August 2005 E-UPDATE

FEATURES
→The New ARM Program
→New Completion Requirement for APA
→More 2006 Curriculum Changes

Information for all AICPCU and IIA programs, exams, and services is available at http://www.aicpcu.org.

THE NEW ARM: IN-DEPTH, PRACTICAL RISK MANAGEMENT KNOWLEDGE
The Institutes are pleased to announce the newly revised Associate in Risk Management (ARM) designation program. The new curriculum teaches risk management and insurance professionals practical and relevant skills designed to help them manage a variety of contemporary and complex risks at all levels of an organization.

The new ARM program teaches the in-depth knowledge needed to assess and respond to the hazard risks your company faces. ARM helps employees to

• Build a strong foundation in the science of risk management
• Gain practical skills to avoid, reduce, and manage risk
• Learn to adapt those skills to meet changing needs

Richard J. Berthelsen, JD, CPCU, ARM, director of curriculum for the ARM designation, explains the benefit of the recent revisions. “We retained the original genius of the risk management process and design while updating the practical risk management applications,” Berthelsen said. “We address not only the loss exposures that risk management professionals face today, but the ones they are likely to face in the future.”

New textbooks and course guides (and SMART® Study Aids) for ARM 54—Risk Assessment and ARM 55—Risk Control have been released for exams starting in January 2006. The popular SMART Practice Exam CD-ROM is included with ARM 54 and 55 course guides.

For additional information about the ARM program, click http://www.aicpcu.org/flyers/arm.htm, or contact our Customer Service department at (800) 644-2101.

NEW COMPLETION REQUIREMENTS FOR APA
Beginning in January 2006, the requirements for earning the Associate in Premium Auditing (APA) designation are completion of APA 91, APA 92, and CPCU 520, plus your choice of either CPCU 540 or CPCU 552.

Students currently pursuing the APA designation who have credit for both CPCU 540 and CPCU 552 as of December 31, 2005, will be permitted to complete under the current requirements.

For more information on this change, click http://www.aicpcu.org/flyers/apa.htm, or contact Customer Service at (800) 644-2101.

MORE 2006 CURRICULUM CHANGES
Several changes to textbooks and course guides have been made for courses in the CPCU, INS, AIM, ARM, APA, ARe, AFSB, and ASLI programs. Students will be tested on the new material beginning with the January 2006 exam series. Click here for a summary of these changes. Questions may be directed to customer service.

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2006 CATALOG
The Institutes’ Professional Development Catalog: Succeed 2006 is in the mail now. Individuals who took an exam or purchased materials in the past eighteen months will receive their copies shortly. Others may download a copy from our Web site or request a copy by calling Customer Service at (800) 644-2101.

ONLINE CLASSES
Institutes Online Learning classes for AIC, CPCU, and INS begin in September for the January-March 2006 exam window. Click here for a complete class schedule.

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