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Breakfast of Champions. CPCU Champions - MN Chapter February 10, 2010 Mendakota Country Club. Champion Mission Statement.
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Breakfast of Champions CPCU Champions - MN Chapter February 10, 2010 Mendakota Country Club
Champion Mission Statement “As a CPCU Champion, I am an active advocate of the CPCU experience to all with whom I come in contact, whether a business, a possible CPCU candidate, a fellow CPCU or simply the community in which I live. I am an active liaison between the CPCU Society (including its chapters), the AICPCU/IIA, my employer and the professional property-casualty insurance community.”
The Role of a Champion A CPCU Champion helps the Society meets its strategic goal of having CPCU become the most widely recognized, valued, and highly respected professional designation in the property and casualty insurance industry.
Champion Role - Facilitating Two way communication between the Society, your employer, local chapter, AICPCU and the insurance community. • Help the MN Chapter meet its goals • Connections visits
Champion Role - Promoting Encouraging others to pursue the CPCU designation. “Champion” the cause of the CPCU Society. • Chapter events • Visibility of the CPCU
Champion Role - Serving Get involved! • Liaison • Assisting others • Participation
Shared Goal • The CPCU Society’s shared goal is to increase the number of new students and CPCU completers by 10% each year for the next 5 years.
A Few Champion Facts… • The term in open-ended • The time commitment is flexible • No travel required • Connections visits • The Executive Quarterly
Benefits of being a Champion • Recognition • Visibility within Company and Community • Access • To Society resources and CEO publications • Involvement • Flexible time commitments • Networking • Leadership experience
MN CPCU Chapter • What is your perception of the CPCU “brand”? • Of the roles that our Chapter performs – which is of the greatest value to you and to your organization? • What can our Chapter do better, or more of to serve you? What are improvement areas for our Chapter? • Thoughts/ideas you have pertaining to being a CPCU Champion…and CPCU in general.
Institute Programs • Many to choose from: • Underwriting (API, AU and CPCU) • Claims (INS, AIC and CPCU) • Agent & broker (INS, AAI and ARM) • Risk management (INS, ARM, ARM-P and CPCU) • Many are three course programs • Highly specialized
CPCU Chartered Property Casualty Underwriter • Very recognized and respected credential in our industry • Over 65,000 designees • 28,000+ are members of the CPCU Society • Education, experience and ethics
CPCU - continued • Exams • Eight exams • Course level – Intermediate and Advanced • 30-35 questions - Short answer essay • Pro-metric or Onsite testing
Value of CPCU • 91% of CPCU designees saw an increase in job opportunities • 74% of program completers received promotions within 2 years • 86% of designees saw an increase in their job security during organizational transitions • 99% of CPCU program completers say earning the designation helped them prepare for their long-term career goals * Results from Institute survey – late 2008
CPD – Continuing Professional Development • Co-sponsored by the Institute and the Society • Earn CPD points • Commitment to life-long learning • Give back through: • Instruction • Research/authorship • Mentoring
API and AU • API – Associate in Personal Insurance • 4 exams • Course level – Intermediate • AU – Associate in Commercial Underwriting • 3 exams • Course level – Intermediate
Claims - AIC • AIC– Associate in Claims • 4 exams • Course level – Intermediate
INS and AAI • INS – Program in General Insurance • 3 exams • Course level – Intermediate • AAI – Accredited Adviser in Insurance • 3 exams • Course level – Intermediate
ARM and ARM-P • ARM – Associate in Risk Management • 3 exams • Course level – Intermediate • ARM-P – Associate in Risk Management for Public Entities • 3 exams • Course level – Intermediate
Chapter Contacts • Mike Happe, President, mike.happe@sfmic.com • Royanna G. Carle, President-Elect, rcarle@berkleyrisk.com • Gary Pasterik, Secretary, gary.pasterik@wnins.com • Paul G. Zerby, Board Member, paul.zerby@aonbenfield.com