I used this company for my 20-hour video prep for my Public Adjuster test, and it was painful. The person leading the course is clearly an expert and passionate, and I understand the topic is a bit dry, but it was like watching grass grow. He simply read from a book, and the workbook I was sent, simply followed along. A lot of the prep tests on their site had questions that weren't covered in the lessons, and I failed many of the ones I took (if you get 95% on all of them and fail the test, you get an extra 30 days of study time on their site). There is no way I'll pass the test by just using their product, and have been using Gemini to create a study guide and quizzes for me that have been very helpful. I truly hate to give a bad review, but there has to be a better alternative out there. read more

If i could give this website a 0 i definitely would. This is a one man army website and online service. The owner David Davis is very rude, and not helpful at all. He will insult you if you ask him questions that you don't know. DO NOT, waste your money on this website. He called me the generation that don't want to do the work, and wants to find way around everything. He said he DOES not give a crap if i cancel or not. He has gotten the money anyways. RUN AWAY, AND SAVE YOUR SELF FROM THIS PLACE! read more

I have requested a refund and been told that I would receive a check in the mail. After several emails and about 3 months they have not sent it. About half of the videos don't work and they could not help me. The trainer is not in his prime and frequently gets into his personal life which is very awkward. In one video, for instance, it's so bad that they had a subsequent video to correct everything he said beforehand. However, the person in the next video did not know how to teach at all. I have several state licenses and have taken several courses to help prepare for state exams. I can honestly say that this is, without a doubt, the worst training I have EVER had. I don't write reviews at all, but after the "CHECK IN THE MAIL" has completely failed and their training is inadequate, I have to let others know that this is just not a good choice for your learning needs. read more

I'm probably going to fail. He goes out of order compared to the workbook you have to print out on your own, they don't send you a workbook or textbook,(and for $150 they really should, there are $90 courses similar that don't as well) there's no bullets or definitions while he talks, he's just talking at you, it's all auditory, so if you need to go back and hear something again, it'll send you back a whole minute instead of just 5-10 seconds. My coworker failed the first 2 times and she took these courses as well. It looks like it's stuck in the 90s, I also tried to see if they were BBB accredited, they aren't. He literally films the video out of his home and you can hear his wife in the background cleaning. FML, I feel like I chose Titanic training courses ‍ what a waste of precious time and money. read more

I used their platform back in 2008 when I first got my Life and Health License. I passed on the first time like their guarantee. In 2020, I went through a different school for my P&C license because a local broker recommended it. I failed twice. I ended up signing up for ATC 10 day exam prep course and passed the 3rd time no problem. I should have just used ATC and not have to go through failing twice! read more

Me and my Girlfriend just passed our P and C Dept of Insurance Exam on the first try! We both felt confident and had a very good score and felt very prepared for the test while taking it. Your classes were very enjoyable and the practice questions had me very prepared for the test! Thanks Uncle Lou! read more

Lou (the Instructor/Owner) is a very enthusiastic teacher! If you have any problems with the online course, however, the support staff is NOT helpful at all... they make promises that they don't keep, don't call back when they say they will. I'm really disappointed in the support staff... My opinion, take the course in person so you deal only with Lou! UPDATE: (18SEP2009) Originally I had rated America's Training Center at 3-stars due to the lack of support I have received. I got a phone call from the owner today (Lou) apologizing for the frustration that I've been experiencing. I was surprised to get a call, and am glad that I was able to talk to Lou about the issues I was experiencing. Lou, if you're reading this, thank you so much for the call... you definitely made me a return customer in the future! Thank you, again! read more

Using America's Training Centers online courses, I was able to pass my Property Casualty Broker Agent exam. During the practice testing period for the exam, I used a different company for practice tests but I quickly learned that the other provider's practice exams were basically worthless: The other company charged me for every practice exam and they were not helpful. I then decided to enroll in Lou's practice exam arrangement. Lou's practice exam arrangement is much better and allowed me to pass the exam. Study hard and you will pass using America's Training Center. Good luck! read more

Lew is a Joke, he as the passion, I can't deny that, but Lew has no right doing training videos. He is very unprofessional on his videos, telling personal stories throughout, not what I paid for. I paid to learn not be told stories. The training manual they charge you $55.00 for is littered with grammatical errors. It is obvious that this manual was not proofed before they printed, that, in of itself, show's you how unprofessional this place is. read more

I can't say enough good things about Uncle Lou and America's Training Center. I first got my life license in 1991 back when you had to attend live for 52 hrs before test taking. I passed first time. Then I got other insurance licenses through ATC with every time great results and they simplified what can be a confusing process. Last year at this time I decided it also made sense for me to get my P&C license and with everything online I chose the least expensive company which was only going to save me a few dollars from ATC, but with the guarantees I went that direction. Uggghhh I failed. I felt so unprepared so I ponied up those dollars and went back to ATC. Very prepared and confident I passed with ease. Can't recommend ATC high enough. They been around the longest and they know their stuff. Vote for Uncle Lou every time. read more

Our agency has been using America's Training Center for years and we wouldn't even consider going anywhere else. We have six licensed agents in our office, all with different requirements and renewal dates. Rochelle at ATC takes care of all our continuing education needs and makes it as painless as possible. The rest of the staff is awesome, but I rarely speak with them because Rochelle always makes herself available, and if not, returns our calls asap. All the continuing education books and test forms arrive promptly and results are delivered to us the day we submit them. What else could we ask for?! read more

After failing the test twice, spending countless hours of mind numbing studying and seeing very few questions on the actual exam; I went with another program and wish I had taken that program from the get go. The 2100 questions were overwhelming for me. I studied about 60 hours on top of the 52 hours in video and STILL failed. I think with the other course I could've spent a fraction of that time and passed my first exam. I don't like Americas training centers way of teaching, they tell you to take the tests first then read the books. Whether or not you see the correct answer your first initial response sticks in your mind and will make taking the actual exam more difficult. I'd rather get the right answers first, then take the tests when I've already gone over the right answers. The second program I took highlights the right answers, so you know them before you take the practice tests and they become a beacon of light. The exam felt like a breeze with the other company I used. To make matters worse, I wrote Americas training center about being confused on a question and they admitted the answer they gave was wrong. I shouldn't be studying WRONG answers. And the fact I'm failing the tests but I can pinpoint their error should tell you something. This made me think that more were probably incorrect. In fact I'm pretty sure there are more questions with wrong answers. Taking the alternate companies questions there were conflicting answers. I switched up the answers from the new study questions and I passed the exam with flying colors. The other program also only has 600 questions yet way more pertained to the actual exam. Who wants to focus on 2100 questions full of unnecessary questions when you can focus on 600 and get more questions that resemble questions on the actual exam? The books don't follow the videos and the videos aren't labeled other than numbers so you can't go back to study concepts you're confused on. You don't get diagrams to help you understand concepts and you don't get a definitions sheet. You just have to read both books in their entirety. This program just did not work for me that doesn't mean it won't work for you. My second exam I was only 1 point away, so essentially I could've passed . But with the amount I studied I shouldn't have failed. It shouldn't be that hard or that close of a call. it's certainly more time consuming with useless questions than other programs. Supposedly there are 8 state exams in total, with 150 questions a piece. Each exam parallels the other so many are repeated questions. But even if every question was different on each exam, 2100 practice questions is a lot, especially when you don't recognize the topics on a good portion of the questions on the state exam. After taking the test 3 times I can tell you a majority of the questions on each test are the same, so it should not take 2100 questions to cover all that.... and again a lot of those questions aren't even covered in America's training centers questions. I feel like America's training center doesn't even know what's on the actual exam so they cover a ton of questions thinking they'll get a few on there... and they do... I was looking at the exam thinking I don't even remember questions having to do with these questions! Which was so frustrating after spending so much time on so many questions. so what's with the 2100 questions....why so many? I don't like wasting time and my time was wasted on those questions!!! read more

The team at America's Training Center was awesome and did their best to help me pass my exam. They were responsive, knowledgeable, helpful and helped to gain full knowledge in order to receive a passing score. read more

I took the 52 hour online class to take my P&C test. Studied the "questions" for 2 weeks solid. Nailed them! Went to take the test and FAILED horribly. There were 4 questions on the test from the data base I had been studying. ONLY 4! I think that America's Training Center needs to update their "questions" they pride themselves on so much. The reason I feel an update is in order is because 4 years ago I took this test (half of my license was not renewed by accident and now have to start all over) and passed with the help of these "questions". The majority of the actual test questions were the ones I practiced. The online course was rather boring I must say. I will not recommend taking an online course again. Lou's stories were fun but not fun enough to warrant a 4-5 star rating. Take the class in person if you can. In regards to only needing half of my license (the state now splits the property and the casualty into 2 licenses) There should be a way to get "questions" that pertain to that license you are testing for. How does one know what to study for each different license? read more

Wonderful! Lou made learning insurance so much easier than the "other" school I went to first. Let me tell you I had to retake my test multiple times and then came to Americas Training Center and passed on the first try! I would definitely recommend Lou. His staff is also amazing! I will continue to attend classes here for other licenses and CE. read more

Completed the online training for Property and Casualty Insurance. Successful! I passed the state exam. The online class is very lively, it is as if you were in an actual class room. Lou lets you know what you need to focus on and provides different ways to allow you to understand the subject. read more

Based on my experience with your class, I feel that your class was, foremost, very informative and very comprehensive. The information you have provided in your class was very useful and helped me to understand many different concepts of insurance that I did not come across before. The videos were great and provided much needed information to understand how the insurance works and what can be expected out of different insurance policies. The most informative, I found, to be the book. The book is an excellent tool to study for the exam and opened up different issues found in property and business insurance concepts. The trial questions could use some overhaul, but overall were good and very informative. I would strongly recommend your course to those who would like to study the business of insurance. Thank you. read more

I am currently taking the online 52 hour course for life health accident pre license course. I have spent countless hours retaking the online segments due to the schools server issues. I have spoken to the staff several times a day and have no resolution. I have also tried PC vs Mac wireless vs hardwired home computer vs work computer called apple, comcast and att. The final verdict is the schools server is the issue. I have calculated my online hours to have already exceeding 52 hours and I still have a ton left to do. The additions are added onto the outdated information instead of replacing the content only adding to the amount of time required to finish. I wish I'd read the reviews BEFORE signing up. Don't waste your time. Either take it in person or find a company who can handle updating the online content properly. read more

I always use them for my CE books and tests! Always helpful!

Lou is amazing. He's makes the boring topic of insurance interesting and really funny. And must I say only Lou is great. The rest of the staff is so-so. Not really there to do anything but Lou's side work and doesn't really interact with you. Take this course if you want to pass the license test. He has a guarantee on passing the test with his online sample tests which is extremely helpful. Final Verdict: Take the class. read more

Aside from the annoying grammatical errors, the site keeps logging me off at random times during tests. I'm currently undergoing the Personal Lines testing and it is an absolute nightmare. I understand the site has a feature to log users off after 30 minutes of inactivity, but this is not the cause of these server issues. I do not want to have to pay for a time extension to make up for the site owner's inability to fix these simple bugs. ATC's incompetence is astounding. read more

After failing the P&C multiple times I had one last chance to take it and keep my job. America's Training center was broken up into very distinct and manageable sections. The questions were worded similar to the test and the mock exams were beneficial in allowing me to know how ready I was. I took 7 days to only study and went through all the online tests as well as the book, which I highlighted. The online material and book was much easier, far more understandable and pleasing to the eyes; compared to others. I improved my score from my previous test by 20%. It was a last ditch effort and I am glad I chose it over the competitors which cant compare. read more

I took the courses for my Property and Casualty License, and Health, Accident and Life Licenses and passed both tests on my first try. I did see some questions that were not in my course study and had to guess on those, but still passed both tests on the first try. I now have completed my first continuing educations requirement credits and added Annuities to my Life License using America's Training Center. So far so good, but this stuff is not easy for me to learn. I had to take spend lots of time studying, but this is all a work at your own pace so that works good for me. It's also not rocket science, a lot of people can get an insurance license by putting in the hard work it takes. I recommend America's Training Center. read more

I think the access should be longer once you have paid for the course. I have young children and finding time to take the segments was difficult. I did not get to watch them all before my time ran out. read more

I feel that America's Training Center is severely outdated and needs to update their videos and ALL of the practice tests. I recently took the Personal Lines-Agent/Broker exam yesterday and BARELY passed, thank god the state has lowered their passing requirement from 70% to 60% because otherwise I would have failed miserably! I heard so many great things about this school from co-workers and other people that if you take the practice tests and get high scores on them you will be certain to pass these tests. I saw so many questions on the actual exam that were not even on the practice tests it blew my mind. I would say at MOST that maybe 10 questions from the exam were from the practice tests and I'm not even sure if it was that many. If I was an insurance company I might think twice about maybe choosing another Insurance School. read more

Lou Yaw and his team at are awesome. I took his classroom training around the year of 2000. He made learning the subject of insurance sink in by mixing things up. He wore funny outfits and hats, gave concise info. that was easy to understand, and encouraged class participation. Consequently, I passed the exam the first time. Unfortunately, I let my license lapse for more than a year so I had do everything over including all the continuing ed. I automatically called ATC. as I had had a great experience before. Unfortunately, due to technology advancing, they had to move everthing to the Internet. I decided to get his entire pkg. which included the videos, books, and study questions to give me the best opportunity to pass the exam the first time. In the videos, Lou made the sometimes rather boring subject of insurance as great as he could just like last time. The videos never buffered, because I have great Internet service, he gave concise illustrations, wore his funny hats, and told stories - all in an effort to mix it up and make the curriculum sink in better. He didn't just read a book in a monotone voice like I'm sure others do. Yes he had to talk a lot for the videos to not only cover a vast amount of subject matter but also meet the hour requirements of the DOI. The study questions definitely helped me. I passed the exam the first time by 20% more then I needed to. The staff is also super nice and responsive. i would definitely recommend them. read more

Currently I've been using their study guide course of the 52 hours of online videos for the property and casualty broker license. Horrible teaching methods, the videos and course outlines aren't even close to matching and the majority of the time Lou is just babbling on with some story rather than sharing knowledge of anything factual that is usable on the exam. Wasted efforts, precious study time, and my money. The practice questions given as study material are not only extremely outdated but also don't even come close to being similar to what was on the actual exam. Phones are hardly answered, calls never returned.. The manual for the course is a joke also, its 300 pages of random information that doesn't follow the order of the class so its practically useless to try to find the pages that coincide with whats being taught. Like trying to find a needle in a hay stack.. Its hard to stomach knowing that this place is making a killing, I blew over $300 on material from here and not only failed my test but found that I was able to learn more in the first 50 pages of the P&C exam cram book from the library than I did in this entire course. Absolutely ridiculous. read more

America's Training Center helped me pass my Property & Casualty Agent/Broker license test last month!! Because of Lou's videos and teaching method, I was able to pass my test. The insurance test is no joke too!! A huge thank you to the school and Lou for the effort you put into making this course possible!! The videos do sometimes get stuck, freeze or even restart but your interest connection has a lot to do with it people, trust me! The school is even willing to work with you if you have this problem! I would highly recommend this product to anyone! read more

finished the course,finished the practice tests,took the state exam,passed the state exam!!!! thank you americas training center!!!

Lou does not do in Classroom training at this time. It is all Online only. I am currently half way through the training and it is a Horrible ONLINE Experience. The course is supposed to take 52 CLASS hours and I can guarantee that by the time you are done taking all the P&C ONLINE training it will be more like 80 hours.....WHY do you ask...first of all the segments take longer to do than what it shows. So a segment that is supposed to take 21 minutes takes 28 minutes......due to Lou adding in extra material.....and there is a lot of added material....which are NOT considered in the 52 hours. In addition there are approximately 256 items that you need to click on and at the end of each you need to enter the last 4 of your SSN......then you need to wait 60 seconds for the system to register. So 256 items X 60 seconds = 256 minutes. Lets divide that ...... 256 minutes divided by 60 minutes= 4.26 HOURS.....YES......You waste 4.26 Hours that is not even part of the 52 Required hours. RIDICULOUS ! Last comment......the video often hangs up and you need to re-take the segment.....which really slows you down. My advice to LOU......who seems like a real good guy. Dump the ONLINE course and go back to the Classroom. **DO NOT TAKE THE ONLINE CLASS** Fair Warning has been given. read more