ILCI

What ILCI does

ILCI (Insurers' Loss Control Institute, Inc.) is a privately held, independent educational institute founded in 2002 and headquartered at a PO Box in Yarmouth, Maine. The company is dedicated to training individuals for the property and casualty insurance loss control profession — a niche where field representatives inspect commercial buildings and business operations and prepare reports used by underwriters to evaluate risk for policy issuance and renewal.

The company's sole core product is the "Foundations of Loss Control Inspection and Reporting," a 50-hour self-paced online training program delivered through a Learning Management System that combines self-study readings, modular course content, case studies, and access to industry-expert instructors for question answering and assignment feedback. The program is anchored by a proprietary textbook, "Defining Risk Assessment," authored by ILCI instructor Patrick J. Hill and also distributed as an electronic download on Amazon Kindle; the textbook is positioned as the authoritative text on loss control survey and reporting practices. Free optional instructor-led webinars are offered periodically to enrolled students.

ILCI operates a direct-to-consumer, self-serve go-to-market model. Prospective students — including insurance industry professionals, qualified newcomers from adjacent fields (home inspection, fire safety, claims adjusting, underwriting, code enforcement, construction, military), and part-time/retired professionals — enroll online through courses.ilci.org (Shopify-processed payments) at a one-time tuition of $995, which includes the textbook and 6 months of online access. Marketing is conducted through the ILCI website, email outreach ([email protected]), and a third-party careers portal (alexanderschmidt.catsone.com). The company has no mobile app, no disclosed enterprise contracts, no funding history, and no parent company.

Name

ILCI

Legal name

Insurers' Loss Control Institute, Inc.

Website

https://ilci.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2002

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

ILCI is a private, independent educational institute founded in 2002 that delivers a self-paced 50-hour online training program and proprietary textbook for property and casualty insurance loss control professionals and career changers across the United States.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Insurance Education and Training

NAICS

Educational Services (611), Technical and Trade Schools (6115)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Insurance (EDAAAPAH)

akta.pro secondary industry

Workforce Data, Labor Market Intelligence (LMI) & Program Evaluation (EDAAAOAN)

Keywords

• Loss control training
• Insurance education
• Risk assessment certification
• Property casualty training
• Online learning insurance

Headquarters

HQ city

Yarmouth

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Others

Revenue model

1. Foundations of Loss Control Inspection and Reporting Course: One-time tuition fee for the 50-hour self-paced online training program. Includes course textbook, online materials access for 6 months, and certificate of completion upon achieving minimum 80% grade.
2. Optional Webinar Access: Periodic instructor-led online webinars on industry-related topics. Webinars are optional and free to attend for enrolled students.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

ILCI delivers a 50-hour self-paced online training program — Foundations of Loss Control Inspection and Reporting — that teaches insurance professionals the principles and practices of loss control inspection, risk assessment, and reporting for the P&C insurance industry. The program includes LMS modules, self-study readings, case studies, instructor access for questions and assignment feedback, the proprietary "Defining Risk Assessment" textbook by Patrick J. Hill, and a certificate of completion upon achieving a minimum 80% grade.

Product overview

ILCI is an educational institution offering a single unified training program—the Foundations of Loss Control Inspection and Reporting—supplemented by the authored textbook 'Defining Risk Assessment.' The program combines self-paced online Learning Management System modules with self-study readings, case studies, and instructor-led webinars. The 'Defining Risk Assessment' handbook serves as a key curricular resource that provides foundational knowledge for the training program.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Foundations of Loss Control Inspection and Reporting A 50-hour self-paced online training program teaching the principles and practices of loss control inspection and reporting for the P&C insurance industry. Includes self-study readings, LMS training modules, case studies, and access to industry experts for question answering and assignment feedback. Tuition is $995, includes a printed textbook, six months of online access, and a certificate of completion upon achieving a minimum 80% grade.
• Defining Risk Assessment (Handbook)

Quantifiable outcome

• Certificate of completion upon achieving minimum 80% grade

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

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Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights2 records

Direct peers

• WebCE: Major online provider of insurance continuing education and pre-licensing courses. Compares to ILCI as a digital-first, self-serve insurance training platform, but covers CE across many lines rather than specializing in loss control.
• 360training: Online regulatory and workforce training company with a significant insurance and financial services vertical including pre-licensing and CE. Similar self-serve, pay-per-course model to ILCI's $995 Foundations program, scaled across many industries.
• A.D. Banker & Company: Long-standing provider of insurance pre-licensing and continuing education delivered online and through partnerships. Operates a similar self-paced, modular, pay-per-course model targeting individuals entering or advancing in insurance roles.
• The Institutes (American Institute for CPCU and Insurance Institute of America): The leading provider of professional designations (CPCU, ARM, AIC) and continuing education for property-casualty insurance professionals. Most directly comparable to ILCI in serving P&C insurance practitioners with specialized training, though at a much broader curriculum scale.
• National Alliance for Insurance Education & Research: National provider of insurance education including the CIC, CRM, and CISR designations, plus continuing education. Comparable to ILCI as a non-carrier-affiliated insurance training body serving practitioners seeking professional credentials.

Broad incumbents

• Vector Solutions (formerly ClickSafety): Enterprise SaaS platform for workforce training including safety, OSHA, and risk-related content consumed by insurance and risk professionals. Adjacent to ILCI in the workplace-safety/risk-assessment training space, but serves employer buyers at much greater scale.
• Colibri Group (formerly Kaplan Financial Education): Large multi-brand provider of professional education including insurance licensing and CE. Compares to ILCI as a much larger incumbent in the same insurance training space, with broader course catalogs and B2B carrier relationships.

Emerging players

• International Risk Management Institute (IRMI): Specialized publisher and training provider for risk management and insurance professionals, including reference manuals and online courses. Comparable to ILCI in targeting a niche within insurance (risk management vs. loss control) with content-led training.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

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Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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