Jan 14, 2014 | News
Deadlines have been extended to complete mandatory continuing education hours for Life and A&S agents in Alberta and for ChAD requirements in Quebec.
Alberta agents: you now have until June 30 to complete your continuing education classes. With ILScorp you can complete your CE courses for Life and Accident Sickness agents on your own schedule – anytime, anywhere you have an internet connection.
Our Life / A&S course catalogue includes more than 75 CE courses (185 hours), so you’ll find courses that are of interest and relevance to you and your business. A new online Professional Liability course: Introduction to Errors and Omissions Exposures Insurance for Life / A&S Agents, which is also included in the subscription option.
Individual Courses start at $85. Six month subscriptions to the entire Life/A&S CE course catalogue are $260.
Quebec Agents: if you have not completed your ChAD professional development units, your deadline has now been extended to March 31, 2014. Still working on your hours? ILScorp’s ChAD Subscription offers unlimited access to our accredited ChAD courses (over 100 credits!) for six months for only $185.
Are you not the only one with hours to complete? If your brokerage has more than five people who need to complete their training, consider joining our ChAD Broker Network Program, and save $50 per person on a ChAD Subscription!
Advantages of the ILS continuing education course subscriptions:
- Once you purchase your subscription, you can begin taking your courses immediately! If you are a new subscriber, you will receive an automated username and password by email.
- All material is viewed online. All you need is an internet connection!
- Courses can be accessed any time and you can log in and log out as many times as you wish during the course period.
- Quizzes and Final exams are offered in most of our courses to help you retain the information.
- Should you require any assistance at any time during your course work, we are here to support you 5 days a week, 0800 – 1700 PST.
Join the more than 22,000 Canadian insurance professionals who develop their skills with ILScorp each year! Visit ILScorp.com today to get started, or call 1-800-404-2211.
Jan 13, 2014 | News
The start of a new year brings new resolutions, goals and opportunities! We want to know what you want to learn in 2014, and give you the chance to win your choice of courses from ILScorp!
A number of entries are rolling in, and we’re excited to hear what you want to learn. From general ideas, to specific courses, agents across Canada know they can benefit from online insurance training from ILScorp.
Charlene S. tells us she wants to “learn more about claim outcomes and settlements,” while Cathy W. says she want to “learn more about Cyber Security, completing a Business Income Worksheet, differences in Environmental Liability and the old Garage Auto again – can never get enough learning on the Garage Policy!”
Elaine shared that she wants to “learn the information required to pass my Level 2 Alberta Licensing Exam and the Alberta Life/Accident and Sickness Exam in 2014.”
Debbie is excited to complete the ILS Introduction to General Insurance: “I work in a insurance office doing the motor vehicle and have attempted the fundamentals book as it was really difficult to understand. A few of my co-workers have completed the ILS course with great success, and the book was fun and easy to read. I would love to have the opportunity to complete it with this course. I am so motivated to try this!!”
Meanwhile Cathy P. says she want “to learn to more….. just more.”
What do you want to learn in 2014? Let us know on our Facebook page which skills or subjects you’d most like to learn this year by filling in the blank: I want to learn ___________________ in 2014.
Whether you’re ready to begin your career in insurance, looking to upgrade your license, increase knowledge in specific areas of insurance, or learn business skills including time management and leadership, ILScorp has online courses to help you improve your professional life. Regardless of your goals, you’ll find online insurance training to suit your needs.
Share your answer on our Facebook page by January 24, 2014, and you could win the chance to “learn more and earn more” with ILS. To help you achieve your 2014 learning goals, we’ll select contest five winners from these comments, who will receive up $500 worth of ILScorp online courses. Enter today!
Winners receive an ILScorp subscription or ILScorp course valued up to $500. All prizes must be redeemed by May 1, 2014.
* No cash value. Does not apply to previous purchases. Is not transferable to another person.
Jan 10, 2014 | News
ILScorp has recently released an exclusive new E&O Insurance course. ILScorp Life A&S continuing education subscribers now have free access to “Introduction to Errors and Omissions Exposures Insurance.”
This course is accredited for one continuing education hour in BC, Alberta, Saskatchewan and Manitoba.
Errors and Omissions insurance, also known as Professional Liability insurance, is designed to cover the errors and omissions of Life Insurance Agents and their associates. It protects against claims for financial losses stemming from negligence.
According to recent statistics, one in seven (14%) people selling insurance will be successfully sued for an E&O insurance claim. Therefore, it is essential that agents be aware of the E&O exposure and take the steps necessary to prevent and control E&O insurance claims.
This new online insurance training course is one of 75 continuing education courses (180+ credit hours) included in the ILScorp Life/ A&S subscription. All ILScorp courses are accredited and are written by insurance experts. The text and video courses engage the user so the learning experience is both interesting and entertaining. For your convenience, all of the courses available anywhere in the world you have an Internet connection.
Some of the courses available in the subscription include:
- The Individual Pension Plan
- Critical Illness Insurance: Benefits for the Living
- The Fundamentals of Customer Service – Providing the Service Our Life Insurance Customers Expect
- Life Agent Development Course Disability Insurance
- The Money Management Planning Process
- Insurance and Estate Planning
A six-month subscription includes access to these course and more for only $260 plus taxes. Learn more, earn more, with ILScorp.
Jan 9, 2014 | News
The start of a new year brings new resolutions, goals and opportunities! We want to know what you want to learn in 2014, and give you the chance to win your choice of courses from ILScorp!
Let us know on our Facebook page which skills or subjects you’d most like to learn this year by filling in the blank: I want to learn ___________________ in 2014.
Whether you’re ready to begin your career in insurance, looking to upgrade your license, increase knowledge in specific areas of insurance, or learn business skills including time management and leadership, ILScorp has online courses to help you improve your professional life. Regardless of your goals, you’ll find online insurance training to suit your needs.
Share your answer on our Facebook page by January 24, 2014, and you could win the chance to “learn more and earn more” with ILS. To help you achieve your 2014 learning goals, we’ll select contest five winners from these comments, who will receive up $500 worth of ILScorp online courses. Enter today!
Winners receive an ILScorp subscription or ILScorp course valued up to $500. All prizes must be redeemed by May 1, 2014.
* No cash value. Does not apply to previous purchases. Is not transferable to another person.
Jan 8, 2014 | News
Are you getting ready to write a CAIB exam this winter? Make sure you’re registered with your provincial body before the upcoming deadlines. The registration deadline for both BC’s Feb. 5 exam and and Manitoba’s Feb. 10 exam is Friday, Jan. 10. Alberta’s Feb. 12 exam has a Jan. 13 registration deadline.
With ILS’s CAIB exam prep courses you can be confident writing any level of CAIB exam. Learn the fundamentals of working in the insurance industry, and prepare to write your CAIB 1 licensing exam with the Canadian Accredited Insurance Broker Level 1 exam prep course from ILS. Looking to earn your CAIB 2, 3, or 4 designation? ILS can help you prepare for those exams as well!
ILScorp offers insurance training programs including exam prep courses for CAIB 1, 2, 3, & 4, via online video training, virtual classrooms and live immersion classes. For the Feb. 5 exam, you still have time to complete the online prep course.
With ILS’s interactive, online CAIB Exam Preparation video courses students enjoy ease and convenience of online learning at their convenience. Each CAIB insurance training course contains streaming video, and is divided into easy-to-manage chapters. Numerous exercises and mock exams help to reinforce knowledge retention.
With ILS you can study online with 24/7 access to the program, allowing you to work on your own schedule. Online self-study is a proven way to successfully prepare for insurance licensing examinations. Study at your own pace – stop the program at any time and return when you want. Review challenging concepts as often as you wish.
Through ILS’s online courses, you’ll receive the same instruction as students who attend classroom sessions. Preparing to write the CAIB level 1, 2,3 or 4 examinations has never been easier! More than 80% of students who prepare to write their CAIB exams with the ILScorp CAIB tutorial courses are successful. Once you’re ready to write the exam, contact your local insurance council to arrange your exam.
CAIB textbooks can be purchased through your provincial brokers association. Contact the association directly for more information.
And remember when it comes to CAIB, ILS wrote the book! Our founder and past president Steve Hawrishok developed and wrote the CAIB course.
Call 1-800-404-2211 or visit ilscorp.com today for more information.
Jan 7, 2014 | News
Is your Ontario business ready to comply with the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (AODA) regulations that came into effect on Jan. 1, 2014? The AODA has been around for a while, but the end of 2013 marked the deadline for a number of reporting requirements.
As an overview, certain employers need to ensure that they have done the following:
- Public sector employers with 20 or more employees were to file a compliance report with the Ontario government by Dec. 31, 2013, confirming that they are currently compliant with the Accessibility Standards for Customer Service. The filing can be done online.
- By Jan. 1, 2014, those same employers were also required also develop policies governing how they will meet their requirements under the Integrated Accessibility Standards. In addition, a multi-year accessibility plan must be developed, posted on the organizations’ websites, and provided in an accessible format upon request.
- For employers with 50 or more employees in Ontario that are launching a new website or undertaking a significant website refresh after January 1, 2014, the website is required to conform to the World Wide Web Consortium Web Content Accessibility Guidelines 2.0 Level A unless an exception applies or the company can demonstrate that meeting the guidelines is not practical.
Recent Freedom of Information Act requests have demonstrated that about 70% of Ontario private sector employers with 20 or more employees have not yet complied with required self-reporting requirements to demonstrate that they are compliant with the AODA. Perhaps more importantly, most private sector employers with 20 or more employees don’t even realize that they have certain obligations under the AODA as of January 1, 2014.
Because most Ontario businesses are not compliant with the AODA, the Ontario government has begun issuing notices of non-compliance and has indicated that it intends to pursue businesses which are non-responsive.
For further information, see the Ontario government’s website on AODA requirements.
Is your company AODA compliant? Compliance includes training all employees on AODA standards. Failure to comply can result in fines of up to $100,000.
ILScorp offers an Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (AODA) online course. You can register online, complete the AODA compliance training program entirely online, for a one-time fee of just $30 per person and print your certificate of completion immediately. Electronic records are kept by ILScorp in case of an audit, plus the ILScorp AODA course has been accredited from RIBO for one hour in the Management Category.
The course material has been taken directly from a variety of Government publications (with minor editing for clarity) on the subject of the AODA, including those of the Queen’s Printer for Ontario, and has been gathered here for the express purpose of providing training for the public on the AODA laws in effect.
Register online or call us at 1-800-404-2211 today to get started.
Information excerpted from an article by Catherine Coulter, Dentons.
