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Word & Brown’s annual online Continuing Education (CE) event, Week of Webinars (WOW) wrapped up in June and achieved outstanding results. Now in its fifth year, WOW expanded to seven days over two weeks to enable more brokers to take part. As in prior years, this year’s schedule included a range of topics useful to insurance brokers and other engaged in our industry.

The 2022 course roster featured a wealth of information and leading speakers from our industry and in-house team, including:

• ACA Compliance in the Employer Market – Paul Roberts, Senior Director, Education & Market Development
• Account Management and Broker Services – Paul Roberts, Senior Director, Education & Market Development
• CAA’s Broker Transparency Requirements – Paul Roberts, Senior Director, Education & Market Development
• 2022 California Legislative Update from Sacramento – Faith Borges, CAHIP Lobbyist, Cal Advocates/CAHU
• Demystifying Cybersecurity for Insurance Agents in 2022 – Scott Diehl, Vice President of Product and Digital Strategy
• Ethics – Rene Gonzalez, Compliance Team Lead

-Ethics I: Foundational Ethics and Principles for Health Insurance Agents

-Ethics II: Worth of Your Clients’ Trust

-Ethics III: NAHU Code of Ethics as a Moral Compass for Agents

• Everything ERISA – Marilyn Monahan, ERISA Attorney – Monahan Law Office
• The Evolution of Employee Benefits – Paul Roberts, Senior Director, Education & Market Development
• 2022 Federal Legislative Update from Washington, DC – Marcy Buckner, Senior Vice President of Government Affairs, NAHU
• Single Payer in California – Paul Roberts, Senior Director, Education & Market Development

Here’s a brief snapshot of WOW 2022:

-13,086 total registrations, including 1,750 individual attendee registrations

-1,528 attendees taking part in a single WOW course: ACA Compliance in the Employer Market

-9,280 total Continuing Education Credits earned

-237 attendees participated in all 12 classes this year

If you missed WOW 2022, watch next spring for the promotion of our 2023 event. Registrations fill up quickly, so you’ll want to sign up as soon as the 2023 schedule is released.

Don’t forget that Word & Brown offers a variety of training annually separate from WOW. So, if you still need to earn CE for your upcoming license renewal, check out our other classes. For a full list of our California CE courses, visit our web page.

Many of these courses offer credit from the HR Certification Institute (HRCI) and Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM), which could benefit your employer clients.

Our staff members frequently present at regional association of health underwriters events as well, so watch for events that may be coming up in your area.

Beyond helping you maintain your insurance license, our training and education courses can help you stay up to date about industry trends and regulation changes that could affect your clients. Your participation can help you set yourself apart and prove your value to those you serve.