Chartered Property Casualty Underwriter (CPCU) is a professional designation in property-casualty insurance and risk management. It is the premier designation in the insurance industry, akin to the Certified Public Accountant for the accounting industry. The rigorous curriculum includes eight post-secondary undergraduate, or graduate-level courses covering topics such as insurance law, history, contracts, ratemaking, and risk management, as well as business courses in finance, corporate structure, and ethics.

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  • Chartered Property Casualty Underwriter (CPCU) is a professional designation in property-casualty insurance and risk management. It is the premier designation in the insurance industry, akin to the Certified Public Accountant for the accounting industry. The rigorous curriculum includes eight post-secondary undergraduate, or graduate-level courses covering topics such as insurance law, history, contracts, ratemaking, and risk management, as well as business courses in finance, corporate structure, and ethics. Designees must pass exams in five core courses and three courses in either a personal or commercial insurance concentration. These exams are standardized, proctored three hour essay-type exams in two sections. Part "A" is tested to determine understanding of the course's terminology, concepts, and content. Part "B" is tested to determine the ability of the candidate to apply the information to "real world" applications and situations. CPCU designees are also bound by a Code of Ethics, and must pass an experience requirement as well. The CPCU designation is administered by the American Institute of Chartered Property Casualty Underwriters Five core courses: CPCU 510 Foundations of Risk Management, Insurance, and Professionalism CPCU 520 Insurance Operations, Regulation, and Statutory Accounting CPCU 530 The Legal Environment of Insurance CPCU 540 Finance for Risk Management and Insurance Professionals CPCU 560 Financial Services Institutions Commercial Concentration CPCU 551 Commercial Property Risk Management and Insurance CPCU 552 Commercial Liability Risk Management and Insurance CPCU 553 Survey of Personal Risk Management, Insurance, and Financial Planning Personal Concentration (with commercial survey) CPCU 555 Personal Risk Management and Property-Liability Insurance CPCU 556 Personal Financial Planning CPCU 557 Survey of Commercial Risk Management and Insurance (en)
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  • Chartered Property Casualty Underwriter (CPCU) is a professional designation in property-casualty insurance and risk management. It is the premier designation in the insurance industry, akin to the Certified Public Accountant for the accounting industry. The rigorous curriculum includes eight post-secondary undergraduate, or graduate-level courses covering topics such as insurance law, history, contracts, ratemaking, and risk management, as well as business courses in finance, corporate structure, and ethics. (en)
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