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Earn your Certified Insurance Service Representative (CISR) Designation   (see the 2008 and 2009 schedules below)

  

Earning the highly-respected CISR certification shows dedication to your career and to your clients.

This outstanding intermediate-level program is geared to CSRs, company representatives, new producers and other agency staff. The course content is current, practical information, which can be readily applied in daily use. You will discover cross-selling techniques to increase your agency's bottom line.

Each CISR designation course is followed by an optional one-hour examination. To earn your CISR certification, you must successfully complete the entire series of CISR designation exams within three calendar years after passing the first exam.

William T. Hold Advanced Learning Seminar
The Advanced Learning Seminar (ALS) is a program exclusively for CISR designation holders. Join us for an ALS to network with other CISR designees and satisfy the annual update requirement for the Society of CISR.

No exam required for CE credit.

2009 CISR Schedule

  Date   City   Topic
  February 18   Columbus   Commercial Casualty
  February 25   Cincinnati   Personal Residential
  March 4   Toledo   Commercial Property
  March 11       Cleveland   Agency Operations**
  March 18   Columbus   Dynamics of Service***
  March 25   Dayton   Commercial Property
  April 2   Toledo   Personal Auto
  April 22   Akron   Commercial Casualty
  April 29   Cincinnati   William T. Hold*
  May 12   Cleveland       Commercial Property
  May 13   Toledo       Personal Residential
  May 19   Columbus   Commercial Property
  May 20   Dayton   Agency Operations**
  June 3       Cincinnati       Personal Auto
  June 10   Akron   Commercial Property
  June 17   Columbus   Agency Operations**
  June 24   Cleveland   William T. Hold*
  July 22   Toledo   Dynamics of Service***
  July 29   Cincinnati   Commercial Casualty    
  August 12   Columbus   William T. Hold*
  August 13   Cleveland   Personal Residential
  August 19   Toledo   Commercial Casualty
  August 20   Cincinnati       Commercial Property
  September 15   Columbus   Personal Residential
  September 16   Dayton   Personal Auto
  September 23   Akron   Agency Operations**    
  September 24   Cleveland   Personal Auto
  October 21   Toledo   Agency Operations**
  October 27   Cincinnati   Dynamics of Service
  November 3   Cleveland   Commercial Casualty
  November 17       Cincinnati       Agency Operations**
  December 15   Columbus   Personal Auto

*Effective Jan. 1, 2008, a participant must hold the CISR designation and be a dues-paid member of the Society of CISR to attend the William T. Hold seminars, both classroom and online.

**Approved for E&O credit. For details, call PIA at (800) 555-1742.

***Effective Jan. 1, 2008, while attending a Dynamics of Service seminar, a participant must be a dues-paid member of the Society of CISR in order to receive their CISR update. Participants do not have to hold their CISR designation to attend.




For more information, please contact the National Alliance for Insurance Education and Research.



 

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Contact PIA's Education Team at
(800) 555-1742 for more information.

The CISR designation is composed of five modules and may be taken in any order:

Personal Residential
Approved for 8 Ohio CE credits
Improve your understanding of personal residential coverages. You will take part in an in-depth analysis of the coverage provided by the Homeowners Policy and all major endorsements and learn the similarities and differences inherent to Dwelling Policies and Homeowners Policies.

Personal Auto
Approved for 8 Ohio CE credits
Take part in an analysis of the coverage provided by the Personal Auto Policy and learn about endorsements to the Personal Auto Policy Analysis of Personal Umbrella coverages.

Commercial Property
Approved for 8 Ohio CE credits
This class will teach you the essentials for Commercial Property Insurance. Take part in an analysis of the coverage provided by the Commercial Property Policy and learn about endorsements to the Commercial Property Policy.

Commercial Casualty
Approved for 8 Ohio CE credits
This course provides an opportunity to hear an in-depth analysis of General Liability, Workers' Compensation and Commercial Auto with endorsements. You will also learn how to qualify a risk with specific questions and a checklist for prospects and renewals.

Agency Operations
Approved for 8 Ohio CE credits
Approved for E&O Loss Control Credit
In this course, you will learn about automation, agency systems and the functions of the independent agency. You will also learn methods for developing professionalism and business relationships and how ethics and legal obligations play a role in your agency's operations.

Each course is followed by an optional one-hour examination. To achieve the CISR designation, you must successfully complete the entire series of CISR examinations within three calendar years after passing the first examination.