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The Associate in General Insurance designation program provides a solid foundation to help you accelerate your career in insurance. The AINS courses provide you with a comprehensive knowledge of insurance principles, practices, policies, and coverages, while the optional electives allow you to focus on areas relevant to your professional goals. AINS 21 is one of multiple courses required to complete the AINS designation. Visit The Institutes website www.theinstitutes.org for details on the required courses. In AINS 21 you will learn to: principles and concepts recognize common policy provisions The Institutes produces the textbook materials and exams for the AINS program. PrepAdemy is your source for quality live and online instruction to help you prepare for the national exam. You dont have to take this journey alone!

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Shorten the on -the-job learning curve by becoming familiar with insurer operations and financial measurements Improve performance by learning to read an insurance policy, identify loss exposures, and

To join the AINS 21 class you need to do the following:

Register with PrepAdemy for Live and Online Instruction Class fee: $249 Call The Institutes to order the required text and course guide 800-644-2101 Materials fee: $100 Be prepared to register for the national exam by Oct 15th Exam fee: $130

Increase job effectiveness through an improved understanding of general insurance

M e e t Yo u r I n st r u c to r Kay Wa r d , C P C U , A I N S
Kay has been in the insurance industry over 30 years primarily on the independent agency side with experience in personal lines, commercial lines, production, office management and 11 years in insurance recruiting. She completed the AINS program in 1979, CPCU in 2000, AIS, ACS in 2005, AAI in 2007 and CIC in 2012. Kay has been teaching AINS, AIS and CPCU classes since 2000 and was awarded Level IV Outstanding Instructor Award by The Institutes. In 2011, she was presented with the Jack Derrickson Award by The Institutes for Outstanding Course Leadership. (cont. page 2)

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She is currently employed as Account Executive for Denver Agency Company and also owns and operates Education in Pursuit, a CE seminar company operating since 2005. Kay is on the Education Committee for PIIAC along with being Past President for the Colorado Chapter of CPCU and Past President of Insurance Professionals of Downtown Denver.

I really enjoyed Kay's AINS 21 class! I found she was always able to answer questions in a timely manner.
Kay Ward, CPCU, CIC, AINS, AIS, ACS, AAI, CPIW

Why PrepAdemy
PrepAdemy combines all the benefits of a risk and insurance educational community, a blog, a professional network, and a live virtual classroom. You will find course leaders who are well-known and highly regarded in their fields, teaching through live and online interactive classes to bring a blended learning experience home to your computer. PrepAdemy students take charge of their professional futures. No waiting necessary. We strive to make PrepAdemy even better and more informative than other school experiences through a few important distinctions.

Breadth of knowledge The traditional work environment focuses, and rightly so, on learning the job. Unfortunately, just learning your job isn't everything you need to know to advance in your career.

Convenience Remember racing through traffic to get to the physical classroom? That race never happens at PrepAdemy .

PrepAdemy takes over where the job leaves students. We offer courses in particulars of risk and insurance on which you need clarification or expansion. At PrepAdemy, you get the expertise and help you need to pass the exam and learn the business.

Our live and online classes are recorded so you can view them at any time, and all of our previous classes, and other media are available 24/7 whenever you're ready to learn, read, discuss, or ask questions. There's no such thing as a one -time class at PrepAdemy. At PrepAdemy , we work hard to make sure you have only the best experts in the fields that interest you. We have classes on everything from basic insurance, agency operations, claims, underwriting, to business operations and insurance law. Ultimately, PrepAdemy has just one goal: to help you pass the exam and earn the designation. We'll keep making this community stronger, better, and easier to use until we get you there.

Availability In the traditional work environment, it's often hard to get people to take the time to discuss anything beyond the immediate work at your desk and sometimes it's hard to even get that much.

Affordability Earning designations to advance your career does not need a huge price tag.

At PrepAdemy our primary focus is on creating relationships between you, your course leaders, and your fellow insurance professionals. Every question is worth asking. Every individual here has the time.

We believe you should get the knowledge you need to pass the exam. That's why we offer all our courses, study groups, faculty hours, communities, and blogs for an affordable class fee.

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Class Topics / Schedule

AINS 21 Property and Liability Insurance Principles Exam Format: 85 multiple choice questions 2 hours to complete exam Weekly classes on Mondays start at 4pm PT / 7pm ET and last for 90 minutes. Dates/Topics:
Sept 10 Sept 17 Sept 24 Oct 1 Oct 8 Oct 15 Oct 22 Oct 29 Nov 5 Nov 12 Nov 19 Orientation How to Pass Institute Exams Chapter 1 Understanding Insurance Chapter 2 Insurers and How They Are Regulated Chapter 3 Insurer Financial Performance Chapter 4 Marketing Chapter 5 Underwriting and Ratemaking Chapter 6 Claims Chapter 7 Risk Management Chapter 8 Loss Exposures Chapter 9 Insurance Policies Comprehensive Review Class

Class dates subject to change. No refunds after first class. This live and online weekly class will help you to prepare for the national exam during the Oct 15 Dec 15 exam window.

Important Information for Virtual Class Participation

Participating in the virtual classroom can be a great resource for many struggling with staying on track with ARM study. You have a forum to ask questions of the instructor, and you have the support of your peers who are going through the same experience pursuing the ARM designation. Here is a list of tips to help you get the most from your virtual classroom experience: 1. Make a commitment to attend the class. The live instruction will help you to connect with the material and focus on the educational objectives. 100 percent of the exam questions come from the educational objectives highlighted in the course material. The virtual class focuses the review on the educational objectives for the course. Complete the reading and write out your course guide answers for each assignment before the virtual class. This will help you understand the educational objective highlights of the weekly virtual review sessions. 3. When joining the GoToWebinar class, always enter your pin#, this will allow the producer to un -mute your line for questions. You can join the audio portion of the class using either VOIP (Voice over internet protocol) on your computer (using a headset works best) or dial-in by phone using the number listed on your weekly confirmation. Log out of all other running applications (Outlook, Lotus Notes, etc.). I know it is tempting to multi -task (cont. pg.4)

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is a single online destination where you participate in live virtual classes to learn the basics of risk and insurance and get expert feedback from professionals in specialized fields. Plus all your experiences at PrepAdemy are focused on helping you to pass the national exam.

QUESTIONS ABOUT THE CLASS? Call: 480-895-0060 E-mail: sandra@prepademy.com

Preparation - any proceeding, experience, or the like considered as a mode

of preparing for the future.

Academy - a school or college for special instruction or training in a subject.

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(cont. from pg. 3) during class (switching from the GoToWebinar viewer window to email), but to avoid poor VOIP audio it is important to close all other running applications. You can arrive up to 15 minutes early to ask questions and participate in a fun interactive exercise. This extra time helps you to connect with fellow students and the instructor. We will always open up the lines at the end of class recording to answer additional questions. For some of you, this is your first experience studying for The Institutes exams. Please review this great resource with best practices and study tips on preparing for an exam. http://www.aicpcu.org/doc/ how_to_prepare_for_institute_exams_handbook.pdf

Your Action Plan for Success:

Register for PrepAdemy class ($249). Order your text and course guide ($100) through The Institutes by calling 800- 644-2101 Read the first chapter in your text and complete course guide activities before the first live class meeting Be prepared to register for the national exam by Oct 15, 2012 ($130) and complete your exam by Dec 15

If you have any questions as we continue through the virtual class please do not hesitate to contact Sandy Masters.

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as a student in the virtual classroom is as easy as: to the virtual classroom weekly (internet connection required) in the virtual class by completing poll questions and activities with your instructor by asking questions with fellow students through the LinkedIn Group the weekly virtual class interactivities prize points for weekly live participation And best of allif your schedule gets crazy and you miss a classdont worry, you can listen to the class recording and access the weekly notes to stay on track

Your Host/Producer
Sandra L. Masters, CPCU, ITP has more than 20 years experience in sales, marketing, and training and development in the insurance industry. She is a member and currently serves as Webinar Producer for the Society of Insurance Trainers & Educators (SITE). She is also an active member in the Arizona CPCU Chapter serving on the I -Day committee. Sandy manages a consulting practice that helps small businesses and subject -matter experts harness the power of web technologies to better serve their clients. She is the founder of PrepAdemy , a Virtual Classroom Community for Students Preparing to PASS Institute Exams. Sandy completed her undergraduate degree in Finance from Chico State University, received an MBA from Sacramento State University, and earned the Advanced Certificate in Internet Marketing from University of San

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Francisco Online. Previously, she was a sales executive for the American Institute for CPCU and Insurance Institute of America, currently known as The Institutes.

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