{"id":863,"date":"2026-05-01T17:42:58","date_gmt":"2026-05-01T17:42:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.independentagent.com\/south-carolina\/?page_id=863"},"modified":"2026-06-24T20:54:03","modified_gmt":"2026-06-24T20:54:03","slug":"mlis","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.independentagent.com\/south-carolina\/professional-development\/mlis\/","title":{"rendered":"MLIS"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"header has-background has-background-gradient has-dark-gradient-background header--min-height-none header--text-left header--width-full\">\n\t\t\t<figure class=\"header__media\" role=\"presentation\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\n\t<div class=\"header__layout\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n<div class=\"header__content\">\n\t\n<h1 class=\"header__title\">MLIS<\/h1>\n\n<p class=\"header__excerpt\">Management Liability Insurance Specialist<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-a59044aa wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full wp-container-content-13ccae78\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"450\" height=\"218\" style=\"object-position: 50% 50%\" src=\"https:\/\/www.independentagent.com\/south-carolina\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/32\/2026\/04\/MLIS-Logo-w.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-913\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.independentagent.com\/south-carolina\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/32\/2026\/04\/MLIS-Logo-w.jpg 450w, https:\/\/www.independentagent.com\/south-carolina\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/32\/2026\/04\/MLIS-Logo-w.jpg?resize=300,145 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Management Liability Insurance Specialist (MLIS\u00ae) certification showcases your specialized expertise in all aspects of professional liability insurance including directors and officers (D&amp;O) liability, employment practices liability (EPL), fiduciary liability, and cyber exposures. Participants attend five full-day online classes. An online exam is taken following each course, but additional study time is allowed. No exam is required to earn CE credit.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"alignfull cta has-radial-gradient-background has-background\"><div class=\"cta__layout\">\n<h2 id=\"h-register-for-upcoming-courses\" class=\"wp-block-heading has-h3-variant\">Register for upcoming Courses<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/members.iiabsc.com\/eventcalendar\"><span>VIEW ONLINE CALENDAR<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"panels\">\n\t\n<div class=\"panels__panel\">\n\t<div class=\"panels__header\">\n\t\t<h3 class=\"panels__title\">\n\t\t\t<button class=\"panels__toggle\" type=\"button\" id=\"requirements-course-offerings-amp-maintenance\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"panel-requirements-course-offerings-amp-maintenance\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"panels__toggle-text\">Requirements, Course Offerings &amp; Maintenance<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"panels__toggle-icon\"><svg class=\"svg svg--svg-assets-svg-icon-angle-down\" role=\"img\" focusable=\"false\" height=\"24\" width=\"24\"><use xlink:href=\"#svg-assets-svg-icon-angle-down\"\/><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"panels__content\" id=\"panel-requirements-course-offerings-amp-maintenance\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"requirements-course-offerings-amp-maintenance\">\n\t\t<div class=\"panels__content-inner\">\n\t\t\t\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Requirements:<\/strong>  Participants attend five full-day online classes, course descriptions below. An online exam is taken following each course, with a required 70% score.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Course List: <\/strong> Find course descriptions on our online education calendar.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Cyber &amp; Privacy Liability Exposures and How to Insure Them<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>EPL: Understanding the Exposures and Insurance Coverage<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Fiduciary Liability: What You Need to Know<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Understanding D&amp;O Exposures<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>How to Insure D&amp;O Liabilities<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Maintenance:<\/strong>  To maintain the designation, you must complete 6 hours of MLIS CE credit every 12 months. Courses that qualify for the MLIS re-accreditation will be offered by the Big I SC several times a year.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Do you have to pass an exam afterwards for designation maintenance?<\/p>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"panels\">\n\t\n<div class=\"panels__panel\">\n\t<div class=\"panels__header\">\n\t\t<h3 class=\"panels__title\">\n\t\t\t<button class=\"panels__toggle\" type=\"button\" id=\"live-virtual\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"panel-live-virtual\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"panels__toggle-text\">LIVE VIRTUAL<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"panels__toggle-icon\"><svg class=\"svg svg--svg-assets-svg-icon-angle-down\" role=\"img\" focusable=\"false\" height=\"24\" width=\"24\"><use xlink:href=\"#svg-assets-svg-icon-angle-down\"\/><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"panels__content\" id=\"panel-live-virtual\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"live-virtual\">\n\t\t<div class=\"panels__content-inner\">\n\t\t\t\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">No in-person classroom MLIS courses are offered. All courses are LIVE VIRTUAL.<\/p>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"panels\">\n\t\n<div class=\"panels__panel\">\n\t<div class=\"panels__header\">\n\t\t<h3 class=\"panels__title\">\n\t\t\t<button class=\"panels__toggle\" type=\"button\" id=\"exams\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"panel-exams\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"panels__toggle-text\">Exams<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"panels__toggle-icon\"><svg class=\"svg svg--svg-assets-svg-icon-angle-down\" role=\"img\" focusable=\"false\" height=\"24\" width=\"24\"><use xlink:href=\"#svg-assets-svg-icon-angle-down\"\/><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"panels__content\" id=\"panel-exams\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"exams\">\n\t\t<div class=\"panels__content-inner\">\n\t\t\t\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">An online exam is taken following each course, but additional study time after the course is allowed. NO PROCTOR is required. There are 50 questions and 70% is a passing score. NO EXAM IS REQUIRED TO EARN CE CREDIT.<\/p>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"panels\">\n\t\n<div class=\"panels__panel\">\n\t<div class=\"panels__header\">\n\t\t<h3 class=\"panels__title\">\n\t\t\t<button class=\"panels__toggle\" type=\"button\" id=\"cancellation-policy\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"panel-cancellation-policy\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"panels__toggle-text\">Cancellation Policy<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"panels__toggle-icon\"><svg class=\"svg svg--svg-assets-svg-icon-angle-down\" role=\"img\" focusable=\"false\" height=\"24\" width=\"24\"><use xlink:href=\"#svg-assets-svg-icon-angle-down\"\/><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"panels__content\" id=\"panel-cancellation-policy\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"cancellation-policy\">\n\t\t<div class=\"panels__content-inner\">\n\t\t\t\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">No refund for cancellations within 10 business days of a class. Any changes made once class is scheduled will incur a $10 processing fee. Changes made within 30 business days of the class will incur a $45 processing fee. Substitutions are permitted with prior written notification. You must complete the program in its entirety. Refunds will not be granted due to partial attendance. If you do not attend, and do not notify IIABSC 24 hours prior to the seminar, you will not be allowed to transfer your registration fee and will not receive a refund. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If you experience technical difficulties during the class and cannot complete it, IIABSC will transfer your registration fee to another MLIS Live webinar, but no refund will be issued. 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