Personal Lines Coverage Specialist (PLCS)
The National Underwriter Company is proud to offer the Personal Lines Coverage Specialist (PLCS) designation program. Created with the learning needs of new insurance producers, agents, managers, CSRs and corporate staff in mind, the PLCS is the most complete professional learning program available for industry professionals seeking to master the subject of personal lines coverage. The program was created by the staff of the renowned FC&S Bulletins.
Students completing the PLCS program have demonstrated extensive knowledge in a critical functional area of property and casualty insurance practice-insurance policy coverage, and will have applied that knowledge through real-life case study exercises.
Curriculum
The PLCS curriculum is based on the most important document in the insurance industry: the insurance policy. Materials are adapted from expert insurance coverage materials produced by the staff of The FC&S Bulletins and Coverage Guide Series. The curriculum is presented through a study guide, four Coverage Guides and five e-Learning CD-ROM courses and they are:
- Homeowners (CD, Coverage Guide & Online Exam)
- Insurance Principles (CD & Online Exam)
- Personal Auto (CD, Coverage Guide & Online Exam)
- Personal Umbrella (CD, Coverage Guide & Online Exam)
- Insuring To Value (CD, Coverage Guide & Online Exam)
An Online Exam instruction sheet will be mailed along with the CD and Coverage Guides for each course. The instruction sheet will also contain a serial number to provide access to the Online Exam.
Program Completion
Eligible candidates can earn the PLCS designation through a self study program through The National Underwriter Company or through an authorized instructional academy.
Self-Study
- Step 1: Score of 70% or better on each of the following PLCS Coverage Exams:
- Insurance Coverage Fundamentals
- The Personal Auto Policy
- The Homeowners Policy
- The Personal Umbrella Policy
- Insuring To Value
- Step 2:Complete a Request for Certificate form
- Step 3: Sign and Mail the completed form to:
The National Underwriter Co.
Attn: CE Dept.
5081 Olympic Blvd.
Erlanger, KY 41018
- Your PLCS certificate will be mailed to the address you provide on your Request Form. Please allow 2 weeks for processing.
Authorized Insurance Academy
- Step 1: Register as a student with an authorized insurance academy
- Step 2: Complete the course of study as required by the provider, including satisfactory scores on program examinations
- Step 3: The authorized provider will provide you with a Request for PLCS Designation Form upon satisfactory completion of the course of study, and will forward the form to The National Underwriter Company
- Your PLCS certificate will be mailed to the address you provide on your Request Form. Please allow 2 weeks for processing
Eligibility
One of the following qualifications is required for an individual to be eligible for the Personal Lines Coverage Specialist (PLCS) designation:
- Licensed agent, broker, adjuster, CSR or solicitor
- At least one years of full-time experience in the insurance industry or as a risk management practitioner
- Students of insurance academies authorized to confer the PLCS designation
Benefits
Holders of either designation enjoy the following benefits:
- Holders of the industry's only coverage-specific designation have demonstrated advanced coverage expertise and career professionalism
- Complete reference set of Commercial Lines Coverage Guides by the editors of The National Underwriter Company's FC&S Bulletins
- Industry recognition for advanced knowledge
- Membership in the Coverage Specialist Council, an elite group of industry professionals offering exclusive networking and access to additional professional development resources
- Optional CE credits are available through completion of program courses