Keir Educational Resources celebrates 40 years of providing professional education study media for those professionals in the financial services and insurance industries. Meet President of Keir, Henrietta Keir Nye, CFP®, CLU, ChFC, CPCU, and Chairman of the Board and Editor-in-Chief, John Keir, J.D.
Keir Educational Resources was founded by Jack C. Keir, Ph. D., CPCU, CLU in Wayne, PA in approximately 1968. Dr. Keir had been the Director of Examinations at The American College where he developed the idea of preparing supplemental study materials for the Chartered Life Underwriter (CLU®) examinations. The College was not interested in offering supplemental study materials at that time, so Dr. Keir left The American College and took a position with Temple University as a professor of Insurance.
Earning a CLU® designation in 1968 required the completion of five courses with the writing of five essay exams. All course exams were given only once a year. These courses were later divided into 10 examinations which were administered two times a year. And later changes included the switch to multiple choice question exams and the requirement change to eight courses instead of ten.
With the success of CLU® supplements, Dr. Keir was approached by Dr. Harry Brooks from Miami University who recommended the writing of supplements for CPCU courses. Dr. Brooks and Dr. Keir teamed up for writing supplements for CPCU, INS, AIC and ARM exams.
In 1983 Dr. Keir decided to reduce his involvement in the company and move to Florida. At that time, his daughter Henrietta Keir Nye took over the day to day operations of the company. The fulfillment center was moved from Wayne, PA to Middletown, OH. New printers were located in Ohio and mail orders were switched to Ohio. In 1984 the phone orders were moved to Ohio.
In 1985 the company took a huge step forward and computerized the organization. The preparation of the manuscripts by computer was a great improvement for authors and editors! This of course improved the final product for the students and decreased the time needed for preparation.
The CFP® certification was beginning to grow at this time. To promote the Keir CFP® supplements, Keir attended its first national convention in Anaheim, CA in October, 1985. This line had been started in 1984 and was beginning to get recognition. Conventions has been a large part of the company promotional activities. Today the company exhibits at over 10 shows per year.
The American College responded to the growth of CFP® interest with the new ChFC designation. Keir followed with supplements for the ChFC courses. With the addition of so many new lines, there was a great need for more authors and a full time editor. John Keir, son of the founder, joined the ranks in 1989. John Keir holds a bachelors degree from Williams College in English and a law degree from Villanova University. Soon after his joining the company, John started to write the first company materials for NASD exams.
The business has had several locations in the Middletown, OH area. The Keir organization started as a cottage industry in the Keir home and moved to the Nye household in 1983 and to the new Nye house in 1986. Thanks to the growth of the organization and the need for new employees and new space, the company selected its first real office at 425 Clark Street in 1992. The operation out grew those facilities in 2000 and moved to the current location at 4785 Emerald Way.
Today(2008) the company prepares study materials for the CLU®, ChFC®, CFP®, CFA® CPCU, and the FINRA securities licensing examinations.
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40 years?
You don't look a day over 32!
Keir's books are the most organized of any in the industry. Information is easy to access and the cuntomer support can't be beat.
thanks Keir!!!
tjamis 3 years ago
interested in dong my series 6, what is there student pass rate? and do they do in class tutoring.?
gizroc 3 years ago
This is a very enlightening video--Way to go Keir, Happy 40th
fabuloustj 3 years ago
In my 30 year career at Oxford as an English Language Professor, I have never come across such fine literature. I think that Keir Educational Resources could teach Shakespeare and Chaucer how to write better. Mr. Keir speaks almost as eloquently as he writes. these are the greatest books in the English language. Cheers!
teampenguink 4 years ago
That book was my savior in studying for the test. I never could have done it without Keir!
teampenguink 4 years ago
Great company with a great history. Execellent study materials for professionals! Keep up the good work!
Msmo35 4 years ago
Great job! I learned some new fun facts! Congratulations, KEIR!
annjibabie 4 years ago
excellent work Keir! I used one of your books several years ago and I haven't found anything that comes close since.
joewanabi 4 years ago
great history for a great company that has dedicated their life's to helping students with there studies and customer service
mdkraft6 4 years ago
Way to go Keir! Congratulations on your 40 year anniversary.
gsexton102 4 years ago