Course offered by
The Institutes Knowledge Group
PBP 401: Becoming a Strategic Program Administrator
Overview
Grow your expertise as a program administrator and build your credibility with insurers. By completing PBP 401, you’ll be able to effectively manage organizational change, use critical thinking skills to solve strategic business challenges, and collaborate with colleagues and insurers to strengthen the insurance value chain for your customers.
Skills You'll Gain
Effectively collaborate with colleagues and insurers to strengthen the insurance value chain for your customers
Hone your strategic leadership skills to increase team motivation, boost performance, and better manage organizational change
Develop and sharpen your critical thinking skills so you can solve strategic business challenges
Utilize captive insurers as a key resource so you can diversify your risk management strategy
Ready-Made Career Skills:
- Critical Thinking
- Insurance Operations
- Strategic Leadership
- Performance Motivation
- Organizational Change Management
- Business Decision Making
Assignments
Exam Prep Tools
This course comes with proven, comprehensive study materials to help you take The Institutes Designations' exam with confidence:
- Interactive Online Course: Learn at your own pace through a structured learning experience and modules featuring animations, video, question/answer scenarios, and more.
- Mobile App: A flexible and convenient way for you to assess your understanding anytime, anywhere.
- Practice Questions: Test your understanding throughout the course with knowledge checks and exam practice questions designed to reinforce key concepts, identify areas for review, and help you prepare with confidence.
- Simulated Exam: Strengthen your readiness using a timed exam that mirrors the structure and difficulty of the actual exam. Students who complete the simulated exam pass at higher rates than those who don't.
- Study Outlines: Reinforce your learning with study outlines designed to help you take notes and review the material as you progress through the course, with the option to print.
- Resources: Take advantage of optional learning resources to reinforce your understanding and support your personal study routine.
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PBP Sample Course
- Topics
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- Unique Features of PA-Insurer Contracts
- Components of a Program Submission
- Strategic Keys to Mergers and Acquisitions
- Matching IT With Strategy
- Average Completion Time
- 30-45 Minutes
FAQs
- Does this course give me credit toward a designation?
- Yes! PBP 401 gives you credit toward the Program Business Professional® (PBP™) designation.
- How long does the course take?
- PBP 401 typically takes students 4-6 weeks to complete.
- How is the exam structured?
- Virtual exams are timed. You will have 65 minutes to complete 50 questions.
- How do testing windows work?
- We offer 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 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.