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JANUARY TO MARCH 2011
(Unless otherwise indicated, seminars are at ISC, Suite 300, 330 South Wells, Chicago.)
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Wednesday, January 19 -- Course No. 43878
Commercial Property Coverage (UPDATED)
Just what do specific Commercial Property forms and endorsement cover -- and what don't they cover? Veteran producer Nancy Solomon provides a thorough analysis, discussing common policy provisions, the types of property covered and not covered, vacancy and valuation clauses, coinsurance and deductibles, the purposes and exclusions and limitations of cause of loss forms, and the functions of major Commercial Property endorsements.
Speaker: Nancy Solomon, Principal, Martini, Miller & Schloss, Inc.
Time: 8:30-4:30 Cost: $180 CE Credit: 8 hours IL and CPD
Attend this seminar plus any other
Commercial Lines full-day seminar in
January, February, and March, and earn 14 to 16 CE credits for just $300!
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Ethics in Insurance and Risk Management
A new seminar, developed by Chuck Schramm, to meet the new State of Illinois requirement. After a brief review of some of the sources of the values and sense of morality that are the basis for many ethical codes -- and for insurance producers' ethical obligations -- ISC's seminar leaders will call on students to exercise their ethical "muscles" by discussing a number of areas where insurance professionals encounter ethical issues in the workplace. Don't plan to sleep through this seminar: this issue is too important!
Speaker: Alfred "Al" Theede, M.B.A., CPCU, AIC, ARM, API, AINS, AIS
Time: 8:30-11:30 OR 1:00-4:00 Cost: $60 CE Credit: 3 hours IL and CPD
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Thursday, February 3 -- Course No. 43805
Introduction to the Insurance Industry
New to insurance and risk management? This seminar is a terrific first step toward understanding the structure, operations, and components of the industry, its terminology, and the basics of Property, Liability, Life, and Health insurance, plus an overview of risk management and financial planning.
Speaker: Paul Richard, M.S., CPCU
Time: 8:30-4:30 Cost: $180 CE Credit: 8 hours IL and CPD
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Thursday, February 10 (am) -- Course No. 43905
Ethics in Insurance and Risk Management
A new seminar, designed by Chuck Schramm, to meet the State of Illinois' new ethics requirement. After a brief review of some of the sources of the values and sense of morality that are the basis for many ethical codes -- and for insurance producers' ethical obligations -- Chuck will call on students to exercise their ethical "muscles" by discussing a number of areas where insurance professionals encounter ethical issues in the workplace. Don't plan to sleep through this seminar: this issue is too important!
Time: 9:00-Noon Cost: $60 CE Credit: 3 hours IL and CPD
Thursday, February 10 (pm) -- Course No. 43757
Certificates of Insurance: The Paper Wars
In what circumstances should each of the standard certificate forms be used? What have the courts said? This workshop uses a "hands-on," case-study approach. Students complete and discuss the most up-to-date version of each of the certificate forms.
Speaker: Chuck Schramm, M.B.A., CPCU, CIC, AAI, ARM, CRM, Rosenthal Brothers Insurance
Time: 1-4 p.m. Cost: $125 CE Credit: 3 hours IL and CPD
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Wednesday, February 23 -- Course No. 43593
Comprehensive Business Interruption Review
Falling revenue or rising expenses can devastate a prosperous company...and perhaps even put it out of business! Insurers have developed products to address these concerns, but they're not cookie-cutter coverages. Tailoring net-income protection to fit a specific insured's needs requires expertise: expertise you can develop in this seminar. You'll review the basic policy forms and the endorsements needed to deal with common situations, learn how to complete the standard Business Income worksheet, and discuss and Extra Expense worksheet Chuck Schramm uses in analyzing his clients' business interruption exposures.
Speaker: Chuck Schramm, M.B.A., CPCU, CIC, AAI, ARM, CRM, Rosenthal Brothers Insurance
Time: 8:30-4:10 Cost: $180 CE Credit: 8 hours IL and CPD
Attend this seminar plus any other Commercial Lines full-day seminar in January, February, or March, and earn 14 to 16 CE credits for just $300!
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Thursday, February 24 -- Course No. 43905
Ethics in Insurance and Risk Management
A new seminar, developed by Chuck Schramm, to meet the new State of Illinois requirement. After a brief review of some of the sources of the values and sense of morality that are the basis for many ethical codes -- and for insurance producers' ethical obligations -- ISC's seminar leader will call on students to exercise their ethical "muscles" by discussing a number of areas where insurance professionals encounter ethical issues in the workplace. Don't plan to sleep through this seminar: this issue is too important!
Speaker: Paul Richard, M.S., CPCU
Time: 8:30-11:30 OR 1:00-4:00 Cost: $60 CE Credit: 3 hours IL and CPD
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Friday, February 25 (am) -- Course No. 43776
Time Management in Insurance and Risk Management
So much to do, so little time! There are ways to organize your time more effectively so that you don't drop any of the balls you're juggling. Patricia's knowledge of management skills -- and understanding of the insurance industry -- makes her the perfect coach for those who want to work smarter, not harder...or longer hours.
Speaker: Patricia Pippert, M.B.A., President, P2 Enterprises
Time: 8:30-12 Cost: $125 CE Credit: 4 hours IL and CPD
Friday, February 25 (pm) -- Course No. 43851
Change Management in Risk Management and Insurance
Speaker: Patricia Pippert, M.B.A., President, P2 Enterprises
Change is good, we all intone, but when it comes to actually coping with it, many of us withdraw into fearful resistance. In an industry constantly challenged to adjust to change, the skills needed to lead change in the workplace are essential. Patricia Pippert's experience, both inside and outside the industry, will help you get a stronger grip on the change process.
Time: 1-4:30 Cost: $125 CE Credit: 4 hours IL and CPD
Attend both seminars for
just $180, and earn 8 hours of
Illinois producer and CPCU continuing professional development credit!
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Thursday, March 3 -- Course No. 43797
Understanding Marine Insurance: Wet in the Morning, Dry in the Afternoon
After a brief introduction to the history of Marine insurance, experienced producer Paul Richard discusses the need for Ocean Marine insurance and the major Ocean Marine coverages (Hull, Cargo, and Protection & Indemnity). In the afternoon, he shifts to Inland Marine, considering the terms of the Nationwide Definition, and analyzing the provisions, underwriting, and marketing of such coverages as Builders Risk, Contractors Equipment, and transportation and computer covers. The seminar closes with a group project.
Speaker: Paul Richard, M.S., CPCU
Time: 8:30-4:30 Cost: $180 CE Credit: 8 hours IL and CPD
Attend this seminar plus any other
Commercial Lines full-day seminar in
January, February, or March, and earn 14 to 16 CE credits for just $300!
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ABCs of Business Writing
If you've forgotten more than you remember of grade-school and high school "language arts," this is the seminar for you: a back-to-basics review of grammar, sentence structure, punctuation, and other "golden oldies"....
Speaker: Mary A. Carroll, M.A., CPCU, CEBS, ARM, AIS, ISC Executive Director
Time: 9:00-12 Noon Cost: $125 CE Credit: 3 hours IL and CPD
Beyond the Basics: Business Communication
If you already know grammar (or reviewed it this morning) and want more help toward writing more effectively, this afternoon seminar surveys some of the concepts good writers know -- about purpose, audience, organization, clarity, and style -- that make their communications stand out from the crowd.
Speaker: Mary A. Carroll, M.A., CPCU, CEBS, ARM, AIS, ISC Executive Director
Time: 12:30-4:10 Cost: $125 CE Credit: 4 hours IL and CPD
Pay just $180 for the full day, worth 7 hours of CE credit....
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Tuesday, March 8 -- Course No. 43640
Commercial Auto Insurance Coverages
This seminar covers the latest Insurance Services Office (ISO) changes to the Business Auto Coverage Form, Garage Coverage Form, Garage Liability coverage, Garagekeepers coverage, Truckers Policy, and Motor Carrier Coverage Form. Led by an experienced producer, the seminar addresses critical coverage questions: for example: Is the Garage General Liability Form the same as Commercial General Liability coverage? When do you need both? Is Garagekeepers always legal liability coverage? Whose coverage is primary when a trucker borrows a truck and has an accident?
Speaker: Chuck Schramm, M.B.A., CPCU, CIC, AAI, ARM, CRM, Rosenthal Brothers Insurance
Time: 8:30-4:10 Cost: $180 CE Credit: 7 hours IL and CPD
Attend this seminar plus any other
Commercial Lines full-day seminar in
January, February, or March, and earn 14-16 CE credits for just $300.
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Friday, March 11 -- Course No. 43626
Negotiations: Get the Best Deal Every Time!
Lee Hugh Goodman, a professional mediator, author, and lecturer, will show you how to hone your negotiation skills. Lee uses simulations, games, and lectures to help students learn to formulate compelling arguments, understand opponents' strengths and weaknesses, and implement winning strategies and tactics.
Speaker: Lee Hugh Goodman, Mediated Settlement Services
Time: 8:30-4:10 Cost: $180 CE Credit: 7 hours IL and CPD
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Wednesday, March 16 -- Course No. 43896
Commercial General Liability Insurance (UPDATED)
Would bodily injury caused by fumes released from the Insured's operations inside a building be covered under a CGL policy or excluded? What effect would the inclusion of "advertisement" have on Advertising Injury coverage? What is required on Additional Insured endorsements? How are they interpreted? These are just a few examples of the many questions addressed in this thought-provoking seminar on the CGL form and endorsements.
Chuck Schramm has updated his presentation based on ISO's last two revisions of the CGL form and endorsements. ISC has filed this revised program as a new seminar so that students who have taken this seminar before but want to catch up on the changes will be able to earn continuing education credit.
Speaker: Chuck Schramm, M.B.A., CPCU, CIC, AAI, ARM, CRM, Rosenthal Brothers Insurance
Time: 8:30-4:10 Cost: $180 CE Credit: 8 hour IL and CPD
Attend this seminar plus any other
Commercial Lines full-day seminar in
January, February, or March, and earn 14 to 16 CE credits for just $300!
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Thursday, March 17 -- Course No. 43607
Managing the Crime Exposure
A crime loss can be every bit as financially devastating as a major fire or large-dollar liability claim, yet the relevant risk management factors and the need for Crime insurance are less well understood. Paul Richard has developed a seminar to remedy this situation, thoroughly analyzing key Crime coverages, discussing the special role of the Crime application, and outlining major underwriting considerations. After a review of the new ISO Commercial Crime Program, Paul assigns a class project that allows participants to apply what they've learned about this vital exposure.
Speaker: Paul Richard, M.S., CPCU
Time: 8:30-4:30 Cost: $180 CE Credit: 8 hours IL and CPD
Attend this seminar plus any other
Commercial Lines full-day seminar in
January, February, or March, and earn 14 to 16 CE credits for just $300!
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Wednesday, March 23 -- Course No. 43878
Commercial Property Coverage (UPDATED)
Just what do specific Commercial Property forms and endorsement cover -- and what don't they cover? Veteran producer Nancy Solomon provides a thorough analysis, discussing common policy provisions, the types of property covered and not covered, vacancy and valuation clauses, coinsurance and deductibles, the purposes and exclusions and limitations of cause of loss forms, and the functions of major Commercial Property endorsements.
Speaker: Nancy Solomon, Principal, Martini, Miller & Schloss, Inc.
Time: 8:30-4:30 Cost: $180 CE Credit: 8 hours IL and CPD
Attend this seminar plus any other
Commercial Lines full-day seminar in
January, February, or March, and earn 14 to 16 CE credits for just $300!
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Ethics in Insurance and Risk Management
A new seminar, developed by Chuck Schramm, to meet the new State of Illinois requirement. After a brief review of some of the sources of the values and sense of morality that are the basis for many ethical codes -- and for insurance producers' ethical obligations -- ISC's seminar leader will call on students to exercise their ethical "muscles" by discussing a number of areas where insurance professionals encounter ethical issues in the workplace. Don't plan to sleep through this seminar: this issue is too important!
Speaker: Alfred "Al" Theede, M.B.A., CPCU, AIC, ARM, API, AINS, AIS
Time: 8:30-11:30 OR 1:00-4:00 Cost: $60 CE Credit: 3 hours IL and CPD
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ADDITIONAL SEMINARS NOT
CURRENTLY SCHEDULED
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-- Course No. 43899
Business Auto Policy Geography
Speaker: Chuck Schramm, M.B.A., CPCU, CIC, AAI, ARM, CRM, Rosenthal Brothers Insurance
Like Chuck Schramm's CGL Policy Geography seminar, this participatory workshop gives students' policy-reading skills a workout. Chuck presents a situation, and the class uses specific Auto policy forms to determine answer basic questions like who is an insured, which policy is primary, and whether a particular claim situation would be covered.
Time: 1-4:30 Cost: $125 CE Credit: 4 hours IL and CPD
Attend both seminars for just
$180, and earn 8 hours
of Illinois producer and CPCU continuing education credit!
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-- Course No. 43769
Insurance Agency Operations
Sales and service, accounting and information: the challenges facing agency managers and employees are growing more complex every year. With more than 30 years of experience as an agency principal, Nancy Solomon is well-positioned to help every agency employee understand more comprehensively how the pieces of the agency business fit together.
Speaker: Nancy Solomon, Principal, Martini, Miller, & Schloss, Inc.
Time: 8:30-4:10 Cost: $180 CE Credit: 7 hours IL and CPD
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-- Course No. Pending
An Engineer's View of Electrical Hazards
If fires are at the center of most people's (and most businesses') perceived need for Property insurance -- and electrical hazards are the cause of many fires -- perhaps insurance and risk management professionals ought to know about more about electrical hazards. Engineer Tom Bajzek has developed a focused seminar that provides the information we all need to protect ourselves as well as our clients.
Speaker: Thomas J.
Bajzek, P.E., Manager, Electrical Engineering,
Engineering Systems Inc.
Time: 9 to Noon Cost: $125 CE Credit: 3 hours IL and CPD requested
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-- Course No. 14704
Accounting and Finance for Non-Financial Professionals
Are you dealing with another Enron, WorldCom, Tyco, etc.? Find out in this fast-paced, comprehensive seminar. Discover how to find the secrets buried in corporate financial statements. Learn how to review balance sheets, income statements, and cash flow reports to spot both strengths and potential warning signs of deteriorating financial performance. You will also learn how to apply a time-tested financial analysis tool designed to reveal ":the good, the bad, and the ugly" in a company's operating results and financial condition. And if you're more concerned about insurer financial strength, Marc will suggest some of the tools that will help you distinguish the reliable from the risky.
Speaker: Marc I. Cherney, M.B.A., CPA, Independent Financial Consultant
Time: 8:30-4:30 Cost: $180 CE Credit: 8 hours IL and CPD
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-- Course No. 19826
New, Changed, Weird in Commercial Lines
Just when you think you know what's covered in every ISO form...they change them. In this seminar, Dan Myers brings students up to date on recent changes in Commercial General Liability, Auto, Garage, Truckers, Crime, Inland Marine, and Property forms.
Speaker: Dan Myers, Professional Insurance Education of Indiana, Inc.
Time: 8:30-11:30 Cost: $125 CE Credit: 3 hours IL and CPD
Ultimate Contractor Seminar
The first half of this seminar focuses on legal liability (types, sources, and consequences), plus the nature of the coverage provided by the Commercial General Liability policy, the four most frequently misunderstood CGL exclusions, and the impact of additional insured endorsements and certificates of insurance. The second half addresses three specialty lines with particular relevance for contractors: Builder's Risk coverage, the Installation Floater, and Contractor Equipment coverage. It's vital information for anyone involved with insurance and risk management for contractors
Speaker: Dan Myers, Professional Insurance Education of Indiana, Inc.
Time: 12:30-4:10 Cost: $175 CE Credit: 4 hours IL and CPD
Attend both seminars for just
$250, and earn a total of
7 hours of Illinois CE and CPCU continuing professional development
credit!
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-- Course Number Pending
Reinsurance Plans and Programs
This new seminar covers the fundamentals of reinsurance contracts and practices. It will provide a solid introduction for those who sometimes encounter reinsurance issues in their insurance/risk management work but have not previously been exposed to the reinsurance industry's contract clauses and agreements.
Speaker: Marshall W. Reavis III, Ph.D., CPCU, CLU, ARM, Insurance Education Specialists
Time: 8:30 a.m.-12 noon Cost: $125 CE Credit: 4 hours IL and CPD
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-- Course No. 16150
Workers Compensation and Employers Liability Workshop
Spend a full day learning more about the coverage that drives decision making on many Commercial insurance accounts. Businesses that want to manage their "cost of risk" usually start with Workers Compensation. Learn more about the statutory nature of this line of insurance, the coverage each section of the policy provides, what the standard language doesn't cover, and critical underwriting and loss control considerations.
Speaker:
Time: 8:30-4:10 Cost: $180 CE Credit: 7 hours IL and CPD
Attend this seminar plus
any other Commercial Lines full-day seminar in
January through June 2007, and earn 14 to 16 CE credits for just $250!
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-- Course No. 21909
Dissecting the Commercial Package Property
The Commercial Package Policy (CPP) is a valuable tool for mid-sized insureds, but it's vital to understand how best to use it. This seminar will explore the seven coverage forms that can be included in the CPP: Commercial Property, Commercial General Liability, Crime, Boiler and Machinery, Inland Marine, Business Auto, and Farm insurance. Certain to be useful to those who work with this coverage.
Speaker: Marshall W. Reavis III, Ph.D., CPCU, CLU, ARM, Insurance Education Specialists
Time: 8:30-4:30 Cost: $180 CE Credit: 8 hours IL and CPD
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-- Course No. 25007
FEMA Flood Insurance Requirements
Federal law now requires that any agent or broker who sells Flood insurance must complete a three-hour seminar reviewing the structure of the National Flood Insurance Program, the coverages it provides, the property owners eligible for the program, and procedures in case of loss. In addition to those currently writing Flood insurance, this would also be a valuable session for Property insurance specialists who haven't yet dealt with the challenges of Flood insurance.
Speaker: Dan Myers, Professional Insurance Educators of Indiana, Inc.
Time: 9-Noon OR 1-4 Cost: $60 CE Credit: 3 hours IL and CPD
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-- Course No. 26396
NEW! Umbrella and Excess Liability Insurance
A well-structured Umbrella/Excess program can be the difference between a sound night's sleep and serious insomnia -- for corporate CEOs and risk managers, and for the brokers and agents who seek to meet their insurance needs. In this new seminar, Chuck Schramm spotlights the critical issues in putting together an Excess program.
Speaker: Chuck Schramm, M.B.A., CPCU, CIC, AAI, ARM, CRM, Rosenthal Brothers Insurance
Time: 1-4:30 Cost: $125 CE Credit: 4 hours IL and CPD
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