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Underwriting

Do you want to fast-track your career, become a leader, and distinguish yourself from your peers? Get the skills you need to add value to your current role and prepare you for future career success.

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Ready to Become a Commercial Underwriting Expert?

Show your commercial underwriting expertise by getting your Associate in Commercial Underwriting (AU). You'll learn how emerging technology and data analytics have transformed underwriting, practical guidance for evaluating commercial property risks, and other essential topics, such as large deductible plans, captive insurers, and self-insurance. Plus, courses are now 100% online with multiple exam prep tools, and it will earn you credit toward your CPCU!

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CPCU

Gain confidence and make better business decisions through a broad understanding of the relevant and emerging concepts in risk management and today’s insurance landscape. Drive results and enhance your credibility through strong knowledge of coverage applications, various risk transfer tools, data analysis, and more.

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Associate in Commercial Underwriting

Gain a broadened understanding of advanced underwriting techniques and develop a disciplined approach to underwriting commercial property and liability exposures.

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Introduction to Risk Management and Insurance

Confidently serve your customers with an understanding of basic risk management and insurance principles. Build a foundation in insurance functions and regulation, the risk management process, and the claims and underwriting decision processes.

Topic Course

Introduction to Risk Management and Insurance

Confidently serve your customers with an understanding of basic risk management and insurance principles. Build a foundation in insurance functions and regulation, the risk management process, and the claims and underwriting decision processes.

Designation Most Popular

Associate in Commercial Underwriting

Gain a broadened understanding of advanced underwriting techniques and develop a disciplined approach to underwriting commercial property and liability exposures.

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Associate in Insurance

Select the program path that matches your career goals and gain foundational knowledge in risk management and insurance.

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CPCU

Gain confidence and make better business decisions through a broad understanding of the relevant and emerging concepts in risk management and today’s insurance landscape. Drive results and enhance your credibility through strong knowledge of coverage applications, various risk transfer tools, data analysis, and more.

Designation Most Popular

Associate in Commercial Underwriting

Gain a broadened understanding of advanced underwriting techniques and develop a disciplined approach to underwriting commercial property and liability exposures.

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Associate in Commercial Underwriting-Management

Distinguish yourself with your leadership skills and knowledge of commercial underwriting while also learning to develop and maintain a profitable book of business.

Designation Most Popular

CPCU

Gain confidence and make better business decisions through a broad understanding of the relevant and emerging concepts in risk management and today’s insurance landscape. Drive results and enhance your credibility through strong knowledge of coverage applications, various risk transfer tools, data analysis, and more.

Designation

Associate in Commercial Underwriting-Management

Distinguish yourself with your leadership skills and knowledge of commercial underwriting while also learning to develop and maintain a profitable book of business.

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Associate in Insurance Data Analytics

Enhance your ability to serve and retain customers by gaining knowledge of predictive risk modeling and big data applications for risk management and insurance.

There's no better feeling to have than the feeling that you can dictate your own career moves. Having a professional designation like a CPCU, in my opinion, gives you that much needed advantage.

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Terrance Harvey, CPCU Underwriter

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Gain practical leadership skills in key areas such as risk management, insurer operations, critical thinking, and data literacy to help you meaningfully contribute to the insurance value chain and create a competitive edge for your organization.

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Online AU Micro-Course

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Underwriters are vital to establishing a profitable, growing book of business for insurers. Gain an understanding of what’s required to effectively identify, assess, and underwrite modern commercial risks.

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