The agency I worked for had an account that was a political action committee (PAC) that had been written the year before with Travelers. They non-renewed the policy when they found out the insured was a PAC and not what was represented on the original application. I called the client and explained t...

Joe, my suggestion would be...slow down! Remember, the CPCU courses are college-level. Give yourself more time to absorb the information. Begin with the educational objectives and make sure you can provide the answers to those objectives. That is what you'll be tested on. Slow and steady wins the ra...

Steve, have you tried giving each of the candidates a client scenario and see what coverages they would recommend? Are you looking to hire a full-time CSR? Would candidate #2 work for you exclusively? Sharing candidate #1 with another independent agent would make me a little nervous. Call me paranoi...

I feel that any designation you obtain is very helpful in our industry. I started out with CPCU and then began & finished the CIC designation. I have to complete the CPCU and also want to obtain the ARM designation as well. For working with clients, I feel the CIC designation is best. CPCU prepa...