Happy New Year!

Dear Friends,

From all of us at the Atlantic School let me wish you a Happy New Year.

As we kick off 2010, I want to take this time to remind you that we are not only the states best provider of insurance education but we are also a resource. Do you need to find out how many credits you have? Call us or use the quick links on our website. Do you have a question about recent changes in Insurance Law? Why call the state and wait on hold when we are happy to answer your questions.
We pride ourselves on quality customer service. So in the coming year do not hesitate to call on us for any of your insurance licensing questions.

Thank you again for your continued business!
Sincerely,
Jeanne Rondeau
Director
Atlantic School of Insurance

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Creative Thinking in Business

I wanted to take a moment and share with you some thoughts on creative thinking in business. Some people say opportunity knocks but if your not listening, you could miss it.

For years now the Atlantic School has been offering its students CE vacations. A CE vacation is a creative idea that was born out of necessity. In the early days, we had one location. So in order to accommodate our client base we would often need to run special classes in hotel conference rooms. It was the only way to serve these customers. From there we asked ourselves, why not do this at a hotel in Atlantic City on a Friday? That way we could make an enjoyable weekend out it.

Continuing Education classes in Atlantic City were a hit. We also found that by bringing a large group of people we could negotiate better rates on rooms and meals. And then it hit us.

Why not apply the same thinking to vacations. With a larger group we could negotiate with travel agents to get a great price for our students, they could take class in the morning, relax all afternoon and evening and walk away with a great vacation and all the CE credit they need to maintain their license.

This opportunity came about because we are always looking for new ideas and new products. In everything we do we ask a simple question. "What else could we use this idea for?" But good ideas alone are not enough you need to have the determination to put those ideas to the test. Some will fail and some will succeed. You may not always walk away richer but you will always walk away wiser. Keep listening, Keep asking questions.

Jeanne Rondeau
Director
The Atlantic School of Insurance
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"How Do I Look Up My Insurance CE Credits Online?"

We want to take this opportunity to alert you to a change in the way that the state of NJ is tracking and updating credits. You can no longer look up your credits at Pearsonvue. the state is now using psiexams.com. Some folks have had a tough time. We want to share with you our experience.

1) The psiexams.com site does not seem to work well in a Mozilla Firefox browser. If you are having difficulties, try accessing the site with Internet Explorer.

2) The way to find your credits is a bit indirect.
a) First Select your State
b) Then Select Your Licensing Agency
c) Click Find Information
d) Now, look to your right and you will see a section called Messages. This is where you will find the link to look up how many credits you have.

3) If you are still having trouble give us a call 732-505-8111. We will be happy to help.

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NJ Insurance Schools Adjust to New Rules

Bulletin:

In January of last year the NJ Department of Insurance rules were changed to fall in line with the NAIC National Association of Insurance Commissioners standards for the amount students must attend class. This change has effected Property and Casualty, Life and Heath, Title and Bail Bonds requirements.

The new requirements are as follows:

-Life 20 hours
-Health 20 hours
-Combined Life and Health 40 hours
-Property 20 hours
-Casualty 20 hours
-Combined Property and Casualty 40 hours
-Personal Lines 20 hours
-Title 20 hours
-Bail Bonds 10 hours

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Welcome to the NJ Insurance School Blog

Welcome! We are so glad that you found us. This is our first post. This blog will be a place to foster discussion of issues in the NJ insurance market, the NJ insurance education market and to update folks on the changes in the laws. We hope you find it a useful resource and recommend us to your friends.

Best Regards
Jeanne Rondeau
Director
Atlantic School of Insurance
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