Continuing Professional Education
CEBS Compliance Credit |
Insurance Professionals |
PHR/SPHR/GPHR |
CPA |
CFP |
Attorney | IRS | Other |
Canadian Insurance Professionals
CEBS Compliance credit

CEBS graduates can use Symposium sessions to earn CEBS Compliance credit. Each 50-minute hour of education qualifies for 1 credit of compliance. The $25 service fee to report credit for other professions does not apply. Visit
www.cebs.org/compliance for more information.
The 2019 Symposium qualifies for up to 19 CEBS Compliance credits.
Insurance Professionals
Note: The links for preapproved insurance sessions do not apply to states where instructor approval is required. Session approvals specific for instructor states will be provided in registration packet on site.
The information below is from the 2019 Symposium and can be used as a reference for the types of credits the Symposium has been approved for in the past.
2020 Symposium CE information will be posted when it becomes available.
2019 Symposium - Insurance Credit Approval By State |
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Tuesday September 10
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Alabama | 7 Life Accident & Health
| 7 Life Accident & Health OR 6 Life Accident & Health and 1 Ethics (varies if attending an ethics or non-ethics session)
| 4 Life Accident & Health |
Arizona
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California | 6 Life Only/Accident and Health
| 6 Life Only/Accident and Health credits and 1 Accident and Health credit OR 6 Life Only/Accident and Health and 1 Etthics (varies if attending an ethics or non-ethics session)
| 4 Life Only/Accident and Health
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Colorado | 7 Life/Accident & Health
| 7 Life/Accident & Health OR 6 Life/Accident & Health and 1 Ethics (varies if attending an ethics or non-ethics session)
| 4 Life/Accident & Health
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Connecticut
| 6 LH
| 7 LH Credits OR 6 LH and 1 LRE (varies if attending an ethics or non-ethics session)
| 4 LH
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Delaware | 7 Life/Health | 7 Life/Health OR 6 Life/Health and 1 Ethics (varies if attending an ethics or non-ethics session)
| 4 Life/Health |
Florida | 5 Generic Life, Health and Variable
| 6 Generic Life, health and Variable OR 5 Gernic Life, Health and Variable 1 Ethics (varies if attending an ethics or non-ethics session)
| 4 Generic Life, Health and Variable |
Georgia | 7 Life & Accident Sickness
| 7 Life & Accident Sickness OR 6 Life & Accident Sickness and 1 Ethics (varies if attending an ethics or non-ethics session)
| 4 Life & Accident Sickness |
Idaho |
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llinois | 7 General
| 7 General OR 6 General and 1 Ethics (varies if attending an ethics or non-ethics session)
| 4 General
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Indiana | 6 Life, Accident & Health
| 6 Life, Accident & Health OR 5 LIfe, Accident & Health 1 Ethics (varies if attending an ethics or non-ethics session)
| 4 Life, Accident & Health
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Iowa
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Kansas
| 7 Life/Health/Variable
| 7 Life/Health/Variable OR 6 Life/Health/Variable 1 Ethics (varies if attending an ethics or non-ethics session)
| 4 Life/Health/Variable
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Kentucky
| 6 Life and Health
| 7 Life and Health OR 6 Life and Health and 1 Ethics (varies if attending an ethics or non-ethics session)
| 4 Life and Health |
Louisiana
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Maine |
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Maryland |
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Massachusetts | 6 General
| 6 General OR 5 General and 1 Ethics (varies if attending an ethics or non-ethics session)
| 4 General
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Michigan | 6 Life/Health
| 7 Life/Health OR 6 Life/Health and 1 Ethics (varies if attending an ethics or non-ethics session)
| 4 Life/Health |
Minnesota | 7 General-Classroom
| 7 General-Classroom OR 6 General-Classroom 1 Ethics (varies if attending an ethics or non-ethics session)
| 4 General-Classroom
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Mississippi | 7 Life, Accident & Health
| 7 Life, Accident & Health OR 6 Life, Accident & Health and 1 Ethics (varies if attending an ethics or non-ethics session)
| 4 Life, Accident & Health
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Missouri | 7 Life/Health
| 7 Life/Health OR 6 Life/Health and 1 Eth/MO Law/Duty/Oblg to Dept (varies if attending an ethics or non-ethics session)
| 4 Life/Health
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Montana |
7 Life Credits
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7 Life Credits OR 6 Life Credits and 1 Ethics credit (varies if attending an ethics or non-ethics session)
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4 Life Credits |
Nebraska |
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Nevada |
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New Hampshire |
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New Jersey |
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New Mexico
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New York * | 6 LB, LC, LSB, L/A and HA
| 7 LB, LC, LSB, L/A and HA
| 4 LB, LC, LSB, L/A and HA
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North Carolina | 7 General
| 7 General OR 6 General and 1 Ethics (varies if attending an ethics or non-ethics session)
| 4 General
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Ohio | 7 General
| 7 General OR 6 General and 1 Ethics (varies if attending an ethics or non-ethics session)
| 4 General
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Oklahoma | 7 Producer/CSR General
| 7 Producer/CSR General OR 6 Producer/CSR General 1 Ethics (varies if attending an ethics or non-ethics session)
| 4 Producer/CSR General
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Oregon |
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Pennsylvania | 6 General
| 7 General
| 4 General
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Rhode Island |
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South Carolina |
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Tennessee | 7 Life/Health
| 7 Life/Health OR 6 Life/Health and 1 Ethics (varies if attending an ethics or non-ethics session)
| 4 Life/Health
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Texas
| 7 General
| 7 General OR 6 General and 1 Ethics (varies if attending an ethics or non-ethics session)
| 4 General
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Utah
| 7 General
| 7 General OR 6 General and 1 Ethics (varies if attending an ethics or non-ethics session)
| 4 General
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Vermont | | | |
Virginia | 6 LIfe & Health
| 7 Life & Health OR 6 Life & Health 1 Ethics
| 4 Life & Health
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Washington
| 7 General
| 7 General OR 6 General 1 Ethics (varies if attending an ethics or non-ethics session)
| 4 General
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Wisconsin | 7 Life, Accident & Health
| 7 Life, Accident & Health OR 6 Life, Accident and Health 1 Ethics (varies if attending an ethics or non-ethics session)
| 4 Life, Accident & Health
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Updated 8/23/2019
*State department requires both instructors and sessions to be approved in order to administer continuing education credit.
See link to approved sessions/instructors for each day of the Symposium.
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CIMS® and CPWA®
Investments and Wealth Institute® has accepted the 37th Annual Employee Benefits Symposium for 16.5 hours of CE credit.
HRCI
The 2019 ISCEBSymposium has been approved for a maximum of 16.0 HR
(General) recertification credit hours toward a PHR™, PHR®, PHRca®, SPHR®, GPHR®, PHRi™
and SPHRi™ recertification through HR Certification Institute® (HRCI®). Approved sessions.
Any HRCI questions can be directed to HRCI 1-866-898-4724 or view website policies
www.hrci.org/recertify. Questions may also be directed to the Society’s
Continuing Education department.

The use of this seal confirms that this activity has met HR Certification Institute’s® (HRCI®) criteria for recertification credit pre-approval.
SHRM
The International Society is a preferred provider with SHRM. The 2019 Symposium is approved for 16.0 PDCs; you may use this credit towards your CP and SCP designations.
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CPA
ISCEBS is registered with the National Association of State Boards of Accountancy (NASBA) as a sponsor of continuing professional education on the National Registry of CPE Sponsors. State boards of accountancy have final authority on the acceptance of individual courses for CPE credit.
In accordance with the standards of the National Registry of CPE sponsors, CPE credits will be granted based on a 50-minute hour.
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CFP
CFP® (United States)
The International Society is registered with the CFP Board as a sponsor of continuing education (Sponsor ID 286).
The 2019 Symposium has been approved. Approved sessions. A list of approved sessions will also be included in the on-site badge envelopes).
CFP® (Canada)
CFP Professionals are required to attest to the completion of their CE requirements for the calendar year specified on the annual Application for Financial Planning Standards Council™ (FPSC) License Renewal Form. At time of renewal CFP professionals will not be required to submit CE supporting documentation. FPSC relies on the CFP professional to self-asses and maintain appropriate documentation for their CE activities. You will only be required to submit supporting documentation if selected for an audit.
IRS Enrolled Agents & Enrolled Retirement Plan Agents
The International Society is an approved IRS continuing education provider.
The 2018 Symposium was approved by the IRS for 19.0 credits under the category of "Qualified Retirement Plan Matters".
Approved audience: Enrolled Agents (EA)/Enrolled Retirement Plan Agents (ERPA)
IRS CE is mandatory for EAs and ERPAs only.

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Attorneys
State CLE credit approvals are based upon requests for credit received on registration and CE attendance forms. The 2018 Symposium qualified for a maximum of 960 minutes of MCLE instruction. Recommended sessions.
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Other Professions
For information on how the Symposium could meet continuing education requirements for other professions, call the Society at (262) 786-6710, option 2.
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Canadian Insurance Professionals
Life insurance agents can earn credit in Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba, Ontario, and Saskatchewan. The program will be submitted to Quebec for approval (upon request) after the program has taken place.
The 2019 Symposium will be submitted to the
Registered Insurance Brokers of Ontario (RIBO) as requests are made.
The
Manitoba Insurance Council approved the 2019 Symposium for 16 Life and/or A&S education hours.
The Alberta Insurance Council accredited the 2019 Symposium for 16 Life, and 16 Accident & Sickness continuing education hours.
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