Associate in Surplus Lines Insurance Designation (ASLI)

One of the primary original objectives of the Derek Hughes/NAPSLO Educational Foundation was the creation of a professional Excess & Surplus Lines designation program, known as the Associate in Surplus Lines Insurance (ASLI) designation. The ASLI program was unveiled in 1995 and the designation is awarded at the NAPSLO Annual Convention. The designation provides professional training and recognition to those attaining this designation. 

Prepare to meet new challenges

The ASLI program prepares you to meet the challenges and opportunities presented by the use of the surplus lines market. Earning this designation can be beneficial to industry veterans who wish to enhance their prestige and marketability. It can also benefit those who are relatively new to nonadmitted companies and who want to demonstrate a commitment to understanding their clients' needs.

Required Courses

To earn the ASLI designation, students must pass the exams for ASLI 163, ASLI 164, and any two of the listed electives. The Registered Professional Liability Underwriter (RPLU) designation granted by the Professional Liability Underwriting Society (PLUS) will satisfy both elective requirements.

ASLI 163—Surplus Lines Insurance Operations: Fundamentals of Surplus Lines Insurance Operations, Insurance Regulation, Surplus Lines Insurance Marketing, New Product and Program Development, Underwriting, Ratemaking, The Claim Function, Reinsurance, Financial Analysis of Insurers and Intermediaries, and Insurance Cycles and the Surplus Lines Market.

ASLI 164—Surplus Lines Insurance Products: Overview of Surplus Lines Insurance Products, General Liability, Professional Liability, Management Liability, Commercial Auto, Environmental, Excess and Umbrella Liability, Commercial Property, Business Income and Extra Expense, Commercial Crime, Aviation, Ocean Marine, Inland Marine, and Personal Insurance.

Choose any two electives from the list below.

Coverage Electives

CPCU 510	Foundations of Risk Management, Insurance, and Professionalism
CPCU 530	The Legal Environment of Insurance
CPCU 540	Finance for Risk Management and Insurance Professionals
AIS 25	Delivering Insurance Services
AIC 33	Claim Handling Principles and Practices
AIC 34	Workers’ Compensation and Managing Bodily Injury Claims
AIC 35	Property Loss Adjusting
AIC 36	Liability Claim Practices
ARM 54	Risk Assessment
ARM 55	Risk Control
ARM 56	Risk Financing
AU 65	Commercial Underwriting: Principles & Property
AU 66	Commercial Underwriting: Liability and Advanced Techniques
AAI 83	Agency Operations and Sales Management
APA 91	Principles of Premium Auditing
APA 92	Premium Auditing Applications
AIAF 111	Statutory Accounting for Property-Casualty Insurers
AIAF 112	Insurance Information Systems
AIAF 113	Insurance Company Finance*
AIT 132	Insurance Uses of Technology
AIT 134	The Strategic Management of Information
ARe 141	Principles of Reinsurance*
ARe 142	Reinsurance Practices*
ARe 144	Reinsurance Principles and Practices†

* No longer offered, but which satisfy ASLI elective requirements.
† May not be used in conjunction with ARe 141 and ARe 142 for the purposes of earning the ASLI designation.

NOTE: The Registered Professional Liability Underwriter (RPLU) designation granted by the Professional Liability Underwriting Society satisfies both electives. Outside courses or programs are subject to a $125 waiver application fee.

Course Sequence: It is better to take ASLI 163 before ASLI 164.

Exam Type

CPCU 510/530/540: Computer-administered essay (30-35 questions). Time allotted: 3 hours.

AIS 25: Exam on request (EOR). Sixty objective (multiple-choice) questions. Time allotted: 2 hours.

The Delivering Insurance Services exam is an Exam-on-Request (EOR) and can be taken in two ways. Take the multiple-choice exam (1) by computer at an Institutes Approved On-Site Testing Center or a Prometric Testing Center during our testing windows or (2) on paper in your workplace at any time.

ASLI 163/164 and all other above exams: Eighty-five computer-administered, objective (multiple-choice) questions. Time allotted: 2 hours.

For additional information on registration or study materials contact:

American Institute for CPCU / Insurance Institute of America - (800) 644-2101