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Canadian Managing General Agent Program Courses

The Canadian Managing General Agent courses are delivered through facilitated online learning. There is no weekly live class, but all students follow the same weekly schedule for readings, assignments, and graded online interaction under the guidance of an instructor. For each course there is a comprehensive textbook developed in collaboration with industry subject matter experts. 

Time commitment: About 6-8 hours a week per course to complete readings, learning activities and online discussion.

We recommend that you take only one course at a time, and that you complete the courses in the order listed.

SCHEDULE

Courses are offered in the following terms, registration numbers permitting.

Course  Fall  Winter  Spring
 B210: Commercial Insurance Essentials    ✔   ✔   ✔
 M260: Fundamentals of Managing General Agents & Delegated Authority   ✔  
 M270: Applied MGA Practices   ✔  

M280: CMGA Comprehensive Examination is typically offered twice during the summer months.

ACADEMIC TERMS

  
Fall Term September to December
Winter Term January to April
Spring Term April to July 

SPRING 2023 COURSE REGISTRATION DATES

  
Registration Period      Registration open January 15 to March 31
Withdrawal Deadline  April 24, 2023
           

FALL 2023 COURSE REGISTRATION DATES

  
Registration Period Registration open June 15 to August 31
Withdrawal Deadline September 25, 2023

WINTER 2024 COURSE REGISTRATION DATES

  
Registration Period      Registration open October 1 to December 31
Withdrawal Deadline  January 22, 2024

SPRING 2024 COURSE REGISTRATION DATES

  
Registration Period      Registration open January 15 to March 31
Withdrawal Deadline  April 22, 2024

Students wanting to withdraw from a course must submit a written request by letter or email to the Insurance Institute by the deadlines indicated. Course withdrawals are subject to an administrative fee. For more information, please review the Fee Schedule and the Program Policies.

 

TERM START AND END DATES

  
Spring 2023 April 10 to July 2, 2023
Fall 2023 September 11 to December 3, 2023
Winter 2024 January 8 to April 1, 2024
Spring 2024 April 8 to July 1, 2024

There are no proctored final examinations in the individual Canadian Managing General Agent courses (B210, M260, M270). Students complete a variety of assessments during the term.

After successful completion of all three courses, students can apply to write the CMGA Comprehensive Exam (M280) to earn the CMGA designation. This exam covers competencies from all three courses in the program.

 

COURSE RESULTS

  
Final course results are available for paid members of the Institute.

Students will be notified by email when their course results are released. The release date for grades may vary by course. It is important for students to keep their email contact information up to date in their member profiles.

To obtain results:
1. Log in to your member account on this site
2. Go to “My Education”
3. Go to “My Courses” > “Course Record”