Dearborn Financial Services Launches Online Proctoring Support System For Continuing Education Exams In States Requiring Proctors

Chicago, IL, December 19, 2001 -- Continuing education requirements for licensed insurance professionals vary from state to state, with many states mandating the presence of a proctor when an insurance broker or agent takes a continuing education exam for credit. To give professionals in these states greater flexibility, Dearborn Financial Services, a Kaplan Professional Company, has launched its Online Proctoring Support System, a single source for CE training and compliance.

The online proctoring system enables insurance professionals in proctor-mandated states to take Dearborn's state-approved online CE courses and online CE exams, rather than take a printed exam. The proctor's identifying details will be automatically stored online in Dearborn's database, rather than on a printed form, should a state auditor require more information.

As of December, Dearborn has received approvals for its Online Proctoring Support System from the state insurance departments in 16 states, including AR, CO, KS, MN, MO, MS, NV, NC, OK, OR, PA, RI, SC, TX, WV, and WY. Approvals from additional states are expected in the near future. Dearborn's Online Proctoring Support System will benefit more than 350,000 licensed agents in the approved 16 states.

In addition, insurance professionals in 18 states that do not require proctoring can already take Dearborn's approved online CE courses and exams for credit. These states include AK, CA, DE, ID, IL, KY, LA, ME, MD, MI, NE, NH, NM, ND, SD, TN, UT, and WA.

"Agents in 34 states across the country will now be able to complete their continuing education requirements entirely online whether the state requires the exam to be proctored or not. The need to wait for paper exams to be delivered to the agent and returned for grading is eliminated for professionals in the approved states. In addition, agents will benefit by learning their scores and credit hours immediately upon completing the exams," explained Anne Shropshire, CLU, Associate Publisher, Dearborn Financial Services.

For a listing of state-by-state requirements for insurance CE, please visit www.dearborn.com, click the Insurance CE heading at the top of the screen and select the state in the CE Requirements box.

About Dearborn Financial Services
Dearborn Financial Services (www.dearborn.com) is a leading provider of pre-licensing and continuing education training and certification for securities, insurance and financial services professionals. Offering an array of tools including online courses, classroom instruction, interactive CD-ROMs, and print materials, Dearborn supplies education courseware to corporations, independent schools, and colleges, and conducts classes in more than 120 locations in the U.S. and abroad. For more than 30 years, Dearborn has worked with top insurance companies, securities firms, brokerage houses, and banks, providing high-quality, professional, and personalized education to executives and staff. Kaplan Professional (www.kaplanprofessional.com) is a unit of Kaplan, Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of The Washington Post Company (NYSE: WPO), and includes world-class brands Schweser Study Program, Dearborn Trade Publishing, Perfect Access Speer, Dearborn Real Estate Education, Self Test Software, Kaplan Professional Real Estate Schools, and Call Center Solutions.

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