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Education Corner - Spring 2024



Do you have a plan to complete your NICE CE?

We are almost halfway through the current National IRES Continuing Education (NICE) Program compliance period, which makes it an excellent time to make sure you are on track to earn all the continuing education (CE) you need for the year.


It is easy, just:

  • Log in to your IRES account and report any credits that you have earned but have not reported yet;

  • Check to see how many CE credits have been awarded so far;

  • Calculate how many credits you still need; and

  • Make a plan to pick up any credits you still need before the compliance period ends.


How many credits do I need?

The NICE Program requires all members holding an AIE®, CIE®, and/or CICSR® designation to earn 15 CE credits annually. The program intends to help ensure that every active designation holder pursues a plan of continuing education throughout his or her career to remain current with issues facing the insurance industry. Items submitted for credit under the current compliance period must be completed between September 1, 2023, to August 31, 2024.


Still need some more CE credit?

If you still need to earn more CE for this compliance period, remember there are a lot of ways under the NICE Program for you to earn CE. For example, you could:


Attend the Career Development Seminar (CDS). This year’s CDS is July 21-23, 2024, at the Hyatt Regency Coconut Point Resort in Bonita Springs, Florida.


Earn your MCM® designation. A list of the upcoming MCM programs is available on the IRES website.


Share your knowledge. You can earn CE credit for authoring an article for The Regulator® or some other insurance publication or for insurance-related speaking engagements.


Take a qualifying insurance-related course. Many courses sponsored by the various national insurance institutes, accredited colleges/universities, online educational providers, and/or producer licensing continuing education providers qualify for CE. When selecting a course or webinar, remember that to qualify for CE credit under the NICE Program, the course must be at least 50% insurance-related. That means at least 50% of the course content must be related to insurance. Here are a few ideas of where you might find qualifying courses:



For complete details – including any information on what constitutes a qualifying event and on credit limitations – please refer to the NICE Program Manual.


If you have any questions about the NICE Program, please contact the IRES office.


 

Jo LeDuc, CIE, MCM, CPCU, FLMI, AIDA, Director of Insurance Market Regulation Division with the Missouri Department of Insurance. Jo is a member of and a past President of the Insurance Regulatory Examiners Society (IRES). She has an M.B.A. and a B.S. in Business Administration. In addition, she has earned the CIE (Certified Insurance Examiner), MCM (Market Conduct Management), CPCU (Chartered Property & Casualty Underwriter), FMLI (Fellow, Life Management Institute), AIRC (Associate, Insurance Regulatory Compliance), AIC (Associate in Claims), Associate in Insurance Data Analytics (AIDA) and API (Associate in Personal Insurance) designations.

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