Sample the Associate in Insurance
Sample the online AINS with this 10-30 minute free micro-course to make sure it’s the right fit for you.
Sample AINS for Free
Free Micro-Course
Online AINS Micro-Course
- Topics
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- Introduction to Insurance
- Common Types of Insurance
- Types of Insurers
- How Risk Management Has Evolved
- Average Completion Time
- 10-30 Minutes
Gain On-the-Job Skills
See what skills you'll gain from the Associate in Insurance (AINS) in this short video.
What You’ll Gain with an AINS
Earn Your Associate in Insurance (AINS) so you can:
- Effectively explain how underwriters assess risk and price coverage
- Promptly respond to claimants and set appropriate expectations
- Quickly navigate an insurance policy
- Focus on commercial or personal insurance so you can assist businesses or individual customers
Score Higher with Exam Prep Tools
Students who take the AINS simulated exam score 6-9 points higher on AINS exams!* Check out this short video to learn more about the included exam prep materials.
Score Higher with Our Exam Prep Materials
Comprehensive Exam Prep Tools Include:
- Printable study outline
- Practice quizzes
- Simulated exam
- Discussion boards
- Flashcards
AINS at a Glance
Gain skills you can use right away with the AINS designation. This program includes:
- 3 courses, plus ethics
- 3-6 months to complete
- 100% online courses
- Virtual exams for all courses
- Mailed diploma upon completion
Ready-Made Career Skills:
- Insurance
- Claims Handling
- Coverage Analysis
- Customer Service
- Risk Assessment
- Insurance Operations
- Personal Insurance
- Commercial Insurance
- Cross-Organization Collaboration
- Insurance basics to help you build the foundation you need to understand how risk is assessed and claims are processed
- How to collaborate with colleagues across departments by understanding how different areas of the business influence each other
- Best practices for serving customers by understanding how insurer functions work together to create and deliver products
- A broad overview of risk and insurance by learning the different types of insurers and risk management practices
- How to easily adapt and serve your customers as your organization grows and insurance needs change
You can choose 1 of 7 electives to complete your AINS designation. Based on your career goals, consider which area you’d like to dive into more fully or which course provides credit toward another designation you may want to complete.
If you wish to gain a broad view of insurance, select either AINS 102 or AINS 103, whichever one you didn’t choose for your concentration course.
You can select a testing window when you purchase your exam and take it any time during that window. AINS virtual exams are timed and you will have 65 minutes to complete 50 questions.
In addition to using other exam prep materials included in your course, we recommend taking the simulated exam before you take your credentialing exam. It mimics the exam structure and level of questions you’ll find on the actual exam, and students who take it pass their exams at higher rates than students who don’t.
If you aren’t sure if AINS is the right fit, sample the content for free by enrolling in the Online AINS Micro-Course. The micro-course includes actual content from AINS 101, so you can decide if it’s the best choice for you.
Still Wondering if AINS is Right for You?
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Who should take AINS?
AINS is for anyone new to risk management and insurance. This includes someone just starting to work professionally or who has recently changed careers.
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Which AINS completion path provides me with a general view of insurance?
We recommend taking both AINS 102: Understanding Personal Insurance and AINS 103: Exploring Commercial Insurance if you wish to gain a broad view of insurance. You can take one for your concentration course and the other for your elective course.
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Can I sample the course material before I purchase?
Yes! We have a free 10-30 minute micro-course that will give you a taste of AINS course material. Plus, as part of the micro-course, you’ll complete the first assignment of AINS 101. That means you’ll have just 5 assignments to go to complete your first full AINS course! You can sign up for the micro-course here.
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Does earning this designation give me credit toward others?
- If you take CPCU 500 for your elective course, credit will be applied toward the CPCU designation.
- If you take ARM 400 for your elective course, credit will be applied toward the Associate in Risk Management (ARM) designation.
- If you take AIC 300, credit will be applied toward the Associate in Claims (AIC) designation.
- If you take API 320, credit will be applied toward the Associate in Personal Insurance (API) designation.
- If you take AINS 101, credit will be applied toward the Senior Professional Public Adjuster (SPPA) designation.
- If you take AU 60, credit will be applied toward the Associate in Commercial Underwriting (AU) designation.
- If you complete the AINS designation, credit will be applied toward the Associate in Insurance Services (AIS) designation.
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Insurance Essentials
.Gain a basic understanding of foundational risk management and insurance concepts and operations.
*Based on AINS student exam results vs exam preparation methodologies, 2020-2021