M260

Fundamentals of Managing General Agents & Delegated Authority

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M260

About this course

In this course, you will learn how managing general agents (MGAs) differ from traditional brokers/agents and insurers. You will examine the subtleties of delegated underwriting authority from the perspective of all participants, and learn about the effective establishment, management, and development of an MGA.
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Topics covered

  • What is a Managing General Agent?
  • Commercial Liability for MGAs
  • Introduction to Delegated Authority
  • Legal and Regulatory Framework
  • Setting Up a Delegated Authority Contract
  • The Contractual Framework
  • Underwriting Management
  • Claims Management
  • Business Support
  • Monitoring and Auditing

Prerequisites

Before registering for this course, you must have completed or be in progress on one of the following:
• B210: Commercial Insurance Essentials, or
• C70: Gateway to Commercial Insurance.

In addition, you will need some general insurance knowledge to benefit from this course. Before registering, we recommend that you complete one of the following:

• two years of experience working as an insurance industry professional (broker, agent, underwriter, analyst), or
• GIE courses C81 and C82, or
• CIP course C11.
Membership

To undertake Insurance Institute courses, you must maintain membership in the Insurance Institute.



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Evaluation

Evaluation for this course is based on the following:

• Tests
• Online discussion
• Assignments

All evaluations are delivered through the course website during the term.
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