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* CPCU 500: Managing Evolving Risks
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AINS 103: EXPLORING COMMERCIAL INSURANCE

Learn commercial coverage fundamentals and how different insurer roles
interact with businesses to select coverage and pay claims. Course topics
include why businesses need insurance, what’s included in commercial property
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AIC 300: CLAIMS IN AN EVOLVING WORLD

Learn how to effectively handle claims in today’s evolving world. Course topics
include the evolving role of the claims professional, assessing, investigating,
and documenting claims, making final claims determinations, settling,
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AINS 102: UNDERSTANDING PERSONAL INSURANCE

Learn the basics of key personal coverages and how insurer roles work together
to deliver personal insurance solutions. Course topics include why people need
insurance, what’s included in personal auto and homeowners’ policies, what other
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Learn commercial coverage fundamentals and how different insurer roles interact
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API 28: PERSONAL INSURANCE: UNDERWRITING AND MARKETING PRACTICES

Learn techniques to effectively incorporate marketing into the underwriting
process and develop an enhanced ability to underwrite personal insurance. Course
topics include marketing personal insurance, personal insurance
underwriting, underwriting personal autos and miscellaneous vehicles,
residential property, personal property, personal inland marine, personal
watercraft, and personal umbrella.

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ARM 400: RISK IN AN EVOLVING WORLD

Equip yourself to succeed in a rapidly evolving risk management landscape. Not
only will this course give you a holistic risk management perspective, you’ll
also gain strategies and insight on how organizations use advanced technologies
to capture, store, and analyze risk data.

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AU 60: EVALUATING COMMERCIAL UNDERWRITING RISKS

Gain practical knowledge of commercial underwriting principles and how emerging
technology and data analytics have transformed underwriting. Course topics
include commercial underwriting today, using data to evaluate an application,
using financial statements to evaluate an application, evaluating an
organization’s operations and culture, determining an appropriate premium,
monitoring underwriting decisions, and effective communication and
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CPCU 500: MANAGING EVOLVING RISKS

Gain a better understanding of risk management fundamentals with an emphasis on
managing risk data, modeling outcomes, and applying new risk technologies.
Course topics include embracing risk tech, creating a stronger RM foundation,
identifying and analyzing costly risks, leveraging tech and insurance, preparing
for hazards, uncovering operational risks, optimizing risk for strategic
advantage, diving into data, and building consensus.

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ETHICAL DECISION MAKING IN RISK AND INSURANCE

Learn to recognize ethical dilemmas and develop the skills you need to reach
informed decisions when faced with one. Course topics include the foundations of
ethical behavior, supporting professionalism, maintaining high ethical
standards, ethical responsibility to groups, an approach to resolving ethical
dilemmas, ethical perspectives, ethical decision-making tools, barriers to
ethical decision-making, ethical guidelines for insurance professionals, and
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* Who should take AINS?

AINS is for anyone new to risk management and insurance. This includes
someone just starting to work professionally or who has recently changed
careers.

* Which AINS completion path provides me with a general view of insurance?

We recommend taking both AINS 102: Understanding Personal Insurance and AINS
103: Exploring Commercial Insurance if you wish to gain a broad view of
insurance. You can take one for your concentration course and the other for
your elective course.

* Can I sample the course material before I purchase?

Yes! We have a free 10-30 minute micro-course that will give you a taste of
AINS course material. Plus, as part of the micro-course, you’ll complete the
first assignment of AINS 101. That means you’ll have just 5 assignments to go
to complete your first full AINS course! You can sign up for the micro-course
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* Does earning this designation give me credit toward others?

* If you take CPCU 500 for your elective course, credit will be applied
toward the CPCU designation.
* If you take ARM 400 for your elective course, credit will be applied
toward the Associate in Risk Management (ARM) designation.
* If you take AIC 300, credit will be applied toward the Associate in Claims
(AIC) designation.
* If you take AINS 101, AINS 102, or API 28, credit will be applied toward
the Associate in Personal Insurance (API) designation.
* If you take AINS 101, credit will be applied toward the Senior
Professional Public Adjuster (SPPA) designation.
* If you take AU 60, credit will be applied toward the Associate in
Commercial Underwriting (AU) designation.

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Build a sound ethical framework that you can apply to your day-to-day
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Gain a basic understanding of risk management and insurance concepts. Learn key
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