The Economic Impact of Insurance: A Global Perspective: Video and Audio Overview

5 Wisconsin CE credits · Course #6000205400

The Economic Impact of Insurance: A Global Perspective is a 5-credit Wisconsin insurance continuing-education course from CEWisconsin, Wisconsin OCI-approved provider #20781. Insurance as essential economic infrastructure that enables prosperity worldwide. This page has a free 7-minute video overview and a 15-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 (15 min)

Published November 23, 2025 · 15 min · MP3

What the course covers

The course material provides a thorough analysis of insurance's role as a fundamental economic institution, examining how risk transfer mechanisms drive economic growth, stability, and recovery across both developed and developing nations. It covers the economics of risk pooling and capital formation, the economic functions of property and casualty insurance, life and health insurance, specialty lines including marine, credit, and business interruption coverage, and the powerful economic multiplier effect that insurance claim payments generate in disaster-affected communities. The course uses detailed case studies from events including Hurricane Katrina, the 2011 Japan tsunami, Hurricane Sandy, the Thailand floods, and the COVID-19 pandemic to demonstrate how insurance penetration directly correlates with economic resilience and recovery speed. Readers will understand how insurance enables entrepreneurship, preserves human capital, sustains supply chains, and prevents cascading economic failures, providing a compelling framework for explaining insurance's value far beyond individual protection.

Course facts

Credits: 5 (Wisconsin requires 24 every two-year license period)
Ethics credits: none; pair it with an ethics course if you still need your 3
Course number: 6000205400
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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5 CE Credits

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Frequently asked questions

Do the video or audio overviews earn CE credit?

No. Wisconsin CE credit for The Economic Impact of Insurance: A Global Perspective 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 15 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 The Economic Impact of Insurance: A Global Perspective?

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 5 credits.

Does this course include ethics credits?

No. All 5 credits are general credits. Wisconsin requires at least 3 ethics credits among the 24 required each two-year period, so pair it with an ethics course if you still need those; see cewisconsin.com/ethics.html.

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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