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Earn Your Agribusiness and Farm Insurance Specialist Certification

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The Agribusiness and Farm Insurance Specialist (AFIS®) continuing education program was developed to provide an opportunity for insurance agents, brokers, customer service representatives, and in-house risk managers or insurance buyers to gain specialized expertise in agribusiness and farm insurance and risk management. Completing the AFIS certification will ensure that you understand the most important insurance needs of agribusinesses and farms.

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At only $149 per course, you can take all five core courses online and earn the AFIS certification for only $745! Insurance CE Credit is available for $17 more per course.

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Verify Your Expertise With the AFIS Digital Badge

Share your achievement and provide verification of your specialized knowledge with an IRMI Certification Digital Badge. IRMI has partnered with Credly Acclaim, the largest and most-connected digital credential network with best-in-class security and privacy features. After earning your credentials, you can display your digital badge on your LinkedIn profile, in your email signature, and on a variety of social media and digital platforms.

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Benefits of AFIS Certification

Credibility
With the AFIS certification behind your name, you make a statement to agriculture and farm professionals that you understand the unique insurance needs of the agribusiness industry and how to meet them.

Convenience
All AFIS core and renewal courses can be completed 100% online at your own pace. IRMI has partnered with WebCE to create the IRMI Learning Center, a user-friendly platform backed by WebCE's award-winning US-based live customer support.

Visibility
Once you earn your certification, you will appear in the IRMI Certification Directory—a powerful online tool that allows insurance buyers or employers to find someone with specialized risk management expertise by certification, location, or name—providing maximum exposure for the credentials you’ve earned.

More Sales
Retail insurance agents and brokers will parlay their increased expertise, confidence, and credibility into more sales to agriculture and farm industry accounts.

Better Coverage
Knowledge gained from the AFIS courses will help you eliminate dangerous coverage gaps and provide better protection for your employer or your clients.

Career Advancement
The specialized knowledge and credibility you gain from the AFIS program will make you a more valuable employee and help you achieve your career goals.

Networking
An AFIS certification provides you access to fellow industry experts through exclusive online communities.

CE Credit
Insurance agents or brokers can simultaneously get convenient state insurance CE credit and an insurance industry certification at a very low cost.


AFIS Certification Core Courses

Earn, Renew, and Promote Your AFIS Certification

Take Core Courses
To Earn Your AFIS

To earn your AFIS certification, you must complete five required courses. You can take them online, at an IRMI Emmett J Vaughan Agribusiness Conference (AgriCon), or a combination of both.

Annual Reaccreditation
Requirements

To renew your AFIS certification, you must complete 6 hours of approved continuing education credit each year. You can take an online course, attend an IRMI Emmett J Vaughan Agribusiness Conference (AgriCon), or attend an approved educational event.

Market Your
AFIS Credentials

Put your credentials to work for you and market your expertise by promoting your distinguished accomplishment with our AFIS Digital Toolkit.

IRMI Certification Directory

Need another reason to earn your AFIS certification? 

Once you earn your certification, you will appear in the IRMI Certification Directory—a powerful online tool that allows insurance buyers or employers to find someone with specialized risk management expertise by certification, location, or name—providing maximum exposure for the credentials you’ve earned.

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Save When You Earn More Than One Certification

Take advantage of our reciprocity discount program to earn additional credentials, renew your certification, and save money. Learn how on our FAQ page and start earning multiple certifications today.

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