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The CPCU program is recommended for experienced insurance personnel who have a good knowledge of insurance practices and some formal study of the insurance principles underlying those practices. This group includes people who have completed IIA associate designation programs, risk managers, safety professionals, accountants, attorneys, professors of finance and insurance, and recent graduates of schools of business, as well as other professionals whose jobs require an understanding of insurance contracts and functions.
Program Overview
The eight-part CPCU program will continue its education, ethics and experience requirements. Students gain a broad understanding of property-casualty insurance in addition to the choice of either a commercial or personal risk management and insurance concentration. To complete the education requirements, students must pass eight national examinations.
CPCU Curriculum
The curriculum consists of four foundation courses; three from either the commercial or personal concentration, and one elective, to earn the CPCU designation. See www.theinstitutes.org for elective courses.
Choose the personal or commercial concentration and take all three courses:
Note: Study materials for CPCU courses should be ordered from The Institutes by calling (800) 644-2101. For more information about changes to the CPCU program visit www.theinstitutes.org
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The CPCU program is recommended for experienced insurance personnel who have a good knowledge of insurance practices and some formal study of the insurance principles underlying those practices. This group includes people who have completed IIA associate designation programs, risk managers, safety professionals, accountants, attorneys, professors of finance and insurance, and recent graduates of schools of business, as well as other professionals whose jobs require an understanding of insurance contracts and functions.
Program Overview
The eight-part CPCU program will continue its education, ethics and experience requirements. Students gain a broad understanding of property-casualty insurance in addition to the choice of either a commercial or personal risk management and insurance concentration. To complete the education requirements, students must pass eight national examinations.
CPCU Curriculum
The curriculum consists of four foundation courses; three from either the commercial or personal concentration, and one elective, to earn the CPCU designation. See www.theinstitutes.org for elective courses.
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| H7300 | CPCU 500 – Foundations of Risk Management and Insurance |
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| H7305 | CPCU 520 – Insurance Operations |
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| H7310 | CPCU 530 – Business Law for Insurance Professionals |
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| H7315 | CPCU 540 – Finance and Accounting for Insurance Professionals |
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Choose the personal or commercial concentration and take all three courses:
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| H7325 | CPCU 551 – Commercial Property Risk Management and Insurance |
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| H7330 | CPCU 552 – Commercial Liability Risk Management and Insurance |
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| H7335 | CPCU 553 – Survey of Personal Risk Management, Insurance and Financial Planning |
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| H7340 | CPCU 555 – Personal Risk Management and Property-Liability Insurance |
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| H7345 | CPCU 556 – Personal Financial Planning |
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| H7350 | CPCU 557 – Survey of Commercial Risk Management and Insurance |
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Note: Study materials for CPCU courses should be ordered from The Institutes by calling (800) 644-2101. For more information about changes to the CPCU program visit www.theinstitutes.org