Detailed List of Changes to CPCU 520 (Online 1st Edition)

Detailed List of Changes to CPCU 520 (Online 1st Edition)

Curious as to what changed between the 3rd edition textbook for CPCU® 520 – Insurance Operations and  1st edition digital course CPCU® 520 – Connecting the Business of Insurance Operations? We’ve got a list right here, which will help you decide if you should buy the updated study materials.

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List of Changes to CPCU 520

Most of the major changes consisted of sections being deleted or greatly pared down.

Below is a list of the specific differences we found between prior 3rd edition textbook and the current 1st edition online course:

Please note: We do not provide any guarantee or warranty that this is an all-inclusive list of the changes to The Institutes’ latest edition of this course.

Chapter 2 [insurance regulation]

  • Licensing Insurance Personnel — Producers [reduced discussion]

Chapter 3 [marketing & distribution]

  • Group Marketing [greatly reduced discussion]
  • Omnichannel Marketing System [removed]

Chapter 4 [underwriting]

  • Staff Underwriting Activities — Reviewing and revising pricing plans [greatly reduced discussion]
  • How Does an Underwriter Succeed in an Evolving Role? (video) [newly added content]
  • Measuring Underwriting Results — Financial Measures — Distortions Created by the Underwriting Cycle [removed]

Chapter 5 [risk control & premium auditing]

  • Conducting Physical Surveys [greatly reduced discussion]

Chapter 6 [claims]

  • External Claims Contacts — Producers [newly added]

 Chapter 9 [information technology]

  • Types of Business Information Systems [removed]

Chapter 10 [strategic management]

  • Decline Mode Strategies [modified content]

CPCU 520 Study Materials

  • For buyer's personal use only (non-transferrable and not for resale)

  • Based on CPCU 520: Meeting Challenges Across Insurance Operations (1st edition)

  • Delivery for online study program: Instant access provided after purchase

  • Delivery for study guide bundle: PDF instantly sent by email after purchase

 

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Detailed List of Changes to CPCU 520 (Online 1st Edition)

Detailed List of Changes in CPCU 540 (Online 1st Edition)

Believe it or not, The Institutes’ has made the latest version of their CPCU 540 course easier!

To see what changed between the textbook for CPCU® 540 – Finance and Accounting for Insurance Professionals (3rd edition) and online-only course for CPCU® 540 – Impacting the Bottom Line of Insurance Financials (1st edition), we purchased the online course and did a comparison of the two.

We discovered that the newer course had a lot of the most challenging content removed, meaning the course will be noticeably easier for students testing on the latest version.

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