CPIA
CPIA Designation Program
The CPIA Designation Program is offered once a year in Maine. The Certified Professional Insurance Agent (CPIA) Designation is the first-of-its kind, hands-on, how-to training. To earn the CPIA designation, candidates are required to participate in a series of three, one-day Insurance Success Seminars. These Seminars are designed to enhance the ability of producers, sales support staff and company personnel to efficiently create and distribute effective insurance programs. Participants leave with ideas that will produce increased sales results immediately.
This 3 day course is approved for a total of 22 CEC’s in Maine. You must attend each day to receive the CPIA designation and there is no exam affiliated with obtaining your CPIA. Reaccreditation is required every year.
Presented by Dawn Halkyard, CPIA, CPCU
2026
Zoom courses – All start at 8am, 30 min lunch and ends at 4:30pm EST
March 5 – CPIA 1 Approved for 7 CECs in Maine
March 13 – CPIA 2 Approved for 7 CECs in Maine
March 19 – CPIA 3 Approved for 8 CECs in Maine
Reaccreditation Course – needed annually to keep the CPIA Designation
2026
5/14/26 – Disaster & Continuity Planning for Businesses & Families
Approved for 7 CECs in Maine
Check out this informational video
11/19/26 – An Agents Guide to Understanding & Mitigating Cyber Exposures
Approved for 8 CECs in Maine
CPIA courses are held live via the ZOOM platform – we ask that attendees please be on camera & have a microphone if possible
Member pricing $180 per day | Non-member $205 Non-members per day
For reaccreditation you can search the CPIA Program calendar for other state scheduled webinars that will meet your requirement if the Maine date does not work for you.
Maintaining the CPIA Designation
The Certified Professional Insurance Agent (CPIA) designation stands for professionalism, commitment to professional training and results, and technical knowledge. To maintain the right to use the CPIA designation, designees must complete an update annually.
The CPIA update requirement may be satisfied by:
• participating in any one of the three core CPIA Seminars;
• participating in any one of the special topic seminars;
• participating in an approved Sponsor-created course; or,
• maintaining CPIA Program Membership at the Ruby, Sapphire, or Diamond level.
Beginning with NEW designations earned after January 1, 2026, updates will be due by the end of the designee’s birth month annually. Existing designees will be transitioned from “month of completion” methodology to the new “birth month” methodology at their next scheduled update. Update Due Reminders are emailed to designees by the CPIA Program Director. The reminder email cadence is at 6 months, 3 months, and in the current month of the update due date.