Certification or Licensing
The Institutes offers the associate in commercial underwriting (AU) and the associate in commercial underwriting-management (AU-M) designations. Requirements for the AU and AU-M include completion of designated course work (that can last up to two years) and passing a comprehensive examination. The Institutes also offers a more advanced professional certification, the chartered property casualty underwriter (CPCU) designation. Course work for the CPCU usually takes two to three years, and a candidate must pass courses/examinations, covering such subjects as accounting, finance, business law, and commercial risk management.
For life insurance underwriters, The American College of Financial Services offers the chartered life underwriter (CLU) designation. Like the CPCU, the CLU requires completing a comprehensive series of courses and passing examinations.
The National Association of Insurance and Financial Advisors offers the life underwriter training council fellow credential to applicants who complete three courses and pass an examination for each course.
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