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Alternative Insurance Courses and Designations for Insurance Producers

There are multiple other designation options for insurance producers other than AAI. All these alternative courses and designations are available on the website of the Insurance Institute of America.  

AAI 87 Agency Leadership and Strategic Alignment:  
This course is an additional course for AAI Insurance producers. Unlike AAI designation courses, it is an advanced level course. Insurance professionals that hold an AAI designation can take this course and earn an additional title of Accredited Advisor in Insurance in Management (AAI-M). It includes the following topics:
  
  • The aligned organization  
  • Cultivating organizational alignment  
  • Employee development  
  • Managing across organizational boundaries   
  • Creating competitive advantage  
  • Strategic agency management  
  • Relationship management  
  • Business continuity planning

Getting this designation can have the following benefits for insurance producers:  
  • Agents with AAI-M designation can apply strategic decision making, marketing and communications to gain a competitive advantage in their activities.  
  • Agents that hold AAI-M designation will be able to maintain strong relationships with their clients, insurers, and other partners.  
  • Insurance agents can also learn new ways to improve financial results with the help of strategic risk analysis and effective portfolio management for their agency.   

The Institutes also has the following alternative designations other than AAI for insurance producers:  
  • Chartered Property Casualty Underwriter (CPCU)   
  • Associate in Risk Management (ARM)   
  • Associate in Claims (AIC)   
  • Associate in Commercial Underwriting (AU)   
  • Associate in General Insurance (AINS)  
  • Associate in Management (AIM)  
  • Associate in Insurance Services (AIS)  

Titles like Accredited Advisor in Insurance are career enhancement opportunities for insurance producers. Agents should not overlook such opportunities. They should always focus on how they can develop as an insurance professional and provide better services to their clients. Earning such designations will add to an insurance agent’s work portfolio. Having one designation is not the end of attaining success. Thus, insurance producers should not pause with just one title and should look for more ways to learn and develop.