The Institute of Certified Executor Advisors (ICEA) owns and governs the Certified Executor Advisor (CEA) designation program. ICEA created the program for professionals, not for executors themselves. Through the CEA program, professionals learn more about estate administration, executor responsibilities, and the practical challenges executors face during estate settlement.cea.pro Important: ICEA’s Certified Executor Advisor (CEA) designation

P.A.L.S. (Professionals of After-Loss Services) is a professional community and training organization that equips After-Loss Professionals to support executors and administrators with the administrative and logistical work of settling an estate (“death admin”). P.A.L.S. itself does not provide estate services directly; instead, executors can use its Find a Pro directory to hire independent professionals trained