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Hurricanes and Their Impact on Insurance by James Drake
Syllabus
Course Information
Course Title: "Hurricanes and Their Impact on Insurance"
Course Number: OLT # insCE008      DOI # 69237     Course Authority CE220 - General Lines
Course Description:

This is a Property & Casualty Intermediate Level, 2 hour Continuing Ed Course on Hurricanes. It is a completely self-contained study course which is to be completed entirely online and delivered to comply with State requirements. It contains seven chapters including: Chapter One discusses Hurricane Characteristics; Chapter Two reviews Homeowners and Flood policies; Chapter Three addresses Automobile, Boat and Commercial Property; Chapter Four discusses the Impact of Hurricane Andrew in 1992; Chapter Five explains the Impact on the Insurance Industry of Hurricanes Katrina, Rita and Wilma; Chapter Six illustrates Coverage Disputes; and Chapter Seven covers Underwriting.

Students can complete the course at their own time and pace via the Internet. The course comprises of Units and Chapters with 2-Unit Quizzes and Final Exam. The program will allow you to re-take a Final Exam only if you fail with a score of less than 70%. You must make a grade of 70% on each quiz and the Final Exam to pass. Your scores are graded online. Upon completion of this course, OnLine Training will report the completion to FLDFS and issue a Certificate of Completion to the student.

Online Through: College of Central Florida, Daytona State, Edison (Collier), Edison (Lee), Florida Gateway, Gulf Coast, Indian River, Miami Dade, Pensacola, State College of Florida, Santa Fe, Tallahassee, Valencia and Online Training
Available: 24/7/365
Prerequisite(s): Available to licensed Florida Insurance Agents holding a 2-20, 20-44 or 4-40 license
Course Goals

The Goals of this course are:

  • To increase Agents knowledge of Hurricanes and how they have influenced property insurance coverages.
  • To present information about the predictability and tracking of hurricanes.
  • To illustrate how Hurricane Andrew affected and changed the Insurance Industry.
Course Outcomes

The student will successfully learn and comprehend the material and pass the online exams with a score of 70% or higher, thereby attaining his/her Certificate of Completion for 2 hours of CE credits.

Course Outline
It is important to note that not all pages are standard 8x11 pages.

A page is the length required to express an idea or subtopic.

Therefore, some pages may consist of only a few sentences.
Syllabus/Course Outline
Unit One - Hurricane and Insurance Characteristics

Chapter One - Hurricane Characteristics

Chapter Two - Policies - Homeowner's & Flood

Chapter Three - Insurance Policies - Automobile, Boat & Commercial Property

Review & Quiz 1 - For Grade
Unit Two - The 2004-2005 Hurricane Seasons Impact on the Insurance Industry and the Government Response

Chapter Four - Impact of Hurricanes on Insurance Industry - Hurricane Andrew 1992

Chapter Five - Impact of Hurricanes on Insurance Industry - Hurricanes Katrina, Rita, & Wilma

Chapter Six - Insurance Company Response to Hurricanes of 2004-2005

Chapter Seven - Government Response to 2004-05 Hurricane Season

Review & Quiz 2 - For Grade
Final Exam - For Grade
Instructor Information
Name: Jim Drake, CPCU, CLU, ARM
Email: jimdrake@mckinleyinsurance.com
Office Location: 2669 Forest Hill Blvd. STE. 207
West Palm Beach, FL 33406
Office Hours: Call for an Appointment
Phone: (561) 283-0333 or fax (561) 357-4957
Biography: Jim Drake is a licensed insurance agent, as well as Executive Vice President of McKinley Financial Services, Inc. in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida. He holds the major insurance designations of C.P.C.U. (Chartered Property & Casualty Underwriter), C.L.U. (Chartered Life Under-writer) and A.R.M. (Associate in Risk Management). Jim is licensed for all lines of insurance along with Surplus Lines.


Last Updated: June 28, 2012 by Max Combs