News & Updates

Changes to Life Insurance and A&S CE Credits in Alberta

In the past, Business Career College has offered financial services and insurance professionals in Alberta the ability to earn 15 continuing Education (CE) credits for Life Insurance and A&S by attending 2-day in-person classes. In early 2021, the Alberta Accreditation Committee revisited their standards for what constitutes good continuing education…

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Changes to Life Insurance and A&S CE Credits in Alberta

In the past, Business Career College has offered financial services and insurance professionals in Alberta the ability to earn 15 continuing Education (CE) credits for Life Insurance and A&S by…
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What are Long-term Career Options for Life Insurance Agents?

A career as an insurance agent can be quite rewarding. Selling life insurance, for instance, is a great way to break into the insurance industry, as even novice life insurance…
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5 Tips for Building a Successful Career in the Life Insurance Industry

Building a successful career in life insurance is not easy. It takes dedication, commitment, and tenacity. After you’ve completed a program like the Life Insurance Qualification Program (LLQP) that we…
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What is the Jensen, Sharpe, and Treynor ratios?

CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER® (CFP) professionals and QUALIFIED ASSOCIATE FINANCIAL PLANNER™ (QAFP) professionals are expected to understand how to properly advise their clients on investments, including risk-adjusted returns. A risk-adjusted return…
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May 2020 Newsletter: The Sharpe Ratio, and Why Does a Financial Planner Care?

Since the fall of 2019, BCC’s financial planning Core Curriculum classes have adjusted to include all content from the FP Canada Institute™ Financial Planning Body of Knowledge (FP-BoK). The FP-BoK…
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January 2020 Newsletter: Regulation of Insurance Contracts

Some of you may have picked up on this notice from the law firm Norton Rose Fulbright back in November of 2019: https://www.nortonrosefulbright.com/en-ca/knowledge/publications/33cf038b/prohibition-on-gifts-of-life-insurance-policies-to-charities-in-british-columbia-by-bc-residents. While I haven’t seen the source document, it refers to correspondence…
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May 2019 Newsletter Article: Employment Insurance for Self-Employed

Living in Alberta, I saw much discussion of child care leading up to this most recent election. Last year, when the 2018 Budget introduced adverse consequences of building up too…
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