CPCU / IIA

Chartered Property Casualty Underwriter and Insurance Institute of America Designations

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Chartered Property Casualty Underwriter (CPCU) is the ultimate or capstone professional designation in property-casualty insurance and risk management. CPCU is widely recognized as the premier designation in the property-casualty insurance industry. The rigorous curriculum requires completion of nine graduate and post graduate level products covering topics such as insurance law, contracts, property insurance, liability insurance, insurance operations, risk management, and ethics.

Beyond CPCU, The Insurance Institute of America (IIA), the twin sister organization of The American Institute of Chartered Property Casualty Underwriters (AICPCU), develops and publishes educational materials and administers national examinations in supervisory management, general insurance, customer service, claims, management, risk management, underwriting, sales, premium auditing, insurance accounting and finance, marine insurance, information technology, reinsurance, bonding, surplus lines, regulation, and flood insurance.

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