The National Alliance Classes

January 2023

Sunday, January 01, 2023 - Sunday, December 31, 2023 Central Standard Time

Webcast
Remote,

• TIIA, CIC, CISR, SCIC

• Insuring Personal Residential Property (PR) 
• Insuring Personal Auto Exposures (PA) 
• Other Personal Lines Solutions (OPLS) 
• Elements of Risk Management (ELR) 
• Life & Health Essentials (LHE) 
• Agency Operations (AO) 
• Insuring Commercial Property (IP)  
• Commercial Casualty 1 (1IC) 
• Commercial Casualty II (2IC) 
• Elements of Risk Management (ELR) 
• Life & Health Essentials (LHE) 
• Agency Operations (AO) 
• Certified Insurance Counselors - CIC
• Certified Risk Manager - CRM
• Certified Personal Risk Manager - CPRM
• Certified Insurance Service Representative - CISR
• Certified School Risk Manager - CSRM
• James K. Ruble Graduate Seminars - RGS
• James K. Ruble MEGA Seminars - MEGA
• PROfocus Seminars - PROFOCUS
• William T. Hold Seminars - WILLIAM T. HOLD
• Dynamics of Selling  - SELLING
• Dynamics of Sales Management - SALES MANAGEMENT
• Intro Courses - INTRO
• Ethics Courses - ETHICS
• Flood Courses - FLOOD
• Advanced National Alliance Subscription - ADVANCED
• Intermediate National Alliance Subscription - INTERMEDIATE
• Essential National Alliance Subscription - ESSENTIAL

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IIAT - How to Deal with Gaps in the Personal Auto Policy

February 2023

Wednesday, February 08, 2023 9:00 AM - 11:00 AM Central Standard Time

Webcast
Remote,

2 CE Hours

Member $59  /   Non-member  $128

Instructor:  Ross Pearce

Not all Personal Auto Polices are created equal. Learn the key differences and how they impact your customers.

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ABEN - Gigs and Side Hustles – The Insurance Issues

February 2023

Wednesday, February 08, 2023 1:00 PM - 3:00 PM Central Standard Time

Webcast
Remote,

2 CE Hours

Members $48 / Non-members $68

Provided by ABEN, The Agents and Brokers Education Network

Presenter - Richard Pitts

This seminar is a fast-paced look at the personal and commercial lines insurance issues that have been created in the gig economy. The first section of the seminar looks at standard definitions and characteristics of the sharing and the gig economy, chiefly by using examples. Of course, the behemoth in the group is Uber. It is also the paradigm for the gig and sharing economy. Private drivers use their own private vehicles to act like a taxi service. Apps such as Touro permit private drivers to use their vehicles for rental, much like Avis or Hertz. The sharing economy is not limited to vehicles, however. In a similar vein, homeowners can use their residence as a hotel by renting it out for short periods of time via Airbnb or VRBO (Vacation Rentals by Owner).

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IIAT - Motorcycles, Motorhomes & More - Insuring Miscellaneous Vehicles

February 2023

Wednesday, February 08, 2023 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM Central Standard Time

Webcast
Remote,

1 CE Hour

Member $29  /   Non-member  $68

Instructor:  Ross Pearce

Learn how those odd vehicles can be insured on a personal auto policy with the addition of a few simple endorsements.

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Morning with Marit - What’s New?: How To Take Advantage of Your Member Benefits

February 2023

Thursday, February 09, 2023 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM Central Standard Time

Webcast
Remote,

No CE Hours

Members - Free

Instructor - Marit Peters

Are you using your membership to the fullest? Attend this episode to hear about some of the new tools and resources you can access with your IIAT membership. There’s so much to take advantage of, including CareerPlug, Catalyit, new CE and training options, agency consulting, and much more!

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ABEN ON DEMAND (NO CE) - Building Our Immunity to People’s Negativity: Maximizing Teamwork

February 2023

Friday, February 10, 2023 9:00 AM - 10:00 AM Central Standard Time

Webcast
Remote,

No CE Hours

Members $20 / Non-members $25

Video-On-Demand provided by ABEN, The Agents and Brokers Education Network

Presenter - Tina Hallis, Ph.D.

Other people’s negativity, whether it’s from disgruntled customers, grumpy coworkers, or challenging family members, can drain our energy and bring us down. Changing other people is hard, but we do have the power to change the situation by how we respond. This dynamic program uses Tina’s proprietary five-step “Immunity to Negativity Formula™” to show people how they can use simple tools to help them stay calm and choose to respond as their best selves. This is a key skill we can build to optimize our customer service, teamwork, and relationships while enjoying less stress and frustration.

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ABEN - To Simply Comply or Truly Excel Ethically

February 2023

Friday, February 10, 2023 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM Central Standard Time

Webcast
Remote,

1 CE Hour

Members $24 / Non-members $34

Provided by ABEN, The Agents and Brokers Education Network

Presenter - Sara Bradshaw Ray

This course will address why corporate ethics can't and shouldn't be reduced to simple compliance. Participants will be encouraged to consider a framework focused on behavior and virtues that can lead to excelling ethically and even greater success and service for our industry and the consumers we serve.

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ABEN - Personal Lines Issues That Keep You Up at Night

February 2023

Monday, February 13, 2023 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM Central Standard Time

Webcast
Remote,

2 CE Hours

Members $48 / Non-members $68

Provided by ABEN, The Agents and Brokers Education Network

Presenter - Terry L. Tadlock, CIC, CPCU, CRIS

Insurance is always easy…until the claim arrives. Then we start second-guessing ourselves and hope, if not pray that all the right coverages are correct.  This course will take a detailed look at some of the more common mistakes made when writing Personal Lines coverage and how the claims adjusters responded.  We will review topics such as:

• UBER & LYFT
• Delivery issues
• Drones
• VRBO
• Company cars and the PAP
• Motor Vehicles – Hoes does my insurance cover all these toys?
• Business in the Home

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IIAT - Additional Insureds & Contractual Liability

February 2023

Tuesday, February 14, 2023 9:00 AM - 10:00 AM Central Standard Time

Webcast
Remote,

1 CE Hour

Member $29  /   Non-member  $68

Instructor:  Brian Hutson

We use these phrases together so often that we often think of them as the same thing. But they are very different. Learn what each does and why third parties often want both added to your customers' policies.

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IIAT - Directors and Officers 101

February 2023

Tuesday, February 14, 2023 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM Central Standard Time

Webcast
Remote,

1 CE Hour

Member $29  /   Non-member  $68

Instructor:  Angela Frederiksen

Help agents and brokers to understand D&O Coverage including historical perspectives and current coverage options. Outline important coverage features and exclusions to help agents know where to focus attention when exploring options in the marketplace.  

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IIAT - Ethics for Insurance Sales and Service

February 2023

Wednesday, February 15, 2023 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM Central Standard Time

Webcast
Remote,

3 CE Hours

Member $89  /   Non-member  $188

Instructor:  Ross Pearce

This course is designed to challenge insurance agency personnel to identify how ethics plays a role in their business lives and how to approach decision-making with ethical intent.

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ABEN ON DEMAND (NO CE) - Building Trust in Remote Teams: Catalyze Collaboration and Communication

February 2023

Friday, February 17, 2023 9:00 AM - 10:00 AM Central Standard Time

Webcast
Remote,

No CE Hours

Members $20 / Non-members $25

Video-On-Demand provided by ABEN, The Agents and Brokers Education Network

Presenter - Tina Hallis, Ph.D.

How do you keep your team connected with the limitations of virtual meetings? Suddenly, it’s more important than ever for each member to understand and appreciate their differences; to see beyond the screen, and see each other’s human side to maintain trust. In this session, Tina Hallis, Ph.D., will explore the neuroscience of trust and why it’s critical for optimum teamwork. But more importantly, you will leave with specific strategies and tools that you can choose from to use with your people. 

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VU - Understanding the Importance of Ordinance or Law Coverage

February 2023

Monday, February 20, 2023 7:00 AM - 9:00 AM Central Standard Time

Webcast
Remote,

2 CE Hours

Members $48 / Non-Member $68

Your instructor for this webinar is Big "I" Executive Director of Risk Management & Education, Christopher J. Boggs, CPCU, ARM, ALCM, LPCS, AAI, APA, CWCA, CRIS, AINS

Insurance agents do a bad job of explaining the concept of "replacement cost." We tend to tell clients they will get new stuff for old junk and while that may be partially true, partial truths get you sued.

One roadblock to replacement cost is building codes or what we insurance practitioners refer to as ordinances or laws. Unendorsed policies offer only a VERY limited amount of coverage for the increased costs to rebuild due to these ordinances or laws, and when your insured is forced to pay these additional costs out-of-pocket, they are going to be mad!

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VU - Understanding Trucking & Motor Truck Insurance

February 2023

Monday, February 20, 2023 9:00 AM - 11:00 AM Central Standard Time

Webcast
Remote,

2 CE Hours

Members $48 / Non-Member $68

Your instructor for this webinar is Big 'I' Executive Director of Risk Management & Education, Christopher J. Boggs, CPCU, ARM, ALCM, LPCS, AAI, APA, CWCA, CRIS, AINS

Trucking coverage and Motor Carrier coverage are very similar, but each is designed for different types of risks and somewhat different operations. This session focuses on the similarities of these coverage forms as well as the differences between them.

Primary vs. excess coverage is unique in trucking and motor carrier coverages because a contract can change the “natural order" of the policy. Which policy is primary and which is excess? It depends. And this can be different for the trailer. A key section of this class details primary vs. excess coverage.

What about the MCS-90? What does this endorsement do when it is attached to the policy? Many agents just throw it in without considering the ramifications. That's…bad. Learn the purpose and effect of the MCS-90.

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ABEN - Claims 101

February 2023

Monday, February 20, 2023 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM Central Standard Time

Webcast
Remote,

1 CE hour

Member $24  /  Non-member $34

Video-On-Demand provided by ABEN, The Agents and Brokers Education Network

Presenter - Hollie Stout

This session will cover a comprehensive review of standard claims processes from beginning to end. This includes the claim investigations process, settlement, subrogation, policy/coverage review along with the client connections with the agent/broker.

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VU - Why Certificates of Insurance - Just Why?

February 2023

Monday, February 20, 2023 1:00 PM - 3:00 PM Central Standard Time

Webcast
Remote,

2 CE Hours

Members $48 / Non-Member $68

Your instructor for this webinar is Big "I" Virtual University Executive Director Christopher J. Boggs, CPCU, ARM, ALCM, LPCS, AAI, APA, CWCA, CRIS, AINS

Without using hyperbole, thousands of certificates of insurance (COIs) are issued every day; and, again without hyperbole, most of them are issued improperly. In fact, your agency may have issued an improper certificate as recently as this morning.

What is it about COIs that can get an agency in trouble? If there were just one or two things, it would make your job a whole lot easier, but in reality, there are about 27 different ways a COI can get you in trouble. OK, so 27 isn't an exact number, but you get the idea. A "simple" COI is a potentially dangerous weapon that can be used against your agency.

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EMG Series - Income Protection & Personal Financial Underwriting

February 2023

Tuesday, February 21, 2023 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM Central Standard Time

Webcast
Remote,

No CE Hours

Member - Free

Instructor - Lauren Hicks, Regional Vice President for Prudential’s Individual Life Insurance Division

Presented by EMG. Your clients have goals and objectives that determine how much life insurance they want. Once applied, how is it financially underwritten by the insurance carrier? What’s required? Help your clients prepare for financial underwriting in the life insurance process. Of the many things your clients want to protect, have they thought about protecting their income?

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Lunch and Learn - What to Audit and Why

February 2023

Tuesday, February 21, 2023 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM Central Standard Time

Webcast
Remote,

No CE hours

Member - Free

Instructor: Angela Ford

This session will provide information about the common items and areas an agency should audit and agency standard service procedures.  It will include instruction on “best practices” concepts to keep your agency running smoothly.  We will discuss the importance of agency data and workflows which are essential to auditing, forecasting, and monitoring while addressing potential gaps in E&O for your agency.

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ABEN - 5 Contractor Coverage Concepts Every Agent Must Understand

February 2023

Friday, February 24, 2023 7:00 AM - 9:00 AM Central Standard Time

Webcast
Remote,

2 CE Hours

Members $48 / Non-members $68

Provided by ABEN, The Agents and Brokers Education Network

Presenter - Christopher J. Boggs, CPCU, ARM, ALCM, LPCS, AAI, APA, CWCA, CRIS, AINS

Contractor risks are unique. Agents must understand these unique risks, exposures, and coverages to properly manage their contractor clients. This session focuses on five of the most common contractor risk exposures:

• Contractual Risk Transfer
• Properly Extending Insured Status
• Business Auto Issues
• Misuse of the Absolute Pollution Exclusion
• Professional and Pollution Exposures Faced by Contractors

A lot of material is covered in this fast-moving, two-hour session. Agents will be better prepared to analyze the risks presented by their contractor clients and know how to properly respond to their coverage needs and claim questions.

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VU - 5 Contractor Coverage Concepts Every Agent Must Understand

February 2023

Friday, February 24, 2023 7:00 AM - 9:00 AM Central Standard Time

Webcast
Remote,

2 CE Hours

Members $48 / Non-Member $68

Your instructor for this webinar is Big "I" Executive Director of Risk Management & Education, Christopher J. Boggs, CPCU, ARM, ALCM, LPCS, AAI, APA, CWCA, CRIS, AINS

Contractor risks are unique. Agents must understand these unique risks, exposures, and coverages to properly manage their contractor clients. This session focuses on five of the most common contractor risk exposures:

• Contractual Risk Transfer
• Properly Extending Insured Status
• Business Auto Issues
• Misuse of the Absolute Pollution Exclusion
• Professional and Pollution Exposures Faced by Contractors

A lot of material is covered in this fast-moving, two-hour session. Agents will be better prepared to analyze the risks presented by their contractor clients and know how to properly respond to their coverage needs and claim questions.

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ABEN - Personal Lines Issues That Keep You Up at Night

February 2023

Friday, February 24, 2023 8:00 AM - 10:00 AM Central Standard Time

Webcast
Remote,

2 CE Hours

Members $48 / Non-members $68

Provided by ABEN, The Agents and Brokers Education Network

Presenter - Terry L. Tadlock, CIC, CPCU, CRIS

Insurance is always easy…until the claim arrives. Then we start second-guessing ourselves and hope, if not pray that all the right coverages are correct.  This course will take a detailed look at some of the more common mistakes made when writing Personal Lines coverage and how the claims adjusters responded.  We will review topics such as:

• UBER & LYFT
• Delivery issues
• Drones
• VRBO
• Company cars and the PAP
• Motor Vehicles – Hoes does my insurance cover all these toys?
• Business in the Home

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ABEN ON DEMAND (NO CE) - Business Communication Essentials (Dynamic Communication in the Workplace)

February 2023

Friday, February 24, 2023 9:00 AM - 10:00 AM Central Standard Time

Webcast
Remote,

No CE Hours

Members $20 / Non-members $25

Video-On-Demand provided by ABEN, The Agents and Brokers Education Network

Presenter - Jill Schiefelbein

We know that effective communication is essential to growing a career and a business. But we often don't take time to think through, consciously, how we communicate and how small changes could change the trajectory of our messages. This workshop is designed to give you a survey of multiple communication strategies and mistakes to avoid. We start by discussing how people make decisions--which is important to understand in the context of business communication and communication in the workplace. We then transition into common communication mistakes and actionable tools and tactics that you can use to overcome and avoid these mishaps.

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ABEN - Gigs and Side Hustles – The Insurance Issues

February 2023

Monday, February 27, 2023 9:00 AM - 11:00 AM Central Standard Time

Webcast
Remote,

2 CE Hours

Members $48 / Non-members $68

Provided by ABEN, The Agents and Brokers Education Network

Presenter - Richard Pitts

This seminar is a fast-paced look at the personal and commercial lines insurance issues that have been created in the gig economy. The first section of the seminar looks at standard definitions and characteristics of the sharing and the gig economy, chiefly by using examples. Of course, the behemoth in the group is Uber. It is also the paradigm for the gig and sharing economy. Private drivers use their own private vehicles to act like a taxi service. Apps such as Touro permit private drivers to use their vehicles for rental, much like Avis or Hertz. The sharing economy is not limited to vehicles, however. In a similar vein, homeowners can use their residence as a hotel by renting it out for short periods of time via Airbnb or VRBO (Vacation Rentals by Owner).

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ABEN - To Simply Comply or Truly Excel Ethically

February 2023

Monday, February 27, 2023 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM Central Standard Time

Webcast
Remote,

1 CE Hour

Members $24 / Non-members $34

Provided by ABEN, The Agents and Brokers Education Network

Presenter - Sara Bradshaw Ray

This course will address why corporate ethics can't and shouldn't be reduced to simple compliance. Participants will be encouraged to consider a framework focused on behavior and virtues that can lead to excelling ethically and even greater success and service for our industry and the consumers we serve.

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Sponsored - Recreational Vehicle Coverage

February 2023

Tuesday, February 28, 2023 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM Central Standard Time

Webcast
Remote,

Sponsored by Safeco.

No CE Hours

Free for Members 

Instructor: Cody Boren, Senior Training Consultant – Liberty Mutual

Unlock the power of the specialty policy but learn what a Recreational Vehicle is, How to insure it, and Why you want to market to this and other specialty policies to stand out above the competition. 

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VU - ISO's 2022 Homeowners' Changes: Some Big, Some Small, But All Important

February 2023

Tuesday, February 28, 2023 11:00 AM - 1:00 PM Central Standard Time

Webcast
Remote,

2 CE Hours

Members $48 / Non-Member $68

Your instructor for this webinar is Big 'I' Executive Director of Risk Management & Education, Christopher J. Boggs, CPCU, ARM, ALCM, LPCS, AAI, APA, CWCA, CRIS, AINS

Eleven years have passed since ISO promulgated major changes to the Homeowners' program. There have been several reactive changes during this period, but in 2022, ISO introduced a multistate/nationwide filing that results in several major changes to the HO program.

Many of the changes in this new filing are the direct result of the work done by the Big 'I' Technical Affairs Committee (TAC).

In this session, the Virtual University highlights and details what you can expect from this long-awaited filing. Don't be caught unprepared when your carriers adopt this form. You WILL want to know what has changed and what options are now available for your insureds.

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ABEN ON DEMAND (NO CE) - Character and Trust: Without Them is Like Exploring a Cave Without Proper

March 2023

Friday, March 03, 2023 9:00 AM - 11:00 AM Central Standard Time

Webcast
Remote,

No CE Hours

Base Price - $50 

Video-On-Demand provided by ABEN, The Agents and Brokers Education Network

Presenter - Mario Flores, PCC, MBA, CPA

This course is based on the premise that one typically hires for competence but fires for a character. This course focuses on the character and trustworthiness of the individual.  The course takes you through critical attributes of character and provides for gaining self-awareness of where one stands in their character through a key exercise.  The emphasis is also on trust, a critical ingredient to successful relationship management.  Several tools and approaches are discussed in the course that will assist and guide the individual in effectively evaluating the trustworthiness of themselves or others, including bosses, direct reports, and peers.

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ABEN - Gigs and Side Hustles – The Insurance Issues

March 2023

Monday, March 06, 2023 1:00 PM - 3:00 PM Central Standard Time

Webcast
Remote,

2 CE Hours

Members $48 / Non-members $68

Provided by ABEN, The Agents and Brokers Education Network

Presenter - Richard Pitts

This seminar is a fast-paced look at the personal and commercial lines insurance issues that have been created in the gig economy. The first section of the seminar looks at standard definitions and characteristics of the sharing and the gig economy, chiefly by using examples. Of course, the behemoth in the group is Uber. It is also the paradigm for the gig and sharing economy. Private drivers use their own private vehicles to act like a taxi service. Apps such as Touro permit private drivers to use their vehicles for rental, much like Avis or Hertz. The sharing economy is not limited to vehicles, however. In a similar vein, homeowners can use their residence as a hotel by renting it out for short periods of time via Airbnb or VRBO (Vacation Rentals by Owner).

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ABEN - Claims 101

March 2023

Monday, March 06, 2023 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM Central Standard Time

Webcast
Remote,

1 CE hour

Member $24  /  Non-member $34

Video-On-Demand provided by ABEN, The Agents and Brokers Education Network

Presenter - Hollie Stout

This session will cover a comprehensive review of standard claims processes from beginning to end. This includes the claim investigations process, settlement, subrogation, policy/coverage review along with the client connections with the agent/broker.

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IIAT - Introduction to Insuring Condominiums

March 2023

Tuesday, March 07, 2023 9:00 AM - 11:00 AM Central Standard Time

Webcast
Remote,

2 CE Hours

Member $59  /   Non-member  $128

Instructor:  Ross Pearce

Explore the residential side of this insurance marketplace, providing insurance for the unit owner. Explore certain critical definitions that will help them understand how the Condominium Association is created and works.  

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IIAT - Answering Tough Customer Questions

March 2023

Tuesday, March 07, 2023 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM Central Standard Time

Webcast
Remote,

1 CE Hour

Member $29  /   Non-member  $68

Instructor:  Ross Pearce 

Customers can ask difficult questions. Learn how to handle the most common examples and improve your overall service to your clients. 

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IIAT - The Art of Scheduling Property

March 2023

Wednesday, March 08, 2023 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM Central Standard Time

Webcast
Remote,

1 CE Hour

Member $29  /   Non-member  $68

Instructor:  Ross Pearce

Your customer loses a $10,000 ring and the insurance company is offering $2,000 to settle. Is that possible? Learn how this can happen along with the advantages associated with scheduling a variety of personal property items.

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ABEN - To Simply Comply or Truly Excel Ethically

March 2023

Thursday, March 09, 2023 9:00 AM - 10:00 AM Central Standard Time

Webcast
Remote,

1 CE Hour

Members $24 / Non-members $34

Provided by ABEN, The Agents and Brokers Education Network

Presenter - Sara Bradshaw Ray

This course will address why corporate ethics can't and shouldn't be reduced to simple compliance. Participants will be encouraged to consider a framework focused on behavior and virtues that can lead to excelling ethically and even greater success and service for our industry and the consumers we serve.

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Kolbe Advantage

March 2023

Thursday, March 09, 2023 11:30 AM - 1:00 PM Central Standard Time

Webcast
Remote,

No CE Hours

Workshop Plus Kolbe A Index - $150 / Workshop Only - $75

Instructor - Marit Peters

Understanding how people are wired and how to identify your unique ability.  Marit Peters will cover the methodology of Kolbe Wisdom and help you better understand your strengths, how you best communicate and what we can count on ourselves as leaders.

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ABEN ON DEMAND (NO CE) - Collaborative Communications: Working with Diverse Styles

March 2023

Friday, March 10, 2023 9:00 AM - 11:00 AM Central Standard Time

Webcast
Remote,

No CE Hours

Base Price - $50

Video-On-Demand provided by ABEN, The Agents and Brokers Education Network

Presenter- Michelle Tillis Lederman

Understanding how you prefer to communicate impacts how you lead, solve problems, make decisions, form relationships, collaborate, provide feedback, influence, and motivate. It also indicates what is influential and motivating to you. In this program, you will learn your own communication preferences, how to identify others' preferences, and how to flex your style.

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ABEN - 5 Contractor Coverage Concepts Every Agent Must Understand

March 2023

Monday, March 13, 2023 9:00 AM - 11:00 AM Central Standard Time

Webcast
Remote,

2 CE Hours

Members $48 / Non-members $68

Provided by ABEN, The Agents and Brokers Education Network

Presenter - Christopher J. Boggs, CPCU, ARM, ALCM, LPCS, AAI, APA, CWCA, CRIS, AINS

Contractor risks are unique. Agents must understand these unique risks, exposures, and coverages to properly manage their contractor clients. This session focuses on five of the most common contractor risk exposures:

• Contractual Risk Transfer
• Properly Extending Insured Status
• Business Auto Issues
• Misuse of the Absolute Pollution Exclusion
• Professional and Pollution Exposures Faced by Contractors

A lot of material is covered in this fast-moving, two-hour session. Agents will be better prepared to analyze the risks presented by their contractor clients and know how to properly respond to their coverage needs and claim questions.

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IIAT - Active Shooter / Workplace Violence Risk & Insurance Program

March 2023

Tuesday, March 14, 2023 9:00 AM - 11:00 AM Central Standard Time

Webcast
Remote,

2 CE Hours

Member $59  /   Non-member  $128

Instructor:  Paul Marshall

This course is designed to teach agents and brokers about Active Shooter / Workplace Violence Risk & Insurance Programs. By learning about Active Shooter / Workplace Violence Risk & Insurance Programs, agents and brokers will better serve their clients as well as avoid E&O situations.  

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IIAT - Introduction to Professional Liability Insurance

March 2023

Tuesday, March 14, 2023 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM Central Standard Time

Webcast
Remote,

1 CE Hour

Member $29  /   Non-member  $68

Instructor:  Ross Pearce

Professional liability is a different animal. Learn how the theory of negligence applies in various professional settings along with the key terms in professional liability policies and how the various coverage triggers operate

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IIAT - Non-Subscribers in Texas

March 2023

Wednesday, March 15, 2023 9:00 AM - 10:00 AM Central Standard Time

Webcast
Remote,

1 CE Hour

Member $29  /   Non-member  $68

Instructor:  Brian Hutson

Workers' Compensation is not mandatory in Texas but there are still reporting requirements for those who choose not to carry Workers' Comp. Learn what is required and see how to evaluate occupational accident forms. 

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ABEN - Personal Lines Issues That Keep You Up at Night

March 2023

Wednesday, March 15, 2023 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM Central Standard Time

Webcast
Remote,

2 CE Hours

Members $48 / Non-members $68

Provided by ABEN, The Agents and Brokers Education Network

Presenter - Terry L. Tadlock, CIC, CPCU, CRIS

Insurance is always easy…until the claim arrives. Then we start second-guessing ourselves and hope, if not pray that all the right coverages are correct.  This course will take a detailed look at some of the more common mistakes made when writing Personal Lines coverage and how the claims adjusters responded.  We will review topics such as:

• UBER & LYFT
• Delivery issues
• Drones
• VRBO
• Company cars and the PAP
• Motor Vehicles – Hoes does my insurance cover all these toys?
• Business in the Home

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IIAT - Key Exclusions in the General Liability Policy

March 2023

Wednesday, March 15, 2023 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM Central Standard Time

Webcast
Remote,

1 CE Hour

Member $29  /   Non-member  $68

Instructor:  Brian Hutson

Only in insurance can coverage be granted through an exclusion. See which ones actually grant coverage and the coverage that is given.

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ABEN ON DEMAND (NO CE) - Company Culture Through Pandemic and Beyond - Four Pillars of a Flourishing

March 2023

Friday, March 17, 2023 8:00 AM - 9:00 AM Central Standard Time

Webcast
Remote,

No CE Hours

Base Price - $25

Video-On-Demand provided by ABEN, The Agents and Brokers Education Network

Presenter - Julie Ann Sullivan

In a world where employers are struggling to get the talent they need, it’s more important than ever to create a culture that affects everything from job postings to exit interviews. The future of your business depends on it. Recruiting and retaining great talent, efficiency, and customer loyalty benefit from the culture you design. Julie Ann Sullivan’s unique perspective, interactive delivery, and humor can help you make it happen.

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VU - ISO's 2022 Homeowners' Changes: Some Big, Some Small, But All Important

March 2023

Monday, March 20, 2023 7:00 AM - 9:00 AM Central Standard Time

Webcast
Remote,

2 CE Hours

Members $48 / Non-Member $68

Your instructor for this webinar is Big 'I' Executive Director of Risk Management & Education, Christopher J. Boggs, CPCU, ARM, ALCM, LPCS, AAI, APA, CWCA, CRIS, AINS

Eleven years have passed since ISO promulgated major changes to the Homeowners' program. There have been several reactive changes during this period, but in 2022, ISO introduced a multistate/nationwide filing that results in several major changes to the HO program.

Many of the changes in this new filing are the direct result of the work done by the Big 'I' Technical Affairs Committee (TAC).

In this session, the Virtual University highlights and details what you can expect from this long-awaited filing. Don't be caught unprepared when your carriers adopt this form. You WILL want to know what has changed and what options are now available for your insureds.

Learn More

VU - Why Certificates of Insurance - Just Why?

March 2023

Tuesday, March 21, 2023 9:00 AM - 11:00 AM Central Standard Time

Webcast
Remote,

2 CE Hours

Members $48 / Non-Member $68

Your instructor for this webinar is Big "I" Virtual University Executive Director Christopher J. Boggs, CPCU, ARM, ALCM, LPCS, AAI, APA, CWCA, CRIS, AINS

Without using hyperbole, thousands of certificates of insurance (COIs) are issued every day; and, again without hyperbole, most of them are issued improperly. In fact, your agency may have issued an improper certificate as recently as this morning.

What is it about COIs that can get an agency in trouble? If there were just one or two things, it would make your job a whole lot easier, but in reality, there are about 27 different ways a COI can get you in trouble. OK, so 27 isn't an exact number, but you get the idea. A "simple" COI is a potentially dangerous weapon that can be used against your agency.

Learn More

EMG Series - Supplement Retirement Income using Life Insurance

March 2023

Tuesday, March 21, 2023 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM Central Standard Time

Webcast
Remote,

No CE Hours

Member - Free

Instructor - Jeff Taber, Regional Vice President for Columbus Life in Texas

Presented by EMG. Add a new revenue stream to your agency. Help your clients round out their retirement with a simple life insurance strategy. Jeff Taber will show you how you can be the star for your clients as they plan for their futures. Simple concept, easy strategy, and big revenue opportunity for you!

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VU - Understanding the Importance of Ordinance or Law Coverage

March 2023

Tuesday, March 21, 2023 11:00 AM - 1:00 PM Central Standard Time

Webcast
Remote,

2 CE Hours

Members $48 / Non-Member $68

Your instructor for this webinar is Big "I" Executive Director of Risk Management & Education, Christopher J. Boggs, CPCU, ARM, ALCM, LPCS, AAI, APA, CWCA, CRIS, AINS

Insurance agents do a bad job of explaining the concept of "replacement cost." We tend to tell clients they will get new stuff for old junk and while that may be partially true, partial truths get you sued.

One roadblock to replacement cost is building codes or what we insurance practitioners refer to as ordinances or laws. Unendorsed policies offer only a VERY limited amount of coverage for the increased costs to rebuild due to these ordinances or laws, and when your insured is forced to pay these additional costs out-of-pocket, they are going to be mad!

Learn More

VU - Understanding Trucking & Motor Truck Insurance

March 2023

Tuesday, March 21, 2023 1:00 PM - 3:00 PM Central Standard Time

Webcast
Remote,

2 CE Hours

Members $48 / Non-Member $68

Your instructor for this webinar is Big 'I' Executive Director of Risk Management & Education, Christopher J. Boggs, CPCU, ARM, ALCM, LPCS, AAI, APA, CWCA, CRIS, AINS

Trucking coverage and Motor Carrier coverage are very similar, but each is designed for different types of risks and somewhat different operations. This session focuses on the similarities of these coverage forms as well as the differences between them.

Primary vs. excess coverage is unique in trucking and motor carrier coverages because a contract can change the “natural order" of the policy. Which policy is primary and which is excess? It depends. And this can be different for the trailer. A key section of this class details primary vs. excess coverage.

What about the MCS-90? What does this endorsement do when it is attached to the policy? Many agents just throw it in without considering the ramifications. That's…bad. Learn the purpose and effect of the MCS-90.

Learn More

ABEN - Gigs and Side Hustles – The Insurance Issues

March 2023

Friday, March 24, 2023 9:00 AM - 11:00 AM Central Standard Time

Webcast
Remote,

2 CE Hours

Members $48 / Non-members $68

Provided by ABEN, The Agents and Brokers Education Network

Presenter - Richard Pitts

This seminar is a fast-paced look at the personal and commercial lines insurance issues that have been created in the gig economy. The first section of the seminar looks at standard definitions and characteristics of the sharing and the gig economy, chiefly by using examples. Of course, the behemoth in the group is Uber. It is also the paradigm for the gig and sharing economy. Private drivers use their own private vehicles to act like a taxi service. Apps such as Touro permit private drivers to use their vehicles for rental, much like Avis or Hertz. The sharing economy is not limited to vehicles, however. In a similar vein, homeowners can use their residence as a hotel by renting it out for short periods of time via Airbnb or VRBO (Vacation Rentals by Owner).

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ABEN ON DEMAND (NO CE) - Creating A Coaching Culture in Your Company

March 2023

Friday, March 24, 2023 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM Central Standard Time

Webcast
Remote,

No CE Hours

Base Price - $75

Video-On-Demand provided by ABEN, The Agents and Brokers Education Network

Presenter - Mario Flores, PCC, MBA, CPA

This course explores the coaching principles, concepts, frameworks, techniques, and competencies that will lead to a management style that emphasizes coaching as a style in lieu of a more autocratic or even more participative approach. The course illustrates how a coaching style leads to a highly desired company culture. This process takes the attendee through a coaching process that can be applied to various situations.  Results from coaching are covered as are measuring the success of coaching. The attendee will walk away with the skills necessary to begin leading their company towards a coaching culture that will leave employees motivated and driven to higher levels of innovation from the empowerment of the new coaching culture.

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ABEN - Personal Lines Issues That Keep You Up at Night

March 2023

Monday, March 27, 2023 12:00 PM - 2:00 PM Central Standard Time

Webcast
Remote,

2 CE Hours

Members $48 / Non-members $68

Provided by ABEN, The Agents and Brokers Education Network

Presenter - Terry L. Tadlock, CIC, CPCU, CRIS

Insurance is always easy…until the claim arrives. Then we start second-guessing ourselves and hope, if not pray that all the right coverages are correct.  This course will take a detailed look at some of the more common mistakes made when writing Personal Lines coverage and how the claims adjusters responded.  We will review topics such as:

• UBER & LYFT
• Delivery issues
• Drones
• VRBO
• Company cars and the PAP
• Motor Vehicles – Hoes does my insurance cover all these toys?
• Business in the Home

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ABEN - To Simply Comply or Truly Excel Ethically

March 2023

Tuesday, March 28, 2023 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM Central Standard Time

Webcast
Remote,

1 CE Hour

Members $24 / Non-members $34

Provided by ABEN, The Agents and Brokers Education Network

Presenter - Sara Bradshaw Ray

This course will address why corporate ethics can't and shouldn't be reduced to simple compliance. Participants will be encouraged to consider a framework focused on behavior and virtues that can lead to excelling ethically and even greater success and service for our industry and the consumers we serve.

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ABEN - Claims 101

March 2023

Wednesday, March 29, 2023 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM Central Standard Time

Webcast
Remote,

1 CE hour

Member $24  /  Non-member $34

Video-On-Demand provided by ABEN, The Agents and Brokers Education Network

Presenter - Hollie Stout

This session will cover a comprehensive review of standard claims processes from beginning to end. This includes the claim investigations process, settlement, subrogation, policy/coverage review along with the client connections with the agent/broker.

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ABEN - 5 Contractor Coverage Concepts Every Agent Must Understand

March 2023

Wednesday, March 29, 2023 11:00 AM - 1:00 PM Central Standard Time

Webcast
Remote,

2 CE Hours

Members $48 / Non-members $68

Provided by ABEN, The Agents and Brokers Education Network

Presenter - Christopher J. Boggs, CPCU, ARM, ALCM, LPCS, AAI, APA, CWCA, CRIS, AINS

Contractor risks are unique. Agents must understand these unique risks, exposures, and coverages to properly manage their contractor clients. This session focuses on five of the most common contractor risk exposures:

• Contractual Risk Transfer
• Properly Extending Insured Status
• Business Auto Issues
• Misuse of the Absolute Pollution Exclusion
• Professional and Pollution Exposures Faced by Contractors

A lot of material is covered in this fast-moving, two-hour session. Agents will be better prepared to analyze the risks presented by their contractor clients and know how to properly respond to their coverage needs and claim questions.

Learn More

VU - 5 Contractor Coverage Concepts Every Agent Must Understand

March 2023

Wednesday, March 29, 2023 11:00 AM - 1:00 PM Central Standard Time

Webcast
Remote,

2 CE Hours

Members $48 / Non-Member $68

Your instructor for this webinar is Big "I" Executive Director of Risk Management & Education, Christopher J. Boggs, CPCU, ARM, ALCM, LPCS, AAI, APA, CWCA, CRIS, AINS

Contractor risks are unique. Agents must understand these unique risks, exposures, and coverages to properly manage their contractor clients. This session focuses on five of the most common contractor risk exposures:

• Contractual Risk Transfer
• Properly Extending Insured Status
• Business Auto Issues
• Misuse of the Absolute Pollution Exclusion
• Professional and Pollution Exposures Faced by Contractors

A lot of material is covered in this fast-moving, two-hour session. Agents will be better prepared to analyze the risks presented by their contractor clients and know how to properly respond to their coverage needs and claim questions.

Learn More

ABEN ON DEMAND (NO CE) - Creating a Culture of C.R.A.P...How Culture Will Drive Results in the New

March 2023

Friday, March 31, 2023 9:00 AM - 10:00 AM Central Standard Time

Webcast
Remote,

No CE Hours

Base Price - $25

Video-On-Demand provided by ABEN, The Agents and Brokers Education Network

Presenter - Jeff Kortes

Have you ever wondered what makes some culture engines that produce excellent results year after year?  Have you ever seen bosses that people would do almost anything for and wondered what their secret was?   Those bosses and organizations that build a people-centric culture understand that it is the culture they create that drives success…not the opposite. 

Jeff’s insight as an HR Leader, “headhunter,” coach and US Army veteran made him realize that a culture created by a leader or an organization that had people as the foundation delivered sustained results year after year.

Through real-life stories and interactive participation, Jeff has created a program that helps participants understand how building an engaged and loyal workforce will produce sustained results.  

This program is an “idea” program but it is also a “process” program.  Participants will understand the importance of building an engaged and loyal workforce as well as learn actionable steps they can use to start building this type of culture.

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IIAT - Introduction to Insuring Watercraft

April 2023

Tuesday, April 04, 2023 9:00 AM - 11:00 AM Central Standard Time

Webcast
Remote,

2 CE Hours

Member $59  /   Non-member  $128

Instructor:  Ross Pearce

Explore four different insurance policies that might provide coverage: the HO-3 Homeowners policy, a Yacht policy, a Personal Watercraft policy, and lastly, the ISO Watercraft policy.  We will use policy form ISO WT 00 01 01 10 to review coverage. 

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IIAT - Personal Lines Claims Issues

April 2023

Tuesday, April 04, 2023 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM Central Standard Time

Webcast
Remote,

1 CE Hour

Member $29  /   Non-member  $68

Instructor: Ross Pearce

Claims are never easy. But they also don't have to be difficult. Learn some common problems associated with claims that should be addressed with your customers before a loss occurs. 

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IIAT - Comparing Personal Auto Policies

April 2023

Wednesday, April 05, 2023 9:00 AM - 11:00 AM Central Standard Time

Webcast
Remote,

2 CE Hours

Member $59  /   Non-member  $128

Instructor:  Ross Pearce

Designed to review areas of Personal Auto Policies that differ in individual company forms.

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Insuring Truckers

April 2023

Tuesday, April 11, 2023 9:00 AM - 3:00 PM Central Standard Time

Webcast
Remote,

4 CE Hours

Member $129  /   Non-member  $168

Instructor:  Bettye Hutchison

9:00 am - 11:00 am

11:00 am - 1:00 pm - Break

1:00 pm - 3:00 pm 

Must take the full 4-hour course in order to be awarded 4 hours of CE. No partial credit will be given for this course.

Explore the history and regulation involving transportation companies and how it has influenced insurance policies and endorsements that are available to prove the financial responsibility of the insured. Learn about the insurance coverage available for Non-Trucking Auto Liability through a discussion of insurance coverage forms used. Discover insurance coverage under auto liability insurance policies and more!

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IIAT - Closing Gaps in the ISO Commercial Property Policy

April 2023

Wednesday, April 12, 2023 9:00 AM - 10:00 AM Central Standard Time

Webcast
Remote,

1 CE Hour

Member $29  /   Non-member  $68

Instructor:  Ross Pearce

Property insurance is confusing. See how to address the exposure gaps created by the ISO Commercial Property Policy.

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ABEN - Claims 101

April 2023

Wednesday, April 12, 2023 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM Central Standard Time

Webcast
Remote,

1 CE hour

Member $24  /  Non-member $34

Video-On-Demand provided by ABEN, The Agents and Brokers Education Network

Presenter - Hollie Stout

This session will cover a comprehensive review of standard claims processes from beginning to end. This includes the claim investigations process, settlement, subrogation, policy/coverage review along with the client connections with the agent/broker.

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IIAT - Navigating the Certificate Dilemma

April 2023

Wednesday, April 12, 2023 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM Central Standard Time

Webcast
Remote,

1 CE Hour

Member $29  /   Non-member  $68

Instructor: Kim Hutson

Get educated on the rules of issuing certificates, how to protect the agency, and manage insureds' expectations.

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EMG Series - Benefits of the Life Policy Review

April 2023

Tuesday, April 18, 2023 8:00 AM - 8:00 AM Central Standard Time

Webcast
Remote,

No CE Hours

Member - Free

Instructor - Tom Brown, Regional Vice President for Corebridge Financial

Presented by EMG. Have your clients had any major life events since the last time you spoke to them? A review could lead to important conversations. Does their life insurance still meet their needs? Do they have enough? Is the beneficiary information correct? Do they know people going through similar changes? Not only does a good life insurance review show them that you care, but it could also lead to a new pipeline of business!

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VU - ISO's 2022 Homeowners' Changes: Some Big, Some Small, But All Important

April 2023

Friday, April 21, 2023 11:00 AM - 1:00 PM Central Standard Time

Webcast
Remote,

2 CE Hours

Members $48 / Non-Member $68

Your instructor for this webinar is Big 'I' Executive Director of Risk Management & Education, Christopher J. Boggs, CPCU, ARM, ALCM, LPCS, AAI, APA, CWCA, CRIS, AINS

Eleven years have passed since ISO promulgated major changes to the Homeowners' program. There have been several reactive changes during this period, but in 2022, ISO introduced a multistate/nationwide filing that results in several major changes to the HO program.

Many of the changes in this new filing are the direct result of the work done by the Big 'I' Technical Affairs Committee (TAC).

In this session, the Virtual University highlights and details what you can expect from this long-awaited filing. Don't be caught unprepared when your carriers adopt this form. You WILL want to know what has changed and what options are now available for your insureds.

Learn More

VU - 5 Contractor Coverage Concepts Every Agent Must Understand

April 2023

Tuesday, April 25, 2023 7:00 AM - 9:00 AM Central Standard Time

Webcast
Remote,

2 CE Hours

Members $48 / Non-Member $68

Your instructor for this webinar is Big "I" Executive Director of Risk Management & Education, Christopher J. Boggs, CPCU, ARM, ALCM, LPCS, AAI, APA, CWCA, CRIS, AINS

Contractor risks are unique. Agents must understand these unique risks, exposures, and coverages to properly manage their contractor clients. This session focuses on five of the most common contractor risk exposures:

• Contractual Risk Transfer
• Properly Extending Insured Status
• Business Auto Issues
• Misuse of the Absolute Pollution Exclusion
• Professional and Pollution Exposures Faced by Contractors

A lot of material is covered in this fast-moving, two-hour session. Agents will be better prepared to analyze the risks presented by their contractor clients and know how to properly respond to their coverage needs and claim questions.

Learn More

Sponsored - Workers' Comp Experience Rating Basics

April 2023

Tuesday, April 25, 2023 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM Central Standard Time

Webcast
Remote,

Sponsored by Texas Mutual

1 CE Hour

Member $29  /   Non-member  $68

Instructor:  Tai Jenkins 

Review the role of NCCI regarding experience rating. Learn about the purpose and application and the different types of experience rating modifiers.  

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VU - Understanding the Importance of Ordinance or Law Coverage

April 2023

Thursday, April 27, 2023 7:00 AM - 9:00 AM Central Standard Time

Webcast
Remote,

2 CE Hours

Big "I" Members $48 / Non-Member $68

Your instructor for this webinar is Big "I" Executive Director of Risk Management & Education, Christopher J. Boggs, CPCU, ARM, ALCM, LPCS, AAI, APA, CWCA, CRIS, AINS

Insurance agents do a bad job of explaining the concept of "replacement cost." We tend to tell clients they will get new stuff for old junk and while that may be partially true, partial truths get you sued.

One roadblock to replacement cost is building codes or what we insurance practitioners refer to as ordinances or laws. Unendorsed policies offer only a VERY limited amount of coverage for the increased costs to rebuild due to these ordinances or laws, and when your insured is forced to pay these additional costs out-of-pocket, they are going to be mad!

Learn More

VU - Understanding Trucking & Motor Truck Insurance

April 2023

Thursday, April 27, 2023 9:00 AM - 11:00 AM Central Standard Time

Webcast
Remote,

2 CE Hours

Big "I" Members $48 / Non-Member $68

Your instructor for this webinar is Big 'I' Executive Director of Risk Management & Education, Christopher J. Boggs, CPCU, ARM, ALCM, LPCS, AAI, APA, CWCA, CRIS, AINS

Trucking coverage and Motor Carrier coverage are very similar, but each is designed for different types of risks and somewhat different operations. This session focuses on the similarities of these coverage forms as well as the differences between them.

Primary vs. excess coverage is unique in trucking and motor carrier coverages because a contract can change the “natural order" of the policy. Which policy is primary and which is excess? It depends. And this can be different for the trailer. A key section of this class details primary vs. excess coverage.

What about the MCS-90? What does this endorsement do when it is attached to the policy? Many agents just throw it in without considering the ramifications. That's…bad. Learn the purpose and effect of the MCS-90.

Learn More

VU - Why Certificates of Insurance - Just Why?

April 2023

Thursday, April 27, 2023 1:00 PM - 3:00 PM Central Standard Time

Webcast
Remote,

2 CE Hours

Members $48 / Non-Member $68

Your instructor for this webinar is Big "I" Virtual University Executive Director Christopher J. Boggs, CPCU, ARM, ALCM, LPCS, AAI, APA, CWCA, CRIS, AINS

Without using hyperbole, thousands of certificates of insurance (COIs) are issued every day; and, again without hyperbole, most of them are issued improperly. In fact, your agency may have issued an improper certificate as recently as this morning.

What is it about COIs that can get an agency in trouble? If there were just one or two things, it would make your job a whole lot easier, but in reality, there are about 27 different ways a COI can get you in trouble. OK, so 27 isn't an exact number, but you get the idea. A "simple" COI is a potentially dangerous weapon that can be used against your agency.

Learn More

ABEN - Claims 101

April 2023

Thursday, April 27, 2023 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM Central Standard Time

Webcast
Remote,

1 CE hour 

Member $24  /  Non-member $34 

Video-On-Demand provided by ABEN, The Agents and Brokers Education Network 

Presenter - Hollie Stout 

This session will cover a comprehensive review of standard claims processes from beginning to end. This includes the claim investigations process, settlement, subrogation, policy/coverage review along with the client connections with the agent/broker. 

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IIAT - Med Pay, PIP and UM, What Good Are They?

May 2023

Tuesday, May 02, 2023 9:00 AM - 11:00 AM Central Standard Time

Webcast
Remote,

2 CE Hours

Member $59  /   Non-member  $128

Instructor:  Ross Pearce

What insurance coverage protects both the driver and passengers in a vehicle if they are hurt in an auto accident?  What about if the insured is riding in another vehicle and they are injured in an auto accident, where/how can they obtain insurance coverage for their medical bills?  Is there any coverage available for loss of income? These and other questions are addressed in this course. 

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IIAT - Introduction to Personal Umbrella and Excess Policies

May 2023

Wednesday, May 03, 2023 9:00 AM - 11:00 AM Central Standard Time

Webcast
Remote,

2 CE Hours

Member $59  /   Non-member  $128

Instructor:  Ross Pearce

We will discuss the differences between an Umbrella Policy and an Excess policy, looking at how one may provide broader coverage and the other follows the same coverages and exclusions found in the underlying policies.  

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ABEN - Claims 101

May 2023

Thursday, May 04, 2023 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM Central Standard Time

Webcast
Remote,

1 CE hour 

Member $24  /  Non-member $34 

Video-On-Demand provided by ABEN, The Agents and Brokers Education Network 

Presenter - Hollie Stout 

This session will cover a comprehensive review of standard claims processes from beginning to end. This includes the claim investigations process, settlement, subrogation, policy/coverage review along with the client connections with the agent/broker. 

Learn More

IIAT - Ethical Dilemmas

May 2023

Wednesday, May 10, 2023 9:00 AM - 10:00 AM Central Standard Time

Webcast
Remote,

1 CE Hour

Member $29  /   Non-member  $68

Instructor: Ross Pearce

Ethics is easy to talk about but how does it apply?  This webcast will include examples that reflect the types of ethical challenges most agents face.

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IIAT - Ethical Dilemmas, Part 2

May 2023

Wednesday, May 10, 2023 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM Central Standard Time

Webcast
Remote,

1 CE Hour

Member $29  /   Non-member  $68

Instructor: Ross Pearce

Ethics is easy to talk about but how does it apply?  This webcast will include examples that reflect the types of ethical challenges most agents face.

Learn More

EMG Series - Life Insurance with Long Term Care

May 2023

Tuesday, May 16, 2023 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM Central Standard Time

Webcast
Remote,

No CE Hours

Member - Free

Instructor - Sharon Coats and Richard Thoma

Presented by EMG. Join Sharon Coats, Regional Vice President - SecureCare, and Richard Thoma, National Account Executive, both from Securian Financial, to discuss your clients’ long-term care and Chronic illness planning options. Sharon and Richard will share solutions that can apply to all ages and demographics to help spark conversations with your clients about the importance of planning for life’s final stage.

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VU - 5 Contractor Coverage Concepts Every Agent Must Understand

May 2023

Thursday, May 18, 2023 11:00 AM - 1:00 PM Central Standard Time

Webcast
Remote,

2 CE Hours

Members $48 / Non-Member $68

Your instructor for this webinar is Big "I" Executive Director of Risk Management & Education, Christopher J. Boggs, CPCU, ARM, ALCM, LPCS, AAI, APA, CWCA, CRIS, AINS

Contractor risks are unique. Agents must understand these unique risks, exposures, and coverages to properly manage their contractor clients. This session focuses on five of the most common contractor risk exposures:

• Contractual Risk Transfer
• Properly Extending Insured Status
• Business Auto Issues
• Misuse of the Absolute Pollution Exclusion
• Professional and Pollution Exposures Faced by Contractors

A lot of material is covered in this fast-moving, two-hour session. Agents will be better prepared to analyze the risks presented by their contractor clients and know how to properly respond to their coverage needs and claim questions.

Learn More

ABEN - Claims 101

May 2023

Friday, May 19, 2023 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM Central Standard Time

Webcast
Remote,

1 CE hour 

Member $24  /  Non-member $34 

Video-On-Demand provided by ABEN, The Agents and Brokers Education Network 

Presenter - Hollie Stout 

This session will cover a comprehensive review of standard claims processes from beginning to end. This includes the claim investigations process, settlement, subrogation, policy/coverage review along with the client connections with the agent/broker. 

Learn More

VU - ISO's 2022 Homeowners' Changes: Some Big, Some Small, But All Important

May 2023

Monday, May 22, 2023 7:00 AM - 9:00 AM Central Standard Time

Webcast
Remote,

2 CE Hours

Members $48 / Non-Member $68

Your instructor for this webinar is Big 'I' Executive Director of Risk Management & Education, Christopher J. Boggs, CPCU, ARM, ALCM, LPCS, AAI, APA, CWCA, CRIS, AINS

Eleven years have passed since ISO promulgated major changes to the Homeowners' program. There have been several reactive changes during this period, but in 2022, ISO introduced a multistate/nationwide filing that results in several major changes to the HO program.

Many of the changes in this new filing are the direct result of the work done by the Big 'I' Technical Affairs Committee (TAC).

In this session, the Virtual University highlights and details what you can expect from this long-awaited filing. Don't be caught unprepared when your carriers adopt this form. You WILL want to know what has changed and what options are now available for your insureds.

Learn More

VU - Why Certificates of Insurance - Just Why?

May 2023

Tuesday, May 23, 2023 9:00 AM - 11:00 AM Central Standard Time

Webcast
Remote,

2 CE Hours

Members $48 / Non-Member $68

Your instructor for this webinar is Big "I" Virtual University Executive Director Christopher J. Boggs, CPCU, ARM, ALCM, LPCS, AAI, APA, CWCA, CRIS, AINS

Without using hyperbole, thousands of certificates of insurance (COIs) are issued every day; and, again without hyperbole, most of them are issued improperly. In fact, your agency may have issued an improper certificate as recently as this morning.

What is it about COIs that can get an agency in trouble? If there were just one or two things, it would make your job a whole lot easier, but in reality, there are about 27 different ways a COI can get you in trouble. OK, so 27 isn't an exact number, but you get the idea. A "simple" COI is a potentially dangerous weapon that can be used against your agency.

Learn More

VU - Understanding the Importance of Ordinance or Law Coverage

May 2023

Tuesday, May 23, 2023 11:00 AM - 1:00 PM Central Standard Time

Webcast
Remote,

2 CE Hours

Big "I" Members $48 / Non-Member $68

Your instructor for this webinar is Big "I" Executive Director of Risk Management & Education, Christopher J. Boggs, CPCU, ARM, ALCM, LPCS, AAI, APA, CWCA, CRIS, AINS

Insurance agents do a bad job of explaining the concept of "replacement cost." We tend to tell clients they will get new stuff for old junk and while that may be partially true, partial truths get you sued.

One roadblock to replacement cost is building codes or what we insurance practitioners refer to as ordinances or laws. Unendorsed policies offer only a VERY limited amount of coverage for the increased costs to rebuild due to these ordinances or laws, and when your insured is forced to pay these additional costs out-of-pocket, they are going to be mad!

Learn More

VU - Understanding Trucking & Motor Truck Insurance

May 2023

Tuesday, May 23, 2023 1:00 PM - 3:00 PM Central Standard Time

Webcast
Remote,

2 CE Hours

Big "I" Members $48 / Non-Member $68

Your instructor for this webinar is Big 'I' Executive Director of Risk Management & Education, Christopher J. Boggs, CPCU, ARM, ALCM, LPCS, AAI, APA, CWCA, CRIS, AINS

Trucking coverage and Motor Carrier coverage are very similar, but each is designed for different types of risks and somewhat different operations. This session focuses on the similarities of these coverage forms as well as the differences between them.

Primary vs. excess coverage is unique in trucking and motor carrier coverages because a contract can change the “natural order" of the policy. Which policy is primary and which is excess? It depends. And this can be different for the trailer. A key section of this class details primary vs. excess coverage.

What about the MCS-90? What does this endorsement do when it is attached to the policy? Many agents just throw it in without considering the ramifications. That's…bad. Learn the purpose and effect of the MCS-90.

Learn More

EMG Series - Juvenile Life Policies

June 2023

Thursday, June 08, 2023 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM Central Standard Time

Webcast
Remote,

No CE Hours

Member - Free

Instructor - David Gokie, WMCP, Assurity

Presented by EMG. There are many reasons why buying a permanent life insurance policy on a child or grandchild is a good idea. Your clients and their families may want to give their kids a headstart in life…how about a financial headstart? Create a new revenue stream for your agency while helping families grow smarter and savvier!
 

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ABEN - Claims 101

June 2023

Friday, June 09, 2023 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM Central Standard Time

Webcast
Remote,

1 CE hour 

Member $24  /  Non-member $34 

Video-On-Demand provided by ABEN, The Agents and Brokers Education Network 

Presenter - Hollie Stout 

This session will cover a comprehensive review of standard claims processes from beginning to end. This includes the claim investigations process, settlement, subrogation, policy/coverage review along with the client connections with the agent/broker. 

Learn More

VU - ISO's 2022 Homeowners' Changes: Some Big, Some Small, But All Important

June 2023

Monday, June 19, 2023 11:00 AM - 1:00 PM Central Standard Time

Webcast
Remote,

2 CE Hours

Members $48 / Non-Member $68

Your instructor for this webinar is Big 'I' Executive Director of Risk Management & Education, Christopher J. Boggs, CPCU, ARM, ALCM, LPCS, AAI, APA, CWCA, CRIS, AINS

Eleven years have passed since ISO promulgated major changes to the Homeowners' program. There have been several reactive changes during this period, but in 2022, ISO introduced a multistate/nationwide filing that results in several major changes to the HO program.

Many of the changes in this new filing are the direct result of the work done by the Big 'I' Technical Affairs Committee (TAC).

In this session, the Virtual University highlights and details what you can expect from this long-awaited filing. Don't be caught unprepared when your carriers adopt this form. You WILL want to know what has changed and what options are now available for your insureds.

Learn More

VU - Understanding the Importance of Ordinance or Law Coverage

June 2023

Tuesday, June 20, 2023 7:00 AM - 9:00 AM Central Standard Time

Webcast
Remote,

2 CE Hours

Big "I" Members $48 / Non-Member $68

Your instructor for this webinar is Big "I" Executive Director of Risk Management & Education, Christopher J. Boggs, CPCU, ARM, ALCM, LPCS, AAI, APA, CWCA, CRIS, AINS

Insurance agents do a bad job of explaining the concept of "replacement cost." We tend to tell clients they will get new stuff for old junk and while that may be partially true, partial truths get you sued.

One roadblock to replacement cost is building codes or what we insurance practitioners refer to as ordinances or laws. Unendorsed policies offer only a VERY limited amount of coverage for the increased costs to rebuild due to these ordinances or laws, and when your insured is forced to pay these additional costs out-of-pocket, they are going to be mad!

Learn More

VU - Understanding Trucking & Motor Truck Insurance

June 2023

Tuesday, June 20, 2023 9:00 AM - 11:00 AM Central Standard Time

Webcast
Remote,

2 CE Hours

Big "I" Members $48 / Non-Member $68

Your instructor for this webinar is Big 'I' Executive Director of Risk Management & Education, Christopher J. Boggs, CPCU, ARM, ALCM, LPCS, AAI, APA, CWCA, CRIS, AINS

Trucking coverage and Motor Carrier coverage are very similar, but each is designed for different types of risks and somewhat different operations. This session focuses on the similarities of these coverage forms as well as the differences between them.

Primary vs. excess coverage is unique in trucking and motor carrier coverages because a contract can change the “natural order" of the policy. Which policy is primary and which is excess? It depends. And this can be different for the trailer. A key section of this class details primary vs. excess coverage.

What about the MCS-90? What does this endorsement do when it is attached to the policy? Many agents just throw it in without considering the ramifications. That's…bad. Learn the purpose and effect of the MCS-90.

Learn More

VU - Why Certificates of Insurance - Just Why?

June 2023

Tuesday, June 20, 2023 1:00 PM - 3:00 PM Central Standard Time

Webcast
Remote,

2 CE Hours

Members $48 / Non-Member $68

Your instructor for this webinar is Big "I" Virtual University Executive Director Christopher J. Boggs, CPCU, ARM, ALCM, LPCS, AAI, APA, CWCA, CRIS, AINS

Without using hyperbole, thousands of certificates of insurance (COIs) are issued every day; and, again without hyperbole, most of them are issued improperly. In fact, your agency may have issued an improper certificate as recently as this morning.

What is it about COIs that can get an agency in trouble? If there were just one or two things, it would make your job a whole lot easier, but in reality, there are about 27 different ways a COI can get you in trouble. OK, so 27 isn't an exact number, but you get the idea. A "simple" COI is a potentially dangerous weapon that can be used against your agency.

Learn More

ABEN - Claims 101

June 2023

Monday, June 26, 2023 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM Central Standard Time

Webcast
Remote,

1 CE hour

Member $24  /  Non-member $34

Video-On-Demand provided by ABEN, The Agents and Brokers Education Network

Presenter - Hollie Stout

This session will cover a comprehensive review of standard claims processes from beginning to end. This includes the claim investigations process, settlement, subrogation, policy/coverage review along with the client connections with the agent/broker.

Learn More

VU - 5 Contractor Coverage Concepts Every Agent Must Understand

June 2023

Wednesday, June 28, 2023 7:00 AM - 9:00 AM Central Standard Time

Webcast
Remote,

2 CE Hours

Members $48 / Non-Member $68

Your instructor for this webinar is Big "I" Executive Director of Risk Management & Education, Christopher J. Boggs, CPCU, ARM, ALCM, LPCS, AAI, APA, CWCA, CRIS, AINS

Contractor risks are unique. Agents must understand these unique risks, exposures, and coverages to properly manage their contractor clients. This session focuses on five of the most common contractor risk exposures:

• Contractual Risk Transfer
• Properly Extending Insured Status
• Business Auto Issues
• Misuse of the Absolute Pollution Exclusion
• Professional and Pollution Exposures Faced by Contractors

A lot of material is covered in this fast-moving, two-hour session. Agents will be better prepared to analyze the risks presented by their contractor clients and know how to properly respond to their coverage needs and claim questions.

Learn More

VU - Why Certificates of Insurance - Just Why?

July 2023

Wednesday, July 19, 2023 9:00 AM - 11:00 AM Central Standard Time

Webcast
Remote,

2 CE Hours

Members $48 / Non-Member $68

Your instructor for this webinar is Big "I" Virtual University Executive Director Christopher J. Boggs, CPCU, ARM, ALCM, LPCS, AAI, APA, CWCA, CRIS, AINS

Without using hyperbole, thousands of certificates of insurance (COIs) are issued every day; and, again without hyperbole, most of them are issued improperly. In fact, your agency may have issued an improper certificate as recently as this morning.

What is it about COIs that can get an agency in trouble? If there were just one or two things, it would make your job a whole lot easier, but in reality, there are about 27 different ways a COI can get you in trouble. OK, so 27 isn't an exact number, but you get the idea. A "simple" COI is a potentially dangerous weapon that can be used against your agency.

Learn More

VU - Understanding the Importance of Ordinance or Law Coverage

July 2023

Wednesday, July 19, 2023 11:00 AM - 1:00 PM Central Standard Time

Webcast
Remote,

2 CE Hours

Big "I" Members $48 / Non-Member $68

Your instructor for this webinar is Big "I" Executive Director of Risk Management & Education, Christopher J. Boggs, CPCU, ARM, ALCM, LPCS, AAI, APA, CWCA, CRIS, AINS

Insurance agents do a bad job of explaining the concept of "replacement cost." We tend to tell clients they will get new stuff for old junk and while that may be partially true, partial truths get you sued.

One roadblock to replacement cost is building codes or what we insurance practitioners refer to as ordinances or laws. Unendorsed policies offer only a VERY limited amount of coverage for the increased costs to rebuild due to these ordinances or laws, and when your insured is forced to pay these additional costs out-of-pocket, they are going to be mad!

Learn More

VU - Understanding Trucking & Motor Truck Insurance

July 2023

Wednesday, July 19, 2023 1:00 PM - 3:00 PM Central Standard Time

Webcast
Remote,

2 CE Hours

Big "I" Members $48 / Non-Member $68

Your instructor for this webinar is Big 'I' Executive Director of Risk Management & Education, Christopher J. Boggs, CPCU, ARM, ALCM, LPCS, AAI, APA, CWCA, CRIS, AINS

Trucking coverage and Motor Carrier coverage are very similar, but each is designed for different types of risks and somewhat different operations. This session focuses on the similarities of these coverage forms as well as the differences between them.

Primary vs. excess coverage is unique in trucking and motor carrier coverages because a contract can change the “natural order" of the policy. Which policy is primary and which is excess? It depends. And this can be different for the trailer. A key section of this class details primary vs. excess coverage.

What about the MCS-90? What does this endorsement do when it is attached to the policy? Many agents just throw it in without considering the ramifications. That's…bad. Learn the purpose and effect of the MCS-90.

Learn More

VU - 5 Contractor Coverage Concepts Every Agent Must Understand

July 2023

Thursday, July 20, 2023 11:00 AM - 1:00 PM Central Standard Time

Webcast
Remote,

2 CE Hours

Members $48 / Non-Member $68

Your instructor for this webinar is Big "I" Executive Director of Risk Management & Education, Christopher J. Boggs, CPCU, ARM, ALCM, LPCS, AAI, APA, CWCA, CRIS, AINS

Contractor risks are unique. Agents must understand these unique risks, exposures, and coverages to properly manage their contractor clients. This session focuses on five of the most common contractor risk exposures:

• Contractual Risk Transfer
• Properly Extending Insured Status
• Business Auto Issues
• Misuse of the Absolute Pollution Exclusion
• Professional and Pollution Exposures Faced by Contractors

A lot of material is covered in this fast-moving, two-hour session. Agents will be better prepared to analyze the risks presented by their contractor clients and know how to properly respond to their coverage needs and claim questions.

Learn More

VU - ISO's 2022 Homeowners' Changes: Some Big, Some Small, But All Important

July 2023

Monday, July 24, 2023 7:00 AM - 9:00 AM Central Standard Time

Webcast
Remote,

2 CE Hours

Members $48 / Non-Member $68

Your instructor for this webinar is Big 'I' Executive Director of Risk Management & Education, Christopher J. Boggs, CPCU, ARM, ALCM, LPCS, AAI, APA, CWCA, CRIS, AINS

Eleven years have passed since ISO promulgated major changes to the Homeowners' program. There have been several reactive changes during this period, but in 2022, ISO introduced a multistate/nationwide filing that results in several major changes to the HO program.

Many of the changes in this new filing are the direct result of the work done by the Big 'I' Technical Affairs Committee (TAC).

In this session, the Virtual University highlights and details what you can expect from this long-awaited filing. Don't be caught unprepared when your carriers adopt this form. You WILL want to know what has changed and what options are now available for your insureds.

Learn More

VU - 5 Contractor Coverage Concepts Every Agent Must Understand

August 2023

Wednesday, August 23, 2023 7:00 AM - 9:00 AM Central Standard Time

Webcast
Remote,

2 CE Hours

Members $48 / Non-Member $68

Your instructor for this webinar is Big "I" Executive Director of Risk Management & Education, Christopher J. Boggs, CPCU, ARM, ALCM, LPCS, AAI, APA, CWCA, CRIS, AINS

Contractor risks are unique. Agents must understand these unique risks, exposures, and coverages to properly manage their contractor clients. This session focuses on five of the most common contractor risk exposures:

• Contractual Risk Transfer
• Properly Extending Insured Status
• Business Auto Issues
• Misuse of the Absolute Pollution Exclusion
• Professional and Pollution Exposures Faced by Contractors

A lot of material is covered in this fast-moving, two-hour session. Agents will be better prepared to analyze the risks presented by their contractor clients and know how to properly respond to their coverage needs and claim questions.

Learn More

VU - ISO's 2022 Homeowners' Changes: Some Big, Some Small, But All Important

August 2023

Thursday, August 24, 2023 11:00 AM - 1:00 PM Central Standard Time

Webcast
Remote,

2 CE Hours

Members $48 / Non-Member $68

Your instructor for this webinar is Big 'I' Executive Director of Risk Management & Education, Christopher J. Boggs, CPCU, ARM, ALCM, LPCS, AAI, APA, CWCA, CRIS, AINS

Eleven years have passed since ISO promulgated major changes to the Homeowners' program. There have been several reactive changes during this period, but in 2022, ISO introduced a multistate/nationwide filing that results in several major changes to the HO program.

Many of the changes in this new filing are the direct result of the work done by the Big 'I' Technical Affairs Committee (TAC).

In this session, the Virtual University highlights and details what you can expect from this long-awaited filing. Don't be caught unprepared when your carriers adopt this form. You WILL want to know what has changed and what options are now available for your insureds.

Learn More

VU - Understanding the Importance of Ordinance or Law Coverage

August 2023

Wednesday, August 30, 2023 7:00 AM - 9:00 AM Central Standard Time

Webcast
Remote,

2 CE Hours

Members $48 / Non-Member $68

Your instructor for this webinar is Big "I" Executive Director of Risk Management & Education, Christopher J. Boggs, CPCU, ARM, ALCM, LPCS, AAI, APA, CWCA, CRIS, AINS

Insurance agents do a bad job of explaining the concept of "replacement cost." We tend to tell clients they will get new stuff for old junk and while that may be partially true, partial truths get you sued.

One roadblock to replacement cost is building codes or what we insurance practitioners refer to as ordinances or laws. Unendorsed policies offer only a VERY limited amount of coverage for the increased costs to rebuild due to these ordinances or laws, and when your insured is forced to pay these additional costs out-of-pocket, they are going to be mad!

Learn More

VU - Understanding Trucking & Motor Truck Insurance

August 2023

Wednesday, August 30, 2023 9:00 AM - 11:00 AM Central Standard Time

Webcast
Remote,

2 CE Hours

Members $48 / Non-Member $68

Your instructor for this webinar is Big 'I' Executive Director of Risk Management & Education, Christopher J. Boggs, CPCU, ARM, ALCM, LPCS, AAI, APA, CWCA, CRIS, AINS

Trucking coverage and Motor Carrier coverage are very similar, but each is designed for different types of risks and somewhat different operations. This session focuses on the similarities of these coverage forms as well as the differences between them.

Primary vs. excess coverage is unique in trucking and motor carrier coverages because a contract can change the “natural order" of the policy. Which policy is primary and which is excess? It depends. And this can be different for the trailer. A key section of this class details primary vs. excess coverage.

What about the MCS-90? What does this endorsement do when it is attached to the policy? Many agents just throw it in without considering the ramifications. That's…bad. Learn the purpose and effect of the MCS-90.

Learn More

VU - Why Certificates of Insurance - Just Why?

August 2023

Wednesday, August 30, 2023 1:00 PM - 3:00 PM Central Standard Time

Webcast
Remote,

2 CE Hours

Members $48 / Non-Member $68

Your instructor for this webinar is Big "I" Virtual University Executive Director Christopher J. Boggs, CPCU, ARM, ALCM, LPCS, AAI, APA, CWCA, CRIS, AINS

Without using hyperbole, thousands of certificates of insurance (COIs) are issued every day; and, again without hyperbole, most of them are issued improperly. In fact, your agency may have issued an improper certificate as recently as this morning.

What is it about COIs that can get an agency in trouble? If there were just one or two things, it would make your job a whole lot easier, but in reality, there are about 27 different ways a COI can get you in trouble. OK, so 27 isn't an exact number, but you get the idea. A "simple" COI is a potentially dangerous weapon that can be used against your agency.

Learn More

VU - 5 Contractor Coverage Concepts Every Agent Must Understand

September 2023

Monday, September 11, 2023 11:00 AM - 1:00 PM Central Standard Time

Webcast
Remote,

2 CE Hours

Members $48 / Non-Member $68

Your instructor for this webinar is Big "I" Executive Director of Risk Management & Education, Christopher J. Boggs, CPCU, ARM, ALCM, LPCS, AAI, APA, CWCA, CRIS, AINS

Contractor risks are unique. Agents must understand these unique risks, exposures, and coverages to properly manage their contractor clients. This session focuses on five of the most common contractor risk exposures:

• Contractual Risk Transfer
• Properly Extending Insured Status
• Business Auto Issues
• Misuse of the Absolute Pollution Exclusion
• Professional and Pollution Exposures Faced by Contractors

A lot of material is covered in this fast-moving, two-hour session. Agents will be better prepared to analyze the risks presented by their contractor clients and know how to properly respond to their coverage needs and claim questions.

Learn More

VU - ISO's 2022 Homeowners' Changes: Some Big, Some Small, But All Important

September 2023

Wednesday, September 20, 2023 7:00 AM - 9:00 AM Central Standard Time

Webcast
Remote,

2 CE Hours

Members $48 / Non-Member $68

Your instructor for this webinar is Big 'I' Executive Director of Risk Management & Education, Christopher J. Boggs, CPCU, ARM, ALCM, LPCS, AAI, APA, CWCA, CRIS, AINS

Eleven years have passed since ISO promulgated major changes to the Homeowners' program. There have been several reactive changes during this period, but in 2022, ISO introduced a multistate/nationwide filing that results in several major changes to the HO program.

Many of the changes in this new filing are the direct result of the work done by the Big 'I' Technical Affairs Committee (TAC).

In this session, the Virtual University highlights and details what you can expect from this long-awaited filing. Don't be caught unprepared when your carriers adopt this form. You WILL want to know what has changed and what options are now available for your insureds.

Learn More

VU - Why Certificates of Insurance - Just Why?

September 2023

Thursday, September 21, 2023 9:00 AM - 11:00 AM Central Standard Time

Webcast
Remote,

2 CE Hours

Members $48 / Non-Member $68

Your instructor for this webinar is Big "I" Virtual University Executive Director Christopher J. Boggs, CPCU, ARM, ALCM, LPCS, AAI, APA, CWCA, CRIS, AINS

Without using hyperbole, thousands of certificates of insurance (COIs) are issued every day; and, again without hyperbole, most of them are issued improperly. In fact, your agency may have issued an improper certificate as recently as this morning.

What is it about COIs that can get an agency in trouble? If there were just one or two things, it would make your job a whole lot easier, but in reality, there are about 27 different ways a COI can get you in trouble. OK, so 27 isn't an exact number, but you get the idea. A "simple" COI is a potentially dangerous weapon that can be used against your agency.

Learn More

VU - Understanding the Importance of Ordinance or Law Coverage

September 2023

Thursday, September 21, 2023 11:00 AM - 1:00 PM Central Standard Time

Webcast
Remote,

2 CE Hours

Members $48 / Non-Member $68

Your instructor for this webinar is Big "I" Executive Director of Risk Management & Education, Christopher J. Boggs, CPCU, ARM, ALCM, LPCS, AAI, APA, CWCA, CRIS, AINS

Insurance agents do a bad job of explaining the concept of "replacement cost." We tend to tell clients they will get new stuff for old junk and while that may be partially true, partial truths get you sued.

One roadblock to replacement cost is building codes or what we insurance practitioners refer to as ordinances or laws. Unendorsed policies offer only a VERY limited amount of coverage for the increased costs to rebuild due to these ordinances or laws, and when your insured is forced to pay these additional costs out-of-pocket, they are going to be mad!

Learn More

VU - Understanding Trucking & Motor Truck Insurance

September 2023

Thursday, September 21, 2023 1:00 PM - 3:00 PM Central Standard Time

Webcast
Remote,

2 CE Hours

Members $48 / Non-Member $68

Your instructor for this webinar is Big 'I' Executive Director of Risk Management & Education, Christopher J. Boggs, CPCU, ARM, ALCM, LPCS, AAI, APA, CWCA, CRIS, AINS

Trucking coverage and Motor Carrier coverage are very similar, but each is designed for different types of risks and somewhat different operations. This session focuses on the similarities of these coverage forms as well as the differences between them.

Primary vs. excess coverage is unique in trucking and motor carrier coverages because a contract can change the “natural order" of the policy. Which policy is primary and which is excess? It depends. And this can be different for the trailer. A key section of this class details primary vs. excess coverage.

What about the MCS-90? What does this endorsement do when it is attached to the policy? Many agents just throw it in without considering the ramifications. That's…bad. Learn the purpose and effect of the MCS-90.

Learn More

VU - ISO's 2022 Homeowners' Changes: Some Big, Some Small, But All Important

October 2023

Wednesday, October 18, 2023 11:00 AM - 1:00 PM Central Standard Time

Webcast
Remote,

2 CE Hours

Members $48 / Non-Member $68

Your instructor for this webinar is Big 'I' Executive Director of Risk Management & Education, Christopher J. Boggs, CPCU, ARM, ALCM, LPCS, AAI, APA, CWCA, CRIS, AINS

Eleven years have passed since ISO promulgated major changes to the Homeowners' program. There have been several reactive changes during this period, but in 2022, ISO introduced a multistate/nationwide filing that results in several major changes to the HO program.

Many of the changes in this new filing are the direct result of the work done by the Big 'I' Technical Affairs Committee (TAC).

In this session, the Virtual University highlights and details what you can expect from this long-awaited filing. Don't be caught unprepared when your carriers adopt this form. You WILL want to know what has changed and what options are now available for your insureds.

Learn More

VU - Understanding the Importance of Ordinance or Law Coverage

October 2023

Friday, October 20, 2023 7:00 AM - 9:00 AM Central Standard Time

Webcast
Remote,

2 CE Hours

Members $48 / Non-Member $68

Your instructor for this webinar is Big "I" Executive Director of Risk Management & Education, Christopher J. Boggs, CPCU, ARM, ALCM, LPCS, AAI, APA, CWCA, CRIS, AINS

Insurance agents do a bad job of explaining the concept of "replacement cost." We tend to tell clients they will get new stuff for old junk and while that may be partially true, partial truths get you sued.

One roadblock to replacement cost is building codes or what we insurance practitioners refer to as ordinances or laws. Unendorsed policies offer only a VERY limited amount of coverage for the increased costs to rebuild due to these ordinances or laws, and when your insured is forced to pay these additional costs out-of-pocket, they are going to be mad!

Learn More

VU - Understanding Trucking & Motor Truck Insurance

October 2023

Friday, October 20, 2023 9:00 AM - 11:00 AM Central Standard Time

Webcast
Remote,

2 CE Hours

Members $48 / Non-Member $68

Your instructor for this webinar is Big 'I' Executive Director of Risk Management & Education, Christopher J. Boggs, CPCU, ARM, ALCM, LPCS, AAI, APA, CWCA, CRIS, AINS

Trucking coverage and Motor Carrier coverage are very similar, but each is designed for different types of risks and somewhat different operations. This session focuses on the similarities of these coverage forms as well as the differences between them.

Primary vs. excess coverage is unique in trucking and motor carrier coverages because a contract can change the “natural order" of the policy. Which policy is primary and which is excess? It depends. And this can be different for the trailer. A key section of this class details primary vs. excess coverage.

What about the MCS-90? What does this endorsement do when it is attached to the policy? Many agents just throw it in without considering the ramifications. That's…bad. Learn the purpose and effect of the MCS-90.

Learn More

VU - Why Certificates of Insurance - Just Why?

October 2023

Friday, October 20, 2023 1:00 PM - 3:00 PM Central Standard Time

Webcast
Remote,

2 CE Hours

Members $48 / Non-Member $68

Your instructor for this webinar is Big "I" Virtual University Executive Director Christopher J. Boggs, CPCU, ARM, ALCM, LPCS, AAI, APA, CWCA, CRIS, AINS

Without using hyperbole, thousands of certificates of insurance (COIs) are issued every day; and, again without hyperbole, most of them are issued improperly. In fact, your agency may have issued an improper certificate as recently as this morning.

What is it about COIs that can get an agency in trouble? If there were just one or two things, it would make your job a whole lot easier, but in reality, there are about 27 different ways a COI can get you in trouble. OK, so 27 isn't an exact number, but you get the idea. A "simple" COI is a potentially dangerous weapon that can be used against your agency.

Learn More

VU - 5 Contractor Coverage Concepts Every Agent Must Understand

October 2023

Thursday, October 26, 2023 7:00 AM - 9:00 AM Central Standard Time

Webcast
Remote,

2 CE Hours

Members $48 / Non-Member $68

Your instructor for this webinar is Big "I" Executive Director of Risk Management & Education, Christopher J. Boggs, CPCU, ARM, ALCM, LPCS, AAI, APA, CWCA, CRIS, AINS

Contractor risks are unique. Agents must understand these unique risks, exposures, and coverages to properly manage their contractor clients. This session focuses on five of the most common contractor risk exposures:

• Contractual Risk Transfer
• Properly Extending Insured Status
• Business Auto Issues
• Misuse of the Absolute Pollution Exclusion
• Professional and Pollution Exposures Faced by Contractors

A lot of material is covered in this fast-moving, two-hour session. Agents will be better prepared to analyze the risks presented by their contractor clients and know how to properly respond to their coverage needs and claim questions.

Learn More

VU - Why Certificates of Insurance - Just Why?

November 2023

Wednesday, November 15, 2023 9:00 AM - 11:00 AM Central Standard Time

Webcast
Remote,

2 CE Hours

Members $48 / Non-Member $68

Your instructor for this webinar is Big "I" Virtual University Executive Director Christopher J. Boggs, CPCU, ARM, ALCM, LPCS, AAI, APA, CWCA, CRIS, AINS

Without using hyperbole, thousands of certificates of insurance (COIs) are issued every day; and, again without hyperbole, most of them are issued improperly. In fact, your agency may have issued an improper certificate as recently as this morning.

What is it about COIs that can get an agency in trouble? If there were just one or two things, it would make your job a whole lot easier, but in reality, there are about 27 different ways a COI can get you in trouble. OK, so 27 isn't an exact number, but you get the idea. A "simple" COI is a potentially dangerous weapon that can be used against your agency.

Learn More

VU - Understanding the Importance of Ordinance or Law Coverage

November 2023

Wednesday, November 15, 2023 11:00 AM - 1:00 PM Central Standard Time

Webcast
Remote,

2 CE Hours

Members $48 / Non-Member $68

Your instructor for this webinar is Big "I" Executive Director of Risk Management & Education, Christopher J. Boggs, CPCU, ARM, ALCM, LPCS, AAI, APA, CWCA, CRIS, AINS

Insurance agents do a bad job of explaining the concept of "replacement cost." We tend to tell clients they will get new stuff for old junk and while that may be partially true, partial truths get you sued.

One roadblock to replacement cost is building codes or what we insurance practitioners refer to as ordinances or laws. Unendorsed policies offer only a VERY limited amount of coverage for the increased costs to rebuild due to these ordinances or laws, and when your insured is forced to pay these additional costs out-of-pocket, they are going to be mad!

Learn More

VU - Understanding Trucking & Motor Truck Insurance

November 2023

Wednesday, November 15, 2023 1:00 PM - 3:00 PM Central Standard Time

Webcast
Remote,

2 CE Hours

Members $48 / Non-Member $68

Your instructor for this webinar is Big 'I' Executive Director of Risk Management & Education, Christopher J. Boggs, CPCU, ARM, ALCM, LPCS, AAI, APA, CWCA, CRIS, AINS

Trucking coverage and Motor Carrier coverage are very similar, but each is designed for different types of risks and somewhat different operations. This session focuses on the similarities of these coverage forms as well as the differences between them.

Primary vs. excess coverage is unique in trucking and motor carrier coverages because a contract can change the “natural order" of the policy. Which policy is primary and which is excess? It depends. And this can be different for the trailer. A key section of this class details primary vs. excess coverage.

What about the MCS-90? What does this endorsement do when it is attached to the policy? Many agents just throw it in without considering the ramifications. That's…bad. Learn the purpose and effect of the MCS-90.

Learn More

VU - 5 Contractor Coverage Concepts Every Agent Must Understand

November 2023

Tuesday, November 28, 2023 11:00 AM - 1:00 PM Central Standard Time

Webcast
Remote,

2 CE Hours

Members $48 / Non-Member $68

Your instructor for this webinar is Big "I" Executive Director of Risk Management & Education, Christopher J. Boggs, CPCU, ARM, ALCM, LPCS, AAI, APA, CWCA, CRIS, AINS

Contractor risks are unique. Agents must understand these unique risks, exposures, and coverages to properly manage their contractor clients. This session focuses on five of the most common contractor risk exposures:

• Contractual Risk Transfer
• Properly Extending Insured Status
• Business Auto Issues
• Misuse of the Absolute Pollution Exclusion
• Professional and Pollution Exposures Faced by Contractors

A lot of material is covered in this fast-moving, two-hour session. Agents will be better prepared to analyze the risks presented by their contractor clients and know how to properly respond to their coverage needs and claim questions.

Learn More

VU - ISO's 2022 Homeowners' Changes: Some Big, Some Small, But All Important

November 2023

Wednesday, November 29, 2023 7:00 AM - 9:00 AM Central Standard Time

Webcast
Remote,

2 CE Hours

Members $48 / Non-Member $68

Your instructor for this webinar is Big 'I' Executive Director of Risk Management & Education, Christopher J. Boggs, CPCU, ARM, ALCM, LPCS, AAI, APA, CWCA, CRIS, AINS

Eleven years have passed since ISO promulgated major changes to the Homeowners' program. There have been several reactive changes during this period, but in 2022, ISO introduced a multistate/nationwide filing that results in several major changes to the HO program.

Many of the changes in this new filing are the direct result of the work done by the Big 'I' Technical Affairs Committee (TAC).

In this session, the Virtual University highlights and details what you can expect from this long-awaited filing. Don't be caught unprepared when your carriers adopt this form. You WILL want to know what has changed and what options are now available for your insureds.

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VU - Understanding the Importance of Ordinance or Law Coverage

December 2023

Tuesday, December 19, 2023 7:00 AM - 9:00 AM Central Standard Time

Webcast
Remote,

2 CE Hours

Members $48 / Non-Member $68

Your instructor for this webinar is Big "I" Executive Director of Risk Management & Education, Christopher J. Boggs, CPCU, ARM, ALCM, LPCS, AAI, APA, CWCA, CRIS, AINS

Insurance agents do a bad job of explaining the concept of "replacement cost." We tend to tell clients they will get new stuff for old junk and while that may be partially true, partial truths get you sued.

One roadblock to replacement cost is building codes or what we insurance practitioners refer to as ordinances or laws. Unendorsed policies offer only a VERY limited amount of coverage for the increased costs to rebuild due to these ordinances or laws, and when your insured is forced to pay these additional costs out-of-pocket, they are going to be mad!

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VU - Understanding Trucking & Motor Truck Insurance

December 2023

Tuesday, December 19, 2023 9:00 AM - 11:00 AM Central Standard Time

Webcast
Remote,

2 CE Hours

Members $48 / Non-Member $68

Your instructor for this webinar is Big 'I' Executive Director of Risk Management & Education, Christopher J. Boggs, CPCU, ARM, ALCM, LPCS, AAI, APA, CWCA, CRIS, AINS

Trucking coverage and Motor Carrier coverage are very similar, but each is designed for different types of risks and somewhat different operations. This session focuses on the similarities of these coverage forms as well as the differences between them.

Primary vs. excess coverage is unique in trucking and motor carrier coverages because a contract can change the “natural order" of the policy. Which policy is primary and which is excess? It depends. And this can be different for the trailer. A key section of this class details primary vs. excess coverage.

What about the MCS-90? What does this endorsement do when it is attached to the policy? Many agents just throw it in without considering the ramifications. That's…bad. Learn the purpose and effect of the MCS-90.

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VU - Why Certificates of Insurance - Just Why?

December 2023

Tuesday, December 19, 2023 1:00 PM - 3:00 PM Central Standard Time

Webcast
Remote,

2 CE Hours

Members $48 / Non-Member $68

Your instructor for this webinar is Big "I" Virtual University Executive Director Christopher J. Boggs, CPCU, ARM, ALCM, LPCS, AAI, APA, CWCA, CRIS, AINS

Without using hyperbole, thousands of certificates of insurance (COIs) are issued every day; and, again without hyperbole, most of them are issued improperly. In fact, your agency may have issued an improper certificate as recently as this morning.

What is it about COIs that can get an agency in trouble? If there were just one or two things, it would make your job a whole lot easier, but in reality, there are about 27 different ways a COI can get you in trouble. OK, so 27 isn't an exact number, but you get the idea. A "simple" COI is a potentially dangerous weapon that can be used against your agency.

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VU - 5 Contractor Coverage Concepts Every Agent Must Understand

December 2023

Wednesday, December 20, 2023 7:00 AM - 9:00 AM Central Standard Time

Webcast
Remote,

2 CE Hours

Members $48 / Non-Member $68

Your instructor for this webinar is Big "I" Executive Director of Risk Management & Education, Christopher J. Boggs, CPCU, ARM, ALCM, LPCS, AAI, APA, CWCA, CRIS, AINS

Contractor risks are unique. Agents must understand these unique risks, exposures, and coverages to properly manage their contractor clients. This session focuses on five of the most common contractor risk exposures:

• Contractual Risk Transfer
• Properly Extending Insured Status
• Business Auto Issues
• Misuse of the Absolute Pollution Exclusion
• Professional and Pollution Exposures Faced by Contractors

A lot of material is covered in this fast-moving, two-hour session. Agents will be better prepared to analyze the risks presented by their contractor clients and know how to properly respond to their coverage needs and claim questions.

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VU - ISO's 2022 Homeowners' Changes: Some Big, Some Small, But All Important

December 2023

Thursday, December 28, 2023 11:00 AM - 1:00 PM Central Standard Time

Webcast
Remote,

2 CE Hours

Members $48 / Non-Member $68

Your instructor for this webinar is Big 'I' Executive Director of Risk Management & Education, Christopher J. Boggs, CPCU, ARM, ALCM, LPCS, AAI, APA, CWCA, CRIS, AINS

Eleven years have passed since ISO promulgated major changes to the Homeowners' program. There have been several reactive changes during this period, but in 2022, ISO introduced a multistate/nationwide filing that results in several major changes to the HO program.

Many of the changes in this new filing are the direct result of the work done by the Big 'I' Technical Affairs Committee (TAC).

In this session, the Virtual University highlights and details what you can expect from this long-awaited filing. Don't be caught unprepared when your carriers adopt this form. You WILL want to know what has changed and what options are now available for your insureds.

Learn More