JACKSONVILLE, Fla.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–XCEL, the leading provider of online insurance pre-licensing education, today announced the launch of its new property casualty insurance pre-licensing course for insurance agents to prepare for state-based exams. The new course will roll out state-by-state, beginning with immediate availability in Virginia, Missouri, and Texas.
“We know that online learning is the key to producing more new agents as quickly as possible based upon the state rules and regulations,” said Paul Skordilis, President of STC, the market leader in securities training and the company that owns XCEL. “Our corporate partners in finance and insurance are the largest employers in their industry, and speed to market is key to maintaining their market position. We help them get off to the right start with their agents and then keep them performing at peak levels once they’re up and running.”
The new property casualty pre-license course targets existing XCEL customers as well as new prospective individuals and corporate clients. Easy enrollment, student tracking and dedicated customer service are all part of the corporate partner package.
According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, qualified insurance agents are in high demand and are expected to outpace the national average growth rate compared to all other occupations and all other sales position by three percent through 2026.
The insurance industry employs more than 2.3 million people with 880,000 of those being active insurance agents.
Every state has an examination for licensure in insurance. XCEL already prepares more than 150,000 potential future insurance professionals each year to pass their state licensing exams with course offerings for life, accident, & health insurance. The company has a roadmap to make the new property casualty pre-license prep course available nationwide by the end of 2019, both to individuals and corporate partners, and is working with each state to meet its standards and desired timeframes for new course availability.
XCEL features a learning platform that seamlessly unites a wide array of specific eLearning tools that range from eBooks, interactive learning objects, engaging videos, comprehensive assessments, mobile solutions and more. Each tool is strategically positioned in a comprehensive online course management system designed to improve the online learning processes and proven to enhance student outcomes.
To learn more about XCEL and its new course, visit https://www.xceltesting.com/propertyandcasualty/. You can also join us for an upcoming webinar on our property and casualty course at http://bit.ly/xcelwebinar.
