The National Alliance Founders Series is comprised of the James K. Ruble Seminars and the William T. Hold Seminars. These premier education choices pay tribute to two "founding fathers" in insurance education, and represent the accomplishments, commitment, and dedication of the two industry leaders whose foresight forever changed the landscape of insurance education in this country.

James K. Ruble Seminars, first created in 1976, honor the legacy of James K. Ruble, one of the cofounders of the Certified Insurance Counselors (CIC) Program. Twenty-hour specialty topics in the categories of Management, Industry, Single-Topic, and Multiple-Topic fulfill the CE credit and annual update requirements of dues-paid CICs and CRMs.

William T. Hold Seminars are named in honor of William T. Hold, Ph.D., CIC, CPCU, CLU, president of The National Alliance, whose vision in 1969 led to the organization's prominence today as America's foremost insurance education provider.

Course agendas are created from more than 40 topics, ranging from personal lines and commercial lines to life and health. 

Hold Seminars are exclusively for dues-paid CISRs, and are offered both in the classroom and online.

NOTE: Online update options covering personal lines and commercial topics are also available. The CISR annual update can be met by combining two, four-hour courses. To receive CE credit, a multiple-choice test must be passed. (If CE is not necessary, the final test is not required, but you must pass the quiz in each section and complete a short review test.)