breakfast of champions cpcu champions - mn chapter february 10, 2010 mendakota country club
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Breakfast of Breakfast of ChampionsChampions
CPCU Champions - MN CPCU Champions - MN ChapterChapter
February 10, 2010February 10, 2010
Mendakota Country ClubMendakota Country Club
Champion Mission Champion Mission StatementStatement
“ “As a CPCU Champion, I am an active As a CPCU Champion, I am an active advocate of the CPCU experience to all advocate of the CPCU experience to all with whom I come in contact, whether with whom I come in contact, whether a business, a possible CPCU candidate, a business, a possible CPCU candidate, a fellow CPCU or simply the a fellow CPCU or simply the community in which I live. I am an community in which I live. I am an active liaison between the CPCU active liaison between the CPCU Society (including its chapters), the Society (including its chapters), the AICPCU/IIA, my employer and the AICPCU/IIA, my employer and the professional property-casualty professional property-casualty insurance community.”insurance community.”
The Role of a ChampionThe Role of a Champion
A CPCU Champion helps the A CPCU Champion helps the Society meets its strategic goal Society meets its strategic goal of having CPCU become the of having CPCU become the most widely recognized, valued, most widely recognized, valued, and highly respected and highly respected professional designation in the professional designation in the property and casualty insurance property and casualty insurance industry.industry.
Champion Role - Champion Role - FacilitatingFacilitating
Two way communication Two way communication between the Society, your between the Society, your employer, local chapter, AICPCU employer, local chapter, AICPCU and the insurance community.and the insurance community.
Help the MN Chapter meet Help the MN Chapter meet its goalsits goals
Connections visitsConnections visits
Champion Role - Champion Role - PromotingPromoting
Encouraging others to pursue Encouraging others to pursue the CPCU designation. the CPCU designation. “Champion” the cause of the “Champion” the cause of the CPCU Society.CPCU Society.
Chapter eventsChapter events Visibility of the CPCUVisibility of the CPCU
Champion Role - ServingChampion Role - Serving
Get involved!Get involved! Liaison Assisting othersAssisting others ParticipationParticipation
Shared GoalShared Goal
The CPCU Society’s shared goal The CPCU Society’s shared goal is to increase the number of new is to increase the number of new students and CPCU completers students and CPCU completers by 10% each year for the next 5 by 10% each year for the next 5 years.years.
A Few Champion Facts…A Few Champion Facts…
The term in open-endedThe term in open-ended The time commitment is flexibleThe time commitment is flexible No travel requiredNo travel required Connections visitsConnections visits The The Executive QuarterlyExecutive Quarterly
Benefits of being a Benefits of being a ChampionChampion
RecognitionRecognition Visibility within Company and Visibility within Company and
CommunityCommunity AccessAccess
To Society resources and CEO To Society resources and CEO publicationspublications
Involvement Involvement Flexible time commitmentsFlexible time commitments NetworkingNetworking
Leadership experienceLeadership experience
MN CPCU ChapterMN CPCU Chapter
What is your perception of the CPCU What is your perception of the CPCU “brand”?“brand”?
Of the roles that our Chapter performs – Of the roles that our Chapter performs – which is of the greatest value to you and to which is of the greatest value to you and to your organization?your organization?
What can our Chapter do better, or more of What can our Chapter do better, or more of to serve you? What are improvement areas to serve you? What are improvement areas for our Chapter?for our Chapter?
Thoughts/ideas you have pertaining to being Thoughts/ideas you have pertaining to being a CPCU Champion…and CPCU in general.a CPCU Champion…and CPCU in general.
Institute ProgramsInstitute Programs
Many to choose from:Many to choose from: Underwriting (API, AU and CPCU)Underwriting (API, AU and CPCU) Claims (INS, AIC and CPCU)Claims (INS, AIC and CPCU) Agent & broker (INS, AAI and ARM)Agent & broker (INS, AAI and ARM) Risk management (INS, ARM, ARM-P Risk management (INS, ARM, ARM-P
and CPCU)and CPCU) Many are three course programsMany are three course programs Highly specializedHighly specialized
CPCUCPCU
Chartered Property Casualty Chartered Property Casualty UnderwriterUnderwriter
Very recognized and respected Very recognized and respected credential in credential in our industryour industry
Over 65,000 designeesOver 65,000 designees 28,000+ are members of the CPCU 28,000+ are members of the CPCU
Society Society Education, experience and ethicsEducation, experience and ethics
CPCU - continuedCPCU - continued
ExamsExams Eight examsEight exams Course level – Intermediate and Course level – Intermediate and
AdvancedAdvanced 30-35 questions - Short answer 30-35 questions - Short answer
essayessay Pro-metric or Onsite testingPro-metric or Onsite testing
Value of CPCUValue of CPCU
91% of CPCU designees saw an increase in 91% of CPCU designees saw an increase in job opportunities job opportunities
74% of program completers received 74% of program completers received promotions within 2 years promotions within 2 years
86% of designees saw an increase in their 86% of designees saw an increase in their job security during organizational job security during organizational transitionstransitions
99% of CPCU program completers say 99% of CPCU program completers say earning the designation helped them earning the designation helped them prepare for their long-term career goalsprepare for their long-term career goals
* Results from Institute survey – late 2008* Results from Institute survey – late 2008
CPD – Continuing CPD – Continuing Professional DevelopmentProfessional Development
Co-sponsored by the Institute and Co-sponsored by the Institute and the Societythe Society
Earn CPD pointsEarn CPD points Commitment to life-long learningCommitment to life-long learning Give back through:Give back through:
InstructionInstruction Research/authorshipResearch/authorship MentoringMentoring
API and AUAPI and AU
API – Associate in Personal API – Associate in Personal Insurance Insurance 4 exams4 exams Course level – Intermediate Course level – Intermediate
AU – Associate in Commercial AU – Associate in Commercial UnderwritingUnderwriting 3 exams3 exams Course level – Intermediate Course level – Intermediate
Claims - AICClaims - AIC
AIC– Associate in Claims AIC– Associate in Claims 4 exams4 exams Course level – Intermediate Course level – Intermediate
INS and AAIINS and AAI
INS – Program in General Insurance INS – Program in General Insurance 3 exams3 exams Course level – Intermediate Course level – Intermediate
AAI – Accredited Adviser in AAI – Accredited Adviser in InsuranceInsurance 3 exams3 exams Course level – IntermediateCourse level – Intermediate
ARM and ARM-PARM and ARM-P
ARM – Associate in Risk ARM – Associate in Risk Management Management 3 exams3 exams Course level – Intermediate Course level – Intermediate
ARM-P – Associate in Risk ARM-P – Associate in Risk Management for Public EntitiesManagement for Public Entities 3 exams3 exams Course level – Intermediate Course level – Intermediate
Chapter ContactsChapter Contacts
Mike Happe, President, Mike Happe, President, [email protected]
Royanna G. Carle, President-Elect, Royanna G. Carle, President-Elect, [email protected]
Gary Pasterik, Secretary, Gary Pasterik, Secretary, [email protected]
Paul G. Zerby, Board Member, Paul G. Zerby, Board Member, [email protected]