AIE® & CIE®

The Accredited Insurance Examiner (AIE®) and Certified Insurance Examiner (CIE®) designations are awarded to IRES members who meet the established minimum education, employment, and/or membership requirements.

AIE® & CIE® General Membership Application

AIE® & CIE® Sustaining Membership Application

An insurance professional who has been awarded an AIE® has been extensively trained in one of three primary fields of insurance (Property-Casualty; Life – Annuities; or Health).

Insurance professionals who have been awarded a CIE® have met the requirements for earning an AIE® in one field and cross-trained in another.

IRES members who have been awarded the AIE® or CIE® designation must take part in the Society’s program of continuing education, known as the National IRES Continuing Education (NICE) Program. The NICE Program allows individuals who have earned either of the two designations to demonstrate their commitment to continued professional development through continuing education and training.

Certified Insurance Examiner (CIE®)

A CIE® is awarded to insurance professionals who have meet the membership and/or employment requirements, have been extensively trained in one of three primary fields of insurance and in another field.

In order to earn a CIE®, applicants must:

Have previously earned (or meet the requirements to earn) an AIE® under one of the three education paths, Property-Casualty, Life-Annuities, or Health;
Successfully complete the required course work following the same path taken to earn the AIE®;
Be an IRES member in good standing, and;
Meet the applicable employment, experience, and/or membership requirements.

General Members:

CIE® applicants must have three years of full-time regulatory work experience.
CIE® applicants spend 75% or more of his/her time working for an insurance regulatory agency (whether as an employee or a contractor).

Sustaining Members:

Earn the Market Conduct Management (MCM®) designation.
Be an Individual Sustaining Member for at least three years or be employed by a firm that has been a Firm Sustaining Member for at least three years.

Information about the required cross training course for each of the three educational paths can be found in the applicable application below.

For more information on the courses referenced in the AIE® AND CIE® application, contact the following:

America’s Health Insurance Plans (AHIP)

Courses: AHIP, AHM, HS
Contact: 800-509-4422

Insurance Data Management Association (IDMA)

Courses: IDMA
Contact: 201-469-3069

International Claim Association (ICA)

Courses: ICA
Contact: 202-452-0143

LOMA

Designations: FLMI, ACS
Courses: AIRC, LOMA, UND
Contact: 1-800-ASK-LOMA (Option 1)

National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC)

Courses: ACL Test
Contact: education@naic.org | 816-783-8200

National Association of Insurance and Financial Advisors (NAIFA)

Designation: LUTCF
Contact: 877-866-2432

The American College

Designations: CLU, ChFC
Courses: HS, RHU
Contact: 888-263-7265

The Institutes

Designations: CPCU, ACSR
Courses: AIAF, AIC, AINS, AIS, CPCU, IR, AINS
Contact: 800-644-2101

Society of Financial Examiners (SOFE)

Designations: AFE, CFE, AES
Courses: AFE, CFE
Contact: 336-365-4640

Course Discount Information

IRES recognizes that not all employers pay for the courses necessary earn an AIE®, CIE®, or CICSR® designation and/or satisfy the requirements under the National IRES Continuing Education (NICE) Program. To assist our members in pursuing and maintaining these designations, IRES has arranged for discounts with several of the organizations that offer the coursework required to earn these IRES designations and meet the NICE requirements. Click here for additional information.

Course Waivers

Course waivers are available for applicants in certain situations. Applicants may be eligible for a course waiver if they have obtained a:

law degree (JD);
CLU, LUTCF, or ChHC designation from the American College;
FLMI designation from LOMA;
CPCU designation from The Institutes; or
AFE or CFE from the Society of Financial Examiners.

Where such a course waived by one of these organizations is in the curriculum required for the AIE® or the CIE® designation, IRES will recognize such a waiver and grant credit for completion of that course. The waiver must be in writing on the letterhead of the organization granting the waiver and should be attached to the designation application.

In the event that an applicant obtains such a waiver, IRES will grant no more than one course waiver to an applicant working toward the AIE® or CIE® designation. Such a waiver may apply only to attaining an AIE® or a CIE®, but not for both.

Information about specific courses waivers can be found in the applicable application.

Accredited Insurance Examiner (AIE®)

An AIE® is awarded to insurance professionals who meet the membership and/or employment requirements and have been extensively trained in one of three primary fields of insurance: Property Casualty, Life-Annuities, or Health.

To earn an AIE®, an applicant must:

Successfully complete the required course work under a single educational path;
Be an IRES General or sustaining member in good standing, and;
Meet the applicable employment and /or membership requirements.

General Member:

Have two years of full-time regulatory work experience, and;
Spend 75% or more of his/her time working for an insurance regulatory agency (whether as an employee or a contractor).

Sustaining Member:

Earn the Market Conduct Management (MCM®) designation, and;
Be an Individual Sustaining Member for at least two years or be employed by a firm that has been a Firm Sustaining Member for at least two years.

Information about the required coursework for each of the three educational paths can be found in the applicable application below.

Course Discount Information