Associate in Surplus Lines Insurance (ASLI) Program
Prepare to meet new challenges. The ASLI program prepares you to meet the challenges and opportunities presented by the use of the surplus lines market. Earning this designation can be beneficial to industry veterans who wish to enhance their prestige and marketability. It can also benefit those who are relatively new to nonadmitted companies and who want to demonstrate a commitment to understanding their clients' needs.
Required Courses
To earn the ASLI designation, students must pass the exams for ASLI 163, ASLI 164, and any two of the listed electives. The Registered Professional Liability Underwriter (RPLU) designation granted by the Professional Liability Underwriting Society (PLUS) will satisfy both elective requirements.
ASLI 163—Surplus Lines Insurance Operations: Fundamentals of Surplus Lines Insurance Operations, Insurance Regulation, Surplus Lines Insurance Marketing, New Product and Program Development, Underwriting, Ratemaking, The Claim Function, Reinsurance, Financial Analysis of Insurers and Intermediaries, and Insurance Cycles and the Surplus Lines Market.
ASLI 164—Surplus Lines Insurance Products: Overview of Surplus Lines Insurance Products, General Liability, Professional Liability, Management Liability, Commercial Auto, Environmental, Excess and Umbrella Liability, Commercial Property, Business Income and Extra Expense, Commercial Crime, Aviation, Ocean Marine, Inland Marine, and Personal Insurance.
Choose any two electives from the list below.
Coverage Electives
| CPCU 510 | Foundations of Risk Management, Insurance, and Professionalism |
| CPCU 530 | The Legal Environment of Insurance |
| CPCU 540 | Finance for Risk Management and Insurance Professionals |
| AIS 25 | Delivering Insurance Services |
| AIC 33 | Claim Handling Principles and Practices |
| AIC 34 | Workers’ Compensation and Managing Bodily Injury Claims |
| AIC 35 | Property Loss Adjusting |
| AIC 36 | Liability Claim Practices |
| ARM 54 | Risk Assessment |
| ARM 55 | Risk Control |
| ARM 56 | Risk Financing |
| AU 65 | Commercial Underwriting: Principles & Property |
| AU 66 | Commercial Underwriting: Liability and Advanced Techniques |
| AAI 83 | Agency Operations and Sales Management |
| APA 91 | Principles of Premium Auditing |
| APA 92 | Premium Auditing Applications |
| AIAF 111 | Statutory Accounting for Property-Casualty Insurers |
| AIAF 112 | Insurance Information Systems |
| AIAF 113 | Insurance Company Finance* |
| AIT 132 | Insurance Uses of Technology |
| AIT 134 | The Strategic Management of Information |
| ARe 141 | Principles of Reinsurance* |
| ARe 142 | Reinsurance Practices* |
| ARe 144 | Reinsurance Principles and Practices† |
* No longer offered, but which satisfy ASLI elective requirements.
† May not be used in conjunction with ARe 141 and ARe 142 for the purposes of earning the ASLI designation.
NOTE: The Registered Professional Liability Underwriter (RPLU) designation granted by the Professional Liability Underwriting Society satisfies both electives. Outside courses or programs are subject to a $125 waiver application fee.
Course Sequence: It is better to take ASLI 163 before ASLI 164.
Exam Type
CPCU 510/530/540: Computer-administered essay (30-35 questions). Time allotted: 3 hours.
AIS 25: Exam on request (EOR). Sixty objective (multiple-choice) questions. Time allotted: 2 hours.
The Delivering Insurance Services exam is an Exam-on-Request (EOR) and can be taken in two ways. Take the multiple-choice exam (1) by computer at an Institutes Approved On-Site Testing Center or a Prometric Testing Center during our testing windows or (2) on paper in your workplace at any time.
ASLI 163/164 and all other above exams: Eighty-five computer-administered, objective (multiple-choice) questions. Time allotted: 2 hours.
Is this Program Right for You?
If you are new to the industry or are uncertain as to whether this program is right for you, try our online advising or fill out our a self-inventory form and mail it to the Institutes.
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