“I’ll figure all that stuff out later.”
- Almost everyone’s (tragic) approach to retirement planning
Welcome to another edition of the FISCE’s Almost Famous Weekly Newsletter: our 4-minute take on your CE compliance and how together we can make you the most successful insurance pro in the building.
In this edition:
- CE requirements
- Reminders/announcements
- This week’s Webinar highlights and upcoming schedule
- One for you my fellow FL history geek (aka the “F5”): FL’s freedom fort
Let’s do this.
“What in the actual %^&* are my CE requirements?!” Click here for our CE Compliance page and get your answers.
REMINDERS/ANNOUNCEMENTS
- It happens to the best of you. According to the CE gods at the Florida Department of Financial Services (DFS) the number of licensees who face administrative action for missing their CE compliance deadline is WAY higher then you would believe. It can happen to the best of you, and if it does, the result is potentially career-altering (and not in a good way.) Financial penalty, terminated appointments, costs and time required to get reappointed, aches from banging your head against the wall, the miserable list goes on. To learn more about CE rules check out our compliance page.
- Put us in, coach. Add a CE component to spice up your organization’s summer meetings/conference. Scroll down for more info about how we can help.
- You’re not young (but you’re not too old, either). We’re excited to announce the debut of a new CE Webinar topic this week on retirement planning: a subject of equal importance to those at the beginning of their earning life and those who are staring retirement in the face. See the description below and register today!
THIS WEEK’S WEBINAR HIGHLIGHTS
Featured Webinar: Ready or Not Here It Comes: Planning for Retirement, THURS, 7/24, 1 – 4p Eastern
Ready or not. Most folks (including insurance people!) have done little to address the elephant that’s always in the room: retirement planning. Join instructor Charlie “Retirement Repairman” Matejowski for a discussion on the risks that retirees will face along with the solutions to minimize the risks.
This Week’s Schedule/Highlights (all times Eastern. Keep scrolling to see the full month schedule.)
- TUES, 7/22, 11a – 12p - An Hour with Sam: Commercial General (CGL) vs. Farm Liability: Key Differences for Farm Accounts. For Farm accounts, when is the right time to CGL or not to CGL? Farm guru Sam “Dad Jokes Ain’t Bad Jokes” Bennett returns to discuss when farm risks are simply not eligible for the Farm Liability (FL) Coverage Form; when using the Commercial General Liability (CGL) Form instead of (or in addition to) the FL is sensible; how to recognize when there is a need for personal liability endorsements available in the program and what endorsements are vital when using the CGL on a farm risk.
- TUES, 7/22, 1 – 4p - Liar!: An Agent's Role in Identifying & Handling Fraud. They’re out there. And with a bit of misfortune, some may find their way into your book of business. You already know that insureds and prospects who engage in fraud are bad news but some are harder to spot then others. This course reviews techniques agents can use to identify and deal with insurance fraud. With an abundance of examples and case studies, agents will gain expertise in sniffing out the liars.
- THURS, 7/24, 1 -4p - Ready or Not Here It Comes: Planning for Retirement. Our featured Webinar this week! See description above.
- SATURDAY, 7/26, 9a – 12p – Flood Insurance: What You Need to Know. Join flood guru David “Special Sauce” Thompson for a discussion on many factors regarding flood insurance and the National Flood Insurance Program. This course follows the general curriculum for flood insurance training as set forth by FEMA. Completion of this course will satisfy FEMA’s 3-hour Basic Flood Insurance Course requirement for agents to sell flood insurance.
- SATURDAY, 7/26, 9a – 1p – For Property & Casualty Licensees in 2025: 4-Hour Law & Ethics Update. P&C licensee friends: in need of your 4-hour course requirement? Join yours truly and we’ll knock it out together.
- SATURDAY, 7/26, 9a – 1p - For Life & Health Licensees in 2025: 4-Hour Law & Ethics Update. Life/Health licensee friends: join Karin “I’ll Ask An Alaskan” Woofter for the latest happenings in FL and knock out your 4-hour course compliance for another CE cycle.
Finally, if you’re an unapologetic lover of all-things Florida keep scrolling to experience this week’s “F5”: a tasty knowledge nugget about everyone’s favorite state.
Until the next round…cheers!
Kevin “Boring CE Repairman” Amrhein, CIC, CBIA
Florida Insurance School Continuing Education (FISCE)
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THE “F5” (FASCINATING FACTOID FOR FANATICAL FLORIDIANS) –
Most people know Saint Augustine as one of the most historically significant places in America. Unfortunately, many don’t know about Fort Mose – one of the greatest contributions to the area’s historical significance. Located on the northern edge of the ancient city and established in 1738, Fort Mose is the site of the first free black community in what became the United States.
A destination sought after by courageous Africans who escaped from enslavement in the British colonies, the grueling journey required passage through swamps and dense forests. Along the way they sought assistance from Natives, creating what many historians consider the first underground railroad.