Following extensive collaboration with AHOU and CIU, the Academy of Life Underwriting launched a Continuing Education Program, providing underwriters the opportunity to become certified. AHOU provides many educational resources to expand your professional knowledge, while earning credits toward certification. Your dedication won’t go unnoticed!

Program Overview

• Two-year certification cycle started January 2024, with 50 CE Credits needed over 2 years.
• Acceptable subject matter for earning CE credits include job-related technical, leadership and business specific content. Refer to ‘Continuing Education (CE) Program Credits’ document below for more information.
• There is no cost to individual underwriters or their companies. Refer to program FAQ’s for answers to this and other questions about the program.
• Individual underwriters will be responsible for documenting/recording their CE activities through the ALU Website. Underwriters can use these instructions to get started.

You have until January 31, 2026, to input any industry volunteer activity, training and development coursework or webinars, attendance at conferences and many other educational opportunities that you have completed between January of 2024 and December 2025. You only require 50 credits within this two-year cycle to qualify as and utilize the designation of Certified Professional Underwriter or Certified FALU during the calendar years 2025 and 2026.

Guiding Principles

• Promote the importance of underwriting professionalism through continuing education
• Maintain value of FALU designation
• Develop a program that is both meaningful and attainable
• Provide a platform to recognize industry involvement and education
• Establish parameters for qualifying content
• Create and maintain individual tracking tool
• Education credits may be subject to audit

Additional Information

• CE Credit Guide
• Credit Submission Instructions
• Continuing Education Tracking Tool Website
• Continuing Education Program FAQ