Since 1978, International Risk
Management Institute, Inc. (IRMI), has been the premier authority and
educator for risk management, insurance, and legal professionals. IRMI
simplifies the management of risk by publishing resources for technical
content and providing continuing education, certifications, and conferences.
For more information, visit www.IRMI.com.
Health Care Administrators
Association (HCAA) has developed a new, exciting training and certification
program. The courses and certification are focused on self funding benefit
and its associated ERISA framework. The seven modules, each qualifying for
continuing education credits are an online certification program which when
successfully completed culminates in the award of the Certified Self Funding
Specialist® (CSFS®) designation. For more information, visit www.webce.com/hcaa.
Broker World is the only
national insurance magazine founded, focused and edited to specifically
address the brokerage marketplace and the unique informational needs of
independent life and health producers who select the products best suited to
their clients' needs from a variety of companies and marketers. The
primary service is to provide a channel of communication between life and
health companies and marketers and the 27,400+ proven producers of
substantial amounts of brokerage business that constitute Broker World's
readership. For more information, visit www.brokerworldmag.com.
The Fee Advisors Network
sponsors a new professional designation called the Certified Fee Insurance
Specialist (CFIS) Program. The CFIS designation is the first and only
certification program that distinguishes the fee-practitioner as one who is
knowledgeable in fee-based life insurance design and function. The
designation illustrates knowledge and competency in policy style, structure,
design, concept, efficiency considerations, full disclosure requirements, and
fiduciary care. For more information, visit www.feeadvisorsnetwork.com.
The Compliance Certification
Clearinghouse, or ClearCert, was established in 2007 to assist insurance
carriers with their training compliance responsibilities under state and
federal regulation. For more information, visit www.clearcert.com.
Sircon's producer life cycle
management solution is the leading choice for insurance carriers, agencies
and brokerages, individual producers, continuing education providers, and
state regulators. Sircon connects these key stakeholders in the industry to
streamline agent on-boarding, ongoing regulatory compliance and producer data
management. Through their comprehensive online network, communication is
quicker, data management is easier, and everyone can focus on what really
matters – their business. For more information, visit www.sircon.com.
WebCE is the fulfillment center
for the National Association of Medicare Supplement Advisors, Inc. training
program. NAMSA is an association of Medicare Supplement and Medicare
Advantage insurance producers. A background knowledge of basic Medicare,
Medicare Supplement, Medicare Advantage, and Medicare Part D concepts are
enhanced by our Advanced Medicare courses, which are updated yearly at WebCE.
Courses are available through NAMSA in both printed and/or web based
learning. We follow that with a continual updating to our members through our
association newsletter, the NAMSA Newsletter. For more information, visit
www.webce.com/namsa.