CPIB Program Objectives

• Challenge yourself in this flexible and specialized university-level designation program (3 mandatory courses and 3 electives) developed for brokers by brokers
• Develop your potential by specializing in Personal Lines, Commercial Lines, or Broker Management
• Explore new issues and perspectives through business, analytical, and insurance skills that will be adaptable in a number of environments
• Take all 6 courses to earn your designation, or take individual courses to sharpen your professionalism in a particular area

CPIB Course Descriptions

Prerequisite: CAIB or AIIC/CIP (Chartered Insurance Professional)
CPIB is a prerequisite for IBAA's H.B.Com. and MBA. While not a prerequisite for CCIB, CPIB certainly helps with the exams.

Choose one of 3 CPIB streams: Personal Lines, Commercial Lines, or Broker Management. Declare your stream at any point during the course (but ensure your electives and mandatory courses match the stream).

Law & Ethics

*22 CE credits for General, Adjuster, Accident & Sickness, and Life licenses

Courts increasingly hold professionals in the marketplace to high standards of care. This course shows brokers the rapid changes in the legal climate and the growing influence of ethical considerations in the business world. Topics include basic and business law, professional ethics and codes of conduct, personal and organizational ethics, client-based responsibilities related to common law, third-party-based responsibilities related to common law, risk-management strategies that protect the broker, corporate law, business contracts, employment contracts, e-commerce, privacy issues and legislation, and employer-employee relationships.