Associate in Commercial Underwriting

Course Overview

Build a profitable book of business by developing a strong foundation and disciplined approach to underwriting.

Gain skills you can use right away with the AU designation. This program includes:

  • 4 courses, plus ethics
  • 12-15 months to complete
  • 100% online courses
  • Virtual exams for all courses
  • Mailed diploma upon completion

To earn this career-driving designation, start by completing the following required courses:

  • Evaluating Commercial Underwriting Risks
  • Underwriting Organizations’ Property Risks
  • Underwriting Organizations’ Liability Risks

Then complete one elective. Select from the following options:-

  • Addressing Commercial Property Risk
  • Addressing Commercial Liability Risk
  • Understanding Commercial Risk

What You’ll Learn

  • Understand how emerging technology has transformed underwriting and how to leverage it in your day-to-day work
  • Evaluate commercial property loss exposures so you can appropriately select and price risks
  • Analyze the full spectrum of liability risks facing an organization so you can accurately determine loss potential
  • Determine a property’s level of fire protection so you can ensure coverage is priced properly
  • Understand the ins and outs of excess and umbrella liability insurance so you can provide increased limits to customers

Note: Fees may vary depending on the elective course selected.

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Module 1: Evaluating Commercial Underwriting Risks

Learn how emerging technology has transformed underwriting so you can put commercial underwriting principles into practice today. After completing this course, you'll be able to determine an appropriate premium, use data and financial statements to review an application, evaluate an organization's operations and culture, and more.

Module 2: Underwriting Organizations' Property Risks

Build a comprehensive approach to commercial property underwriting and learn how to best assess risk so you can protect companies against unexpected physical damage. After completing this course, you'll be able to evaluate commercial property applications, underwrite natural causes of loss, analyze fire protection and external exposure, and more.

Module 3: Underwriting Organizations' Liability Risks

Learn how to evaluate commercial liability risk and help protect companies against unforeseen challenges that could be devastating to their business. After completing this course, you'll be able to evaluate commercial liability exposures, examine business auto exposures, investigate professional liability exposures, and more.

Module 4: Addressing Commercial Property Risk

Module 5: Ethical Decision Making in Risk and Insurance

Learn to recognize ethical dilemmas and identify informed solutions to them. Build a sound ethical framework that you can apply to your day-to-day operations. Learn to better recognize and address ethical dilemmas in the workplace and preserve the public's trust in the risk and insurance industry.

Price: $3,295

This Course includes:

   Text-based content

   12-15 Months