CISR Commercial Property

The exam is a one-hour proctored final, and passing it is what earns designation credit for the course. The published source material does not state a passing score, so confirm the current cut score with the program administrator rather than relying on a remembered figure.

No. All CISR courses are offered in three formats: self-paced online instruction, live in-person classroom instruction, and online instructor-led webinars. Online courses are accessible by computer, tablet, or smartphone. Self-paced online courses give you a 60-day period to complete, so you can stop and restart sessions and your place is saved.

Each course consists of seven hours of classroom instruction. Instructor-led webinars deliver seven hours of webinars over two to four weeks, with an extended study period for exam-takers. Plan additional time outside instruction for the knowledge checks, self-quizzes, and optional reading assignments.

Yes. To earn the CISR designation you must complete five courses and successfully pass the examination that follows each course within three calendar years following the year in which you pass your first exam. The program includes nine courses total, so you choose which five to complete.

Yes. Designees who already hold CISR can pursue the more advanced CISR Elite status by completing the four remaining CISR courses and passing the respective exams within a three-year period. Insuring Commercial Property is one of the nine courses, so it can serve as one of your five for the designation or as part of the remaining four for Elite.

The source describes self-paced online courses as including interactive knowledge check exercises with feedback and self-quizzes to check comprehension, and states that passing is required on those quizzes. It does not describe the final exam as open book, so treat the one-hour proctored final as a closed, proctored assessment.

The five topic areas build on each other, so candidates who study causes of loss forms in isolation often miss how a selected cause of loss form changes what the Building and Personal Property Coverage Form actually pays. Likewise, time element questions punish anyone who has not worked through the business income worksheet mechanics rather than memorizing definitions.

The course is one of the qualifying CISR courses, and a seven-hour classroom or online CISR course is listed among the programs that satisfy the annual CISR update. Designees must complete an annual update program to keep the designation current, so confirm how your completion will be credited before you register.

Any employee of an agency, insurance company, or insurance-related business is eligible, including agents and agency managers. CISR is an intermediate-level program, so some working knowledge of the applicable policies is assumed. If commercial property forms are entirely new to you, review the basic property policy structure before the course begins.