I am often asked what’s the best way to study for an insurance exam.  While it’s important to know how to properly prepare for a state licensing examination, it’s just as (if not maybe more so) important to know what not to do when getting ready to test.  What follows are five reasons why people fail, not listed in any particular order.  When you read the list that follows, you’ll likely think that nothing discussed applies to you.  In fact, I’ll wager that at least one of them applies and likely more.  Please read on for more information! Read the rest of this entry »

Pibbers!  Good morning to all of you.  I wanted to let you all know about the review for life and health insurance students that is going to be held on Tuesday, March 23rd, 2010 from 10:00 am until approximately 4:00 pm. The location of the review is at our Cedar Hills classroom and is at no cost for currently enrolled ProSchools students.  For those who would like to attend the review that are not ProSchools enrolled students, you are welcome to join us.  The cost for non-ProSchools students is $95, payable at the door for the entire review session and textbooks and related study materials are available for all students at a greatly reduced cost. We look forward to seeing you at the review session and remember that those who attend the review normally score 10-12 points higher on their examination compared to those who don’t attend the review!  It’s all in the numbers!  Keep working hard!

Hello Pibbers!  The life and health review session for February, 2010 is set.  We will be holding the review on February 23rd, 2010 from 10:00 am until approximately 4:00 pm at our Cedar Hills classroom location.  For directions to the classroom, click HERE.

There is no cost for currently enrolled ProSchools students; however the cost for non-ProSchools students is $95.00.  For those of you that are current ProSchools students, pre-registration is not required; just show up!  For those who wish to attend the session and are NOT ProSchools students, we welcome your participation and hopefully we’ll teach you a thing or two!  Please call 800-452-4879 to register!

Good morning everyone!  ProSchools is proud to announce that we will be entering the Golden state of California within the near future!  Quoted from 50states.com, I give you the following:

“The Golden State” has long been a popular designation for California and was made the official State Nickname in 1968. It is particularly appropriate since California’s modern development can be traced back to the discovery of gold in 1848 and fields of golden poppies can be seen each spring throughout the state.

Home to manifold professional sports teams including the Dodgers, Angels, Warriors, Lakers, 49ers, Giants, Raiders and more, California is one competitive state!  Wait…where’s the professional football team in L.A.?

Speaking of competition, ProSchools is poised to offer state-of-the-art professional license training that is going to blow away the competition.  Read on for more! Read the rest of this entry »

The State of Oregon Insurance Division has announced that effective September 1, 2009 there is a new fee that will be required to be paid when submitting your initial individual insurance license application form.

In addition to the fees that have been historically required ($30 application fee + a $45 license fee), there is an additional fee of $47.25 that will pay for the federal and state criminal background check that is required to be performed before a license can be issued.    This fee must be included when you pay for the “other” required fees.  Read on for more! Read the rest of this entry »

To all of our PA students- the examination content outline is changing effective July 1, 2009.  There are not many changes, but we want to make sure that you are aware of these changes.  ProSchools‘ tradition of staying current rolls on!  Click on the following links to access your new content outline, and please make sure that you continue in this post for the additional material and their explanations:

For life insurance only candidates: click HERE

For accident and health insurance only candidates:  click HERE

For life and accident and health candidates:  click HERE

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Good day, fellow PIBbers!  We have set the dates for the  Oregon life and health insurance review for July and August, 2009.

• July 15, 2009
• August 12, 2009

The review session will run from 10 am- 4 pm and is at no cost to any ProSchools enrolled student.  For non-Proschools students, the cost will be $99 for the entire session.  Textbooks are available for purchase as well if you don’t already have copies.  For ProSchools enrollees, the cost for all books pertinent to your line of study is $39.00; for non-ProSchools students, the cost is $39.00 per book (2 or 3 books depending on your line(s) of study.  The review will be held at our Cedar Hills classroom location.  For directions, click HERE

Make sure that you bring all of your materials with you and be ready to take lots of notes!  Bring your questions and concerns, and we’ll get them addressed!  Hope to see you there!  -Gary

I am thrilled to announce that ProSchools’ online courses for Washington Insurance prelicense students has been approved and is available for purchase for all Washington home-state insurance candidates!  ProSchools is the first educational provider to be granted all-lines authority by Washington’s Office of the Insurance Commissioner, and our course is ready to go! 

In the course, you will find that we have included all of the little things that make ProSchools’ courses the industry standard for insurance licensing candidates:

• Fully interactive lessons that will lead you down the correct path to success by passing your test the first time out!
• Our talked-about “ProActive” exercises that will strengthen your knowledge in critical areas
• Examples that will turn “insurance language” into normal English for easier comprehension of the material.
• Fully narrated and streaming lesson reviews and objectives
• Full examination preparation software within the program, including quizzes with full explanations, chapter tests and final examinations that will give the student indicators as to readiness for the state test  You don’t have to pay extra for exam prep like our competition requires!
• Complete record-keeping information that is available to the student and the manager 24/7.

We are excited about this program and consider it to be the industry standard for licensing preparation.  As well, ProSchools is always looking to partner with qualified insurers and agencies; our partnership program can enhance your recruiting, advertising and student success rate beyond anything our competitors can offer.  If interested, please call Gary Sternberg/Director of Insurance Programs at 800-452-4879, extension 820 or through email at garys@proschools.com

The Life and Health Insurance Review is set for June 9, 2009 at our Cedar Hills classroom, and will run from 10:00 am - 4:00 pm, give or take a few minutes.  There is no cost for currently enrolled ProSchools students and $99 for non-ProSchools enrollees.  For directions to the classroom and phone numbers, click HERE!

Please make sure to bring all of your textbooks (if you did a classroom course), notes, paper, pencils/pens and anything else you might feel you need in a review session.  The pace will be brisk and concentrated.  We will begin with an overview of the test itself, some “do’s and don’ts,” content discussions and a short Q&A on the test.  We will then take on health insurance, followed by insurance law and finishing with life insurance.  I hope to see you there!

One of the things that we pride ourselves at ProSchools is our ability to keep current with the changes that affect our students, and the changes that are happening in Washington are no exception.  Effective July 1, 2009, the state of Washington Office of the Insurance Commissioner (OIC) is making significant changes to the prelicense education mandates and rules.  If you would like to view the actual rule changes, click HERE for the text version of the legislation.  This information is critical to those prelicense students who are either currently enrolled in a ProSchools program or are planning on obtaining an insurance license in the near future.  This absolutely affects you if you are in Washington and are studying for your insurance license, so please read on for the changes! Read the rest of this entry »