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The latest and greatest info from ILScorp!RIBO Accredited Online Courses
ILScorp has RIBO accredited online continuing education courses for Ontario General insurance brokers. These courses are all part of the popular ILScorp online General CE Course Subscription, which offers access to more than 175 RIBO accredited General insurance CE courses, and includes both technical and management CE categories. Principal Brokers and Deputy Principal Brokers require 10 hours of continuing education credits every year between October 1st and September 30th. A minimum of 5 hours must be in the Management category. The remaining hours may be in the Management or Technical category. There is a carryover of a maximum of 10 hours….
LLQP (Life License Qualification Program) what will I learn?
First, what is LLQP?
LLQP (Life License Qualification Program) is part of the Canada licensing regime for life insurance sales people. Before an advisor in the financial services sector is allowed to begin selling life insurance products, they must complete and pass LLQP, and earn a certificate of completion.
To become Life Licensed, you must complete the Life License Qualification Program (LLQP) including the mandatory certification exam, which is included in the ILS LLQP program. Once you have successfully passed the LLQP certification exam, you can then apply to your provincial insurance council to challenge the provincial licensing exam.
Upon successful completion of the ILS LLQP Program, you will be able to:
Alberta Insurance Continuing Education Deadline
Today is the day!
Register now for accredited online continuing education courses if you have not completed your mandatory continuing education credit hours for June 30, 2015.
There is still time! Our phone lines are open today from 8am-5pm PST and we are ready to assist you in meeting your mandatory licensing requirements this year, with the most relevant and up-to-date insurance training courses in the industry.
Doing your CE late tonight when our customer service reps are sleeping?
In case you are burning the midnight oil tonight and need a little help, here are some of the most frequently asked questions when it comes to last minute CE credit completion.
5 Insurance Training and other Courses You Didn’t Know You Could Take With ILScorp
ILScorp offers hundreds of online insurance training courses, as well as specialized communication courses, leadership and management programs and more. And with new courses being added on a regular basis, here’s a look at some you may have missed:
1. Adjusting Bodily Injury Claims Course Series: Considering a career in adjusting bodily injury claims, or want to further your knowledge and understanding of the adjusting bodily injury process? Start learning with Module 1 through 4: Introduction and the Investigation Process; Injury Explanation and Details and Determining Liability; Introduction to Anatomy: Skin and Muscles; Muscle Strains and Skeletal Make Up, now available, with Module 5:
Christmas is 6 months away! Tips to get ready
Just when you were starting to calm down from your CE credit deadline stress mode…. yes Christmas is exactly 6 months away. That being said, take your current schedule you are juggling now and imagine adding Christmas shopping, Christmas parties, and holiday travel all at once. Boom! Merry Christmas.
I suspect you’ll thank yourself come mid-December if you use the extra time you have now to get ready for Christmas 2015.
Start Saving in the Summer. We all know Christmas is expensive. You really only have two options, spend less this year, or learn more and make more money.
Considering making a career change? What about a new career in the insurance industry?
Its Monday, and for many of us, the beginning of our work week.
Once upon a time you loved going to work every day. You no longer feel the same way. In fact, your feelings are the opposite of that. You can’t stand doing your job anymore. You’ve tried changing employers but it hasn’t helped at all. Maybe it’s time to change careers so you can once again enjoy going to work.
The average person can expect to change careers several times in his or her lifetime. One reason for all these career changes is that people often don’t make informed decisions when choosing an occupation. They neglect to learn about their own interests,
Alberta CE Requirement Cheat Sheet
So it’s been a few years now that all insurance classes in Alberta have merged to a harmonized continuing education deadline of July 1 – June 30th annually.
Now that you’ve almost gotten used to the June 30 date, do you remember how many CE credits/hours you’re required to obtain, or allowed to carry over each year?
How long do you have to hold on to your continuing education certificates in case of an Alberta Insurance Council audit?
Your Alberta CE requirement information for each insurance class is all right here for you in this Alberta CE Requirement Cheat Sheet.
Writing the CAIB online exams in BC
Registering for an online CAIB 1, 2, 3 or 4 exam.
CAIB 1-4 online exams are available at the IBABC office in Vancouver BC, and also in major centres in cities around British Columbia such as:
Campbell River – North Island College
Cranbrook – College of the Rockies
Castlegar – Selkirk College
Kelowna – Okanagan Community College or UBC Okanagan Campus
Kamloops – Thompson River University
Nanaimo – Vancouver Island University
Prince George – College of New Caledonia
Vernon – Okanagan Community College
Victoria – Camosun College
Read moreThe RIBO Level 1 License allows you to sell Habitational (personal and commercial) Insurance Coverages, Auto Insurance Coverages, Travel Insurance, and Liability Coverages in Ontario.
RIBO Licensing Exam Information – Entry Level 1
RIBO Licensing Exam Information – Entry Level. To obtain your RIBO license you must pass the RIBO level 1 licensing examination. The examination consists of ninety (90) multiple choice questions and one (1) short answer case study. Each multiple choice question is worth one (1) mark and the case study is worth ten (10) marks. The passing mark is 75%. The time allowed to write the examination is three (3) hours.