Jan 15, 2014 | News
Alberta has phased in a new deadlines for all continuing education requirements for insurance agents in that province. General Insurance, Life and A&S, and Adjusters will all have a June 30 deadline for completing CE hours each year.
The changes began with the Life and Accident and Sickness agent renewals in December of 2012, with holders receiving a certificate that will expire on June 30, 2014. This is an additional 135 days and the fee for the certificates are prorated accordingly. CE requirements remain at the current 15 hours.
In April 2013, Adjusters certificate holders were issued a certificate that will expire on June 30, 2014. This is an additional 30 days. Continuing Education requirements remain at the current 15 hours.
In September of 2013 General Insurance Agents received certificates that will expire on June 30, 2014, resulting in a license term that is reduced by approximately four months. The fee for this group of certificates will be reduced on a prorated basis. Continuing Education requirements for general insurance agents are reduced to 10 credit hours during the transitional period and will return to 15 credit hours following the transition.
ILScorp has the online courses you need to complete your hours. Choose from individual accredited courses, or purchase a six-month subscription to our general insurance catalogue or Life/ A&S course catalogue, for unlimited access to all accredited courses. Choose from a variety of topics and complete your hours on your schedule, anywhere you have an internet connection.
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Nov 19, 2013 | News
As the holidays approach our calendars start to fill up with additional events and activities on top of an already busy schedule. How do you fit it all in? Where do you find that balance?
As insurance professionals, managing your time is important. From responding to clients in a timely manner to arranging meetings, and balancing personal time, there is a distinct need in the industry for strong time management skills. ILScorp offers a number of time management courses, accredited for continuing education hours. Many of these courses are available as part of the ILS continuing education subscription bundles, or can be purchased individually. Examples of these courses include:
Taking Control – Creating a Time Management System that Works for You
This course examines the basic skills of organization and prioritizing. The information in this course drawn from the book entitled Time Management by Marc Mancini. Topics covered include:
- Organization and basic scheduling
- Time management misconceptions
- First priority: prioritizing
- Time killer: procrastination
- Goals, blocks, clusters and distractions
- Delegating
- Saying ‘No’
- Anticipation
- Time Crimes
- Tools of the Time Management Trade
Developing a Time Management System That Works
In this course, you will learn the basic skills of organization and prioritizing, time management myths and the skills needed to be as productive as possible, under the following headings:
- Organization and basic scheduling
- Time management misconceptions
- First priority: prioritizing
- Time killer: procrastination
- Goals, blocks, clusters and distractions
View these courses and more online continuing education programs at www.ILScorp.com or call 1-800-404-2211 today to get started.
