Insurance 101
Whether you're new to insurance or not, everyone needs time spent with the fundamentals of insurance. That's what these classes are about.
You might need to learn the basics of commercial auto coverages or errors and omissions coverage. We have those classes. Maybe you need to learn how to read a policy so that your clients know what is covered and what isn't. We have classes for that. Maybe you don't understand why the underwriters ask so many questions about buildings. We have classes for that.
These classes are perfect to supplement your new hire's licensing class. We all know that the license exam doesn't teach us everything that we need to know. That's why we have these classes here for you.
Reinsurance Basics: Why Does This Matter?
Reinsurance is important because it figures into the insurance company's ability to pay claims and reduce their own risk. Join us as Academy Director of Education, Patrick Wraight brings this session designed to introduce participants to the concept of reinsurance, why insurance companies need it, and what it's there for.
Insurance 101 for Defense Lawyers
Insurance is hard, but when you're a lawyer that is still learning the ins and outs of practicing law and you're set on a case in the insurance world, it's like playing catch up.
Join Fred Fisher as he distills what takes many lawyers years of insurance cases to learn and presents it in a fast one-hour session.
Inland Marine Insurance: Why it Stands Out
Inland marine insurance is a unique line of coverage in that it addresses disparate "classes" of risk, most of them quite different from each other.
This session will review the origins and evolution of inland marine coverage, then describe how it has become one of the most consistently profitable lines of insurance for producers and carriers willing to invest in the expertise required to effectively write coverage and implement loss control in the various classes.
Join us as Joe Harrington helps us to understand one of those lines of business that we deal with, but we don't always get it.
Actual Cash Value: How to Define an Undefined Term
Everyone in insurance knows about actual cash value, right? The term is all over the place and we all think we know what it means, but what does it really mean in practice today? Join us as Crystal Uebelher brings this session and helps us to question what we know and answer the question, what is actual cash value, really?
The Art of Insuring Collections
The world of collectible insurance is bigger today than beanie babies were in the 80's. Join us as Hayden Kopser opens his knowledge collection about collections and how to insure them.
Reinsurance 101: An Overview of Reinsurance Concepts
Reinsurance is a critical part of the insurance landscape. Carriers need reinsurance to have the capacity to write certain risks and maintain a level of stability. Join us as Crystal Uebelher helps us with this primer on the basics of reinsurance.
You Can't Read Insurance Policies Like Anything Else (Spanish)
Insurance policies are hard to read. We all know it and we all act like they aren't, especially when a customer asks us a "simple" question. You can't just grab a policy and start reading page one and read all the way through. It jumps around and you have to know where to jump with it. Join us as Patrick (or Maria, in the Spanish version) brings us top guidelines for how to read an insurance policy and more importantly, the simplest ways to explain the policy to your customers.
What is Risk and Risk Management
Risk abounds in life and in business. In this session, we will examine risk, what is it and what does it mean for us? We will then take a look at how risk can be managed and decide on a process for doing just that.
Introduction to Local Government Liability
Local governments deal with many issues, including unique liability exposures, that most businesses don't have to deal with. Some provide fire protection services and law enforcement services, not to mention the local school district and other departments. Each of which creates a different exposure, which needs to be addressed in their insurance program. Traditionally, many governmental agencies enjoyed a level of immunity from liability, but that concept of sovereign immunity has changed significantly over time. Join us as Brennan Quintus brings us his session on local government liability and deepen your understanding of this part of the insurance landscape.
Our Legal System and Legal Liability
Liability is complicated. Where does the legal liability come from? How have courts handled similar situations?
Join us as Brenda Wells gives us an overview of the US legal system and helps us to understand how the law might impose liability.