California El Camino Chapter: Who We Are

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What it means to be a CPCU

A "CPCU" or Chartered Property Casualty Underwriter,
is an insurance professional who has earned the CPCU designation. CPCUs are considered the standard setters of the insurance industry. In order to achieve this prestigious designation, insurance professionals must meet certain requirements in the following areas:

Education
CPCUs pass national exams on topics including insurance law, accounting, risk management, and ethics. CPCUs continually update their base of insurance expertise by participating in technical and professional development workshops and seminars.

Ethics
CPCUs promise to abide by a Code of Professional Ethics, placing their clients' needs before their own.

Experience
CPCUs meet an experience requirement to become a CPCU and have proven insurance expertise and knowledge.

For more information on becoming a CPCU, visit the American Institute for CPCU's web site.

Who We Are

The Origins of The California El Camino Chapter

The California El Camino Chapter
of the CPCU Society
serves the San Fernando Valley,
the Santa Clarita Valley,
Ventura County,

Santa Barbara County, and San Luis Obispo County.

The California El Camino Chapter
is an offspring of

The Los Angeles Chapter,
which was originally commissioned in 1945
as The Pacific Chapter,

and started out in 1984 under the leadership of

our first Chapter President, James J. Buttitta, CPCU.

About the CPCU Society

Committed to Advancing Your Career
The Chartered Property Casualty Underwriters (CPCU) Society is a community of credentialed property and casualty insurance professionals who promote excellence through ethical behavior and continuing education.

The Society's more than 28,000 members hold the Chartered Property Casualty Underwriter (CPCU) designation, which requires passing rigorous undergraduate- and graduate-level examinations, meeting experience requirements, and agreeing to be bound by a strict code of professional ethics.

Founded in 1944, the CPCU Society's mission is to "meet the career development needs of a diverse membership of professionals who have earned the CPCU designation, so that they may serve others in a competent and ethical manner."