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Which CE Related Topic Would You Be Most Interested In Learning About?
Recently we asked our subscribers one simple question…. What would you like to Learn? Your answers have been coming in steadily and your feedback has been exceedingly valuable to ILScorp! The polls are close this morning with “Client Needs Analysis” and “Rating, Underwriting and Claims” sitting tied for top spot on the survey, with “Risk Management Principles” trailing close behind. If you haven’t completed our quick “What do you want to learn Survey” yet, now is your chance. Simply click on the link below to start the short survey. All individuals who complete the survey will be entered to win a free CE subscription! Polls close on May 1, 2016.
What do you want to learn contest.
We know you love to learn things, and we love to make your learning and CE fast and easy! While we continue to research, write and create courses here at ILScorp, we’d love to get some feedback from you our subscriber. Just one simple question… What do you want to learn? Take a few minutes to fill out our “What do you want to learn survey” as we’ll be sending some surprise CE subscriptions as a thank you!
BC: 2016 Annual Filing Forms Are Now Available ONLINE
Annual filings are due on or before the close of business Wednesday, June 1, 2016. Continuing education (“CE”) requirements can be found on Council’s website under Continuing Education, and ILScorp’s website under the Resource Center. Please read these requirements carefully as full CE credits must be met, even for partial licence years. Also, both active and inactive licences, require completion of full CE credits. You are not required to attach proof of CE to your annual filing, however, you must retain this information for a period of five years.
NEW Travel Insurance 6 Course Series
New courses added to your ILS General CE and ILS Adjuster CE course subscriptions! Introduction to Travel Insurance Coverages 6 Course Series is now available to all ILS General and ILS Adjuster Subscribers. These 6 courses are 2 CE credit hours each, accredited in BC, Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba and Ontario. TRAVEL COURSES include: Introduction to Travel Insurance Other Benefits Coverage , Assistance Services Coverage, Loss or Delay Protection Coverage, Life and Body Protection Coverage
Got Ethics? SK council approved Ethics online courses
Mandatory Ethics Training for Saskatchewan. Resident licensees who hold a license prior to January 1, 2013 must complete approved ethics training by their annual reporting date in 2016. Complete your ethics training now. Choose Life/A&S or General Ethics Training. All SK resident licensees must within the cycles set out complete one or more Council approved ethics course totaling at least three hours in duration:
(a) Resident licensees who are licensed on or after January 1, 2013 must complete the ethics training within three years of becoming licensed.
(b) Resident licensees who hold a license prior to January 1, 2013 must complete the ethics training by their annual reporting date in 2016.
May 31 CE deadline, less than 3 months away
Complete your CE requirements with accredited continuing education courses from ILScorp. Need CE? Don’t leave it to the last minute! Purchase an ILScorp CE Course Subscription and get 6 months of unlimited access to hundreds of provincially accredited online courses. With ILScorp CE Course Subscriptions you will have access to hundreds of insurance training courses in both text and streaming video formats, including personal lines, commercial lines, auto, farm, professional management, personal skills courses, or errors & omissions insurance, money management planning process and insurance and estate planning.
Today is Pink Shirt Day – Take a Stand Against Bullying
At ILScorp we encourage you to take a stand against bullying at home, school and in the workplace. We have developed a Bullying awareness course, for both employers and employees, to help you understand the meaning and consequences of bullying. With up to 40 percent of Canadian workers reporting feeling bullied at work, the issue goes beyond the school yard.
March 31 is the deadline to meet your ChAD PDU requirements
If you did not meet your ChAD compliance requirements this December 31, 2015, you have until March 31, 2016 to complete your missing ChAD PDU’s.
ChAD accredited online courses for Quebec licensed insurance agents, brokers and adjusters
As a Quebec licensed damage insurance agent, broker or claims adjuster, you must complete 20 hours (PDUs) of training per two-year compliance period. The compliance period deadline is December 31 of every odd-numbered year, (2015, 2017 etc.) If you did not meet your requirements for the 2015 compliance period, you must complete your missing PDU’s by Thursday March 31, 2016.
How and where to write your CAIB exam in BC.
How often do the paper CAIB exams occur in BC and where are they held? All levels of CAIB exams are held on five dates annually in over 45 locations throughout BC. The exam is comprised of short answer, definitions and multiple choice questions. It is a paper exam and must be completed in pen. The allotted writing time is 3 ½ hours. CAIB 1-4 online exams are now available at the IBABC office in downtown Vancouver. The exam is available in Vancouver on Tuesday and Thursday of each week with one exam sitting a day at 12:45 pm for eight students. Students must register for the exam online first. They are also available in many other locations across the province.