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Elevating Insurance Careers Through Immersive Learning

Professional Insurance Foundation delivers LIVE instructor-led, virtual, and in-person property and casualty insurance education through the Know the Policy platform. Our courses help insurance professionals confidently interpret coverage, analyze risk, and apply policy language in real-world situations. Grounded in ISO and NCCI fundamentals and shaped by decades of hands-on experience, our training strengthens careers and elevates everyday insurance practice.

The PCCS designation program provides advanced commercial insurance coverage training for agency producers, account managers, underwriters, and claims professionals seeking deeper expertise in ISO policy interpretation and coverage analysis.

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Reviews

  • "I would highly recommend this course! It is a lot of information. I will need a refresher and hope this will be offered. Thank you Erik - you gave me more confidence and now I believe that I can do this!"

    -Perry M.

  • "Fun & Informative! Erik did a fantastic job, including personal examples for policy coverages."

    —Bradley A.

  • "Thank you very much for the excellent course! The material, flow of study, and career prep are of the utmost value to me. Thank you again and I hope to do more of your classes."

    -Kyle P.

  • "This training was vital in understanding the concepts of the various lines of insurance I will write. It helps to understand the practical application of everything I studied for my license"

    —Ryan B

  • "I thought the games/group exercises made the class extremely interactive. Having multiple breaks during the day was a great learning structure."

    —Ellie J

  • "Very good course, in-depth, and easy to digest the content. Very glad to have done this!"

    -Karson K.

  • "Erik did a great job teaching the course for the two weeks. Was a valuable learning experience."

    -Matthew G.

  • "I had an awesome 2 weeks and really enjoyed Erik! Would recommend this course to anyone in P&C insurance no matter their experience level."

    -Former Student

  • Thank you Erik! You made the class very interesting and entertaining. Looking forward to using this knowledge in my career."

    -Isaah M.

  • "...Erik was amazing. It's fun to learn insurance when the instructor has a great passion for it!"

    -Rachel K

  • "I am one month into insurance and Erik made it very easy to learn and follow along."

    -Tripp H.

  • "Enjoyed the class - our instructor was amazing!!"

    -Drew S.

  • "Loved the examples from Erik. Used his experience to relate the learnings from the book to real word scenarios."

    -Swan R.

  • "Thoroughly enjoyed the class! Can't wait to put this new knowledge to practice. Thanks so much!

    -Nate R.

  • "As a newer broker "3 months", this course provided me all and more of the information I was struggling to find. I feel like these two weeks saved me a year of figuring it out on my own. I am much more confident to go out and have in-depth client meetings offering more than just a normal policy and smooth renewals."

    -Joseph M.

  • "Erik was engaging and incredibly knowledgeable. He not only did a phenomenal job with the CE coursework, but he shared relevant stories from his producer days I benefitted from!"

    -Joseph M.

  • "Kept the attention of the group for longer than any other course I've been a part of. Speaks to the application and pertinant (sic) information shared by Erik's experience."

    -Patrick M

  • "Erik is a true expert at his craft. He made familiar and unfamiliar content engaging and applicable to real life examples. I can't recommend him and the course enough."

    -Emily E.

  • "Erik and the course was everything I could ask for."

    -Tyler R

  • "Great course, Great Instructor. Learned a ton! Thanks!"

    -Jackson M

  • "It was truly a pleasure to have Erik as a professor and I learned more than I thought possible in a 2 week span."

    -Carlos T.

  • "Amazing instructor! Very informational!

    -Zara Y.

  • "Very in-depth training"

    -Jeffrey P.

Courses Built to Strengthen Real-World Insurance Skills

Our courses focus on the fundamentals insurance professionals need to succeed across all agencies, carriers, and roles. We are not looking to train the masses through self-guided, on-demand education. Our goal is to engage students in a LIVE setting, where we can field their questions in real time as they arise during our classes.

What makes our training different:

  • ISO and NCCI-based instruction with universal application

  • Systematic policy interpretation and coverage analysis

  • Practical explanations of complex insurance concepts

  • Skills that reduce E&O exposure and improve confidence

Policy analysis is a core component of every course. Students learn how to evaluate coverage beyond limits and deductibles to determine whether coverage is better, the same, or less than what an insured currently has.

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Training covers Commercial and Personal Lines, with customization available to meet your organization’s needs. While our clients tend to be agents and brokers, there is also a need at the carrier level for P&C onboarding for new hires or those changing roles.

Explore Our Trainings

Know the Policy’s education programs are designed to support insurance professionals at every stage of their career. From core policy analysis to advanced coverage topics, each course delivers practical, instructor-led learning grounded in ISO and NCCI fundamentals.

Commercial Lines

  • Business Automobile and Motor Carrier Coverage Forms
  • Commercial General Liability
  • Umbrella/Excess Liability
  • Employment Practices Liability
  • Workers Compensation including Dissecting WC Experience Mods
  • Commercial Property
  • Business Income Coverage
  • Surety

Personal Lines

  • Homeowners Policies
  • Umbrella/Excess Liability
  • Personal Automobile
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Meet the Founder Behind KnowThePolicy.com

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Founded by Erik Leeming, an insurance professional with 30+ years of experience and eight years of teaching at The Hartford School of Insurance, Know the Policy reflects decades of practical insight and a commitment to clear, real-world insurance education. Today, Erik applies that experience to deliver training that is clear, practical, and immediately useful.

Discover more about our founder and the experiences that shape Know the Policy.

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Property Casualty Coverage Specialist
Setting the Standard for Coverage Mastery

Real-world coverage decisions require the ability to interpret policy language, analyze exposures, and think through complex scenarios with confidence.

The Property Casualty Coverage Specialist (PCCS) designation was built to develop that level of mastery.

✔ What PCCS is and who it’s for

✔ How the two-level structure builds both knowledge and application

✔ Why real-world coverage analysis is at the center of everything we teach

✔ How professionals can develop true confidence—not guesswork—when evaluating coverage

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Looking for training that fits your team? Share a few details, and we’ll connect. We offer virtual programs designed to support onboarding, development, and long-term success.

Have questions or want to explore options? We’d love to hear from you.