The Institutes™ has formally added CPCU 540 – Finance and Accounting For Insurance Professionals™ to their list of updated courses. The announcement posted on The Institutes’ official website confirms that there are a number of topics affected by this update to CPCU 540.
The new third edition textbook will include new content or changes relating to the following subjects:
- Financial intermediation
- Risks to financial institutions
- Fintech/insurtech
- A.M. Best’s updated financial strength rating process
- Derivatives
- Accounting changes for reporting stock investments
- Insurance securitization
For those of you who currently are using the second edition textbook, here are two key dates you need to know:
- Students have until June 15, 2018 to take exams based on the current second edition textbook.
- Starting July 2018, all tests will be based on the new third edition textbook only.
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