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CPCU®

Agents, Brokers, Risk Managers: Rise Above Your Competition Today

Earning Your CPCU


Complete Your Core Courses
Create a solid foundation in property-casualty insurance
Complete Your Concentration Courses
Select and complete your track (Personal or Commercial)
Complete Your Elective Course
Complete one elective of your choice
Complete Your Ethics Course
Complete Ethics 312 and matriculate
Congrats!
Celebrate earning your CPCU!

CPCU At-a-Glance


6-8 week courses Entirely Online Virtual Exams Study Groups Available

Gain skills you can use right away with the CPCU designation. This program includes:

  • 8 courses, plus ethics
  • 100% on demand 
  • Virtual exams for all courses
  • 18-24 months to complete
  • Mailed diploma upon completion
  • Matriculation requirement
  • Ongoing continuing education

Ready-Made Resume Skills:

  • Risk Management
  • Risk Analysis
  • Financial Planning
  • Financial Evaluation
  • Strategic Leadership
  • Strategic Thinking
  • Dispute Resolution
  • Innovation
  • Legal Fundamentals of Insurance
  • Tort, Property, and Agency Law
  • Disaster Risk Reduction
  • Cyber Liability and Coverage
  • Agency Leadership
  • Take a holistic approach to financial planning, insurance accounting, and investment strategies.
  • Apply analysis tools to evaluate personal or commercial client coverage needs, close hidden gaps, and meet legal requirements.
  • Assess, manage, and mitigate personal or commercial cyber risks, the impact of natural disasters, and other unique loss exposures.
  • Examine customer expectations and develop competitive advantages.
  • Understand and measure how clients manage capital and risks through financial statement analysis.
  • Evaluate carriers based on key financial and quantitative data as you select the best match for your agency.

Get Started Today

Select your course, study, and exam options to get started today. 

The CPCU Society offers Facilitated Study Groups for core CPCU courses. Get the guidance and accountability you’re looking for through weekly study groups facilitated by industry pros. Meet the facilitators and view schedules.

What You Need to Know About Continuing Education Credits

The new CPCU course exams are in the process of being filed for CE credit. You can sign up for any CPCU course now, start studying, and prepare for your exam. If you will want to earn CE credits for passing your course exam do not take the exam prior to the exam being approved in your state.

If you will want to request CE credits for passing your CPCU course exam, let us know below and we will contact you when the exam for the course you selected is approved for CE in your state.

You can also monitor the status of your selected course exam on our website.

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