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The Institutes Offer CE Credits in California

MALVERN, Pa.— The Associate in Claims (AIC) designation from the American Institute for CPCU/Insurance Institute of America (the Institutes) is now approved for continuing education (CE) credits for insurance adjusters in California. The AIC designation is a widely recognized credential for claims practitioners, which consists of four courses. All four AIC courses have been granted CE credit for adjusters in California; the first course carries 19 credits, while the remaining three courses carry 24 credits, each. The Institutes also provide free CE credit reporting.

In addition to the four AIC courses, the Institutes have also filed the three courses in their Program in General Insurance (INS) and the 11 courses in their Chartered Property Casualty Underwriter (CPCU®) designation program. Courses in both of these popular programs can also be used as electives to earn the AIC designation, allowing the learner to more closely match the coursework with his or her professional needs. Approval of the INS and CPCU courses is pending California state approval. The grid below shows all Institute programs filed for adjuster CE by state.

A listing of CE credits for adjusters, by state, can also be downloaded from the Institutes’ Web site at CPCU .   For information on AIC elective options, requirements for free CE credit reporting, or other CE matters, visit the Institutes’ Web site, call them at (800) 644-2101 or e-mail Customer Service at customerservice@cpcuiia.org.

Note to Editors: The American Institute for CPCU and Insurance Institute of America are not-for-profit organizations offering knowledge solutions and professional development services to the risk management and property-casualty insurance community. The Institutes offer the CPCU designation program; associate designation programs in areas such as claims, risk management, underwriting, and reinsurance; introductory and foundation programs; and online courses, all of which help drive better decision making to propel business success.

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Continuing Education is a cornerstone of the RPA designation.  In an effort to add value to our member designees, the RPA is making a commitment to publishing educational events throughout the country that satisfy your CE requirements.  It's tough enough keeping up with everything else you do!  We thought we would help with the burden of finding appropriate and meaningful courses to broaden your knowledge and keep you up to date on this ever-changing industry.  Click for Courses !

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Taking the RPA Exam has never been easier.  Once your application is approved for membership, you will now take your test online in about 1-2 hours!  The test was prepared to quickly and accurately demonstrate a potential designee's knowledge of the insurance claims industry.

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Continuing Education (CE) credits Submissions streamlined ... scroll down for more info.


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RPA Contact Information

 Our Executive Director is Pamela Murphy.


Our address is:

Society of Registered Professional Adjusters
P.O. Box 876

Downers Grove, IL 60515

Toll-Free: 1-800-949-5272

Tel: 630-515-9340
Fax: 630-515-9360

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New Faster, Easier, Streamlined Continuing Education (CE) Submission For All RPA Members

The Society of Registered Professional Adjusters understands that our members are insurance claims professionals devoted to professionalism and ethical leadership in the insurance industry.

The previous requirements for submitting CE's were beyond that of other professional organizations such as attorneys, accountants, and other insurance license holders. The Board of the RPA has revamped our entire process of requirements for the registration of our members' Continuing Education credits.

Effective immediately, new Continuing Education (CE) submission forms are available for download here. The new forms acknowledge that our members are trustworthy, ethical, and professional. You can even submit CE credit requests online using our new
Online CE Form. Simply fill it in and submit it on your PC -- no need to print or mail anything.

If you still prefer to use the downloadable forms, you simply list the courses you've taken along with basic information, then sign and certify completion of the courses and submit to RPA. We realize how busy our members are and trust that this choice of easy new procedures will better enable each member to submit their CEs more easily and on a timely basis.

Earlier, the Board instituted another idea that our members had requested. Members could not always secure all of their 15 hours of CE credits in one year (due to conflicting schedules, business and personal reasons, catastrophes, etc). The RPA will now allow members who are short in CEs one year to apply an overage in CE credits either from one year previous or one year forward.

You spoke, we listened!

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Annual Member Fee

Renewal: Each year's Renewal fee is due on or before March 1st for the current year, otherwise you will be removed from the RPA for non-payment of dues. Use our Online Renewal process or Download our current Renewal Form

For Employers Re: RPA Verification: Note to employers and those seeking to hire RPAs for specific loss assignments (a quite common occurrence)....if a person is not listed in our RPA member listing, that person is not an RPA or has not maintained their status as an RPA. For specific inquiries...please call us at 800-949-5272 or 630-515-9340 or send an inquiry to info@rpa-adjuster.com.

Check out our new Pre-Approved CE Courses/Seminars!

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Welcome New RPA Designees 

On behalf of the Board of Directors of the Registered Professional Adjusters, I want to extend a hearty welcome and congratulations to those of you that have become RPA designees and those of you who have recently renewed your membership in this organization that recognizes the best in the claims industry.

Douglas Jackson, RPA

President of the Society of 

Registered Professional Adjusters

New Members

Bruce Olbrantz – Meyer-Peterson Adjustment Co., Inc., Schofield, WI.

Michael Nardulli – Independent Adjustment Co., Patchogue, NY

John Kiernan – Independent Adjustment Co., Patchogue, NY

John Nicholas – Penn National Insurers, Harrisburg, PA

Reinstated Members

Donald Burton – Burton Claim Service, Inc., Fort Lauderdale, FL

William Van Thunen – Daynard & Van Thunen Co. Inc., Jersey City, NJ

 

 

 

 
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