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SILA Designation Program
In support of the SILA Designation Program we offer SILA members various courses that include both required and electives to assist in completing the first step in earning their SILA Associate designation.

SILA Associate Designation Course Options
Course | Track | Level | Type | Outline | Notes | Vendor |
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SILA Virtual Class: Fundamentals of Broker-Dealer Registration Management | SILA | Designation | Elective | ENROLLMENT OPEN 5/1-8/28/2025 | Virtual Classes | |
SILA Virtual Class: Adj Licensing Advanced | SILA | Designation | Elective | ENROLLMENT OPEN 5/1-8/6/2025 | Virtual Classes | |
SILA Virtual Class: Practical Approach to Securities | SILA | Designation | Required | ENROLLMENT OPEN 5/1-8/24/2025 | Virtual Classes | |
SILA Virtual Class: Producer Licensing Basics | SILA | Designation | Required | ENROLLMENT OPEN 5/1-8/4/2025 | Virtual Classes | |
SILA Virtual Class: Surplus Lines Advanced | SILA | Designation | Elective | ENROLLMENT OPEN 5/1-8/12/2025 | Virtual Classes | |
SILA Virtual Class: Surplus Lines Fundamentals | SILA | Designation | Required | ENROLLMENT OPEN 5/1-8/10/2025 | Virtual Classes | |
SILA: Adj and CAT Claims | SILA | Designation | Elective | A.D. Banker | ||
SILA: Adj Licensing Basics (revised 2023) | SILA | Designation | Required | A.D. Banker | ||
SILA: Identity Theft | SILA | Designation | Elective | A.D. Banker | ||
SILA: Ethics for Prof | SILA | Designation | Required | A.D. Banker | ||
SILA: Indexed Annuity Basics | SILA | Designation | Elective | A.D. Banker | ||
SILA: Indexed Insurance Products | SILA | Designation | Elective | A.D. Banker | ||
SILA: Insurance Fraud | SILA | Designation | Elective | A.D. Banker | ||
SILA: Insurance Law | SILA | Designation | Required | A.D. Banker | ||
SILA: Producer Licensing Basics | SILA | Designation | Required | A.D. Banker | ||
SILA: Protecting Senior Clients from Exploitation | SILA | Designation | Elective | A.D. Banker | ||
SILA: Variable Annuity Basics | SILA | Designation | Required | A.D. Banker | ||
SILA: Variable Annuity Basics | SILA | Designation | Required | A.D. Banker | ||
SILA: Client Data Protection | SILA | Designation | Required | WebCE | ||
SILA: Understanding Variable Annuities | SILA | Designation | Required | WebCE | ||
SILA: Protecting the Consumer | SILA | Designation | Elective | A.D. Banker |
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Designation Professional Development Program
The new Designation Professional Development program aims to enhance the credibility and importance of having a SILA Designation in the financial services industry. Once your SILA designation is earned, the Designation CE requires 24 hours be completed every two years. The SILA Foundation offers courses that can meet the SILA CE requirements.

Course | Track | Level | Type | Outline | Notes | Vendor |
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SILA: Adj and CAT Claims | Approved | Courses | Elective | A.D. Banker | ||
SILA: Adj Licensing Basics (revised 2023) | Approved | Courses | Required | A.D. Banker | ||
SILA: Affordable Care Act | Approved | Courses | Required | A.D. Banker | ||
SILA: Annuity Basics | Approved | Courses | Required | A.D. Banker | ||
SILA: Antiques Coverage | Approved | Courses | Required | CAPE School | ||
SILA: Auto Insurance Coverage | Approved | Courses | Required | A.D. Banker | ||
SILA: Basics of Risk Management | Approved | Courses | Required | CAPE School | ||
SILA: Business Life Insurance | Approved | Courses | Required | A.D. Banker | ||
SILA: Catastrophic Risk Management | Approved | Courses | Required | A.D. Banker | ||
SILA: Claims Adjusting II | Approved | Courses | Required | CAPE School | ||
SILA: Claims Procedures | Approved | Courses | Required | CAPE School | ||
SILA: Commercial Coverages | Approved | Courses | Required | A.D. Banker | ||
SILA: Covering Disasters | Approved | Courses | Required | CAPE School | ||
SILA: Identity Theft | Approved | Courses | Elective | A.D. Banker | ||
SILA: Errors & Omissions | Approved | Courses | Required | A.D. Banker | ||
SILA: Ethics for Prof | Approved | Courses | Required | A.D. Banker | ||
SILA: Ethics in the Senior Market | Approved | Courses | Required | A.D. Banker | ||
SILA: Ethics in the Senior Market | Approved | Courses | Elective | A.D. Banker | ||
SILA: Farmowners/Ranchowners Coverage | Approved | Courses | Required | A.D. Banker | ||
SILA: Financial Planning | Approved | Courses | Required | A.D. Banker | ||
SILA: Health Insurance Basics | Approved | Courses | Required | A.D. Banker | ||
SILA: Health Insurance, Disability, Medicare and ACA | Approved | Courses | Required | A.D. Banker | ||
SILA: Homeowners Coverage | Approved | Courses | Required | A.D. Banker | ||
SILA: Indexed Annuity Basics | Approved | Courses | Required | A.D. Banker | ||
SILA: Indexed Insurance Products | Approved | Courses | Required | A.D. Banker | ||
SILA: Indexed Insurance Products | Approved | Courses | Elective | A.D. Banker | ||
SILA: Insurance Ethics | Approved | Courses | Elective | A.D. Banker | ||
SILA: Insurance Fraud | Approved | Courses | Elective | A.D. Banker | ||
SILA: Insurance Law | Approved | Courses | Required | A.D. Banker | ||
SILA: Introduction to Commercial Lines | Approved | Courses | Required | A.D. Banker | ||
SILA: Introduction to Life & Health Insurance | Approved | Courses | Required | A.D. Banker | ||
SILA: Introduction to Personal Lines P&C | Approved | Courses | Required | A.D. Banker | ||
SILA: Key Employee Plans | Approved | Courses | Required | A.D. Banker | ||
SILA: Liability Coverage | Approved | Courses | Required | CAPE School | ||
SILA: Life & Viatical Settlements | Approved | Courses | Required | A.D. Banker | ||
SILA: Life Insurance Basics | Approved | Courses | Required | A.D. Banker | ||
SILA: Medicare | Approved | Courses | Required | A.D. Banker | ||
SILA: Producer Licensing Basics | Approved | Courses | Required | A.D. Banker | ||
SILA: Property/Casualty Legal Issues | Approved | Courses | Required | A.D. Banker | ||
SILA: Protecting Senior Clients from Exploitation | Approved | Courses | Elective | A.D. Banker | ||
SILA: Protecting the Consumer | Approved | Courses | Elective | A.D. Banker | ||
SILA: Rentals, Rideshares & Driverless Cars | Approved | Courses | Elective | A.D. Banker | ||
SILA: Superstorms | Approved | Courses | Elective | A.D. Banker | ||
SILA: Surplus Lines Insurance | Approved | Courses | Required | CAPE School | ||
SILA: The Estate Planning Process | Approved | Courses | Required | A.D. Banker | ||
SILA: The Retirement Planning Process | Approved | Courses | Required | A.D. Banker | ||
SILA: Variable Annuity Basics | Approved | Courses | Required | A.D. Banker | ||
SILA: Variable Annuity Basics | Approved | Courses | Elective | A.D. Banker | ||
SILA: Variable Life & Annuities | Approved | Courses | Required | A.D. Banker | ||
SILA: Wealth Preservation | Approved | Courses | Required | A.D. Banker | ||
SILA: AML Understanding the Rules for Insurance Producers and Employees | Approved | Courses | Elective | WebCE | ||
SILA: Basic Investing | Approved | Courses | Required | WebCE | ||
SILA: Business Essentials: Diversity, Equity & Inclusion | Approved | Courses | Elective | WebCE | ||
SILA: Business Essentials: Microaggressions | Approved | Courses | Elective | WebCE | ||
SILA: Client Data Protection | Approved | Courses | Required | WebCE | ||
SILA: Cybersecurity Awareness | Approved | Courses | Elective | WebCE | ||
SILA: Client Data Protection | Approved | Courses | Required | WebCE | ||
SILA: Group Life Insurance | Approved | Courses | Elective | WebCE | ||
SILA: Term Life Insurance | Approved | Courses | Elective | WebCE | ||
SILA: Understanding the Workers Comp System | Approved | Courses | Elective | WebCE | ||
SILA: Understanding Variable Annuities | Approved | Courses | Elective | WebCE | ||
SILA: Understanding Variable Annuities | Approved | Courses | Required | WebCE | ||
SILA: AML Understanding the Rules for Insurance Producers and Employees | Approved | Courses | Required | WebCE |