ACP Designation Requirements

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Once the basic requirements for eligibility have been met, the following successful completion of courses in the Life, Health or Property & Casualty concentrations need to be met for the ACP designation:

Life Concentration (3 REQUIRED)

Coursework for Industry

• LOMA 280 - Principles of Insurance
• LOMA 290 - Company Operations
• Either LOMA 311 - Business Law for Financial Services Professionals; or LOMA 316 - Legal Aspects for Life & Health Insurance (Canada)

Coursework for Regulators Pursuing AIE and CIE Designations*

• Either LOMA 280 - Principles of Insurance; or HS 323 - Individual Life Insurance
• LOMA 290 - Company Operations
• One of the following:
  • LOMA 311 - Business Law for Financial Services Professionals
  • LOMA 316 - Legal Aspects for Life & Health Insurance (Canada)
  • LOMA 301 - Insurance Administration
  • LOMA 330 - Management Principles & Practices
  • LOMA 361 - Accounting & Financial Reporting in Life Insurance Companies

Coursework for Regulators Pursuing APIR, PIR and SPIR Designations*

• One of the following:
  • LOMA 280 - Principles of Insurance
  • HS 323 - Individual Life Insurance
  • Both NAIC-Basic Insurance; and NAIC Staff Education
  • SOFE - Life & Health Insurance Fundamentals

• LOMA 290 - Company Operations
• One of the following:
  • LOMA 311 - Business Law for Financial Services Professionals
  • LOMA 316 - Legal Aspects for Life & Health Insurance (Canada)
  • NAIC-Regulation of Insurance Products
  • NAIC-Core Legal

HEALTH CONCENTRATION (3 REQUIRED)

Coursework for Industry

• AHIP Part A - Fundamentals of Health Insurance
• AHIP Part B - Fundamentals of Health Insurance
• Either ICA C2 - Life & Health Insurance Law; or AHIP Health Care Fraud 1 - An Introduction to Detection, Investigation and Prevention

Coursework for Regulators Pursuing AIE and CIE Designations*

• One of the following:
  • LOMA 280 - Principles of Insurance
  • AHIP Part A - Fundamentals of Health Insurance
• Either LOMA 290 - Company Operations; or AHIP Part B - Fundamentals of Health Insurance
• One of the following:
  • ICA C1-Medical Aspects of Claims
  • ICA C2-Life & Health Insurance Law
  • ICA C3-Claims Administration
  • ICA C4-Management of Claims Operations
  • AHIP Health Care Fraud 1 - An Introduction to Detection, Investigation and Prevention
  • AHM 510 - Governance & Regulation

Coursework for Regulators Pursuing APIR, PIR and SPIR Designations*

• One of the following:
  • LOMA 280 - Principles of Insurance
  • AHIP Part A - Fundamentals of Health Insurance
  • Both NAIC-Basic Insurance; and NAIC Staff Education
  • HS 313 - Individual Health Insurance
  • SOFE - Life & Health Insurance Fundamentals
• Either LOMA 290 - Company Operations; or AHIP Part B - Fundamentals of Health Insurance
• One of the following:
  • AHIP Health Care Fraud 1 - An Introduction to Detection, Investigation and Prevention
  • LOMA 311 - Business Law for Financial Services Professionals
  • NAIC - Regulation of Insurance Products
  • NAIC - Core Legal

PROPERTY/CASUALTY CONCENTRATION (3 REQUIRED)

Coursework for Industry

• IR201 - Insurance Regulation
• CPCU 510 - Foundations of Risk Management, Insurance & Professionalism
• CPCU 520 - Insurance Company Operations, Regulation, and Statutory Accounting

Coursework for Regulators Pursuing AIE, CIE, APIR, PIR and SPIR Designations*

• One of the following:
  • Both INS 21 - Property and Liability Insurance Principles; and INS 22 - Personal Insurance
  • Both INS 21 - Property and Liability Insurance Principles; and INS 23 - Commercial Insurance

• CPCU 510 - Foundations of Risk Management, Insurance & Professionalism
• Either CPCU 520 - Insurance Company Operations, Regulation, and Statutory Accounting; or (SOFE) AFE 2 - Property and Liability Fundamentals

*Note: Not all coursework accepted by the AICP for its professional designations is included in the IRES and/or NAIC designation coursework..

Regulator members who began coursework toward their ACP and/or CCP Designations prior to May, 2007 will be given credit for coursework passed and recognized for such designations through Annual Conference, 2008.

The above courses are offered through AHIP, LOMA, IRES, NAIC, AICPCU, and SOFE. For more information regarding these courses, refer to http://www.ahip.org/, http://www.loma.org/, http://www.go-ires.org/, http://www.naic.org/, and http://www.aicpcu.org/

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