Inside Insurance: Alternative Company Structures Revealed: Video and Audio Overview

15 Wisconsin CE credits · Course #6000205428 · 3 ethics

Inside Insurance: Alternative Company Structures Revealed is a 15-credit Wisconsin insurance continuing-education course from CEWisconsin, Wisconsin OCI-approved provider #20781. Alternative insurance company structures beyond traditional stock companies. Ethics included! This page has a free 7-minute video overview and a 16-minute audio overview to use before you enroll or while you study. CE credit comes from the course material and its test, not from watching or listening.

Watch the video overview (7 min)

Published November 23, 2025 · 7 min · MP4

Listen to the audio overview (16 min)

Published November 23, 2025 · 16 min · MP3

What the course covers

The course material provides an extensive exploration of the diverse organizational structures that exist beyond traditional stock insurance companies, covering mutual companies, reciprocal exchanges, captive insurers, Risk Retention Groups, Lloyd's of London syndicates, surplus lines markets, reinsurance, self-insurance, insurance pools, and other specialty structures across 13 modules totaling 15 credits including 3 ethics credits. It explains how each structure is organized, governed, capitalized, and regulated, with particular attention to the advantages, disadvantages, and failure risks unique to each type, including critical differences in state guaranty fund protections. The course emphasizes Wisconsin-specific regulations for surplus lines placement, OCI oversight, and disclosure obligations, while integrating ethical considerations throughout each module to address the heightened E&O exposure agents face when recommending alternative structures. Readers will gain practical frameworks for matching client needs to appropriate company structures, conducting financial strength due diligence, and making properly documented recommendations that serve as both a competitive advantage and professional protection.

Course facts

Credits: 15 (Wisconsin requires 24 every two-year license period)
Ethics credits: 3 of the 15 (covers the 3-credit ethics minimum)
Course number: 6000205428
Format: self-study reading, then an online multiple-choice test (70% to pass, unlimited free retakes, disinterested-party proctor required)
Reporting: CEWisconsin files your completion with the Wisconsin OCI

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15 CE Credits

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Frequently asked questions

Do the video or audio overviews earn CE credit?

No. Wisconsin CE credit for Inside Insurance: Alternative Company Structures Revealed comes from reading the course material and passing its proctored online test with a score of 70% or better. Retakes are free and unlimited. The video and audio are free study aids.

How long are the video and audio overviews?

The video runs about 7 minutes and the audio about 16 minutes. Both were produced from the course material with Google NotebookLM; the video was published November 23, 2025 and the audio November 23, 2025.

How do I take Inside Insurance: Alternative Company Structures Revealed?

Buy CE credits on the catalog page (pricing is all-inclusive: the state submission fee and retakes are included), open the course, read the material, and take the test. This course uses 15 credits.

Does this course count toward the Wisconsin ethics requirement?

Yes. 3 of its 15 credits are ethics credits. Wisconsin agents need at least 3 ethics credits among the 24 required each two-year period.

About these previews: the video and audio overviews were produced with Google NotebookLM from the course material. They summarize; the course text and its test are the authority. Page updated September 5, 2026.

Questions about a course?

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