CIC

The Certified Insurance Counselor (CIC) Program is a nationally acclaimed continuing education designation program. Its course content and practical application make it an essential program for agency and company personnel. Each institute can undoubtedly be taken as a standalone class.

How to Earn the CIC Designation:

• Designees must complete five out of the seven-course offerings within five years.
• Pass the comprehensive essay examination that follows each institute.

🔷CIC Agency Management Institute

WHO SHOULD ATTEND:

This program is geared toward students who want to seek advanced programs in property and casualty insurance. The Agency Management Institute emphasizes value-added, relevant, and practical topics for all agency owners and managers, producers, CSRs, and company personnel. This institute blends marketing and financial issues and more agency management "tools" to enhance insurance agencies' daily work and experiences. Whether you are a manager or have a manager, you'll benefit from the practical information this program delivers.

Class Topics:

• Strategic Planning
• Talent Acquisition and Development
• Client Acquisition and Retention
• Technology Utilization
• Ethical Responsibility

🔷CIC Commercial Casualty Institute

WHO SHOULD ATTEND:

This program is geared toward students who want to seek advanced programs in property and casualty insurance. At this institute, you will explore casualty exposures and become familiar with essential coverages. This course is part of a National Designation program called the Certified Insurance Counselor (CIC) program, but each institute can also be taken as a standalone class.

Class Topics:

• Commercial General Liability Concepts & Coverages
• Additional Insureds Concepts & Endorsements
• Business Automobile Coverages & Endorsements
• Workers' Compensation & Employers Liability

🔷CIC Commercial Property Institute

WHO SHOULD ATTEND:

This program is geared toward students who want to seek advanced programs in property and casualty insurance. At this institute, you will learn innovative ways to maximize coverage for various commercial property accounts.

This course is part of a National Designation program called the Certified Insurance Counselor (CIC) program, but each institute can also be taken as a standalone class.

Class Topics:

• Commercial Property Coverage Forms & Endorsements
• Commercial Property Causes of Loss & Endorsements
• Time Element Coverages & Endorsements

🔷CIC Commercial Multiline Institute

WHO SHOULD ATTEND:

This institute is designed for individuals who want to explore commercial multiline exposures and better understand essential coverages. This program will examine the coverages and additional coverages, extensions, and endorsements necessary to service retail accounts. This course is part of a National Designation program called the Certified Insurance Counselor (CIC) program, but each institute can also be taken as a standalone class.

Class Topics:

• Commercial Inland Marine Concepts and Coverages
• Crime Coverages and Endorsements
• Cyber Exposures and Coverages
• Employment Practices Liability Insurance
• Excess Liability/Commercial Umbrella Coverages

🔷CIC Life & Health Institute

WHO SHOULD ATTEND:

This program is geared toward students who want to seek advanced programs in property and casualty insurance. This institute focuses on the countless opportunities for property and casualty professionals to develop life and health business. This institute will provide the essential background and knowledge to understand these critical products. It should also instill confidence to counsel and guide your clients and succeed in this market. This course is part of a National Designation program called the Certified Insurance Counselor (CIC) program, but each institute can also be taken as a standalone class.

Class Topics:

• Life & Annuity Policies
• Business Life Concepts
• Health Insurance and Employee Benefits Concepts

🔷CIC Personal Lines Institute

WHO SHOULD ATTEND:

This program is geared toward students who want to seek advanced programs in property and casualty insurance. This institute addresses the unique insurance coverage needs of individuals, families, and family members. You will learn to handle the complexities of state-specific personal lines forms. This course is part of a National Designation program called the Certified Insurance Counselor (CIC) program, but each institute can also be taken as a standalone class.

Class Topics:

• Personal Residential Coverages
• Personal Automobile Coverages
• Personal Umbrella/Excess Coverages

🔷CIC Insurance Company Operations Institute

WHO SHOULD ATTEND:

This institute is designed for individuals who want to understand the functions performed by an Insurance Company.

This course is part of a National Designation program called the Certified Insurance Counselor (CIC) program, but each institute can also be taken as a standalone class.

Class Topics:

• Executive Strategies
• Actuarial Practices & Accounting
• Claims
• Technology
• Agency/Policyholder Services
• Product Development
• Underwriting

⭐Renewal

Once you earn a CIC designation, an annual update is required to keep it current. By taking one of the approved update courses, you must complete the update by the end of your birth month every year. MAIA offers the following approved courses:

Certified Insurance Counselor (CIC) Institute

CIC-James K. Ruble Graduate Seminar (You must be a dues-paying member of The National Alliance to attend this program.)

⭐Continuing Education (CE)

The CIC program has been approved in all states with mandatory continuing education. Every seminar is submitted to each state for their review. Individual states determine the final issuance of continuing education credits (CEs). Please call the Society at 800-633-2165 for the CEs granted by your state. CEs are subject to change without notice. Registrants must attend each course in its entirety to receive continuing education credits. Partial credit is not given. Late arrivals will not receive any continuing education credits.

View and download the CE Reference Guide for all 50 States.

If you work for a Massachusetts employer and are a member of MAIA, you can apply for Massachusetts Workforce Training Funds to help pay for your CIC Designation. Learn more...NOW!

IMPORTANT: ALL CIC TESTS ARE NOW ONLINE!

Beginning January 1, 2022, all CIC in-person classroom course exams will be online. Participants can access the online exam through the learning portal on their PROfile page. Participants will need a proctor while taking the test.

Exam takers must submit proctor information in their National Alliance profile account before taking the exam. The course history section has a new "Proctor" button for this purpose.

Full details and how-to videos are available on The National Alliance website at: https://scic.com/proctor-monitor-rules

The CIC exam window will be Monday at 12:01 AM CST through Thursday at 11:59 PM CST the week following the class. The online exam will eliminate the 3rd day of the program, bringing the CIC program down to only two days.