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CPCU 500: Becoming a Leader in Risk Management and Insurance

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Overview

Overview

Gain tangible leadership skills in risk management and insurance to help you take the next step in your career. After completing CPCU 500, you'll be able to make strategic business decisions, confidently lead teams, think critically to develop solutions, and recommend risk management approaches to stakeholders and customers.

6-8 WEEKS
Strategic

Skills You’ll Gain

checkmark Effectively collaborate across your organization so you can confidently lead teams

checkmark Identify and analyze costly risks to improve your organization’s bottom line

checkmark Recommend risk management approaches to stakeholders and customers to improve your organization's competitive advantage

checkmark Develop and hone your critical-thinking skills so you can solve strategic business challenges

Ready-Made Career Skills:

  • Strategic Leadership
  • Risk Management
  • Critical Thinking
  • Strategic Decision Making
  • Collaboration
  • Risk Analysis

Assignments

Assignment 1:
Building Your Foundation
35 Minutes
Assignment 2:
Understanding Risk Essentials
25 Minutes
Assignment 3:
Anticipating What Could Go Wrong
30 Minutes
Assignment 4:
The Insurance Solution
50 Minutes
Assignment 5:
Leading With Critical Thinking
30 Minutes
Assignment 6:
Communicating and Collaborating as a Leader
45 Minutes
Assignment 7:
Strategic Decision Making
35 Minutes
Study Plan

Exam Prep Tools

CPCU 500 comes with proven, comprehensive study materials to help you take The Institutes Designations' exam with confidence:

  1. Online Course and Printed Course Book: Learn in the format that works best for you, depending on the course package you choose.
  2. 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.
  3. Practice Quizzes: Quickly see where your knowledge gaps are with online practice quizzes for each assignment and for the full course. Plus, you can take them as many times as you want.
  4. 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.
  5. Discussion Boards: 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.
  6. Flashcards: Test yourself on key terms with printable flashcards to help you fit studying into your busy schedule.

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FAQ

FAQs

  1. Does this course give me credit toward The Institutes Designations? Yes! CPCU 500 gives you credit toward the CPCU, Associate in Insurance (AINS), and Associate in Marine Insurance Management (AMIM) designations.
  2. How long does the course take? CPCU 500 typically takes students 6-8 weeks to complete.
  3. How is The Institutes Designations' exam structured? Virtual exams are timed. You will have 65 minutes to complete 50 questions.
  4. What’s included in my course materials? The recommended course package includes the online course, a printed course book, a printable study outline, as well as assignment quizzes, practice exams, a simulated credentialing exam, flashcards, and discussion boards. The online only package contains all of the same study tools except the printed course book.
  5. 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

*Exam windows that close on a weekend will be extended to the following business day.

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