A "CPCU" or Chartered Property Casualty Underwriter, is an insurance professional who has earned the CPCU designation. In order to achieve this prestigious designation, insurance professionals must meet the following requirements:

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 client’s needs before their own.

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

CPCUs are considered the standard setters of the insurance industry, and although professionally diverse, each shares the same dedication to insurance excellence.