Certification Programs

Certification as a data manager can bring great value to your career and to your professional development. The importance of data management to our industry cannot be overestimated. IDMA believes that its curriculum can put you on the leading edge in our field.

The focus of the IDMA course curriculum is to provide students with knowledge and tools essential to a professional insurance data manager. This is a curriculum designed to evolve along with the Data Management discipline. The IDMA curriculum consists of independent study courses. These self-study courses were created and designed by IDMA and may be taken in any sequence. There are no prerequisites.

IDMA courses are highly recommended for a broad audience including new hires, IT and data modeling professionals who want to broaden their knowledge of the business side of insurance data management, anyone who manages and governs data in the industry (statistical, or management information data), and anyone who needs to use or communicate good quality data/information – from actuaries to underwriters, and claims and analytics professionals.

Courses exams are available at any time throughout the year but must be scheduled at least seven business days in advance of the preferred testing date. Exams are three hours long and consist of 100 multiple-choice and true/false questions.

Designations

AIDM® (Associate Insurance Data Manager) Designation

Passing the four IDMA courses leads to the designation of Associate Insurance Data Manager (AIDM). Purchase AIDM study materials

  • IDMA 201 – Introduction to Data Management Functions and Tools. Register
  • IDMA 203 – Approaches to Data System Design, Engineering, and Development.
  • IDMA 1 – Insurance Data Collection and Reporting.  Course Replacement Note: Coming soon: This course will be replaced with IDMA 202 course- Data Management and Insurance Industry. In the meantime, students can still sit for the IDMA 1 exam.
  • IDMA 2 – Insurance Data Quality.  Course Replacement Note: Coming soon: This course will be replaced with IDMA 204 course – Insurance Data Quality and Trusted Information. In the meantime, students can still sit for the IDMA 2 exam.

 

CIDM® (Certified Insurance Data Manager) Designation

The CIDM designation requires the passage of the above four IDMA courses in addition to selected courses taken from one of four other curricula listed below. The student must make a choice of programs from one of four organizations – CPCU, LOMA, SOFE or CAS. We will also review other industry designations that are not currently listed here, including Verisk Academy.

Transcript Notice: In order to receive a CIDM designation, IDMA will require an official transcript directly from the administrator of any non-IDMA curricula (such as CPCU, LOMA, SOFE or CAS) to demonstrate successful completion of the course requirements.

  • CIDM Option 1 = AIDM + 4 courses from The Institutes Chartered Property-Casualty Underwriter (CPCU) designation (CPCU 520 and 540, and any two of the following courses: CPCU 551, 552, and 555).

Please note: the Associate in General Insurance (AINS) designation, offered through The Institutes, will waive the CPCU 551, 552, and 555 requirement.

Waivers accepted by The Institutes are also accepted by IDMA. For information on the CPCU and AINS courses please visit The Institutes website at www.theinstitutes.com.

  • CIDM Option 2 = AIDM + either the ACAS or FCAS designation offered by the Casualty Actuarial Society (CAS). For information on CAS courses, please visit www.casact.org.
  • CIDM Option 3 = AIDM + the Fellow of the Life Management Institute (FLMI) designation offered by Life Office Management Association (LOMA).  For information on FLMI courses, please visit www.loma.org.
  • CIDM Option 4 = AIDM + the Associate Financial Examiner (AFE) offered by the Society of Financial Examiners (SOFE).  For information on AFE courses, please visit www.sofe.org.