CONTENTS/INDEX:
1. JLY PUBLIC RELATIONS INFO
2. INDUSTRY NEWS
3. PRODUCTS & SERVICES
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Industry News
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ON CALIFORNIA INSURANCE EXAMS
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1. JLY PUBLIC RELATIONS INFO:
Posted 11:30 a.m. (PST) 10-28-2011
The CA Dept of Insurance continues to make sweeping changes to it licensing program, including c.e. requirements.
Recently, it split the property & casualty license into two separate licenses, as it did previously with Life & Health.
Further, P&C licensees who wish to sell Health Insurance must qualify for and obtain a separate Health license (no grandfathering), even though they have sold Health Insurance under the old rules.
We now have the Limited Auto license for those who are selling only personal auto insurance; and there’s the older license — Personal Lines — for sellers of homeowners/renters/earthquake insurance and/or personal auto insurance.
In the past several years, the requirements have evolved to include several special/designated courses, such as:
* Anti-Money Laundering (Life Agents, 3 credit-hours)
* Long-Term Care (Life Agents, 8 credit-hours each two-year licensing cycle)
* 8-Hours Annuities Training (Life Agents, one-time in initial two-year licensing cycle)
* 4-Hours Annuities Training (Life Agents, every two years following 8-Hours Annuities, two-year cycle)
* Earthquake Insurance (Property-Casualty, Personal Lines, 2 credit-hours, one-time)
* Home Valuation (Property-Casualty, Personal Line, 3 credit-hours, one-time prior to doing any CA homeowners’ insurance valuation)
* Flood Insurance (PC & PL Agents-Brokers who wish to sell Flood Insurance, 3-credit hours, one-time).
These are the ones I know about to date; more may be coming. My company, JLY-PR: Sycamore Press offers CA-CDI-Approved Special/Designated Courses in:
* Ethics (5 Hours)
* Long-Term Care;
* 8-Hours Annuities Training
* 4-Hours Annuities Training.
If I don’t currently offer the course you need, I am willing to help you find it. In the meantime, I’ll be doing all I can to get the rest of the required special courses approved for this school, so you can get everything at one stop — Here!
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Thurs., 03-24-2011. WE’RE STILL HERE! But we’ve made some changes. I left Pipeline Wholesale Ins Svcs in April 2010 to pursue MY dream. That is, I’m now operating my own insurance continuing education school: JLY Public Relations dba Sycamore Press Div., and Insuranceprosguides.com. We are approved by the CA Dept of Insurance for my “Professional Ethics Guide” (5 credit-hours) and four other courses, with more in the works. Order on our website at http://www.insuranceprosguides.com; click on “Products & Services.” Any questions, email me at jyoung@insuranceprosguides.com; or call me at 619-244-1014.
Thurs., 03-24-2011. WE’RE HERE TO SERVE YOU AS ALWAYS! Many of you have a long history with me in terms of licensing application, business entity info, surety bonds, and commercial insurance (particularly E&O). I’m still available to answer your questions, help you research an insurance licensing or insurance-related question or issue, help you find an insurance or other job, find an employee, get your c.e. done quickly and inexpensively, track your c.e. and remind you when it’s due. This blog and my new blog at http://pulse.yahoo.co/y/blog, and the IPG Newsletter and Press Releases at http://www.insuranceprosguides.com will help you keep up with what’s happening in CA insurance, c.e., licensing, etc. Contact me by email, through the website “Contacts” Page, or call me (addresses and phone numbers above) with any questions.
Thurs., 03-24-2011. PC INSURANCE BROKER & OTHER SURETY BONDS. We have a very good deal on two-year, PC Insurance Broker Bonds. These are the bonds required for property-casualty licensees — Independent PC Agents/Brokers and Agencies. Our price on these is $140.00. We can also give you bargain prices on Notary and Tax Preparer Bonds, and competitive quotes on other surety — contractor license and permit — bonds, among others. For a bond application, contact me, Jim Young, email address: jyoungreadthis@yahoo.com, or call me at 619-244-1014.
Thurs., 03-24-2011. SAN DIEGO INSURANCE AGENCY NEEDS PC AGENTS. A good friend owns a local San Diego PC Agency and is in need of two agents, preferably with experience for commission-based employment. He is willing to train someone who is properly motivated and who has the aptitude for selling insurance and providing quality service. If it looks like a good fit, the individual(s) can start immediately at whatever level. For more information, please contact me, Jim Young, email: jyoungreadthis@yahoo.com; or call me at 619-244-1014. This is a good opportunity for an older, seasoned fire & casualty agent-broker who needs to supplement her/his income. Military veterans welcome!
Thurs., 03-24-2011. MILITARY VETERANS, ACTIVE DUTY & RESERVE. Identify yourself (truthfully) as military-connected — past or present — and we should be able to give you a break on the price of your insurance continuing education. Beyond that, if you have a question about applying for veterans’ benefits, I’ve been through that process (it can be complicated) and am available to help other veterans journey through the morass that makes up the Veterans Benefits Administration. Believe me, you don’t want to represent yourself when trying to figure out if you qualify for VA benefits. There are organizations and individuals who can help you — and they won’t charge you for their services. Send me an email at jyoungreadthis@yahoo.com or call me at 619-244-1014. I want to help you!–Jim Young, Vietnam War Veteran — Navy, member of Disabled American Veterans.
Thurs., 03-24-2011. CONTACT INFORMATION:
James “Jim” “Jimbo” L. Young
dba JLY Public Relations, Sycamore Press Division,
dba JLY Public Relations, Insuranceprosguides.com
Email: jyoung@insuranceprosguides.com; jyoungreadthis@yahoo.com
Phone: 619-244-1014
Website: http://www.insuranceprosguides.com (website, c.e., books info and ordering; bonds info and ordering, press releases, IPG NEWSLETTER, Important Links)
Publishing Website: http://sycamorepress.books.officelive.com (Insurance c.e. texts, non-fiction and fiction e-books); Email: sycamorepress@yahoo.com.
Blogs: http:jimbo1.blog.com (Insurance c.e. & Licensing); http://pulse.yahoo.com/y/blog (General — Publishing, freelance and other writing).
Mail to: Jim Young
P.O. Box 21475
El Cajon, CA 92021
2. INDUSTRY NEWS:
Wall Street Protesters Target Health Insurers
Occupy Wall Street protesters held a speak-out and march in New York City targeting the health insurance industry. Several hundred …
Southern California Couple and Mother Arrested in Alleged Ponzi Scheme
A Southern California couple and their mother were arrested and have been charged with violating multiple sections of the state’s penal …
To view the news stories above, go to the Insurance Journal link below. These excerpts are used with permission from the magazine.
http://www.insurancejournal.com/news/national/2011/10/28/221997.htm
IMPORTANT NOTICE FROM CA DEPT OF INSURANCE, RE: HOMEOWNERS’ INSURANCE VALUATION C.E. REQUIREMENT
Sacramento, CA — On or after June 27, 2011, prior to estimating the replacement value of structures or explaining the various levels of coverage under a homeowners’ insurance policy, California resident P&C and Personal Lines agents and brokers who have not previously completed the 3 credit-hour homeowners’ insurance valuation training, must do so.
Completion of this course will fully meet the training requirements. The training requirement is part of, and not in addition to, the agents and brokers’ continuing education requirements. This appears to be a requirement only if the agent or broker is going to be doing homeowners’ insurance valuations.
We are currently working on our own Ca Homeowners’ Valuation Course and will notify you when it is completed and approved. In the meantime, we recommend that you purchase the course from WCS; i.e., http://wcspublishing.com/items.php. Barry Caudill is the owner and will treat you well.
Thurs., 03-24, 2011. SACRAMENTO. CA–The CA Dept of Insurance (CDI) announced earlier this month that it has sub-contracted its pre-licensing exam scheduling and administration to PSI Services, LLC, a firm which contracts with several other state depts of insurance. Anyone needing to schedule a California insurance licensing exam from now on will first file the licensing application with the CA Dept of Insurance at http://www.insurance.ca.gov. Once they have completed the app, and it’s accepted, and paid for (ostensibly online), the applicant/candidate can then proceed to http://psiexams.com.
Once you get to the PSI website, it can be confusing if you haven’t been there before. It used to be that you paid for your initial exam with the CDI application. It’s not clear at this point if that’s still the case, although I suspect it is. But you can’t schedule exams on the CDI website anymore; they refer you to the PSI site. First, you have to sign up on the PSI site, using your name, email address, and create a password (which you will need to write down somewhere).
Then, in order to sign up for and schedule for your exam, you’ll have to register by filling in the PSI form (which is similar to the CDI app only not quite as involved). Then you’ll be given access to the scheduling page(s) and can complete that process; they accept major credit/debit cards.
WORD OF WARNING: http://psiexams.com is not compatible with any internet program except Internet Explorer. So if you use Firefox or Safari or other program, it may appear to work initially, but you won’t be able to complete the process. I tried it using Firefox and was stopped when the program refused to accept the client’s birth year. When I finally used Internet Explorer, I was able to complete the form, pay for the exam, and print/save all the documentation. It took hours and two phone calls to PSI to figure all this out. And I still have come questions about it. So if you have problems with it, call me at 619-244-1014. I’ll try to help you.
If you’re the kind that likes to do it yourself, go to http://www.insurance.ca.gov (CA Dept of Insurance) and to http://www.psiexams.com (exam scheduling and administration/coordination for CA insurance License Exams) to peruse those websites and read their instructions. Again, if you have questions about any of it you can call me. I won’t charge for answering questions, so long as I don’t have to take a lot of extra time to do the research.
3. PRODUCTS AND SERVICES:
Thurs., 03-24-2011. INSURANCE LICENSE APPLICANTS: If you want your CA application process to be accomplished easily, without much time and effort on your part, I’ll file the app online and schedule your insurance or real estate exam date for you. My fee is $20 for the app, and it’s $10 to set up your Exam Scheduling account and schedule your exam with the scheduling service (after completing the licensing app). I can have your documents and exam confirmation done overnight in most cases. Call me at 619-244-1014 or email jyoungreadthis@yahoo.com. You and I can fill in the app together over the phone, if you like. It takes about 20 minutes to complete the app in most cases & another 20-30 minutes to complete the exam scheduling process. When you call, ask for Yours Truly, Jim (Jimbo) Young.
I will make your life so easy…
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Thurs., 03-24-2011. CA C.E. ETHICS REQUIREMENT — required 4 Hour C.E. Course — every two years for
Life, Fire & Casualty, every year 2-hour course for Personal Lines. My 5-Hour E-course, The Insurance
Professional’s Ethics Guide, from Sycamore Press, is approved for the two-hour and four-hour
requirements. Cost is $20.00. Order info is at http://www.insuranceprosguides.com; to order click on “Products & Services.” If you hold a California insurance license you are required to take an ethics course every two years. I will help you determine how many credits y9u need and by when; call me at 619-244-1014 or email jyoungreadthis@yahoo.com, Attn: Jim; no charge for the analysis, but I do hope you will buy my courses first.
Thurs., 03-24-2011. How to Get the Most from Your Continuing Education Course (Sycamore Press), e-book by Jim Young, shows you how to do your c.e. effectively, save time, learn more, find the right answers quickly, and save money. Order info is at http://www.insuranceprosguides.com; to order click on “Products & Services.” This is not an approved c.e. course, but it will help you understand how courses are set up, and why, and how to select and buy your courses to save time and money.
Thurs.. 03-24-2011. Tell your boss, co-workers, friends and family about http://jimbo1.blog.com, job and insurance c.e. and other related information site and our website at http://www.insuranceprosguides.com.
Thurs., 03-24-2011. INSURANCE & REAL ESTATE PRE-LICENSING TRAINING FOR CALIFORNIA –
GO TO http://www.mikeruss.org FOR INFORMATION, SCHEDULES, PRICING, WITH FACILITIES IN SAN DIEGO,
ANAHEIM , VAN NUYS, AND ONTARIO. CALL 1-800-724-5661 DURING REGULAR BUSINESS HOURS FOR INFORMATION ON PRE-LICENSING CLASSES AND LIVE CONTINUING EDUCATION.
* EMAILYOUR INSURANCE JOB OPENING — IT’S FREE TO POST.
Employers: send to jyoungreadthis@yahoo.com. Note: Please list start and stop dates on your ad if it’s time sensitive. We reserve the right to refuse any listing we believe is inappropriate for this web site. Probably, that will not affect your listing, so bring it on.
Thurs., 03-24-2011. PC-BROKER BONDS. We sell and service insurance property-casualty, $10,000 agent-broker bonds. A two-year year bond runs $140.00. For a copy of the bond(s) application email me, Jim Young, at jyoungreadthis@yahoo.com. For more bonds info go to: http://www.insuranceprosguides.com. In the website, click on “Important Links,” and select the “PC Broker Bond App” link.
Thurs., 03-24-2011.Tell your boss, co-workers, friends and family about http://jimbo1.blog.com and http://www.insuranceprosguides.com.
Thurs., 03-24-2011. NEED A RESUME? Call Jim Young at 619-244-1014, or email jyoungreadthis@yahoo.com. We will put together a quality resume that gets the results you need — namely, interviews and a job. Reasonably priced and timely. Have us do your resume, furnish you and e-copy, and have it posted on this website for only $30.00 (for both resume and the posting). Go to http://www.insuranceprosguides.com; click on “Products & Services to order and pay; click on “Resumes” to fill in the resume form, which you can email to us.
Thurs., 03-24-2011. LEARN HOW “TO DO” INSURANCE. Okay! You’ve complete your pre-licensing classes, passed your insurance license exam, and you may already have your license. What now? How do you conduct business as an insurance agent or broker? Too often men and women attempt to enter the insurance industry without a full grasp or understanding of what they are selling and how to do it. For the individual to be successful it is crucial that s/he be well versed in all lines One professional who knows how to do the business of insurance is Miki Russ. She can teach you to be successful at it, too. For details on her course call her at 858-414-5516.
JOB OPENINGS
Thurs., 03-24-2011. Employers: list your insurance job openings here for FREE. Email to jyoungreadthis@yahoo.com.
Thurs., 03-24-2011. JOB SEEKERS
Insurance Professionals & Candidates — We will post your resume here. Send to: jyoungreadthis@yahoo.com.
Post your job hunting notice on this website for on this blog for one month. Go to http:www.insuranceprosguides.com and fill in the Resume Form. Email your filled-in Resume Form to: jyoungreadthis@yahoo.com. Or send us a briefly-worded notice about you, your experience, and what kind of job you’re seeking.
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