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Designations Overview
AEI's programs lead to professional designations and awards widely recognized in the insurance industry as a mark of achievement.
How designations work
Completing any single AEI program earns a Specialist designation. Completing the Legal Principles program plus any other program earns an Associate designation. The table to the right shows every combination and its corresponding designation.
The SCLA — the highest designation
The Senior Claim Law Associate (SCLA) is the premier designation in claims law education, earned by completing Legal Principles plus any three of the five specialty programs: Liability, Property, Workers' Compensation, Automobile Claims and Coverage, and Claims Fraud Investigation and Defense.
Going further earns additional recognition: completing a fifth program earns SCLA Silver, and completing all six programs earns SCLA Gold.
What your designation unlocks
In addition to industry recognition, earning an AEI designation makes you eligible to join the Society of Claim Law Associates — an organization dedicated to claims education and professionalism.
A student who, after earning the SCLA, goes on to complete a fifth program earns the SCLA Silver Award and completing a sixth program, earns the SCLA Gold Award. Click here for more information.
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| Program(s) Completed | Designation |
|---|---|
| Legal Principles only | LPCS — Legal Principles Claim Specialist |
| Liability only | CCLS — Casualty Claim Law Specialist |
| Property only | PCLS — Property Claim Law Specialist |
| Workers' Comp only | WCLS — Workers' Comp Claim Law Specialist |
| Automobile only | ACLS — Automobile Claim Law Specialist |
| Fraud only | FCLS — Fraud Claim Law Specialist |
| LP + Liability | CCLA — Casualty Claim Law Associate |
| LP + Property | PCLA — Property Claim Law Associate |
| LP + Workers' Comp | WCLA — Workers' Comp Claim Law Associate |
| LP + Automobile | ACLA — Automobile Claim Law Associate |
| LP + Fraud | FCLA — Fraud Claim Law Associate |
| LP + any 3 specialties | SCLA — Senior Claim Law Associate |
| LP + any 4 specialties | SCLA Silver — Senior Claim Law Associate Silver |
| LP + all 5 specialties | SCLA Gold — Senior Claim Law Associate Gold |
Other combined designations may be earned by completing other combinations of programs - when a student having earned an associate designation completes an additional program, a combined designation is awarded. Example:
CCLA/PCLA - Casualty/Property Claim Law Associate
[Legal Principles + Liability + Property]
SCLA Silver & Gold Awards
Having achieved the SCLA, a student who completes a fifth claims law Program qualifies for the SCLA Silver Award, and a student who completes a sixth claims law Program qualifies for the SCLA Gold Award. Click here for more information.
NOTE: A Qualifying Exam, which tests the individual's knowledge in all aspects of Legal Principles, may be taken in lieu of the Legal Principles Program. For details, call American Educational Institute at 1-800-631-8183 or e-mail Jerry Chiara at jchiara@aeiclaimslaw.com.