--- title: "Hey #Insurance – Ep 112 – The Alphabet Soup of Insurance Designations - InsNerds.com" description: Hi I'm Tony Cañas, CPCU, AU, ARM, ARe, AIC, AIS, API, ASLI, AMIM, AIC so what exactly do those letters mean? Watch the video to find out and change your own career! image: https://insnerds.com/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/Super-Tony-100x100-Jan-03-2025-02-16-26-0930-AM.jpg --- 1 min read # Hey #Insurance – Ep 112 – The Alphabet Soup of Insurance Designations [ Antonio Canas ](https://insnerds.com/insights/author/antonio-canas) : Jan 23, 2021 12:00:00 AM [Career](https://insnerds.com/insights/tag/career) [CPCU](https://insnerds.com/insights/tag/cpcu) [Education](https://insnerds.com/insights/tag/education) [Video](https://insnerds.com/insights/tag/video) [Hey #Insurance](https://insnerds.com/insights/tag/hey-insurance) [Continuing Education](https://insnerds.com/insights/tag/continuing-education) ![Hey #Insurance – Ep 112 – The Alphabet Soup of Insurance Designations](https://insnerds.com/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/Super-Tony-100x100-Jan-03-2025-02-16-26-0930-AM.jpg) Hi I’m Tony Cañas, CPCU, AU, ARM, ARe, AIC, AIS, API, ASLI, AMIM, AIC so what exactly do those letters mean? Watch the video to find out and change your own career! ![](https://insnerds.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/Super-Tony-100x100-Jan-03-2025-02-16-26-0930-AM.jpg?width=100&height=100&name=Super-Tony-100x100-Jan-03-2025-02-16-26-0930-AM.jpg) ![](https://insnerds.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/Super-Tony-100x100-Jan-03-2025-02-16-26-0930-AM.jpg?width=100&height=100&name=Super-Tony-100x100-Jan-03-2025-02-16-26-0930-AM.jpg) ### About Antonio Canas Tony started in insurance in 2009 and immediately became a designation addict and shortly thereafter a proud insurance nerd. He has worked in claims, underwriting, finance and sales management, at 4 carriers, 6 cities and 5 states. Tony is passionate about insurance, technology and especially helping the insurance industry figure out how to retain and engage the younger generation of insurance professionals. 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He has worked in claims, underwriting, finance and sales management, at 4 carriers, 6 cities and 5 states. Tony is passionate about insurance, technology and especially helping the insurance industry figure out how to retain and engage the younger generation of insurance professionals. 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