Overview
Build a comprehensive approach to commercial property underwriting and learn how to best assess risk so you can protect companies against unexpected physical damage. After completing AU 61, you’ll be able to evaluate commercial property applications, underwrite natural causes of loss, analyze fire protection and external exposure, and more.
Skills You’ll Gain
Evaluate commercial property loss exposures so you can appropriately select and price risks
Determine a property’s level of fire protection so you can ensure coverage is priced properly
Effectively assess business income exposures so you can help protect a customer’s cash flow in the event of a disaster
Analyze additional threats to commercial property so you can help your clients mitigate potential losses
Ready-Made Career Skills:
- Commercial Underwriting
- Fire Protection
- Disaster Risk Reduction
- Threat Analysis
- Risk Management
Assignments
Exam Prep Tools
AU 61 comes with proven, comprehensive study materials to help you pass The Institutes Designations' exam with confidence:
- Printable Study Outline: Perfect for taking notes, the printable study outline has key points for each assignment and review questions (and answers!) to help you test your knowledge as you move through the course.
- Practice Quizzes: Quickly see where your knowledge gaps are with online practice quizzes for each assignment and for the full course. You can take them as many times as you want!
- Simulated Exam: Designed to give you the full experience of your final exam, the simulated exam is a timed exam that you can take only once. It mimics the exam structure and level of questions you’ll find on the actual exam. Students who take their Institutes simulated exam pass their exams at higher rates than students who don’t.
- Discussion Boards: Better understand how concepts you’re learning apply to real-life, professional experiences by connecting, gaining tips, and sharing best practices with other individuals in your field.
- Flashcards: Test yourself on key terms with flashcards that help you fit studying into your busy schedule.
FAQs
- Does this course give me credit toward The Institutes Designations?
- Yes! AU 61 gives you credit toward the Associate in Commercial Underwriting (AU) designation.
- How long does the course take?
- AU 61 typically takes students 6-8 weeks to complete.
- How is The Institutes Designations' exam structured?
- Virtual exams are timed. You will have 65 minutes to complete 50 questions.
- What’s included in my course materials?
- Your course materials include a printable study outline, assignment quizzes, practice exams, and a simulated credentialing exam. Depending on the package you choose, you may receive a printed course book as well.
- How do testing windows work?
- We offer The Institutes Designations' exams in 4 testing windows throughout the year.* You can complete your exam at any time in the testing window that you registered for. Access your exam from your account when the window opens and complete any time until 11:59 p.m. ET on the final day of the window.
- Quarter 1: January 15 – March 15
- Quarter 2: April 15 – June 15
- Quarter 3: July 15 – September 15
- Quarter 4: October 15 – December 15
- We offer The Institutes Designations' exams in 4 testing windows throughout the year.* You can complete your exam at any time in the testing window that you registered for. Access your exam from your account when the window opens and complete any time until 11:59 p.m. ET on the final day of the window.
*Exam windows that close on a weekend will be extended to the following business day.