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Education

Home Education Career Path

Feature Brokers

Tara Chammartin, CAIB
Chair of Professional Development Committee

Tara began her career as an insurance broker in 1994 and has been with Rempel Insurance Brokers Ltd. since 2001. Tara achieved her Canadian Accredited Insurance Broker (CAIB) designation in 2001, and is a course facilitator for the CAIB Program.

Career Path for a General Insurance Broker

Each level of licence can be applied for after successfully completing the following courses:

Auto Only Broker License

Auto Broker Technical Course

This course is designed for a person new to the insurance industry who is interested in selling auto insurance. Available as an in-class course.

Level I License

CAIB Accredited Insurance Broker Course**

This course is suitable for a person who has been in the insurance industry and is interested in making insurance a career and is the recommended “next step” after the Auto Broker Technical course. This also is the first step in obtaining the Canadian Accredited Insurance Broker designation (CAIB). A student must complete the four levels of the CAIB course and be an IBAM member to qualify to use this designation
OR
Fundamentals of Insurance Course
This course is designed for a person new to the insurance industry.
Available by Homestudy.

Level II License

Canadian Accredited Insurance Broker Course**

A person must successfully complete CAIB 2 and CAIB 3 to qualify for a Level 2 license. Available as either an in-class course or by at home study.

Level III License

Canadian Accredited Insurance Broker Course**

A person must successfully complete CAIB 4 to qualify for a Level 3 licence. Must have two years as a Level 2 licencee.

Note:
The Auto Only Broker licence holder is authorized to sell only basic compulsory and optional extension automobile insurance issued by Manitoba Public Insurance Corporation and only inside the office of a general insurance agency under the supervision of the holder of a Level 2 or Level 3 licence.

Level 1 licence authorizes licence holder to sell, inside but not outside the office of a general insurance agency and under the supervision of the holder of a Level 2 licence, every category of insurance including accident and sickness insurance (excluding life insurance).

Level 2 licence authorizes licence holder to sell insurance (excluding life insurance) inside and outside the office of a general insurance agency and to supervise a branch office of a general insurance agency.

Level 3 licence authorizes licence holder to sell insurance policies (excluding life insurance), both inside and outside of the office of a general insurance agency and to manage the office of a general insurance agency.

** There are two CAIB semesters per year (February-May and
September-December) plus CAIB immersion courses.