Education

• Course structure designed to help you balance work, life and studying for the ALU exams
• Unique opportunity to study with peers and underwriting experts
• In-depth coverage of all exam topics to strengthen your industry knowledge

Resources

• Industry experts available to answer your questions
• Recordings of each study session emailed to you
• Study questions and practice tests to prepare you for exam day

Results

• 2012 NFP Underwriting ALU exam study group average pass rate: 81.4 percent (compared to 70 percent overall exam pass rate reported by ALU)

ALU 101

Covers medical and non-medical topics essential to the field of underwriting.

Facilitator:

Jane Hall, RN, FALU, CLU
Vice President, Chief Underwriter, NFP

Dates:

Every Thursday,
from Jan. 3 to April 11

Time:

10:30 a.m. CT

ALU 201

Touches on the major systems of the body. Physiology and normal function, as well as disease and disorder, are covered. Symptoms and common treatments round out the material.

Facilitator:

Doreen White, CLU, FALU, FLMI
Assistant Vice President, Senior Underwriting Consultant
PartnersFinancial

Dates:

Every Thursday,
from Jan. 3 to April 11

Time:

12:00 p.m. CT

ALU 202

An introduction of non-medical topics that covers a broad spectrum of the insurance industry. Material reviews everything from product pricing and risk classifications to financial underwriting and industry regulation

Facilitator:

Roy Davis, MBA, FALU, CLU, ChFC, FLMI
Assistant Vice President, Senior Underwriting Consultant  
PartnersFinancial

Dates:

Every Tuesday, from Jan. 8 to April 9

Time:

10:30 a.m. CT

ALU 301

The final and most challenging exam of the series. The content is almost entirely medical, with the exception of one financial underwriting chapter.

Facilitator:

Kim Allen, CLU, ALMI, AALU
Senior Underwriter, Underwriting Advocacy
PartnersFinancial

Dates:

Every Wednesday, from Jan. 2 to April 10

Time:

10:30 a.m. CT