AHIP's Center for Insurance Education and Professional Development - Disability
Skip NavigationHealth insurance education is evolving-and the AHIP Center for Insurance Education and Professional Development is changing to meet the training needs of busy professionals. Now with more content online, expanded course offerings-including the Academy of Healthcare Management's course content-the Center is where professionals go to learn the health insurance industry industry. The Center offers self-study classes, publications, workshops, virtual seminars, and designations covering such topics as anti-fraud, business operations, consumer-driven health care, customer service, disability insurance, employee benefits, health insurance fundamentals, HIPAA, long-term care, managed care and care management, Medicare, Medicaid, Medigap, supplemental insurance, underwriting, network management, health plan finance and risk management, governance and regulation, and more.
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Insurance Plans 		Health insurance education is evolving-and the AHIP Center for Insurance Education and Professional Development is changing to meet the training needs of busy professionals. Now with more content online, expanded course offerings-including the Academy of Healthcare Management's course content-the Center is where professionals go to learn the health insurance industry industry. The Center offers self-study classes, publications, workshops, virtual seminars, and designations covering such topics as anti-fraud, business operations, consumer-driven health care, customer service, disability insurance, employee benefits, health insurance fundamentals, HIPAA, long-term care, managed care and care management, Medicare, Medicaid, Medigap, supplemental insurance, underwriting, network management, health plan finance and risk management, governance and regulation, and more.

Publications - Disability

Disability Income Insurance: A Primer
Explore the history and current trends of disability income (DI) insurance. You’ll get a thorough introduction in this publication to the market and background on government- and employer-sponsored programs, assessment of individual needs, application and underwriting processes, contractual provisions, claims, and taxation.

What You’ll Learn:

  • Risk and cost associated with disability
  • Various sources of DI insurance
  • Descriptions of individual, government, and employer-sponsored plans
  • How DI insurance works
  • Underwriting processes, contractual provisions, claims, and taxation
  • Information on emerging trends in the DI field
  • Corporate trainers responsible for development of sales staff
  • Relevant terms, case scenarios, and key concepts

Price
$40 AHIP Members; $50 Non-members
To purchase a publication, see the Center’s online catalog.

Course
This publication is used in tandem with the following course:

Earn a Designation
Center designations that you may be interested in pursuing:

Co-Sponsors
This publication is co-sponsored by America’s Health Insurance Plans (AHIP), the International DI Society, and the National Association of Health Underwriters (NAHU).

Disability Income Insurance: Advanced Issues
The more you know about the disability income (DI) market, the better you can understand consumer needs. Flesh out your understanding of the disability niche by reading this publication examining advanced issues, such as tax-qualified retirement plans, selective wage continuation plans, tax and ERISA considerations, disability buy-out, advanced personal planning, and other related topics.

What You’ll Learn:

  • The role of standard DI policies in providing basic coverage
  • The variety of ways to structure DI programs to meet employee needs
  • The role of DI in advanced personal, estate, and long-term care planning
  • Tax and ERISA considerations
  • Definitions of tax-qualified retirement plans, selective wage continuation plans, and disability buy-out
  • Facts on emerging trends in the DI field
  • Relevant terms, case scenarios, and key concepts

Price
$40 AHIP Members; $50 Non-members
To purchase a publication, see the Center’s online catalog.

Course
This publication is used in tandem with the following course:

Earn a Designation
Center designations that you may be interested in pursuing:

Co-Sponsors
This publication is co-sponsored by America’s Health Insurance Plans (AHIP), the International DI Society, and the National Association of Health Underwriters (NAHU).

Disability Income Insurance: Group and Worksite Issues
Group disability coverage has become a popular employee benefit. Learn more about group insurance in comparison to individual contracts by reading this publication. You’ll get practical information on marketing and sales, the selection and underwriting process, and claims and administration.

What You’ll Learn:

  • Why group disability income (DI) coverage is popular with employers and employees
  • Facts about government programs like worker’s compensation
  • The definition of short-term and long-term DI coverage
  • The difference between individual and group plans
  • Selection and underwriting processes
  • Strategies for marketing and sales
  • Relevant terms, case scenarios, and key concepts

Price
$40 AHIP Members; $50 Non-members
To purchase a publication, see the Center’s online catalog.

Course
This publication is used in tandem with the following course:

Earn a Designation
Center designations that you may be interested in pursuing:

Co-Sponsors
This publication is co-sponsored by America’s Health Insurance Plans (AHIP), the International DI Society, and the National Association of Health Underwriters (NAHU).

The Center is changing to meet the needs of busy professionals like you. Now with more content online, expanded course offerings-including the Academy of Healthcare Management's course content-as well as other quick, convenient, and flexible ways to learn, the Center is where professionals go to learn the industry. The Center offers educational programs on such topics as anti-fraud, consumer-driven health care, disability insurance, employee benefits, health insurance fundamentals, HIPAA, long-term care, managed care and care management, Medicare, Medicaid, Medigap, supplemental insurance, underwriting health plan finance and risk management, governance and regulation, and more.

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