If you would like to pursue a more advanced level of claims education, the ICA offers the Fellow, Life and Health Claims (FLHC) professional designation. This program was created to foster a broader knowledge base and deeper understanding of fellow life and health claims by focusing on related insurance functions, like marketing, risk management, estate planning, business planning and more. The FLHC program is a strong investment in your business and a surefire way to turbocharge your career.
Although the successful completion of the entire ALHC Program curriculum is a prerequisite to earning the FLHC designation, students may enroll for courses in either curriculum in any order. However, since the FLHC Program builds upon the knowledge gained from the ALHC Program curriculum, the ICA recommends completing the entire ALHC Program before participating in the FLHC Program. All classes are discounted for our members.
Although the successful completion of the entire ALHC Program curriculum is a prerequisite to earning the FLHC designation, students may enroll for courses in either curriculum in any order. However, since the FLHC Program builds upon the knowledge gained from the ALHC Program curriculum, the ICA recommends completing the entire ALHC Program before participating in the FLHC Program. All classes are discounted for our members.
The FLHC Curriculum
In addition to the introductory courses and four ICA courses for ALHC, this curriculum includes four total courses: three required LOMA courses and one elective from LOMA or the American College of Financial Services.
LOMA Required Courses:
LOMA or American College Elective Options (one required):
LOMA Required Courses:
- ACS 100 – Foundations of Customer Service or ACS 101 – Customer Service for Insurance Professionals
- LOMA 320 Life and Health Insurance Marketing or LOMA 321 - Marketing in Financial Services
- Underwriting: LOMA’s former Course 10-SR, UND 385 , and UND 386 may be substituted with any of the following:
- ALU 101 offered twice a year by Academy of Life Underwriting
- Advance 360 offered by AHOU (minimum of 6 completed on-demand podcasts, chats, or webinars through Advance 360)
LOMA or American College Elective Options (one required):
- LOMA 351 – Financial Services Environment
- LOMA 307 – Business and Financial Concepts for Insurance Professionals
- LOMA 308 – The Business of Insurance: Applying Financial Concepts
- LOMA 371 – Risk Management and Product Design for Insurance Companies
- AIRC 410 – Regulatory Compliance: Companies, Producers, and Operations
- AIRC 411 – The Regulatory Environment for Life Insurance
- AIRC 420 – Regulatory Compliance: Insurance and Annuity Products
- AIRC 421 – Regulation of Life Insurance Products, Sales & Operations
- HS 321 – Income Taxation
- HS 330 – Fundamentals of Estate Planning
- HS 331 – Planning for Business Owners and Professionals