ABEN - Business Auto Claims That Cause Problems - UPDATE (112888)

January 2025

Friday, January 03, 2025 8:00 AM - 10:00 AM UTC

Webcast
Remote,

2 Hours CE

$56 Member / $80 Non-member

Instructor: Terry Tadlock, CIC, CPCU, CRIS 

When putting a commercial lines package together sometimes we don’t give the proper attention to the Business Auto Policy.  This policy is full of E&O potential!  This course is designed to shed light on the most common mistakes we make when insuring commercially owned vehicles.   

*Per Texas Insurance Department regulations, you may not duplicate a course and receive credit within the same licensing period.  Please refer to the course title and number and to your CE transcript at www.sircon.com to verify you are not duplicating a course.  

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IIAT - An Hour with Cathy: I Pay What? How Commercial Policy Deductibles Work (141488)

January 2025

Thursday, January 09, 2025 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM UTC

Webcast
Remote,

1 CE Hour

Member $32 / Non-member $71

Instructor: Cathy Trischan, CPCU, CRM, CIC, ARM, AU, AAI, CRIS, MLIS, TRIP, CBIA

This course reviews property deductibles, including a discussion of flat, percentage, and catastrophe deductibles as well as deductible buyback policies. We will discuss the different types of general liability deductibles that may apply, as well as how the self-insured retention in an Umbrella policy functions. Lastly, we will address the application of deductibles for auto physical damage coverages.

*Per Texas Insurance Department regulations, you may not duplicate a course and receive credit within the same licensing period.  Please refer to the course title and number and to your CE transcript at www.sircon.com to verify you are not duplicating a course.  

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IIAT - Certificates, Contractors, and You: Fights, Coverage Issues, Best Practices (141531)

January 2025

Thursday, January 09, 2025 12:00 PM - 3:00 PM UTC

Webcast
Remote,

3 CE Hours

Member $96 / Non-member $213

Instructor: Catherine Trischan, CPCU, CRM, CIC, ARM, AU, AAI, CRIS, MLIS, TRIP

Contractor insureds and their agents are all-too-familiar with issues regarding Certificates of Insurance as well as endorsements often requested with them. This course will review many considerations for agents when issuing a certificate and discuss ways to avoid some of the common problems and errors.  Issues regarding Additional Insureds, Waivers of Subrogation and other requests frequently made of agents will be discussed. 

*Per Texas Insurance Department regulations, you may not duplicate a course and receive credit within the same licensing period.  Please refer to the course title and number and to your CE transcript at www.sircon.com to verify you are not duplicating a course.  

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ABEN - What a Crime - Understanding Crime Insurance (137162)

January 2025

Monday, January 13, 2025 8:00 AM - 8:00 AM UTC

Webcast
Remote,

3 Hour CE

Member $84 / Non-member $120

Instructor: Terry Tadlock, CIC, CPCU, CRIS

This seminar will explore the need for crime insurance and explain the methods of writing crime insurance. Participants will learn the difference in the Loss Sustained and the Discovery forms of crime policies and examine some of the most widely needed crime insurance forms. The course concludes by examining crime insurance exclusions and policy conditions.

*Per Texas Insurance Department regulations, you may not duplicate a course and receive credit within the same licensing period.  Please refer to the course title and number and to your CE transcript at www.sircon.com to verify you are not duplicating a course.  

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IIAT - An Hour with Patrick: Reinsurance: How It Works & Why It Matters (141495)

January 2025

Tuesday, January 14, 2025 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM UTC

Webcast
Remote,

1 Hour CE

Member $32 / Non-member $71

Instructor: Patrick Wraight, CPCU, ITP, CIC, CRM, CISR, AU, AINS

Reinsurance costs always figure into the cost of providing insurance to the consumer but most of the time that’s in the background. Recently, reinsurance has figured prominently in the insurance marketplace because of a rise in reinsurance premiums and a reduction in reinsurance availability. This session is designed to help us to understand what reinsurance is, why companies need it, and what that means to the insurance market as a whole.

*Per Texas Insurance Department regulations, you may not duplicate a course and receive credit within the same licensing period.  Please refer to the course title and number and to your CE transcript at www.sircon.com to verify you are not duplicating a course.  

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IIAT - Big Rig, Big Risk: Mastering Trucking Accounts (141525)

January 2025

Tuesday, January 14, 2025 12:00 PM - 3:00 PM UTC

Webcast
Remote,

3 CE Hours

Member $96 / Non-member $213

Instructor: Robin Federici, CPCU, AAI, ARM, AINS, AIS, CPIW\

Society as we know it depends on the trucking industry getting from A to B unscathed. Sometimes, accidents happen. The Motor Carrier Coverage Form (MCCF) is at the core of many Motor Carrier/Trucking accounts. This course takes a deep dive into the Insurance Services Office (ISO) MCCF, exclusions, and conditions.  It will emphasize how understanding “who is an insured” shapes the coverage, provide the answer to a variety of coverage questions on the effect of ISO symbols and how exceptions to exclusions provide some surprising expansions of coverage. 

*Per Texas Insurance Department regulations, you may not duplicate a course and receive credit within the same licensing period.  Please refer to the course title and number and to your CE transcript at www.sircon.com to verify you are not duplicating a course.  

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IIAT - Reasons Personal Lines are Broken (and What to Do About It) (141519)

January 2025

Wednesday, January 15, 2025 12:00 PM - 3:00 PM UTC

Webcast
Remote,

3 CE Hours

Member $96 / Non-member $213

Instructor: Terry L. Tadlock, CIC, CPCU, CRIS

Ride-sharing, drones, home rental, furnished autos, remote work and other issues testing common personal lines policies are reviewed in this course. Agents who attend will learn the depth of exposures and the best practices of how to address them with insureds. 

*Per Texas Insurance Department regulations, you may not duplicate a course and receive credit within the same licensing period.  Please refer to the course title and number and to your CE transcript at www.sircon.com to verify you are not duplicating a course. 

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IIAT - Liar!: An Agent's Role in Identifying & Handling Fraud (141527)

January 2025

Thursday, January 16, 2025 12:00 PM - 3:00 PM UTC

Webcast
Remote,

3 CE Hours

Member $96 / Non-member $213

Instructor: Kym Martell, CRM, CIC, CRIS, AAI, MLIS

They’re out there. And with a bit of misfortune, some may find their way into your book of business. You already know that insureds and prospects who engage in fraud are bad news but some are harder to spot then others. This course reviews techniques agents can use to identify and deal with insurance fraud. With an abundance of examples and case studies, agents will gain expertise in sniffing out the liars.

*Per Texas Insurance Department regulations, you may not duplicate a course and receive credit within the same licensing period.  Please refer to the course title and number and to your CE transcript at www.sircon.com to verify you are not duplicating a course. 

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IIAT - Why Inadequate EPLI Will Close Your Business (and What to Do About It) (141530)

January 2025

Tuesday, January 21, 2025 8:00 AM - 11:00 AM UTC

Webcast
Remote,

3 CE Hours

Member $96 / Non-member $213

Instructor: Catherine Trischan, CPCU, CRM, CIC, ARM, AU, AAI, CRIS, MLIS, TRIP 

Many businesses do not carry Employment Practices Liability Insurance (EPLI) and some that do have confusing policies with limited coverage. This course begins with a discussion of why ALL businesses big and small must consider EPLI. The course will discuss some important concepts to understand when writing claims made policies and address many employment-related liability exposures faced by today’s employers: discrimination and harassment claims by employees and third parties, employee privacy concerns, retaliation claims, wage and hour claims and more as well as how common EPLI policies address such exposures.     

*Per Texas Insurance Department regulations, you may not duplicate a course and receive credit within the same licensing period.  Please refer to the course title and number and to your CE transcript at www.sircon.com to verify you are not duplicating a course.  

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IIAT - Ethics in Insurance - Protecting the Client and the Agency (141514)

January 2025

Tuesday, January 21, 2025 12:00 PM - 3:00 PM UTC

Webcast
Remote,

3 CE Hours

Member $96 / Non-member $213

Instructor: Catherine Trischan, CPCU, CRM, CIC, ARM, AU, AAI, CRIS, MLIS, TRIP, CBIA

This course begins with a discussion of what ethics is and different approaches to decision making. It addresses the ethical responsibilities of the insurance producer to prospects and clients, to insurance carriers and to third parties. Throughout the course, participants will discuss ethical dilemmas faced by insurance producers in order to determine the best course of action. We also discuss the E&O implications in many of the areas discussed. 

*Per Texas Insurance Department regulations, you may not duplicate a course and receive credit within the same licensing period.  Please refer to the course title and number and to your CE transcript at www.sircon.com to verify you are not duplicating a course.  

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IIAT - An Hour with Dave: Rental Cars: Issues, Answers, Horror Stories (141491)

January 2025

Wednesday, January 22, 2025 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM UTC

Webcast
Remote,

1 CE Hour

Member $32 / Non-member $71

Instructor: David Thompson, CPCU, AAI, API, CRIS

What’s in the rental car contract you signed but didn’t read? Is the LDW a rip-off? Is that credit card coverage legit? How does your personal auto respond? Learn the answers and discuss several “horror story” claim scenarios involving rental cars in this outstanding program from instructor David Thompson. 

*Per Texas Insurance Department regulations, you may not duplicate a course and receive credit within the same licensing period.  Please refer to the course title and number and to your CE transcript at www.sircon.com to verify you are not duplicating a course.  

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IIAT - Just Use Mine: Home, Vehicle and Other Sharing Exposures Insurance Doesn’t Like (141499)

January 2025

Thursday, January 23, 2025 12:00 PM - 2:00 PM UTC

Webcast
Remote,

2 CE Hours

Member $64 / Non-member $142

Instructor: David Thompson, CPCU, AAI, API, CRIS

Vehicles, houses, garage space, swimming pools, scooters and many other exposures stemming from the shared economy require special attention from an insurance standpoint. Insurance pros who take this course will better understand the breadth of sharing exposures, how they’re addressed in common insurance policies, and how to obtain adequate coverage. 

*Per Texas Insurance Department regulations, you may not duplicate a course and receive credit within the same licensing period.  Please refer to the course title and number and to your CE transcript at www.sircon.com to verify you are not duplicating a course.  

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IIAT - E&O - Understanding Commercial Property Gaps and Knowing How to Fill Them (141523)

January 2025

Tuesday, January 28, 2025 12:00 PM - 3:00 PM UTC

Webcast
Remote,

3 CE Hours

Member $96 / Non-member $213

Instructor: Steve Lyon

This course will review the gaps in the Commercial Property and present options for closing those gaps.  We will consider covered property, property not covered, additional coverages, and coverage extensions. 

*Per Texas Insurance Department regulations, you may not duplicate a course and receive credit within the same licensing period.  Please refer to the course title and number and to your CE transcript at www.sircon.com to verify you are not duplicating a course.  

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IIAT - Homeowners Endorsements Insureds Don't Want (But Do Need) (141518)

January 2025

Thursday, January 30, 2025 8:00 AM - 11:00 AM UTC

Webcast
Remote,

3 CE Hours

Member $96 / Non-member $213

Instructor: Nicole Broch, CIC, CISR, PLCS

To save a buck, consumers are quick to strip off coverage and/or buy coverage that doesn’t match their exposure. This course provides many examples and risks insurance pros can use to talk insureds through coverage that is best for their policy and how to get it in the most affordable way possible. Discussion includes reference to many endorsements - some common, some not – insureds should consider. 

*Per Texas Insurance Department regulations, you may not duplicate a course and receive credit within the same licensing period.  Please refer to the course title and number and to your CE transcript at www.sircon.com to verify you are not duplicating a course.  

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IIAT - The Fine Print: Understanding the Contractual Obligations of Your Insured (141528)

January 2025

Thursday, January 30, 2025 12:00 PM - 3:00 PM UTC

Webcast
Remote,

3 CE Hours

Member $96 / Non-member $213

Instructor: Steven D. Lyon, CPCU, CIC, CRM, CRIS, AAI, ARM, AIS, MLIS, AFIS, TRIP

You know the drill: insured signs contract, insured doesn’t understand contract, contract obligates insured to pay for something, insured gets angry, insured blames insurer/agent. So goes the never-ending cycle of confusing contacts and contractual liability issues…until now! Join contract and coverage expert Steve Lyon for this in-depth discussion on many issues stemming from “insured contracts” to indemnification agreements to hold harmless provisions and all things in between.     

*Per Texas Insurance Department regulations, you may not duplicate a course and receive credit within the same licensing period.  Please refer to the course title and number and to your CE transcript at www.sircon.com to verify you are not duplicating a course.  

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IIAT - Ethics, Diligence, Success: What Agencies Need to Know (141516)

February 2025

Thursday, February 06, 2025 12:00 PM - 3:00 PM UTC

Webcast
Remote,

3 CE Hours

Member $96 / Non-member $213

Instructor: Steven Lyon, CPCU, CIC, CRM, CRIS, AAI, ARM, AIS, MLIS, AFIS, TRIP

This course reviews many examples of situations faced by agents which may test ethical resolve as well as E&O management practices. Agents who take this course will learn some coverage lessons, better understand the critical functions of a successful agency operation, and be more prepared to handle difficult situations commonly faced by insurance agencies. 

*Per Texas Insurance Department regulations, you may not duplicate a course and receive credit within the same licensing period.  Please refer to the course title and number and to your CE transcript at www.sircon.com to verify you are not duplicating a course.  

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ABEN - Gigs and Side Hustles - The Insurance Issues (131991)

February 2025

Monday, February 10, 2025 8:00 AM - 10:00 AM UTC

Webcast
Remote,

2 Hours CE

Member $56 / Non-member $180

Instructor: 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 vehicle 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).

*Per Texas Insurance Department regulations, you may not duplicate a course and receive credit within the same licensing period.  Please refer to the course title and number and to your CE transcript at www.sircon.com to verify you are not duplicating a course.    

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IIAT - CGL Endorsements That Will Break Your Policy (141497)

February 2025

Tuesday, February 11, 2025 8:00 AM - 10:00 AM UTC

Webcast
Remote,

2 CE Hours

Member $64 / Non-member $142

Instructor: Catherine Trischan, CPCU, CRM, CIC, ARM, AU, AAI, CRIS, MLIS, TRIP, CBIA

This course will familiarize the participants with some of the endorsements that can severely restrict coverage under the Commercial General Liability (CGL) Policy. We will review several ISO endorsements and see examples of non-standard endorsements often used by insurers. In each case, we will discuss the effect that the endorsement has on the coverage that would otherwise have been afforded by the CGL policy. 

*Per Texas Insurance Department regulations, you may not duplicate a course and receive credit within the same licensing period.  Please refer to the course title and number and to your CE transcript at www.sircon.com to verify you are not duplicating a course.  

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IIAT - An Hour with Cathy: Understanding (Finally!) How Claims Made Policies Work (141489)

February 2025

Tuesday, February 11, 2025 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM UTC

Webcast
Remote,

1 CE Hour

Member $32 / Non-member $71

Instructor: Catherine Trischan, CPCU, CRM, CIC, ARM, AU, AAI, CRIS, MLIS, TRIP, CBIA

This course covers the most important concepts to understand when writing claims-made coverage. We will discuss the coverage trigger, retroactive date, extended reporting period, prior and pending litigation and continuity dates. We will review some common coverage features of policies written on a claims-made basis including defense provisions and consent to settle clauses. Lastly, we will discuss the importance of the policy application. 

*Per Texas Insurance Department regulations, you may not duplicate a course and receive credit within the same licensing period.  Please refer to the course title and number and to your CE transcript at www.sircon.com to verify you are not duplicating a course.  

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IIAT - E&O - Coverage Essentials: Homeowners Part 1 (141522)

February 2025

Wednesday, February 12, 2025 8:00 AM - 11:00 AM UTC

Webcast
Remote,

3 CE Hours

Member $96 / Non-member $213

Instructor: Steven Lyon, CPCU, CIC, CRM, CRIS, AAI, ARM, AIS, MLIS, AFIS, TRIP

This course reviews the definitions, liability coverage and policy provisions of the Homeowners forms. We will look at the eligibility for the HO-3, HO-4, HO-5, HO-6, HO-8 an the HO-14 and compare the forms. We will then dig into the Liability side and discuss insuring agreements and Section II Exclusions. We will wrap up the session with Personal Liability Exclusions and Additional Coverages. Most importantly, we will share E&O tips through the discussion with scenarios. 

*Per Texas Insurance Department regulations, you may not duplicate a course and receive credit within the same licensing period.  Please refer to the course title and number and to your CE transcript at www.sircon.com to verify you are not duplicating a course.  

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IIAT - Social Security and Medicare: Your Questions Answered (141293)

February 2025

Wednesday, February 12, 2025 12:00 PM - 3:00 PM UTC

Webcast
Remote,

3 CE Hours

Member $96 / Non-member $213

Instructor:Chris Amrhein, AAI

This course, created and taught by a veteran insurance educator (and one who has personally run the Social Security/Medicare sign-up gauntlet) will reveal lessons learned about both programs and bring much clarity to the chaos. Whether you are seeking info to help a customer, spouse, parent, relative or preparing for your own journey through the retirement “right of passage”, harvest the value of experience and take this course!

*Per Texas Insurance Department regulations, you may not duplicate a course and receive credit within the same licensing period.  Please refer to the course title and number and to your CE transcript at www.sircon.com to verify you are not duplicating a course.  

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IIAT - Stinkin Rich, Insurance Poor: P&C Coverage Challenges for High-Net-Worth Individual (141294)

February 2025

Tuesday, February 18, 2025 12:00 PM - 3:00 PM UTC

Webcast
Remote,

3 Hours CE

Member $96 / Non-member $213

Instructor: Kym Martell, CRM, CIC, CRIS, AAI, MLIS

Personal lines insurance pros often face challenges when trying to identify and place exposures unique to high-net-worth individuals. This course is a deep-dive into many such exposures and will assist agents in the risk management process as well as providing needed insurance solutions for such insureds. 

*Per Texas Insurance Department regulations, you may not duplicate a course and receive credit within the same licensing period.  Please refer to the course title and number and to your CE transcript at www.sircon.com to verify you are not duplicating a course.  

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IIAT - Commercial Property: Claims, Coverages, Consequences (141520)

February 2025

Wednesday, February 19, 2025 12:00 PM - 3:00 PM UTC

Webcast
Remote,

3 CE Hours

Member $96 / Non-member $213

Instructor: Terry Tadlock, CIC, CPCU, CRIS

This course uses examples of several commercial property claims to illustrate how the policy may not function in the manner expected by either the agent or insured. Insurance pros who take this course will gain expertise on a variety of commercial property issues such as reconstruction costs, setting limits, insurance to value, tenant lease insurance requirements, and acts of civil authority.  

*Per Texas Insurance Department regulations, you may not duplicate a course and receive credit within the same licensing period.  Please refer to the course title and number and to your CE transcript at www.sircon.com to verify you are not duplicating a course.  

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IIAT - Eroding: The Personal Lines Implosion and What Happens Next (141498)

February 2025

Thursday, February 20, 2025 8:00 AM - 10:00 AM UTC

Webcast
Remote,

2 CE Hours

Member $64 / Non-member $142

Instructor: Nicole Broch, CIC, CISR, PLCS

Personal Lines markets continue to deteriorate. Agents and account managers are scrambling, carriers are changing course daily, and the insured often is left with reduced coverage and higher premiums.  This course will explain how we got here and what insurance pros can do to understand, explain, and advise insureds as to how to protect themselves until conditions (hopefully!) improve. 

*Per Texas Insurance Department regulations, you may not duplicate a course and receive credit within the same licensing period.  Please refer to the course title and number and to your CE transcript at www.sircon.com to verify you are not duplicating a course.  

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IIAT - An Hour with Nicole: Making Sense of Homeowners Deductibles (Once and For All!) (141493)

February 2025

Thursday, February 20, 2025 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM UTC

Webcast
Remote,

1 CE Hour

Member $32 / Non-member $71

Instructor: Nicole Broch, CIC, CISR, PLCS

Deductibles are commonly understood when agents sell and service a policy. However, applying deductibles to a loss may not work how they expect.  This course will go through several examples to assist insurance pros in finally understanding homeowners deductibles. 

*Per Texas Insurance Department regulations, you may not duplicate a course and receive credit within the same licensing period.  Please refer to the course title and number and to your CE transcript at www.sircon.com to verify you are not duplicating a course.  

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ABEN - 5 Contractor Coverage Concepts Every Agent Must Understand (131000)

February 2025

Friday, February 21, 2025 9:00 AM - 11:00 AM UTC

Webcast
Remote,

2 Hours CE

Member $56 / Non-member $80

Instructor: Chris Boggs, CPCU, ARM, ALCM, LPCS, AII, 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.

*Per Texas Insurance Department regulations, you may not duplicate a course and receive credit within the same licensing period.  Please refer to the course title and number and to your CE transcript at www.sircon.com to verify you are not duplicating a course.  

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IIAT - Definition of Insanity: Common Home/Auto Exposures We Know & Do Nothing About (141524)

February 2025

Tuesday, February 25, 2025 8:00 AM - 11:00 AM UTC

Webcast
Remote,

3 CE Hours

Member $96 / Non-member $213

Instructor: Scott Treen, CIC, CPIA 

This course discusses several home and auto exposures that most everyone knows are there yet, for some reason, continue to cause coverage problems. Furnished vehicles, trailers, personal property, kids earning cash, watercraft, and several other common exposures will be discussed with the hope of addressing them in a way that finally produces a different result: adequate coverage! 

*Per Texas Insurance Department regulations, you may not duplicate a course and receive credit within the same licensing period.  Please refer to the course title and number and to your CE transcript at www.sircon.com to verify you are not duplicating a course.  

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IIAT - Flood Insurance: What You Need to Know (141526)

February 2025

Tuesday, February 25, 2025 12:00 PM - 3:00 PM UTC

Webcast
Remote,

3 CE Hours

Member $96 / Non-member $213

Instructor: David Thompson, CPCU, AAI, API, CRIS

Join flood guru David Thompson for a discussion on many factors regarding flood insurance and the National Flood Insurance Program. This course follows the general curriculum for flood insurance training as set forth by FEMA. Completion of this course will satisfy FEMA’s 3-hour Basic Flood Insurance Course requirement for agents to sell flood insurance. 

*Per Texas Insurance Department regulations, you may not duplicate a course and receive credit within the same licensing period.  Please refer to the course title and number and to your CE transcript at www.sircon.com to verify you are not duplicating a course.  

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IIAT - An Hour with Dave: Understanding Ordinance or Law (Because Insureds Still Don’t) (141492)

February 2025

Wednesday, February 26, 2025 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM UTC

Webcast
Remote,

1 CE Hour

Member $32 / Non-member $71

Instructor: David Thompson, CPCU, AAI, API, CRIS

Ordinance or Law exposures continue to evolve and your insureds still don’t understand why it matters. It’s imperative that you stay up to date with exposures that affect personal or commercial insureds in your area. Insurance pros who take this course will gain expertise on how to keep up with exposures, explain them to insureds, and secure the coverage needed to avoid ugliness at claim time.

*Per Texas Insurance Department regulations, you may not duplicate a course and receive credit within the same licensing period.  Please refer to the course title and number and to your CE transcript at www.sircon.com to verify you are not duplicating a course.  

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IIAT - Bad Machines, Evil People: The Latest in Cyber (141517)

February 2025

Thursday, February 27, 2025 8:00 AM - 11:00 AM UTC

Webcast
Remote,

3 CE Hours

Member $96 / Non-member $213

Instructor: Catherine Trischan, CPCU, CRM, CIC, ARM, AU, AAI, CRIS, MLIS, TRIP

Bad actors are finding more sophisticated ways to utilize their bad machines. The harm caused by a cyber-attack can destroy businesses big and small. This course will examine the most common first and third-party cyber exposures facing businesses today. We will review some of the coverages available in the cyber insurance market and discuss things to consider when selecting a product. 

*Per Texas Insurance Department regulations, you may not duplicate a course and receive credit within the same licensing period.  Please refer to the course title and number and to your CE transcript at www.sircon.com to verify you are not duplicating a course.  

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IIAT - Certificates, Contractors, and You: Fights, Coverage Issues, Best Practices (141531)

February 2025

Thursday, February 27, 2025 12:00 PM - 3:00 PM UTC

Webcast
Remote,

3 CE Hours

Member $96 / Non-member $213

Instructor: Catherine Trischan, CPCU, CRM, CIC, ARM, AU, AAI, CRIS, MLIS, TRIP

Contractor insureds and their agents are all-too-familiar with issues regarding Certificates of Insurance as well as endorsements often requested with them. This course will review many considerations for agents when issuing a certificate and discuss ways to avoid some of the common problems and errors.  Issues regarding Additional Insureds, Waivers of Subrogation and other requests frequently made of agents will be discussed. 

*Per Texas Insurance Department regulations, you may not duplicate a course and receive credit within the same licensing period.  Please refer to the course title and number and to your CE transcript at www.sircon.com to verify you are not duplicating a course. 

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ABEN - The Basics of Property Values and Coinsurance Conditions (134347)

March 2025

Monday, March 03, 2025 11:00 AM - 2:00 PM UTC

Webcast
Remote,

3 Hours CE

Member $84 / Non-member $120

Instructor: Christopher J. Boggs, CPCU, ARM, ALCM, LPCS, AAI, APA, CWCA, CRIS, AINS

Replacement cost ain’t always replacement cost. Yes, I know that is poor English – but the point is, replacement cost isn’t as simple as new stuff for old junk. There are many caveats and limitations to full replacement cost (if there is such a thing). Key concepts that must be understood when property valuation is discussed include: actual cash value (ACV); the broad evidence rule; and indemnification.

But what happens if the property limits are too low? Property policies contain a Coinsurance Condition requiring the insured to carry a certain minimum amount of coverage to enjoy full coverage on partial losses. If the insured does not have the requisite limits, they could be penalized.

*Per Texas Insurance Department regulations, you may not duplicate a course and receive credit within the same licensing period.  Please refer to the course title and number and to your CE transcript at www.sircon.com to verify you are not duplicating a course.  

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IIAT - Liar!: An Agent's Role in Identifying & Handling Fraud (141527)

March 2025

Thursday, March 06, 2025 12:00 PM - 3:00 PM UTC

Webcast
Remote,

3 CE Hours

Member $96 / Non-member $213

Instructor: Kym Martell, CRM, CIC, CRIS, AAI, MLIS

They’re out there. And with a bit of misfortune, some may find their way into your book of business. You already know that insureds and prospects who engage in fraud are bad news but some are harder to spot then others. This course reviews techniques agents can use to identify and deal with insurance fraud. With an abundance of examples and case studies, agents will gain expertise in sniffing out the liars.

*Per Texas Insurance Department regulations, you may not duplicate a course and receive credit within the same licensing period.  Please refer to the course title and number and to your CE transcript at www.sircon.com to verify you are not duplicating a course. 

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IIAT - Transportation Insurance: A Non-Standard Business Exposure (141529)

March 2025

Tuesday, March 11, 2025 8:00 AM - 11:00 AM UTC

Webcast
Remote,

3 CE Hours

Member $96 / Non-member $213

Instructor: Robin Federici

Annual transportation policies, Trip Transit policies, Motor Truck Cargo policies and Owners Form Motor Truck Cargo policies – all non-standard policy forms BUT most businesses have a transportation exposure!  This course will provide information on the “general” and “usual” policy provisions found in many of these non-standard forms including covered property interests, excluded property, valuations, coinsurance, subrogation and coverage territories.

*Per Texas Insurance Department regulations, you may not duplicate a course and receive credit within the same licensing period.  Please refer to the course title and number and to your CE transcript at www.sircon.com to verify you are not duplicating a course.  

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IIAT - Dawn of New Age or End of the World? Emerging Risks That Make You Wonder (141521)

March 2025

Tuesday, March 11, 2025 12:00 PM - 3:00 PM UTC

Webcast
Remote,

3 CE Hours

Member $96 / Non-member $213

Instructor: Steven Lyon, CPCU, CIC, CRM, CRIS, AAI, ARM,AIS, MLIS, AFIS, TRIP

Incomprehensible advancements in technology, regulatory changes, and many other factors are fueling new and rapidly-evolving risks for agents and insureds to address. Insurance pros who attend this course will better understand risks presented by electric vehicles, alternative energy systems, artificial intelligence, supply chain issues, parametric insurance, virtual currencies, pollutants, and many other issues.

*Per Texas Insurance Department regulations, you may not duplicate a course and receive credit within the same licensing period.  Please refer to the course title and number and to your CE transcript at www.sircon.com to verify you are not duplicating a course. 

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IIAT - Homeowners Endorsements Insureds Don't Want (But Do Need) (141518)

March 2025

Thursday, March 13, 2025 8:00 AM - 11:00 AM UTC

Webcast
Remote,

3 CE Hours

Member $96 / Non-member $213

Instructor: Nicole Broch, CIC, CISR, PLCS

To save a buck, consumers are quick to strip off coverage and/or buy coverage that doesn’t match their exposure. This course provides many examples and risks insurance pros can use to talk insureds through coverage that is best for their policy and how to get it in the most affordable way possible. Discussion includes reference to many endorsements - some common, some not – insureds should consider. 

*Per Texas Insurance Department regulations, you may not duplicate a course and receive credit within the same licensing period.  Please refer to the course title and number and to your CE transcript at www.sircon.com to verify you are not duplicating a course.  

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IIAT - An Hour with Nicole: Personal Lines: Read the %^&* Form! (141494)

March 2025

Thursday, March 13, 2025 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM UTC

Webcast
Remote,

1 CE Hour

Member $32 / Non-member $71

Instructor: Nicole Broch, CIC, CISR, PLCS

The Insurance Services Office (ISO) forms may be the standard but there are variations in commonly used non-standard forms that, if not identified, could lead to coverage problems. Personal lines insurance pros who take this course will be better positioned to search for and remedy such discrepancies.

*Per Texas Insurance Department regulations, you may not duplicate a course and receive credit within the same licensing period.  Please refer to the course title and number and to your CE transcript at www.sircon.com to verify you are not duplicating a course.  

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ABEN - Embracing Directors & Officers Liability Insurance & Claims Potential (122019)

March 2025

Friday, March 14, 2025 12:00 PM - 2:00 PM UTC

Webcast
Remote,

2 CE Hours

Member $56 / Non-member $80

Instructor: Dick Clarke, CIC, CPCU, RPLU

D&O insurance is becoming more important as executives realize all that is at stake in making corporate decisions. Dick will use recent events to illustrate how D&O exposure is really “the story behind the headlines.” Dick will discuss market conditions and use practical examples to help agents make the case for the increasing importance of this coverage.

*Per Texas Insurance Department regulations, you may not duplicate a course and receive credit within the same licensing period.  Please refer to the course title and number and to your CE transcript at www.sircon.com to verify you are not duplicating a course.  

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IIAT - How It’s Built, How It’s Used, Will It Survive: Elements of Property Underwriting (141289)

March 2025

Tuesday, March 18, 2025 8:00 AM - 11:00 AM UTC

Webcast
Remote,

3 CE Hours

Member $96 / Non-member $213

Instructor: Patrick Wraight, ITP, CIC, CRM, CISR, AU, AINS

This course reviews many factors of a building’s construction and occupancy and how underwriters use data to determine and classify a property risk. After taking this course, insurance pros will have a better understanding of construction strategy, mitigating risks such as fire and wind, and tools used by property underwriters.    

*Per Texas Insurance Department regulations, you may not duplicate a course and receive credit within the same licensing period.  Please refer to the course title and number and to your CE transcript at www.sircon.com to verify you are not duplicating a course.  

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IIAT - Why Inadequate EPLI Will Close Your Business (and What to Do About It) (141530)

March 2025

Tuesday, March 18, 2025 12:00 PM - 3:00 PM UTC

Webcast
Remote,

3 CE Hours

Member $96 / Non-member $213

Instructor: Catherine Trischan, CPCU, CRM, CIC, ARM, AU, AAI, CRIS, MLIS, TRIP 

Many businesses do not carry Employment Practices Liability Insurance (EPLI) and some that do have confusing policies with limited coverage. This course begins with a discussion of why ALL businesses big and small must consider EPLI. The course will discuss some important concepts to understand when writing claims made policies and address many employment-related liability exposures faced by today’s employers: discrimination and harassment claims by employees and third parties, employee privacy concerns, retaliation claims, wage and hour claims and more as well as how common EPLI policies address such exposures.     

*Per Texas Insurance Department regulations, you may not duplicate a course and receive credit within the same licensing period.  Please refer to the course title and number and to your CE transcript at www.sircon.com to verify you are not duplicating a course.  

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IIAT - Reasons Personal Lines are Broken (and What to Do About It) (141519)

March 2025

Wednesday, March 19, 2025 12:00 PM - 3:00 PM UTC

Webcast
Remote,

3 CE Hours

Member $96 / Non-member $213

Instructor: Terry L. Tadlock, CIC, CPCU, CRIS

Ride-sharing, drones, home rental, furnished autos, remote work and other issues testing common personal lines policies are reviewed in this course. Agents who attend will learn the depth of exposures and the best practices of how to address them with insureds. 

*Per Texas Insurance Department regulations, you may not duplicate a course and receive credit within the same licensing period.  Please refer to the course title and number and to your CE transcript at www.sircon.com to verify you are not duplicating a course. 

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IIAT - An Hour with Cathy: I Pay What? How Commercial Policy Deductibles Work (141488)

March 2025

Thursday, March 20, 2025 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM UTC

Webcast
Remote,

1 CE Hour

Member $32 / Non-member $71

Instructor: Cathy Trischan, CPCU, CRM, CIC, ARM, AU, AAI, CRIS, MLIS, TRIP, CBIA

This course reviews property deductibles, including a discussion of flat, percentage, and catastrophe deductibles as well as deductible buyback policies. We will discuss the different types of general liability deductibles that may apply, as well as how the self-insured retention in an Umbrella policy functions. Lastly, we will address the application of deductibles for auto physical damage coverages.

*Per Texas Insurance Department regulations, you may not duplicate a course and receive credit within the same licensing period.  Please refer to the course title and number and to your CE transcript at www.sircon.com to verify you are not duplicating a course.  

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IIAT - Name That Endorsement: Business Auto and Commercial Property Edition (141500)

March 2025

Tuesday, March 25, 2025 8:00 AM - 10:00 AM UTC

Webcast
Remote,

2 CE Hours

Member $64 / Non-member $142

Instructor: David Thompson, CPCU, AAI, API, CRIS

While many are commonly used, commercial insureds and agents are often confused by the purpose of certain endorsements to their insurance policies. Insurance pros who take this course will gain expertise on several endorsements often used to limit or enhance coverage in the Business Auto policy as well as a few designed for the Commercial Property policy.

*Per Texas Insurance Department regulations, you may not duplicate a course and receive credit within the same licensing period.  Please refer to the course title and number and to your CE transcript at www.sircon.com to verify you are not duplicating a course.  

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IIAT - Ethics in Insurance - Protecting the Client and the Agency (141514)

March 2025

Tuesday, March 25, 2025 12:00 PM - 3:00 PM UTC

Webcast
Remote,

3 CE Hours

Member $96 / Non-member $213

Instructor: Catherine Trischan, CPCU, CRM, CIC, ARM, AU, AAI, CRIS, MLIS, TRIP, CBIA

This course begins with a discussion of what ethics is and different approaches to decision making. It addresses the ethical responsibilities of the insurance producer to prospects and clients, to insurance carriers and to third parties. Throughout the course, participants will discuss ethical dilemmas faced by insurance producers in order to determine the best course of action. We also discuss the E&O implications in many of the areas discussed. 

*Per Texas Insurance Department regulations, you may not duplicate a course and receive credit within the same licensing period.  Please refer to the course title and number and to your CE transcript at www.sircon.com to verify you are not duplicating a course.  

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IIAT - An Hour with Dave: Talking Exposures with an Attorney (141490)

March 2025

Wednesday, March 26, 2025 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM UTC

Webcast
Remote,

1 CE Hour

Member $32 / Non-member $71

Instructor: David Thompson, CPCU, AAI, API, CRIS, and guest attorney  

Veteran insurance pro and E&O expert David Thompson wants you to understand the most common E&O exposures and how to address them. But don’t take just his word for it: Dave co-presents this program with a colleague from his network of attorneys who will offer thoughts on common E&O exposures from the legal perspective.   

*Per Texas Insurance Department regulations, you may not duplicate a course and receive credit within the same licensing period.  Please refer to the course title and number and to your CE transcript at www.sircon.com to verify you are not duplicating a course.  

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IIAT - E&O - Understanding Commercial Property Gaps and Knowing How to Fill Them (141523)

March 2025

Thursday, March 27, 2025 12:00 PM - 3:00 PM UTC

Webcast
Remote,

3 CE Hours

Member $96 / Non-member $213

Instructor: Steven D. Lyon, CPCU, CIC, CRM, CRIS, AAI, ARM, AIS, MLIS, AFIS, TRIP

You know the drill: insured signs contract, insured doesn’t understand contract, contract obligates insured to pay for something, insured gets angry, insured blames insurer/agent. So goes the never-ending cycle of confusing contacts and contractual liability issues…until now! Join contract and coverage expert Steve Lyon for this in-depth discussion on many issues stemming from “insured contracts” to indemnification agreements to hold harmless provisions and all things in between.     

*Per Texas Insurance Department regulations, you may not duplicate a course and receive credit within the same licensing period.  Please refer to the course title and number and to your CE transcript at www.sircon.com to verify you are not duplicating a course.  

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IIAT - Bad Machines, Evil People: The Latest in Cyber (141517)

April 2025

Tuesday, April 01, 2025 8:00 AM - 11:00 AM UTC

Webcast
Remote,

3 CE Hours

Member $96 / Non-member $213

Instructor: Catherine Trischan, CPCU, CRM, CIC, ARM, AU, AAI, CRIS, MLIS, TRIP

Bad actors are finding more sophisticated ways to utilize their bad machines. The harm caused by a cyber-attack can destroy businesses big and small. This course will examine the most common first and third-party cyber exposures facing businesses today. We will review some of the coverages available in the cyber insurance market and discuss things to consider when selecting a product. 

*Per Texas Insurance Department regulations, you may not duplicate a course and receive credit within the same licensing period.  Please refer to the course title and number and to your CE transcript at www.sircon.com to verify you are not duplicating a course.  

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IIAT - Ethics, Diligence, Success: What Agencies Need to Know (141516)

April 2025

Tuesday, April 01, 2025 12:00 PM - 3:00 PM UTC

Webcast
Remote,

3 CE Hours

Member $96 / Non-member $213

Instructor: Steven Lyon, CPCU, CIC, CRM, CRIS, AAI, ARM, AIS, MLIS, AFIS, TRIP

This course reviews many examples of situations faced by agents which may test ethical resolve as well as E&O management practices. Agents who take this course will learn some coverage lessons, better understand the critical functions of a successful agency operation, and be more prepared to handle difficult situations commonly faced by insurance agencies. 

*Per Texas Insurance Department regulations, you may not duplicate a course and receive credit within the same licensing period.  Please refer to the course title and number and to your CE transcript at www.sircon.com to verify you are not duplicating a course.  

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ABEN - 9 Rules for Reading an Insurance Policy Based on the Law of Insurance (131095)

April 2025

Wednesday, April 02, 2025 9:00 AM - 11:00 AM UTC

Webcast
Remote,

2 Hours CE

Member $56 / Non-member $80

Instructor: Christopher J. Boggs, CPCU, ARM, ALCM, LPCS, AAI, APA, CWCA, CRIS, AINS

Insurance policies are subject to the standard law of contracts; but beyond simple contract law, insurance contracts are bound by unique provisions and requirements specific to insurance. An understanding of these unique legal characteristics is necessary to understand the insurance contract. Once the unusual characteristics of insurance contracts are understood, the rules for reading any insurance policy can be applied.

*Per Texas Insurance Department regulations, you may not duplicate a course and receive credit within the same licensing period.  Please refer to the course title and number and to your CE transcript at www.sircon.com to verify you are not duplicating a course.  

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IIAT - Eroding: The Personal Lines Implosion and What Happens Next (141498)

April 2025

Thursday, April 03, 2025 8:00 AM - 10:00 AM UTC

Webcast
Remote,

2 CE Hours

Member $64 / Non-member $142

Instructor: Nicole Broch, CIC, CISR, PLCS

Personal Lines markets continue to deteriorate. Agents and account managers are scrambling, carriers are changing course daily, and the insured often is left with reduced coverage and higher premiums.  This course will explain how we got here and what insurance pros can do to understand, explain, and advise insureds as to how to protect themselves until conditions (hopefully!) improve. 

*Per Texas Insurance Department regulations, you may not duplicate a course and receive credit within the same licensing period.  Please refer to the course title and number and to your CE transcript at www.sircon.com to verify you are not duplicating a course.  

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IIAT - An Hour with Nicole: Making Sense of Homeowners Deductibles (Once and For All!) (141493)

April 2025

Thursday, April 03, 2025 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM UTC

Webcast
Remote,

1 CE Hour

Member $32 / Non-member $71

Instructor: Nicole Broch, CIC, CISR, PLCS

Deductibles are commonly understood when agents sell and service a policy. However, applying deductibles to a loss may not work how they expect.  This course will go through several examples to assist insurance pros in finally understanding homeowners deductibles. 

*Per Texas Insurance Department regulations, you may not duplicate a course and receive credit within the same licensing period.  Please refer to the course title and number and to your CE transcript at www.sircon.com to verify you are not duplicating a course.  

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IIAT - Stinkin Rich, Insurance Poor: P&C Coverage Challenges for High-Net-Worth Individual (141294)

April 2025

Tuesday, April 08, 2025 12:00 PM - 3:00 PM UTC

Webcast
Remote,

3 Hours CE

Member $96 / Non-member $213

Instructor: Kym Martell, CRM, CIC, CRIS, AAI, MLIS

Personal lines insurance pros often face challenges when trying to identify and place exposures unique to high-net-worth individuals. This course is a deep-dive into many such exposures and will assist agents in the risk management process as well as providing needed insurance solutions for such insureds. 

*Per Texas Insurance Department regulations, you may not duplicate a course and receive credit within the same licensing period.  Please refer to the course title and number and to your CE transcript at www.sircon.com to verify you are not duplicating a course.  

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IIAT - E&O - Coverage Essentials: Homeowners Part 1 (141522)

April 2025

Thursday, April 10, 2025 12:00 PM - 3:00 PM UTC

Webcast
Remote,

3 CE Hours

Member $96 / Non-member $213

Instructor: Steven Lyon, CPCU, CIC, CRM, CRIS, AAI, ARM, AIS, MLIS, AFIS, TRIP

This course reviews the definitions, liability coverage and policy provisions of the Homeowners forms. We will look at the eligibility for the HO-3, HO-4, HO-5, HO-6, HO-8 an the HO-14 and compare the forms. We will then dig into the Liability side and discuss insuring agreements and Section II Exclusions. We will wrap up the session with Personal Liability Exclusions and Additional Coverages. Most importantly, we will share E&O tips through the discussion with scenarios. 

*Per Texas Insurance Department regulations, you may not duplicate a course and receive credit within the same licensing period.  Please refer to the course title and number and to your CE transcript at www.sircon.com to verify you are not duplicating a course.  

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IIAT - Why Are You Here?! Insurance Issues with the People and Stuff in Your House (141501)

April 2025

Tuesday, April 15, 2025 8:00 AM - 10:00 AM UTC

Webcast
Remote,

2 CE Hours

Member $64 / Non-member $142

Instructor: Scott Treen, CIC, CPIA

Someone moves in. Someone moves out. Stuff moves in. Stuff moves out. As your insureds’ situations change so do their insurance needs. Insurance pros who attend this course will gain expertise in how to handle several coverage issues found in a typical home or umbrella policy.  

*Per Texas Insurance Department regulations, you may not duplicate a course and receive credit within the same licensing period.  Please refer to the course title and number and to your CE transcript at www.sircon.com to verify you are not duplicating a course.  

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IIAT - Flood Insurance: What You Need to Know (141526)

April 2025

Tuesday, April 15, 2025 12:00 PM - 3:00 PM UTC

Webcast
Remote,

3 CE Hours

Member $96 / Non-member $213

Instructor: David Thompson, CPCU, AAI, API, CRIS

Join flood guru David Thompson for a discussion on many factors regarding flood insurance and the National Flood Insurance Program. This course follows the general curriculum for flood insurance training as set forth by FEMA. Completion of this course will satisfy FEMA’s 3-hour Basic Flood Insurance Course requirement for agents to sell flood insurance. 

*Per Texas Insurance Department regulations, you may not duplicate a course and receive credit within the same licensing period.  Please refer to the course title and number and to your CE transcript at www.sircon.com to verify you are not duplicating a course.  

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IIAT - Commercial Property: Claims, Coverages, Consequences (141520)

April 2025

Tuesday, April 22, 2025 12:00 PM - 3:00 PM UTC

Webcast
Remote,

3 CE Hours

Member $96 / Non-member $213

Instructor: Terry Tadlock, CIC, CPCU, CRIS

This course uses examples of several commercial property claims to illustrate how the policy may not function in the manner expected by either the agent or insured. Insurance pros who take this course will gain expertise on a variety of commercial property issues such as reconstruction costs, setting limits, insurance to value, tenant lease insurance requirements, and acts of civil authority.  

*Per Texas Insurance Department regulations, you may not duplicate a course and receive credit within the same licensing period.  Please refer to the course title and number and to your CE transcript at www.sircon.com to verify you are not duplicating a course.  

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IIAT - Social Security and Medicare: Your Questions Answered (141293)

April 2025

Thursday, April 24, 2025 12:00 PM - 3:00 PM UTC

Webcast
Remote,

3 CE Hours

Member $96 / Non-member $213

Instructor:Chris Amrhein, AAI

This course, created and taught by a veteran insurance educator (and one who has personally run the Social Security/Medicare sign-up gauntlet) will reveal lessons learned about both programs and bring much clarity to the chaos. Whether you are seeking info to help a customer, spouse, parent, relative or preparing for your own journey through the retirement “right of passage”, harvest the value of experience and take this course!

*Per Texas Insurance Department regulations, you may not duplicate a course and receive credit within the same licensing period.  Please refer to the course title and number and to your CE transcript at www.sircon.com to verify you are not duplicating a course.  

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ABEN - The "Lucky" Thirteen Most Important Issues in Homeowners Insurance (135583)

April 2025

Monday, April 28, 2025 8:00 AM - 11:00 AM UTC

Webcast
Remote,

3 Hours CE

Member $84 / Non-member $120

Instructor: Richard Pitts

This broad-ranging three hour continuing education session is designed to be a review of the most important coverage issues in personal lines insurance for producers not well-versed in the intricacies which may be encountered.  For those producers that are more familiar with personal lines issues, the course functions as a reminder of some significant issues to address with insureds and an update on current developments in the field.

*Per Texas Insurance Department regulations, you may not duplicate a course and receive credit within the same licensing period.  Please refer to the course title and number and to your CE transcript at www.sircon.com to verify you are not duplicating a course.  

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IIAT - Certificates, Contractors, and You: Fights, Coverage Issues, Best Practices (141531)

May 2025

Tuesday, May 06, 2025 8:00 AM - 11:00 AM UTC

Webcast
Remote,

3 CE Hours

Member $96 / Non-member $213

Instructor: Catherine Trischan, CPCU, CRM, CIC, ARM, AU, AAI, CRIS, MLIS, TRIP

Contractor insureds and their agents are all-too-familiar with issues regarding Certificates of Insurance as well as endorsements often requested with them. This course will review many considerations for agents when issuing a certificate and discuss ways to avoid some of the common problems and errors.  Issues regarding Additional Insureds, Waivers of Subrogation and other requests frequently made of agents will be discussed. 

*Per Texas Insurance Department regulations, you may not duplicate a course and receive credit within the same licensing period.  Please refer to the course title and number and to your CE transcript at www.sircon.com to verify you are not duplicating a course. 

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IIAT - Ethics in Insurance - Protecting the Client and the Agency (141514)

May 2025

Tuesday, May 06, 2025 12:00 PM - 3:00 PM UTC

Webcast
Remote,

3 CE Hours

Member $96 / Non-member $213

Instructor: Catherine Trischan, CPCU, CRM, CIC, ARM, AU, AAI, CRIS, MLIS, TRIP, CBIA

This course begins with a discussion of what ethics is and different approaches to decision making. It addresses the ethical responsibilities of the insurance producer to prospects and clients, to insurance carriers and to third parties. Throughout the course, participants will discuss ethical dilemmas faced by insurance producers in order to determine the best course of action. We also discuss the E&O implications in many of the areas discussed. 

*Per Texas Insurance Department regulations, you may not duplicate a course and receive credit within the same licensing period.  Please refer to the course title and number and to your CE transcript at www.sircon.com to verify you are not duplicating a course.  

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IIAT - The Fine Print: Understanding the Contractual Obligations of Your Insured (141528)

May 2025

Thursday, May 08, 2025 12:00 PM - 3:00 PM UTC

Webcast
Remote,

3 CE Hours

Member $96 / Non-member $213

Instructor: Steven D. Lyon, CPCU, CIC, CRM, CRIS, AAI, ARM, AIS, MLIS, AFIS, TRIP

You know the drill: insured signs contract, insured doesn’t understand contract, contract obligates insured to pay for something, insured gets angry, insured blames insurer/agent. So goes the never-ending cycle of confusing contacts and contractual liability issues…until now! Join contract and coverage expert Steve Lyon for this in-depth discussion on many issues stemming from “insured contracts” to indemnification agreements to hold harmless provisions and all things in between.     

*Per Texas Insurance Department regulations, you may not duplicate a course and receive credit within the same licensing period.  Please refer to the course title and number and to your CE transcript at www.sircon.com to verify you are not duplicating a course.  

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ABEN - Workers' Compensation and the Law (133126)

May 2025

Friday, May 09, 2025 12:00 PM - 3:00 PM UTC

Webcast
Remote,

3 Hours CE

Member $84 / Non-member $120

Instructor: Terry Tadlock, CIC, CPCU, CRIS

This class will look at the legal obligations and defenses of the employer-employee relationship, and how the Workers Compensation system modifies the legal concepts of common law. We will examine the major characteristics of the benefits provided by state workers compensation laws and discuss the coverages provided by the policy including Employers Liability coverage. Several Workers Compensation endorsements will also be reviewed.

*Per Texas Insurance Department regulations, you may not duplicate a course and receive credit within the same licensing period.  Please refer to the course title and number and to your CE transcript at www.sircon.com to verify you are not duplicating a course.  

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IIAT - Big Rig, Big Risk: Mastering Trucking Accounts (141525)

May 2025

Tuesday, May 13, 2025 8:00 AM - 11:00 AM UTC

Webcast
Remote,

3 CE Hours

Member $96 / Non-member $213

Instructor: Robin Federici, CPCU, AAI, ARM, AINS, AIS, CPIW\

Society as we know it depends on the trucking industry getting from A to B unscathed. Sometimes, accidents happen. The Motor Carrier Coverage Form (MCCF) is at the core of many Motor Carrier/Trucking accounts. This course takes a deep dive into the Insurance Services Office (ISO) MCCF, exclusions, and conditions.  It will emphasize how understanding “who is an insured” shapes the coverage, provide the answer to a variety of coverage questions on the effect of ISO symbols and how exceptions to exclusions provide some surprising expansions of coverage. 

*Per Texas Insurance Department regulations, you may not duplicate a course and receive credit within the same licensing period.  Please refer to the course title and number and to your CE transcript at www.sircon.com to verify you are not duplicating a course.  

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IIAT - Liar!: An Agent's Role in Identifying & Handling Fraud (141527)

May 2025

Tuesday, May 13, 2025 12:00 PM - 3:00 PM UTC

Webcast
Remote,

3 CE Hours

Member $96 / Non-member $213

Instructor: Kym Martell, CRM, CIC, CRIS, AAI, MLIS

They’re out there. And with a bit of misfortune, some may find their way into your book of business. You already know that insureds and prospects who engage in fraud are bad news but some are harder to spot then others. This course reviews techniques agents can use to identify and deal with insurance fraud. With an abundance of examples and case studies, agents will gain expertise in sniffing out the liars.

*Per Texas Insurance Department regulations, you may not duplicate a course and receive credit within the same licensing period.  Please refer to the course title and number and to your CE transcript at www.sircon.com to verify you are not duplicating a course. 

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IIAT - Just Use Mine: Home, Vehicle and Other Sharing Exposures Insurance Doesn’t Like (141499)

May 2025

Thursday, May 15, 2025 12:00 PM - 2:00 PM UTC

Webcast
Remote,

2 CE Hours

Member $64 / Non-member $142

Instructor: David Thompson, CPCU, AAI, API, CRIS

Vehicles, houses, garage space, swimming pools, scooters and many other exposures stemming from the shared economy require special attention from an insurance standpoint. Insurance pros who take this course will better understand the breadth of sharing exposures, how they’re addressed in common insurance policies, and how to obtain adequate coverage. 

*Per Texas Insurance Department regulations, you may not duplicate a course and receive credit within the same licensing period.  Please refer to the course title and number and to your CE transcript at www.sircon.com to verify you are not duplicating a course.  

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IIAT - E&O - Understanding Commercial Property Gaps and Knowing How to Fill Them (141523)

May 2025

Tuesday, May 20, 2025 12:00 PM - 3:00 PM UTC

Webcast
Remote,

3 CE Hours

Member $96 / Non-member $213

Instructor: Steven D. Lyon, CPCU, CIC, CRM, CRIS, AAI, ARM, AIS, MLIS, AFIS, TRIP

You know the drill: insured signs contract, insured doesn’t understand contract, contract obligates insured to pay for something, insured gets angry, insured blames insurer/agent. So goes the never-ending cycle of confusing contacts and contractual liability issues…until now! Join contract and coverage expert Steve Lyon for this in-depth discussion on many issues stemming from “insured contracts” to indemnification agreements to hold harmless provisions and all things in between.     

*Per Texas Insurance Department regulations, you may not duplicate a course and receive credit within the same licensing period.  Please refer to the course title and number and to your CE transcript at www.sircon.com to verify you are not duplicating a course.  

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IIAT - Reasons Personal Lines are Broken (and What to Do About It) (141519)

May 2025

Wednesday, May 21, 2025 12:00 PM - 3:00 PM UTC

Webcast
Remote,

3 CE Hours

Member $96 / Non-member $213

Instructor: Terry L. Tadlock, CIC, CPCU, CRIS

Ride-sharing, drones, home rental, furnished autos, remote work and other issues testing common personal lines policies are reviewed in this course. Agents who attend will learn the depth of exposures and the best practices of how to address them with insureds. 

*Per Texas Insurance Department regulations, you may not duplicate a course and receive credit within the same licensing period.  Please refer to the course title and number and to your CE transcript at www.sircon.com to verify you are not duplicating a course. 

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ABEN - An Insurance Horror Story - Hoarders (136426)

May 2025

Wednesday, May 21, 2025 3:00 PM - 5:00 PM UTC

Webcast
Remote,

2 Hours CE

Member $56 / Non-member $80

Instructor: Dawn Halkyard

This class will look at characteristics that lead to hoarding and examine reasons why insurance companies may not want to insure the increased risks hoarding can bring. It will take a look at some famous hoarders in history, and the obsessive need to keep items. 

We will discuss some of the different types of items that are hoarder and the general issues they can cause. We will review actual insurance claims involving hoarders and discuss other possibilities that could lead to claims, whether damage to the property or from the property.

We will discuss how carriers can try to address the problem and discuss differences that make these unique claims handling situations.

*Per Texas Insurance Department regulations, you may not duplicate a course and receive credit within the same licensing period.  Please refer to the course title and number and to your CE transcript at www.sircon.com to verify you are not duplicating a course.  

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IIAT - Homeowners Endorsements Insureds Don't Want (But Do Need) (141518)

May 2025

Thursday, May 22, 2025 8:00 AM - 11:00 AM UTC

Webcast
Remote,

3 CE Hours

Member $96 / Non-member $213

Instructor: Nicole Broch, CIC, CISR, PLCS

To save a buck, consumers are quick to strip off coverage and/or buy coverage that doesn’t match their exposure. This course provides many examples and risks insurance pros can use to talk insureds through coverage that is best for their policy and how to get it in the most affordable way possible. Discussion includes reference to many endorsements - some common, some not – insureds should consider. 

*Per Texas Insurance Department regulations, you may not duplicate a course and receive credit within the same licensing period.  Please refer to the course title and number and to your CE transcript at www.sircon.com to verify you are not duplicating a course.  

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IIAT - An Hour with Nicole: Personal Lines: Read the %^&* Form! (141494)

May 2025

Thursday, May 22, 2025 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM UTC

Webcast
Remote,

1 CE Hour

Member $32 / Non-member $71

Instructor: Nicole Broch, CIC, CISR, PLCS

The Insurance Services Office (ISO) forms may be the standard but there are variations in commonly used non-standard forms that, if not identified, could lead to coverage problems. Personal lines insurance pros who take this course will be better positioned to search for and remedy such discrepancies.

*Per Texas Insurance Department regulations, you may not duplicate a course and receive credit within the same licensing period.  Please refer to the course title and number and to your CE transcript at www.sircon.com to verify you are not duplicating a course.  

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ABEN - Insight on Modern Day Cyber Exposures & Risk Mitigation (136754)

June 2025

Monday, June 02, 2025 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM UTC

Webcast
Remote,

2 Hours CE

Member $56 / Non-member $80

Instructor: Travis Whitmill / Candace Funsch

Can your client survive a cyber-attack? Learn about the top two cyber claims (using real life examples), how coverage is triggered, and what to look for in a cyber policy. After this seminar, you will be able to effectively communicate why any business should purchase cyber insurance in two minutes or less.

*Per Texas Insurance Department regulations, you may not duplicate a course and receive credit within the same licensing period.  Please refer to the course title and number and to your CE transcript at www.sircon.com to verify you are not duplicating a course.  

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IIAT - Definition of Insanity: Common Home/Auto Exposures We Know & Do Nothing About (141524)

June 2025

Tuesday, June 10, 2025 8:00 AM - 11:00 AM UTC

Webcast
Remote,

3 CE Hours

Member $96 / Non-member $213

Instructor: Scott Treen, CIC, CPIA 

This course discusses several home and auto exposures that most everyone knows are there yet, for some reason, continue to cause coverage problems. Furnished vehicles, trailers, personal property, kids earning cash, watercraft, and several other common exposures will be discussed with the hope of addressing them in a way that finally produces a different result: adequate coverage! 

*Per Texas Insurance Department regulations, you may not duplicate a course and receive credit within the same licensing period.  Please refer to the course title and number and to your CE transcript at www.sircon.com to verify you are not duplicating a course.  

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IIAT - Stinkin Rich, Insurance Poor: P&C Coverage Challenges for High-Net-Worth Individual (141294)

June 2025

Tuesday, June 10, 2025 12:00 PM - 3:00 PM UTC

Webcast
Remote,

3 Hours CE

Member $96 / Non-member $213

Instructor: Kym Martell, CRM, CIC, CRIS, AAI, MLIS

Personal lines insurance pros often face challenges when trying to identify and place exposures unique to high-net-worth individuals. This course is a deep-dive into many such exposures and will assist agents in the risk management process as well as providing needed insurance solutions for such insureds. 

*Per Texas Insurance Department regulations, you may not duplicate a course and receive credit within the same licensing period.  Please refer to the course title and number and to your CE transcript at www.sircon.com to verify you are not duplicating a course.  

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IIAT - Eroding: The Personal Lines Implosion and What Happens Next (141498)

June 2025

Thursday, June 12, 2025 8:00 AM - 10:00 AM UTC

Webcast
Remote,

2 CE Hours

Member $64 / Non-member $142

Instructor: Nicole Broch, CIC, CISR, PLCS

Personal Lines markets continue to deteriorate. Agents and account managers are scrambling, carriers are changing course daily, and the insured often is left with reduced coverage and higher premiums.  This course will explain how we got here and what insurance pros can do to understand, explain, and advise insureds as to how to protect themselves until conditions (hopefully!) improve. 

*Per Texas Insurance Department regulations, you may not duplicate a course and receive credit within the same licensing period.  Please refer to the course title and number and to your CE transcript at www.sircon.com to verify you are not duplicating a course.  

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IIAT - CGL Endorsements That Will Break Your Policy (141497)

June 2025

Thursday, June 12, 2025 12:00 PM - 2:00 PM UTC

Webcast
Remote,

2 CE Hours

Member $64 / Non-member $142

Instructor: Catherine Trischan, CPCU, CRM, CIC, ARM, AU, AAI, CRIS, MLIS, TRIP, CBIA

This course will familiarize the participants with some of the endorsements that can severely restrict coverage under the Commercial General Liability (CGL) Policy. We will review several ISO endorsements and see examples of non-standard endorsements often used by insurers. In each case, we will discuss the effect that the endorsement has on the coverage that would otherwise have been afforded by the CGL policy. 

*Per Texas Insurance Department regulations, you may not duplicate a course and receive credit within the same licensing period.  Please refer to the course title and number and to your CE transcript at www.sircon.com to verify you are not duplicating a course.  

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IIAT - Why Inadequate EPLI Will Close Your Business (and What to Do About It) (141530)

June 2025

Tuesday, June 17, 2025 8:00 AM - 11:00 AM UTC

Webcast
Remote,

3 CE Hours

Member $96 / Non-member $213

Instructor: Catherine Trischan, CPCU, CRM, CIC, ARM, AU, AAI, CRIS, MLIS, TRIP 

Many businesses do not carry Employment Practices Liability Insurance (EPLI) and some that do have confusing policies with limited coverage. This course begins with a discussion of why ALL businesses big and small must consider EPLI. The course will discuss some important concepts to understand when writing claims made policies and address many employment-related liability exposures faced by today’s employers: discrimination and harassment claims by employees and third parties, employee privacy concerns, retaliation claims, wage and hour claims and more as well as how common EPLI policies address such exposures.     

*Per Texas Insurance Department regulations, you may not duplicate a course and receive credit within the same licensing period.  Please refer to the course title and number and to your CE transcript at www.sircon.com to verify you are not duplicating a course.  

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IIAT - An Hour with Cathy: Understanding (Finally!) How Claims Made Policies Work (141489)

June 2025

Tuesday, June 17, 2025 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM UTC

Webcast
Remote,

1 CE Hour

Member $32 / Non-member $71

Instructor: Catherine Trischan, CPCU, CRM, CIC, ARM, AU, AAI, CRIS, MLIS, TRIP, CBIA

This course covers the most important concepts to understand when writing claims-made coverage. We will discuss the coverage trigger, retroactive date, extended reporting period, prior and pending litigation and continuity dates. We will review some common coverage features of policies written on a claims-made basis including defense provisions and consent to settle clauses. Lastly, we will discuss the importance of the policy application. 

*Per Texas Insurance Department regulations, you may not duplicate a course and receive credit within the same licensing period.  Please refer to the course title and number and to your CE transcript at www.sircon.com to verify you are not duplicating a course.  

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IIAT - E&O - Coverage Essentials: Homeowners Part 1 (141522)

June 2025

Thursday, June 19, 2025 8:00 AM - 11:00 AM UTC

Webcast
Remote,

3 CE Hours

Member $96 / Non-member $213

Instructor: Steven Lyon, CPCU, CIC, CRM, CRIS, AAI, ARM, AIS, MLIS, AFIS, TRIP

This course reviews the definitions, liability coverage and policy provisions of the Homeowners forms. We will look at the eligibility for the HO-3, HO-4, HO-5, HO-6, HO-8 an the HO-14 and compare the forms. We will then dig into the Liability side and discuss insuring agreements and Section II Exclusions. We will wrap up the session with Personal Liability Exclusions and Additional Coverages. Most importantly, we will share E&O tips through the discussion with scenarios. 

*Per Texas Insurance Department regulations, you may not duplicate a course and receive credit within the same licensing period.  Please refer to the course title and number and to your CE transcript at www.sircon.com to verify you are not duplicating a course.  

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IIAT - Commercial Property: Claims, Coverages, Consequences (141520)

June 2025

Thursday, June 19, 2025 12:00 PM - 3:00 PM UTC

Webcast
Remote,

3 CE Hours

Member $96 / Non-member $213

Instructor: Terry Tadlock, CIC, CPCU, CRIS

This course uses examples of several commercial property claims to illustrate how the policy may not function in the manner expected by either the agent or insured. Insurance pros who take this course will gain expertise on a variety of commercial property issues such as reconstruction costs, setting limits, insurance to value, tenant lease insurance requirements, and acts of civil authority.  

*Per Texas Insurance Department regulations, you may not duplicate a course and receive credit within the same licensing period.  Please refer to the course title and number and to your CE transcript at www.sircon.com to verify you are not duplicating a course.  

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IIAT - Social Security and Medicare: Your Questions Answered (141293)

June 2025

Tuesday, June 24, 2025 12:00 PM - 3:00 PM UTC

Webcast
Remote,

3 CE Hours

Member $96 / Non-member $213

Instructor: Chris Amrhein, AAI

This course, created and taught by a veteran insurance educator (and one who has personally run the Social Security/Medicare sign-up gauntlet) will reveal lessons learned about both programs and bring much clarity to the chaos. Whether you are seeking info to help a customer, spouse, parent, relative or preparing for your own journey through the retirement “right of passage”, harvest the value of experience and take this course!

*Per Texas Insurance Department regulations, you may not duplicate a course and receive credit within the same licensing period.  Please refer to the course title and number and to your CE transcript at www.sircon.com to verify you are not duplicating a course.  

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IIAT - An Hour with Dave: Rental Cars: Issues, Answers, Horror Stories (141491)

June 2025

Wednesday, June 25, 2025 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM UTC

Webcast
Remote,

1 CE Hour

Member $32 / Non-member $71

Instructor: David Thompson, CPCU, AAI, API, CRIS

What’s in the rental car contract you signed but didn’t read? Is the LDW a rip-off? Is that credit card coverage legit? How does your personal auto respond? Learn the answers and discuss several “horror story” claim scenarios involving rental cars in this outstanding program from instructor David Thompson. 

*Per Texas Insurance Department regulations, you may not duplicate a course and receive credit within the same licensing period. Please refer to the course title and number and to your CE transcript at www.sircon.com to verify you are not duplicating a course. 

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IIAT - Name That Endorsement: Business Auto and Commercial Property Edition (141500)

June 2025

Thursday, June 26, 2025 8:00 AM - 10:00 AM UTC

Webcast
Remote,

2 CE Hours

Member $64 / Non-member $142

Instructor: David Thompson, CPCU, AAI, API, CRIS

While many are commonly used, commercial insureds and agents are often confused by the purpose of certain endorsements to their insurance policies. Insurance pros who take this course will gain expertise on several endorsements often used to limit or enhance coverage in the Business Auto policy as well as a few designed for the Commercial Property policy.

*Per Texas Insurance Department regulations, you may not duplicate a course and receive credit within the same licensing period.  Please refer to the course title and number and to your CE transcript at www.sircon.com to verify you are not duplicating a course.  

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IIAT - Ethics, Diligence, Success: What Agencies Need to Know (141516)

June 2025

Thursday, June 26, 2025 12:00 PM - 3:00 PM UTC

Webcast
Remote,

3 CE Hours

Member $96 / Non-member $213

Instructor: Steven Lyon, CPCU, CIC, CRM, CRIS, AAI, ARM, AIS, MLIS, AFIS, TRIP

This course reviews many examples of situations faced by agents which may test ethical resolve as well as E&O management practices. Agents who take this course will learn some coverage lessons, better understand the critical functions of a successful agency operation, and be more prepared to handle difficult situations commonly faced by insurance agencies. 

*Per Texas Insurance Department regulations, you may not duplicate a course and receive credit within the same licensing period.  Please refer to the course title and number and to your CE transcript at www.sircon.com to verify you are not duplicating a course.  

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ABEN - Flood Program Overview - NFIP Then and Now (120403)

June 2025

Friday, June 27, 2025 3:00 PM - 6:00 PM UTC

Webcast
Remote,

3 Hours CE

Member $84 / Non-member $120

Instructor: Gregg Porter

*Compliant with FIRA §207 Basic Flood Insurance Course as published in the Federal Register,/ Vol. 70, no. 169:9/1/2005; updated through 2015.

In this 3 hr. detailed course, agents will learn the history, products & policies, general rules, claims process, and rating through the NFIP which would allow agents to better inform their customers. They will also receive clarification of the most recent and upcoming NFIP changes. Agents will be better able to advise their insureds on the intricacies of the flood insurance policy.

FEMA and State Departments of Insurance have taken various actions over the years to establish training requirements for insurance agents who sell and service flood insurance under the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP), as outlined in Section 207 of the Flood Insurance Reform Act of 2004 (Public Law 108-264).  The following material is a representation of documents published by various states. https://www.fema.gov/state-actions-implement-flood-insurance-training-requirements-insurance-agents For the actual documents, please contact the appropriate state department of insurance.

*Per Texas Insurance Department regulations, you may not duplicate a course and receive credit within the same licensing period.  Please refer to the course title and number and to your CE transcript at www.sircon.com to verify you are not duplicating a course.  

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