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CIIM Sample Course
- Topics
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- Fixed-Income Securities
- Equities
- Mortgage Loans and Real Estate
- Cash and Cash Equivalents
- Private Equity
- Basic Insurer Investment Instruments: Putting it All Together
- What You Learned: Basic Insurer Investment Instruments
- Average Completion Time
- 30-45 Minutes
Skills You Won't Find Anywhere Else
This designation is the first of its kind designed specifically for insurance asset management and provides the practical, insurance-specific investment skills you need to excel in your role.
What You'll Gain with CIIM
Earn Your CIIM So You Can:
- Understand how regulatory and financial constraints shape insurers’ strategic decisions
- Analyze key financial metrics used to assess insurers’ financial health
- Build a foundation in insurance asset management and portfolio optimization
- Learn how insurers use core fixed-income strategies to manage assets
Elevate Your Expertise
Stand out in insurance asset management with a designation that demonstrates your expertise and sets you apart.
Why You Need CIIM
Today’s insurance investment landscape demands specialized expertise. With nearly $9 trillion in insurer assets under management, CIIM equips you with the insurance-focused skills you need to succeed (NAIC, 2024). Here’s how:
- Credibility & Recognition: Developed in collaboration with InsuranceAUM.com, affiliated with The Institutes, the leading global platform dedicated exclusively to insurance asset management.
- Tailored for Insurance Asset Management: CIIM addresses an insurer’s unique need to balance generating investment returns while also ensuring sufficient liquidity to meet policyholder and regulatory requirements.
- Practical, Real-World Learning: Courses feature interviews with subject matter experts and case studies, giving you practical knowledge that reflects today’s investment challenges and the realities of insurance organizations.
- Showcase Your Achievement: Upon completion, you’ll earn a mailed diploma and digital badge to showcase your accomplishment with pride.
CIIM At-a-Glance
Gain in-demand skills you can use right away with the CIIM designation. Program details include:
- 3 courses, plus ethics
- 6-9 months to complete
- 100% online courses
- Virtual exams for all courses
- Comprehensive study tools
- Mailed diploma and digital badge upon completion
Ready-Made Career Skills
- Financial Analysis
- Financial Statements
- Regulatory Compliance
- Investment Strategies
- Investment Portfolios
- Strategic Asset Management
- Learn how regulatory and financial constraints influence insurers’ strategic decisions, deepening your understanding of how real-world regulations and capital needs shape business outcomes.
- Analyze the key financial metrics insurers use to determine their overall health and viability, so you can quickly assess performance and long-term strength.
- Develop a strong foundation in insurance asset management to understand how insurers optimize returns on their investment portfolios while adhering to regulatory and economic constraints.
- Build expertise in fixed-income strategies used by insurers, such as core bond portfolios, liability-driven strategies, structured products, and corporate credit investments, so you can design and evaluate effective fixed-income solutions.
- Explore how rising interest rates, distressed assets, and credit rating actions affect insurance portfolios, helping you anticipate risks and opportunities across changing market cycles.
Learn directly from leaders shaping insurance asset management today. With expert insights and practical examples, CIIM connects you to knowledge that’s immediately applicable in insurance investing.
Key Collaboration
CIIM was developed with InsuranceAUM.com, affiliated with The Institutes, and is the leading global platform dedicated exclusively to insurance asset management. Content reflects current best practices and market realities, ensuring you learn skills that are directly relevant to today’s insurance investment landscape.
SME Videos & Interviews
Hear from more than 20 professionals working in the field and gain actionable insights into regulatory, liquidity, and portfolio challenges. See how experts make real-world decisions that guide insurers’ investment strategies.
Once you complete the CIIM designation, you'll earn a digital badge to help you show off your achievement with pride. You can post it on your social media channels or add it to your email signature to show your manager and peers that you’ve mastered the top skills in insurance asset management.
Want a quick preview? The free CIIM sample course lets you experience the structure, content, and learning tools firsthand.
In just 30-45 minutes, you’ll walk through actual course material from CIIM to get a feel for how the program fits your professional goals.
Still Wondering if CIIM is Right for You?
Here are some final facts to help you decide if this is the right designation for your role as well as your future career goals.
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Who should take CIIM?
CIIIM is designed for experienced risk management and insurance professionals seeking to develop the skills needed to elevate their insurance investment expertise.
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What's included in the course materials?
- Online Interactive Course: Learn at your own pace through modules featuring animations, videos, interactions, and question/answer scenarios.
- Printable Study Outline: CIIM students have access to a printable study outline, which provides each assignment’s key points and review questions.
- Mobile App: A flexible and convenient way for you to take practice quizzes anytime, anywhere.
- Practice Quizzes: Each CIIM assignment has a practice quiz that can be taken as many times as needed. The course also has a full-course quiz that students can take to prepare for the credentialing exam.
- Simulated Exam: This is a timed exam that can only be taken once and mirrors the format, timing, and question style of the credentialing exam.
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How do virtual exams and testing windows work?
CIIM virtual exams are timed and online, allowing you 65 minutes to complete 50 questions. To ensure a smooth experience, please use a web-enabled device with reliable internet access and one of the following browsers: Chrome, Firefox, Edge, or Safari. When you purchase your exam, you’ll select a testing window to take it at your convenience.
We offer 4 testing windows throughout the year.* Access your exam from your account when the window opens and complete it 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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