FOI - Fundamentals of Insurance

FOI is an approved pre-licensing course, and successful completion satisfies the education requirement for a Level 1 licence. This level of license authorizes the licence holder to sell, inside but not outside the office of a general insurance brokerage and under the supervision of the holder of a Level 2 licence, every category of insurance including accident and sickness insurance (excluding life insurance).

Upcoming Courses

Date	Course
available now	FOI - Self Directed
Sep 8, 2025	FOI - Fundamentals and Fundamentals with IWS Immersion (Sept 2025)
Nov 3, 2025	FOI - Fundamentals and Fundamentals with IWS Immersion (Nov 2025)
Jan 12, 2026	FOI - Fundamentals and Fundamentals with IWS Immersion (Jan 2026)
Mar 16, 2026	FOI - Fundamentals and Fundamentals with IWS Immersion (Mar 2026)
May 11, 2026	FOI - Fundamentals and Fundamentals with IWS Immersion (May 2026)

ABOUT THE COURSE

This course is available by home study or a five-day immersion course, and includes the FOI course manual and the first exam. You may challenge an FOI exam a maximum of three times in a six-month period.

You may also select FOI Immersion to be taken with our Introduction to Autopac (IWS Certification) as a complete licensing and training solution for Manitoba Brokers. While our distinguished CAIB designation upon completion provides the opportunity to secure a level 3 license, the FOI course quickly provides the opportunity to gain a level one license and the IWS certification needed to sell Autopac to the general public. 

Immersion Course Cost Structure: $682.50 for Members and $945.00 for Non-members (GST Included)

Step 1 - FOI Training and Exam - $472.50 for Members and $735.00 for Non-Members
Step 3 - MPI IWS Training and Exam - $325.00

* Note - Completion of Step 3 only does not qualify an individual to sell insurance in Manitoba.

Fees include tuition, all course material and first examination. For the in-person sessions no lunch will be provided – coffee only.

Fees include a non-refundable charge of $40.00. No refunds seven (7) days prior to start date. A $20.00 charge applies on all returned cheques.

Step 1 - Fundamentals of Insurance

This session will include training from a qualified facilitator to assist a new employee in passing the FOI exam as well as notes and quizzes to help prepare students for the exam.

Courses are held on a Monday - Friday basis with the exam being conducted by IBAM on the Monday morning. 

All classes will be held via a virtual platform which is accessible by internet access anywhere in the world.

Upon Completion: Once a broker has successfully completed this part of the course, they are now able to apply to ICM for their level 1 insurance license. A Level 1 license allows brokers to sell all types of insurance (excluding Life) under supervision of a Level 2 broker.

Step 2 - Insurance Work Station Online Training Tutorials

Any brokers who wish to sell Autopac products on behalf of MPI must be qualified to do so by MPI. Before training can be taken on the business rules and policies of the Autopac program, brokers must complete online training of the Insurance Work Station (IWS).

Students return to their brokerages for two weeks of training on the IWS Training Tutorial. The concept behind Phase II is to have the student shadow a broker while they are completing various Autopac transactions, reinforcing the learning.

This training can be done wherever a person has internet access once their employing brokerage has signed them up for access to the IWS system. This internet training can take anywhere 6 - 12 hrs depending on the person’s previous knowledge of insurance.

Upon Completion: Once the tutorial is completed and a pass is reflected by all modules, the broker is able to move on to the MPI Training.

* If a student is not with a brokerage, they will be responsible for finding their own placement to complete step 2 before they register for the course.

Step 3 - Introduction to Autopac

Through 3 days of class instruction, brokers will finalize the training required by MPI to sell the Autopac product. Attendance in this training is based on students completing the mandatory Step 1 and Step 2 training. Students who do not complete the IWS tutorials will not be allowed to take the final exam.

Upon Completion: Students successfully completing and passing the open book MPI Autopac exam will now be a certified Autopac agent. As long as all ICM requirements are fulfilled and the employee has an insurance license, they are now able to begin assisting customers in an Autopac capacity.

All students must be familiar with the text before the first class.

SELF-DIRECTED COURSE

An individual can register for the self-directed Fundamentals Course at any time. Once registered, the individual will have up to 6 months to write the exam which they must register for 1 week before the exam date. If the individual does not register in this time, they must pay a rewrite fee.

Exams can be written at the IBAM Office (Exam Sitting) or online via CAPTUS.

 

PLEASE NOTE: Payment is non-refundable once package containing materials has been opened.  Course confirmation will be sent with text once registration is processed.  Applications are processed on a first-come, first-served basis as payment is received and all courses are subject to minimum attendance requirements and subject to change.

 

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