Ethics and The CPCU Code of Professional Conduct
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Ethics CPCU 312
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Ray Burnham, CPCU, CLU, ARM, AIC, AINS, AIS, API, SPPA, AIM, AIC-M, ARM-E, AU, AU-M, ALCM, AAI, AAI-M, APA, ARP, AIAF, AMIM, AAM, AIT, ARe, AFSB, ASLI, AIDA, ARC, ARM-P, PRC, REBC, RHU, ASF, LIA, CASL, ChFC, and PRC;

Jean O’Reilly, PhD, CPCU, ARM, AINS, AIS, API, AIC, SPPA, AIM, AIC-M. ARM-E, AU, AU-M, AAI, AAI-M, APA, AMIM, AIT, ARe, AFSB, ASLI, AIDA, ARC, ARM-P, AIAF, and PRC; and

Lisa Tobey, JD, CPCU, CLU, ARM, AINS, AIS, API, SPPA, AIM, AIC-M, ARM-E, AU, AU-M, AAI, AAI-M, APA, AIAF, AMIM, AIT, ARe, AFSB, ASLI, AIDA, ARC, ARM-P, ACS, PRC, RWCS, RHU, REBC, CASL, AIC, EA, ChFC, and PRC.

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Ethics CPCU 312
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Ethics and The CPCU Code of Professional Conduct Study Guide

This course is required to earn the CPCU designation and also waives Ethics 311 for any IIA designation


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  • Ethics CPCU 312 Audio Study Guide Narrations, in MP3 file format, expertly narrated by Lisa Tobey


Study guide last updated: September 26, 2021


Current Text Edition: 1st


Ray's estimate of course difficulty (1, easiest and 10, hardest): 2


Number of study guide pages: 24


Covered within this study guide:

  • Defining Ethical Behavior
  • Professionalism
  • Ethical Standards for Insurance Professionals
  • Ethical Responsibilities, Dilemmas, and Decision-Making
  • Obstacles to Ethical Decisions
  • The CPCU Code of Professional Conduct, including its Cannons one through nine
  • Disciplinary Rules and Procedures
  • Solving Business and CPCU Code Ethical Dilemmas

As a good study guideline, figure anything in those 24 pages might be on your exam and that there will be nothing on your exam that is not covered in those 24 pages.


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The Burnham System is written and promptly revised by

Ray Burnham, CPCU, CLU, ARM, AIC, AINS, AIS, API, SPPA, AIM, AIC-M, ARM-E, AU, AU-M, ALCM, AAI, AAI-M, APA, ARP, AIAF, AMIM, AAM, AIT, ARe, AFSB, ASLI, AIDA, ARC, ARM-P, PRC, REBC, RHU, ASF, LIA, CASL, ChFC, and PRC;

Jean O’Reilly, PhD, CPCU, ARM, AINS, AIS, API, AIC, SPPA, AIM, AIC-M. ARM-E, AU, AU-M, AAI, AAI-M, APA, AMIM, AIT, ARe, AFSB, ASLI, AIDA, ARC, ARM-P, AIAF, and PRC; and

Lisa Tobey, JD, CPCU, CLU, ARM, AINS, AIS, API, SPPA, AIM, AIC-M, ARM-E, AU, AU-M, AAI, AAI-M, APA, AIAF, AMIM, AIT, ARe, AFSB, ASLI, AIDA, ARC, ARM-P, ACS, PRC, RWCS, RHU, REBC, CASL, AIC, EA, ChFC, and PRC.

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