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On-Line Training Can Earn Credit
Flood insurance training for agents is an NFIP priority. In 2006, the NFIP Bureau and Statistical
Agent held 339 NFIP workshops, attended by 12,174 agents. Although this is 12 percent greater than
the number of those who attended NFIP workshops in 2005, there are thousands more insurance agents
selling flood insurance policies who cannot easily attend the NFIP training offered throughout the
country. One of the ways agents can learn the basics of the NFIP without leaving town is by taking
the BAT, or Basic Agent Tutorial, a web-based flood insurance training course for agents. The BAT
is available free of charge on the
NFIP Training Station website.
As of July 12, 2007, insurance agents in 43 states can now earn 3 hours of Continuing Education
Credit (CEC) for successful completion of the BAT. When agents register for the tutorial, they can
view a list of states that grant CECs for the successful completion of the final exam. Since
October 1, 2006, more than 18,500 agents have successfully completed the BAT and passed the
mastery exam.
Agents who have used the BAT in the past are encouraged to complete it again as the tutorial
recently was revised to include key provisions of the Flood Insurance Reform Act of 2004. Updates
address the new materials designed to better inform policyholders about their coverage and claims
processing.
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