Continuing education
Private investigator continuing education online, built for insurance investigations
PI CE from the people who train insurance companies' own fraud staff. Learn how carriers, TPAs and self-insureds investigate claims, the fraud schemes behind them and what clients expect from your work, while you renew your license.
Why NATG
The insurance specialty in PI continuing education
Insurance work is one of the largest sources of business for private investigators, yet most PI CE barely covers it. NATG is different: insurance fraud and insurance investigations are all we teach.
Learn the claim from the carrier's side, from staged accidents and workers compensation fraud to recorded statements and surveillance, so your reports answer the questions SIU managers and claims professionals actually ask.
The NATG difference
What you get
- Insurance fraud is our specialty, not one topic among dozens
- Courses written by insurance fraud, SIU and claims professionals
- Founded and led by Frederick Wharton: 30+ years in insurance fraud, accredited instructor in all 50 states
- The same fraud training NATG provides to insurers, TPAs and self-insureds for their own staff
- A path from CE to the IFC, CIAFP and CPII certifications
Course topics
Insurance fraud topics you can use on the job
Topics across our insurance fraud CE library. Each course listing shows its hours and state approvals.
- Insurance overview for investigators
- Introduction to insurance fraud
- Understanding your client's objectives
- Ethics for investigators
- Staged automobile accidents
- Auto theft
- Auto body and repair shop fraud
- Workers compensation fraud
- Health care fraud
- Life and disability insurance fraud
- Catastrophes and fraud
- Recorded statements and interviews
- Body language
- Neighborhood investigations
- Pretext and privacy
- Surveillance in insurance investigations
- Social media investigations
- Transient criminals and insurance fraud
State approvals
States that accept NATG PI CE
- Georgia
- Iowa
- Kansas
- Kentucky
- Louisiana
- Minnesota
- Missouri
- Montana
- New Mexico
- North Carolina
- Oklahoma
- Oregon
- South Carolina
- Tennessee
- Texas
NATG holds Texas PI business license Y00240. Requirements differ by state; pick your state for its hours, rules and licensing agency.
Go further
Add an insurance credential
Carriers look for investigators who know insurance. Show it with the CPII or the IFC.
How it works
Earn your CE online
- Interactive online courses, available anywhere with internet access
- Group sessions at your office location
- Instant online registration
- Completion reported directly to the insurance department
- Courses accredited by each state and meeting its CE provider requirements
Questions
Frequently asked questions
Will NATG PI CE count for my state?
NATG PI CE is accepted in the states listed on this page. Pick your state for its hours and rules, and check each course listing in the catalog for its current approvals.
Why take insurance-focused CE?
Insurance companies, TPAs and self-insureds hire investigators for claims work and expect them to understand insurance. Insurance-focused CE helps you win and keep that work.
Are the courses online?
Yes. Courses are online and available anywhere with internet access. Firms can also train as a group at their office.
Can my CE lead to a certification?
NATG offers the CPII, Certified Private Insurance Investigator, and the IFC, Insurance Fraud Certification, for investigators who want a recognized insurance credential.
Does NATG hold a Texas license?
Yes. NATG holds Texas PI business license Y00240.
Start your CE today
Open the catalog, check your state's approval and begin right away.