Attention! If you are licensed for Property/Casualty or Personal Lines, you need to take one “approved” NFIP flood course prior to your initial license renewal after 8/1/07 . This is a one-time only requirement.

Last year the Connecticut Insurance Department implemented a new flood training requirement for all producers who have Property/Casualty and/or Personal Lines authority. A minimum of 3 hours of an “approved” NFIP flood training course is required for the initial license renewal after 8-1-07 . The course is not required for subsequent renewals.

PIACT's flood course is approved and meets these CE and flood training requirements.

At least 3 flood credits are necessary and will be applied toward the producer's Property/Casualty (PC) continuing education requirement. This is a one-time only requirement. For license renewal, Property/Casualty and Personal Lines producers MUST take this course just once after 8-1-07 .

Beginning Jan. 1, 2008, the FloodSmart campaign by the National Flood Insurance Program will require flood insurance training as a prerequisite for participation in the Agent Referral and Co-Op Programs.

The Agent Referral Program generates free, qualified leads for all enrolled agents through the Federal Emergency Management Agency Call Center and through the “Find an Agent” tool on the FloodSmart.gov Web site. The Agent Co-Op Program provides reimbursement up to 75 percent of the cost of advertising. For details, click here.

2008 Course schedule

Instructor bios

Mishell K. Magnusson, CIC, CISR, FIPC
Named The 2004 National CSR of the Year by PIA National, Mishell is a native of the Oneida, New York area. Mishell was also named one of 25 Women in Leadership in Central New York State in 2004. Mishell is a frequent speaker for PIA of Conn., N.Y. & N.J. for CISR programs and various other topics. Mishell is the Immediate Past President of the Federation of New York Insurance Professionals and serves on the board of the Insurance Professionals of the Mohawk Valley.

Sheldon Hansen, CIC, CRM
Hansen's Insurance Center Inc.
Forked River, N.J.

Sheldon graduated from the University of Minnesota with a Bachelor of Science Degree in education. He taught at the High School level for 10 years while working in his fathers retail insurance agency. Sheldon bought the agency and ran Hansen's Insurance Center Inc as a 16 person retail general insurance agency in the Toms River New Jersey area for over 25 years. He obtained his CIC (Certified Insurance Counselor) designation in 1980 followed later with the additional designation of CRM (Certified Risk Manager). The agency merged in 2001 to form Brouwer Hansen and Isdebski Associates, a five-office New Jersey Independent Agency. This freed up time for Mr. Hansen to focus on Production, Consulting and Professional Insurance Education.

In addition to Commercial Insurance Sales and Consulting, Sheldon now teaches Continuing Education classes to Producers and Customer Service Representatives for a number of Professional Insurance organizations including: The Professional Insurance Agents of New Jersey, New York and Connecticut . The Independent Insurance Agents and Brokers Association of New Jersey. The Insurance Society of Philadelphia. The National Alliance Society of CISR and CIC. The Insurance Academy and many retail insurance agencies. With a focus that Knowledge is Power he is helping to train the next generation of Insurance Professionals meet the ever changing needs of our industry.