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Best agency manager certifications

Agency manager certifications allow job seekers to demonstrate their competency as an agency manager to employers. However, not all agency manager certifications provide the same value for job seekers.

The best certifications for an agency manager are Certified Professional, Life and Health Insurance Program (CPLHI), Chartered Financial Consultant (ChFC), and Certified Insurance Examiner (CIE).

Below is a list of the best agency manager certifications. Obtaining an agency manager certification will give you a leg up when you apply for jobs and increase your potential salary.

5 best agency manager certifications

1. Certified Professional, Life and Health Insurance Program (CPLHI)

The Certified Professional, Life and Health Insurance Program (CPLHI) Program is a three-course education program in Bahasa Indonesia specifically designed to meet the industry education requirements of professionals in Indonesia. Recognized by the Insurance Directorate, Ministry of Finance and the Life Assurance Association of Indonesia (AAJI), who also requested LOMA create the program, the CPLHI Program provides a comprehensive business education for life and health insurance professionals.

Certification details
  • More than two years of education or training after high school required? No
  • More than two years of work experience required? No
  • Oral or written exam required? Yes
  • Renewal required? No
Certifying organization
LOMA

2. Chartered Financial Consultant (ChFC)

Since 1982, the Chartered Financial Consultant has remained the most extensive education available for professionals seeking a designation in financial planning. More than 41,000 individuals have attained this distinction, enabling them to effectively apply a comprehensive financial planning process to their clients' needs. The ChFC program includes all of the courses in our CFP® Certification Curriculum, and builds on that knowledge with advanced coverage of estate, retirement, and financial planning applications. ChFCs average 34 percent higher income than their peers without a designation*.

Certification details
  • More than two years of education or training after high school required? No
  • More than two years of work experience required? No
  • Oral or written exam required? Yes
  • Renewal required? No
Certifying organization
The American College

3. Certified Insurance Examiner (CIE)

A CIE is awarded to insurance regulatory professionals who have attained the AIE in one field and cross-trained in the other field. In order to earn a CIE, applicants must have previously earned (or meet the educational requirements to earn an AIE) under either the Property-Casualty Educational Path or a Life-Health Educational Path, complete the required course work following the same path taken to earn the AIE and meet certain employment and experience requirements.

Certification details
  • More than two years of education or training after high school required? Yes
  • More than two years of work experience required? Yes
  • Oral or written exam required? No
  • Renewal required? Every 1 year(s)

4. Certified Customer Service Representative (CCSR)

Applicable to financial services professionals who have completed the AIB Customer Service Representative Certificate and who function as customer service representatives.

Certification details
  • More than two years of education or training after high school required? No
  • More than two years of work experience required? No
  • Oral or written exam required? Yes
  • Renewal required? Every 3 year(s)

5. Fellow, Life Management Institute (FLMI)

Certification details
  • More than two years of education or training after high school required? Yes
  • More than two years of work experience required? No
  • Oral or written exam required? Yes
  • Renewal required? No
Certifying organization
LOMA

What is the best certification for an agency manager?

The best agency manager certification is Certified Professional, Life and Health Insurance Program (CPLHI). The Certified Professional, Life and Health Insurance Program (CPLHI) is awarded by the LOMA.

Here's a bit more background on how to obtain this agency manager certification:

  • To become a certified Certified Professional, Life and Health Insurance Program (CPLHI), you need to pass the exam.
  • Lucky you - certification doesn't require more than two years of work experience.
  • No renewal for certification, if you earn it once it is valid all time.
Best certifications

The most common combination of agency manager certifications include: Certified Professional, Life and Health Insurance Program (CPLHI), Chartered Financial Consultant (ChFC), and Certified Insurance Examiner (CIE).

Online courses for agency managers to earn certifications

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