Life Office Management Association

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LOMA
PredecessorLife Office Management Association and Life Insurance Marketing and Research Association
Established1930s (1930s)
Type Professional association and Trade association
Legal status Association
PurposeRepresenting members of the US insurance industry and providing them with training and resources
Professional title
FLMI (Fellow, Life Management Institute)
Location
Region served
Worldwide
ProductsProfessional education, research, advocacy
Official language
English
President
David Levenson
Parent organization
LL Global
FundingMembers
Website www.loma.org

LOMA, (formerly the Life Office Management Association) working together with LIMRA (formerly Life Insurance Marketing and Research Association) under the umbrella organization LL Global is an American trade associations for the insurance industry in the United States. [1] [2] [3]

Contents

LOMA offers an employee training and development program used by the majority of American life insurance companies, and by life insurance companies in over 70 other countries worldwide. [4] The president and CEO of LL Global is David Levenson. [5]

LOMA administers a series of designation programs. The Fellow, Life Management Institute (FLMI) designation program, awards the FLMI designation to individuals who pass a series of 10 examinations; these insurance-focused examinations cover insurance, accounting, marketing, information systems, finance, law, management, and computers. [6] Brokers also use the LOMA educational courses to count towards the continuing professional education (CPE) requirement needed to maintain their license in good standing with regulators. [7]

LOMA's board of directors is made up of insurance industry chief executive officers, presidents and vice-presidents, lawyers and other industry professionals. [8] [9]

History

The National Life Office Management Association "in the early nineteen thirties was one of the first management societies or trade associations to assign an increasingly prominent role to some kind of selective records preservation in the programs of their annual meetings and in the work projects of their research groups." [10]

LOMA developed a series of merit rating scales for clerical employees based on traits and behavioral elements, published in 1950. [11]

Designations and examinations

As of 2018, below are some of the designations offered by LOMA, as well as their associated courses/exams. [12]

Courses and designations
DesignationPapersTheme
Level ILOMA 280 or LOMA 281Principles of Insurance
LOMA 290 or LOMA 291Insurance Company Operations
Associate, Life Management Institute (ALMI)All papers in Level I
LOMA 301 or LOMA 302Insurance Administration
LOMA 307 or LOMA 308Business and Financial Concepts for Insurance Professionals
LOMA 320 or LOMA 321Insurance Marketing
Fellow, Life Management Institute (FLMI)All papers in ALMI
LOMA 311Business Law for Financial Services Professionals
LOMA 335Operational Excellence in Financial Services
LOMA 357Institutional Investing: Principles and Practices
LOMA 361Accounting and Financial Reporting in Life Insurance Companies
LOMA 371Risk Management and Product Design for Insurance Companies
Fellow, Secure Retirement Institute FSRI®SRI 111

SRI 121

SRI 131

SRI 210

SRI 220

SRI 230

SRI 240

SRI 500

SRI 111 — Retirement Fundamentals

SRI 121 — Retirement Plans, Accounts, and Annuities

SRI 131 — Planning for a Secure Retirement

SRI 210 — Successful Retirement Outcomes

SRI 220 — Retirement Marketing and Business Acquisition

SRI 230 — Retirement Administration

SRI 240 — Profitability in the Retirement Business

SRI 500 — Transforming Retirement Security

Customer service

DesignationRequirementPapersTheme
Associate, Customer Service (ACS)Compulsory - must complete all the papersACS 100 or ACS 101Foundations of Customer Service
LOMA 280 or LOMA 281Principles of Insurance
LOMA 290 or LOMA 291Insurance Company Operations
Elective - complete two out of threeLOMA 301 or LOMA 302Insurance Administration
LOMA 307 or LOMA 308Business and Financial Concepts for Insurance Professionals
LOMA 320 or LOMA 321Insurance Marketing

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