Jan 10, 2014 | News
ILScorp has recently released an exclusive new E&O Insurance course. ILScorp Life A&S continuing education subscribers now have free access to “Introduction to Errors and Omissions Exposures Insurance.”
This course is accredited for one continuing education hour in BC, Alberta, Saskatchewan and Manitoba.
Errors and Omissions insurance, also known as Professional Liability insurance, is designed to cover the errors and omissions of Life Insurance Agents and their associates. It protects against claims for financial losses stemming from negligence.
According to recent statistics, one in seven (14%) people selling insurance will be successfully sued for an E&O insurance claim. Therefore, it is essential that agents be aware of the E&O exposure and take the steps necessary to prevent and control E&O insurance claims.
This new online insurance training course is one of 75 continuing education courses (180+ credit hours) included in the ILScorp Life/ A&S subscription. All ILScorp courses are accredited and are written by insurance experts. The text and video courses engage the user so the learning experience is both interesting and entertaining. For your convenience, all of the courses available anywhere in the world you have an Internet connection.
Some of the courses available in the subscription include:
- The Individual Pension Plan
- Critical Illness Insurance: Benefits for the Living
- The Fundamentals of Customer Service – Providing the Service Our Life Insurance Customers Expect
- Life Agent Development Course Disability Insurance
- The Money Management Planning Process
- Insurance and Estate Planning
A six-month subscription includes access to these course and more for only $260 plus taxes. Learn more, earn more, with ILScorp.
Jan 9, 2014 | News
The start of a new year brings new resolutions, goals and opportunities! We want to know what you want to learn in 2014, and give you the chance to win your choice of courses from ILScorp!
Let us know on our Facebook page which skills or subjects you’d most like to learn this year by filling in the blank: I want to learn ___________________ in 2014.
Whether you’re ready to begin your career in insurance, looking to upgrade your license, increase knowledge in specific areas of insurance, or learn business skills including time management and leadership, ILScorp has online courses to help you improve your professional life. Regardless of your goals, you’ll find online insurance training to suit your needs.
Share your answer on our Facebook page by January 24, 2014, and you could win the chance to “learn more and earn more” with ILS. To help you achieve your 2014 learning goals, we’ll select contest five winners from these comments, who will receive up $500 worth of ILScorp online courses. Enter today!
Winners receive an ILScorp subscription or ILScorp course valued up to $500. All prizes must be redeemed by May 1, 2014.
* No cash value. Does not apply to previous purchases. Is not transferable to another person.
Jan 8, 2014 | News
Are you getting ready to write a CAIB exam this winter? Make sure you’re registered with your provincial body before the upcoming deadlines. The registration deadline for both BC’s Feb. 5 exam and and Manitoba’s Feb. 10 exam is Friday, Jan. 10. Alberta’s Feb. 12 exam has a Jan. 13 registration deadline.
With ILS’s CAIB exam prep courses you can be confident writing any level of CAIB exam. Learn the fundamentals of working in the insurance industry, and prepare to write your CAIB 1 licensing exam with the Canadian Accredited Insurance Broker Level 1 exam prep course from ILS. Looking to earn your CAIB 2, 3, or 4 designation? ILS can help you prepare for those exams as well!
ILScorp offers insurance training programs including exam prep courses for CAIB 1, 2, 3, & 4, via online video training, virtual classrooms and live immersion classes. For the Feb. 5 exam, you still have time to complete the online prep course.
With ILS’s interactive, online CAIB Exam Preparation video courses students enjoy ease and convenience of online learning at their convenience. Each CAIB insurance training course contains streaming video, and is divided into easy-to-manage chapters. Numerous exercises and mock exams help to reinforce knowledge retention.
With ILS you can study online with 24/7 access to the program, allowing you to work on your own schedule. Online self-study is a proven way to successfully prepare for insurance licensing examinations. Study at your own pace – stop the program at any time and return when you want. Review challenging concepts as often as you wish.
Through ILS’s online courses, you’ll receive the same instruction as students who attend classroom sessions. Preparing to write the CAIB level 1, 2,3 or 4 examinations has never been easier! More than 80% of students who prepare to write their CAIB exams with the ILScorp CAIB tutorial courses are successful. Once you’re ready to write the exam, contact your local insurance council to arrange your exam.
CAIB textbooks can be purchased through your provincial brokers association. Contact the association directly for more information.
And remember when it comes to CAIB, ILS wrote the book! Our founder and past president Steve Hawrishok developed and wrote the CAIB course.
Call 1-800-404-2211 or visit ilscorp.com today for more information.
Jan 7, 2014 | News
Is your Ontario business ready to comply with the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (AODA) regulations that came into effect on Jan. 1, 2014? The AODA has been around for a while, but the end of 2013 marked the deadline for a number of reporting requirements.
As an overview, certain employers need to ensure that they have done the following:
- Public sector employers with 20 or more employees were to file a compliance report with the Ontario government by Dec. 31, 2013, confirming that they are currently compliant with the Accessibility Standards for Customer Service. The filing can be done online.
- By Jan. 1, 2014, those same employers were also required also develop policies governing how they will meet their requirements under the Integrated Accessibility Standards. In addition, a multi-year accessibility plan must be developed, posted on the organizations’ websites, and provided in an accessible format upon request.
- For employers with 50 or more employees in Ontario that are launching a new website or undertaking a significant website refresh after January 1, 2014, the website is required to conform to the World Wide Web Consortium Web Content Accessibility Guidelines 2.0 Level A unless an exception applies or the company can demonstrate that meeting the guidelines is not practical.
Recent Freedom of Information Act requests have demonstrated that about 70% of Ontario private sector employers with 20 or more employees have not yet complied with required self-reporting requirements to demonstrate that they are compliant with the AODA. Perhaps more importantly, most private sector employers with 20 or more employees don’t even realize that they have certain obligations under the AODA as of January 1, 2014.
Because most Ontario businesses are not compliant with the AODA, the Ontario government has begun issuing notices of non-compliance and has indicated that it intends to pursue businesses which are non-responsive.
For further information, see the Ontario government’s website on AODA requirements.
Is your company AODA compliant? Compliance includes training all employees on AODA standards. Failure to comply can result in fines of up to $100,000.
ILScorp offers an Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (AODA) online course. You can register online, complete the AODA compliance training program entirely online, for a one-time fee of just $30 per person and print your certificate of completion immediately. Electronic records are kept by ILScorp in case of an audit, plus the ILScorp AODA course has been accredited from RIBO for one hour in the Management Category.
The course material has been taken directly from a variety of Government publications (with minor editing for clarity) on the subject of the AODA, including those of the Queen’s Printer for Ontario, and has been gathered here for the express purpose of providing training for the public on the AODA laws in effect.
Register online or call us at 1-800-404-2211 today to get started.
Information excerpted from an article by Catherine Coulter, Dentons.
Jan 6, 2014 | News
It’s a new year, which means new resolutions, goals and opportunities! This is your chance to share what you want to learn in 2014, and enter to win your chance to learn with ILScorp.
Let us know on our Facebook page which skills or subjects you’d most like to learn this year by filling in the blank: I want to learn ___________________ in 2014.
Whether you’re looking to start a career in insurance, upgrade your licensing, increase knowledge in specific areas of insurance, or learn time management, leadership or other business skills, ILScorp has online courses to help you improve your professional life, regardless of your goals.
Share your answer on our Facebook page by January 24, 2014, and you could win the chance to learn more and earn more with ILS. To help you achieve your 2014 learning goals, we’ll select five winners from these comments, who will receive up $500 worth of ILScorp online courses.
Winners receive an ILScorp subscription or ILScorp course valued up to $500. All prizes must be redeemed by May 1, 2014.
* No cash value. Does not apply to previous purchases. Is not transferable to another person.
Jan 2, 2014 | News
Will 2014 bring a new career for you? Start your new year right with a Virtual Classroom insurance licensing or training program from ILS and be ready to launch into a new career in just four weeks. You could be finished your Level 1 insurance licensing (or other exam prep courses) and be ready to start your career in the Canadian insurance industry by Jan. 31.
The ILS Introduction to General Insurance Virtual Classroom program starts Jan. 6 and runs for four weeks. The ILS Introduction to General Insurance has a pass rate of more than 80% among students using the Virtual Classroom study program. The ILS IGI – Canada’s newest and most up-to-date insurance licensing course – is accredited for agents working in BC, Manitoba and Saskatchewan. The IGI was written by Steve Hawrishok, original author of the Fundamentals of Insurance program and the Canadian Accredited Insurance Brokers program.
The ILS virtual classroom program also offers Fundamentals of Insurance Exam Preparation; and CAIB 1, 2 3 or 4 Exam Preparation. Note: If you are writing the CAIB exam after your prep course, you must register by Jan. 10 to write the CAIB exams upon completion of your virtual classroom.
The virtual classroom gives you the flexibility to complete the work on your own time, but also gives you the tools to keep you on track to complete your insurance training course in just four weeks.
All ILS Virtual Classroom courses include:
- a daily assisted learning calendar – to keep you on track, we provide a study calendar that breaks down the insurance training courses into easy-to-manage daily study modules;
- online video courses – it’s like having a personal tutor for your insurance training, with the added benefit of being able to pause, rewind and review at the touch of a button;
- weekly practice exams – weekly practice exams simulate a real exam environment, so you can become comfortable with the exam process;
- An online discussion forum and review videos – to help keep you focused and clarify key points.
Register today at ILScorp.com and be on your way to a rewarding insurance career. Once you’ve registered, the ILS staff will be in touch to get you set up and ready to learn. For more information call 1-800-404-2211.
