-ROM). $144. Order Code 520RP.

For more information e-mail alamochap@iiasanantonio.org, or call (210) 828-342.