This article originally published in InsNerds.com Back in 2011 when I started working on my CPCU I didn’t know a single person who had their CPCU. I was going on blind faith and what I thought was good advice. I hadn’t discovered the CPCU Candidates Group on Facebook, the InsurancePros subreddit and InsNerds was just […]
11 Tips to Make the Most Out of the CPCU Society Leadership Summit
The 2017 CPCU Society Leadership Summit starts Thursday in Baltimore, MD, and both Carly and Tony will be there! We have loved our experience each and every time we’ve attended both the Leadership Summit and the Annual Meeting. 1. Understand that the Annual Meeting and the Leadership Summit are different animals with different crowds: The annual meeting […]
5 Takeaways from the 2017 CPCU Underwriting Collaboration Seminar
This article by Carly Burnham originally published at InsNerds.com If you follow me on Twitter (and if you don’t, you should!), you’ll have seen a ton of posts with the hashtag #UCS17. The Casualty Actuarial Society and The Institutes CPCU Society hosted this year’s Underwriting Collaboration Seminar in Chicago, IL. I’ve attended the past two […]
10 Things to do When You Finish CPCU
1. Take stock of what you just accomplished: Take a moment and realize that you’ve just done something that almost everyone in our industry wished they had the grit to accomplish. Only 10% of insurance professionals ever take a single test and only 4% ever complete their CPCU.* Congratulations, you are now part of the […]
How To Pass CPCU in a Flash – It Doesn’t Take a Genius
How To Pass CPCU in a Flash – It Doesn’t Take a Genius When I first started my finance and insurance career, I stumbled upon articles written by the Co-Founders Tony and Carly on LinkedIn, and eventually this blog, that showed a simple system to pass CPCU. With their motivation and advice, I passed all […]
Pay it Forward with CPCU
Have you seen the movie Pay It Forward? It was released back in 2000 starring Kevin Spacey, Haley Jo Osment and Helen Hunt. Osment’s character is challenged by his teacher to devise a plan to change society for the better. He helps three people, telling them instead of paying him back; they must pay it […]
Should you wait for the next CPCU Hawaii?
So we finally convinced you to start working on your CPCU? Awesome! Of course, we can also help you pass the CPCU tests and even give you some tips on how to do CPCU in a hurry. But the biggest question remains: Now that the 2016 Annual Meeting in Hawaii is over, should you wait until the […]
How to Rock CPCU Hawaii 2016
The CPCU Society Annual Meeting is the insurance event of the year, and this year’s event in Hawaii and is expected to be the insurance event of the decade! Whether you’re one of the 5,000+ new designees or you’re a returning CPCU your friends here at InsNerds.com want to make sure you have all the tools you need […]
Doing CPCU on a Budget
We’ve written a lot about why you should start CPCU today and how to do it because most of us are very lucky to work at carriers and agencies that are willing to pay for CPCU, but if you happen to work for a smaller agency or a carrier that doesn’t pay for CPCU, there […]
How to Bounce Back from a Non Pass in a CPCU Test
You followed all of our tips for the CPCU test, and yet when you got to the end of the test, sweating profusely, you clicked on the button to submit for grading and *gasp*, you see a big glaring heart-breaking “Non Pass”. The screen reads “Non Pass” but in your head it screams “FAIL” with a […]