Institutes Online Professional Development Series Launched

Malvern, PA - The American Institute for CPCU and Insurance Institute of America announced the launch of a series of new online professional development courses designed to help you stay on top of critical topical issues in our industry. The Professional Development Series (PDS) will provide you with up-to-the-minute information on trends and developments in today's complex property-casualty insurance marketplace.

PDS readings are the ideal way for designation holders and others to refresh their study and stay current on important industry topics. Readings are clustered by topic allowing users to quickly find readings of particular interest and relevance. For all professionals, the PDS is a resource that balances learning and professional development with current work objectives and time demands. All PDS course materials and optional examinations are online.

The first two courses in the series are as follows:

• Reinsurance. General topics will include solvency II, sidecars, cat modeling, alternative risk transfer, cat bonds, and natural catastrophes.
• Risk Management. General topics will include captives, enterprise risk management, catastrophes/securitization, intellectual property, crisis management, and emerging liability issues.

"To be successful in the fast moving global risk management and property-casualty marketplace, you must stay on the cutting edge of what's new in the industry," said Christine L. Lewis, PhD, CPCU, CLU, ARP, ChFC, RHU, the Institutes' senior vice president and corporate secretary. "The Institutes' Professional Development Series helps you keep pace with current topics and provides

For additional information, e-mail cserv@cpcuiia.org or call the Customer Service Department at (800) 644-2101.

SOURCE: The American Institute for CPCU and Insurance Institute of America