Insurance producer license requirements by state

Once exam has been passed, Please allow 3-5 Business Days before applying for your Insurance Producer license.

All individual producers must renew their license biennially based on their BIRTH MONTH whether the individual was born in an EVEN or ODD year.

$ 75.00

Schedule your exam(s) through our test administrator, Pearson.

A licensee’s expiration date under our code is always going to be the last day of their birth month in even or odd numbered years depending on the year they were born.

Has successfully passed the examinations for the lines of authority for which the individual has applied.

A license that is issued or renewed pursuant to this article or a license that is issued or renewed pursuant to chapter 6, article 9 of this title expires quadrennially as follows: 1. If the licensee is an individual, on the last day of the month of the licensee's birthday, but not less than three years and not more than four years after the last day of the month in which the license is issued or is required to be renewed.

All applicants for an Arkansas life line of authority are hereby required to complete a course of instruction with a minimum of twenty (20) hours of instruction All applicants for an Arkansas accident and health or sickness (A & H) line of authority are hereby required to complete a course of instruction with a minimum of twenty (20) hours of instruction All applicants for a casualty line of authority are hereby required to complete a course of instruction with a minimum of twenty (20) hours of instruction All applicants for a property line of authority are hereby required to complete a course of instruction with a minimum of twenty (20) hours of instruction

All licenses issued or renewed for a period of two (2) calendar years will expire on the last day of the licensee's birth month in the calendar year of expiration.

12 Hours of Study on Ethics and the California Insurance Code

Applicants may take one examination and apply for a "full Life Agent" license

the term of the first license begins the date the license is issued and expires the last day of that same calendar month two years later. Any additional licenses issued at a later date will expire at the same time as the initial license.

(I) An individual seeking insurance producer licensure authority for life insurance shall complete at least fifty hours of an approved course or program for certification in life insurance; and, of the said fifty hours, at least three hours shall pertain specifically to insurance industry ethics; (II) An individual seeking insurance producer licensure authority for health coverage shall complete at least fifty hours of an approved course or program for certification in sickness and accident insurance; and, of the said fifty hours, at least three hours shall pertain specifically to insurance industry ethics; (III) An individual seeking insurance producer licensure authority for property or casualty insurance or both shall complete at least fifty hours of an approved course or program for certification in property or casualty insurance or both; and, of the said fifty hours, at least three hours shall pertain specifically to insurance industry ethics.

An individual seeking an insurance producer license to include life, sickness and accident, property, or casualty lines or any combination thereof shall not be eligible to take the written examination provided for in section 10-2-402 until the prelicensure education requirements specified in this subsection (1) pertaining to the line or lines of insurance applied for have been satisfied.

Subject to continuation, each insurance producer license shall remain in effect unless revoked or suspended as long as the continuation fee as prescribed by the commissioner in accordance with section 10-2-413 is paid and education requirements are met on or before the due date.

Initial: $140.00

Each of the following single lines of authority require 20 hours of training: Life Accident & Health or Sickness Property (Producers) Casualty Personal Lines Each of the following multiple lines of authority require 40 hours of training: Life / Accident & Health or Sickness Property & Casualty

Before you can take the Producer exam, you must complete a required pre-licensing course.

After initial license period, every two years on the last day of the birth month (i.e., the first issued license may not be a full two years).

Examination(s) from Pearson Vue

Resident licensees and business entities are required to renew biennially by February 28th of every even year.

Resident applicants must either take or pass an examinations in the area for which they are applying or have had a like license/authority in another jurisdiction within 90 days of applying for a resident license.

DISB issues producers licenses that expire biennially on the birth month for individuals Initial license only will be issued for a minimum of 18 months to a maximum of 29 months to cycle to the birth month.

Issuance, reissuance, reinstatement, modification resulting in a modified license being issued, duplicate copy of any insurance representative license, or an appointment being reinstated .......... $5.00

Taught or successfully completed 200 hours of coursework in property, casualty, surety, health, and marine insurance approved by the department, 3 hours of which must be on the subject matter of ethics

The department may not issue any license as agent or adjuster to any individual who has not qualified for, taken, and passed to the satisfaction of the department a written examination of the scope prescribed in s. 626.241

Payment of $120

Reduces the required hours to 8.0 for each of the major lines

Passing score on Property and Casualty examination Also offered is a Life, Accident and Sickness combination examination

$150

Successfully pass the Hawaiʻi Insurance License Exam(s).

Pass confirmation for the exam(s).

Producer licenses need to be renewed every two years. A renewal may be applied for up to six weeks prior to the expiration of your license.

Complete the pre-licensing requirement of 20 hours per line of authority; 7.5 of the 20 hours must be completed in a classroom setting

General and State exam must be passed within 90 days of each other.

Illinois uses the last day of your birth month as your expiration date

Life | 20 Health | 20 Life & Health | 40 Personal Lines Property and Casualty | 20 Personal & Commercial Property and Casualty | 40

each applicant for licensing as an insurance producer, surplus lines producer or insurance consultant must pass an examination for the line(s) of authority for which application is made.

2 Years (expiring on last day of birth month)

The license fee is $50.00.

must successfully pass the appropriate Iowa producer licensing exam for that specific line of authority. Exam results are valid for 90 days.

A producer license shall remain in effect for an initial term of three years after the last day of the applicant's birth month of the year the license was issued. The license term is three years.

has successfully passed the examination for each line of authority for which the applicant has applied.

"Biennial due date" means the last day of the birth month of any licensed insurance agent who is required to complete C.E.C.'s and report the completion of such C.E.C.'s to the commissioner pursuant to this act, except that such due date shall not be earlier than two years from the date of the insurance agent's initial licensure under this act.

Agent – Resident Individual for license/class $ 40.00

Complete 20 hours of pre-licensing training for each major line of authority.

You may track the status of the application and schedule your examination through a secure eServices account.

Individual – payment is due by the end of birth month; if born in odd year, renewal is in odd years; if born in even year, renewal is in even years.

An examination is required for producer applicants for the lines of Life, Accident & Health or Sickness, Property, Casualty, Personal Lines, Bail Bonds, Title, Surplus Lines, Surety and Industrial Fire.

Licenses renew on the last day of the birth month with the license number determining the renewal year. Licenses that end in an even number renew in even-numbered years and licenses that end in an odd number renew in odd-numbered years.

As a resident producer, you must take the appropriate licensing exam first.

Maine individual resident producer licenses are renewed automatically by our office the first business day following the Continuing Education (CE) due date, as long as all CE Requirements have been met.

Resident individual applicants requesting a major line of authority are required to pass the Maryland exam for the line(s) requested.

Individual producer licenses are issued on a biennial basis to expire on the last day of the producer’s birth month.

has successfully passed the examinations for the lines of authority for which the person has applied.

PE requirements may be met by completing an approved 20-hour classroom course or completing an approved self-study course.

Successfully complete a Michigan licensing examination. If an examination is not passed within 180 days, the applicant must submit a new license application and fee

Resident individual producer licenses are perpetual as long as the licensee is compliant with Continuing Education credit requirements

$50 for an initial life, accident and health, property, or casualty license issued to an individual insurance producer, and a fee of $50 for each renewal

Before sitting for a licensing exam, insurance producer applicants must first complete the 20 hours of Minnesota Department of Commerce pre-approved insurance pre-license education per line of authority

has successfully passed the examinations for the lines of authority for which the person has applied.

Beginning with the first license expiration on the last day of the birth month of an individual producer as set forth in this paragraph, all such licenses must after this date expire biennially on the last day of the birth month of the individual producer that is two years subsequent to the preceding expiration date.

Insurance Producer – $100.00

20 hours per line of authority for Life, Accident & Health, Property, Casualty, Personal Lines.

How do I get scheduled for the exam? Contact Pearson Vue

Licenses will expire on the last day of the birth month of the licensee on a biennial basis.

Missouri requires an examination for the following lines: Life, Accident and Health or Sickness; Property; Casualty; Personal Lines; Crop; Title and Surplus Lines.

Based upon the new license expiration dates, license renewal dates have moved to every two years on the producer's birthday, rather than every two years on the anniversary of the license.

Pass the exam with a score of 75% or better

Producer License - Resident …………………………………..………................... $50.00

Applicants need to register and pass the insurance examination for the appropriate line of authority.

Initial individual licenses are issued to expire the last day of the month in the licensee's birth month in the first year after issuance in which licensee's age is divisible by two. Therefore, individuals born in even numbered years renew their license on the last day of their birth month in the even numbered years and individuals born in odd numbered years renew their license on the last day of their birth month in the odd numbered years.

The State licensing fee is $185.

Within one year prior to applying for a license, you must pass the Nevada Insurance Producer exam that corresponds with the line(s) of authority you want to apply for.

A resident individual applying for an insurance producer license shall pass a written examination unless exempt pursuant to RSA 402-J:9.

Major line license $150 for a 2 year license

Life 20 hours Health 20 hours Combined Life and Health 40 hours Property 20 hours Casualty 20 hours Combined Property and Casualty 40 hours

must successfully pass our licensing examination for the specific line of authority unless the individual previously held a resident license for the same lines of authority in another state and that license is either current or became inactive within the previous 90 days.

Individuals applying for the following types of resident licenses shall take and pass the examination required for issuance of the license by the superintendent: (a) insurance producer – producer examination; Separate exams may be required for different lines of insurance or license types and may be administered at different times and locations.

MINIMUM APPROVABLE COURSE HOURS Life/A&H Agent ( combined) 40 A & H Agent (only) 20 Life Agent (only) 20 P/C Agent / Broker (3) 90

require such individual to submit to a personal written examination and to pass the same to the satisfaction of the superintendent.

If you were born in an even numbered year, your license will expire on your birthday in an even numbered year. If you were born in an odd numbered year, your license will expire on your birthday in an odd numbered year.

NO license will be issued until ALL the examinations for the lines of authority requested in application are passed.

Insurance Producer Licenses do not renew and are valid until surrendered, canceled or revoked in respect to the following: Life, Accident & Health or Sickness, Property, Casualty, Personal Lines, Medicare Supplement Long-Term Care, Variable Life and Variable Annuity Products. To maintain a license ALL Resident Insurance Producers must comply with the continuing education requirements for the license(s) held.

PSI is the exam vendor for the North Dakota Insurance Producers License Examinations.

The expiration date is the last day of the producer’s birth month. The license is renewed biennially.

The individual has earned a bachelor's or associate's degree in insurance from an accredited institution. The individual has earned a professional designation approved by the superintendent. The individual has completed, for each line of authority for which the individual has applied, twenty hours of study in a program of insurance education approved by the superintendent

Except as otherwise provided in this section or in section 3905.041 of the Revised Code, a resident individual applying for an insurance agent license for any of the lines of authority described in division (B) of this section shall take and pass a written examination prior to application for licensure.

An individual seeking to renew a resident insurance agent license shall apply biennially for a renewal of the license on or before the last day of the licensee's birth month.

Producer (Agent) – General LOAs 60.00 100.00 Biennial

Steps 1 & 2 apply to RESIDENT (R) applicants only. NON-RESIDENT (NR) applicants may skip to step 3: Passing the exam(s) is the first step to becoming licensed.

The expiration date individual licenses will pro-rate or short-rate to renew biennially on the last day of the licensee’s birth month.

Complete 20 hours prelicense training, per line of authority.

Schedule and pass the required examinations.

A license issued to an individual insurance agent expires biennially in the month of the individual's birthday anniversary.

Once you have passed your examination, you are now eligible to apply for your producer license.

Insurance Producer License Fee (both initial application and renewal). Residents - $120.

After you pass your exam you have up to one year to apply for your license.

The license fee is $25.

Those wishing to become a South Carolina licensed resident producer must first pass the appropriate producer licensing exam for that specific line of authority. Exam reports expire 12 months after the date of issuance.

All licensed resident producers must meet the following requirements biennially by the end of their birth month:

The electronic payment due is $25 plus a service fee.

If you have not previously held a producer license in South Dakota or any other state, you must take insurance exams for each line of authority you wish to sell in this state.

Resident producer licenses renew biennially based on the producer's birth month.

All applicants are required to pass a written examination, unless otherwise exempt.

You must pass the state licensing exam before applying. Submit your application within one year of passing the exam, or you’ll need to retake the exam.

Your Texas insurance license expires every two years on the last day of your birth month. For first time applicants, the initial license term may be shorter so that future renewals match your birth month.

Producer - Individual - Full Line Initial or Biennial Renewal License $70.00

License applications are to be submitted after successfully passing any required examinations.

For a new license, the first renewal date may be anywhere from 24 to 35 months from the new license issue date and will fall on the last day of the licensee's birth month. Thereafter, renewals will then continue to be every two years at the end of the licensee’s birth month.

Send the application fee of $30.00 and a license fee of $30.00

have passed a written examination and submit a license application and fees. Residents must wait 48 hours after passing their producer examination before submitting an electronic application.

Resident and Non-Resident individual type licenses that expire on March 31 of odd years include Producer, Limited Lines Producer, Title Agent, Business Entity, Limited Lines Business Entity, Business Entity for Self-Storage, Business Entity for Portable Electronics, Managing General Agent, and Bail Bond Agent.

STEP 1: PASS THE APPROPRIATE LICENSING EXAMINATION (EXAMS MAY BE TAKEN PRIOR TO SUBMITTING FINGERPRINTS) Residents Insurance licensing exams are administered by Prometric

Licenses have a renewal date based on your birth month and odd/even year of birth. For example, if you were born in an odd-numbered year, your license will expire at the end of your birth month in odd-numbered years. If you were born in an even-numbered year, your license will expire at the end of your birth month in even-numbered years.

Individual license fees for first-time or new licensees Producer - full lines: life, disability (health), property, casualty or personal line $55

Steps for an individual resident license Schedule and pass your exam. Apply for your license online. Have your fingerprints taken.

$50.00 license fee made payable to the West Virginia Insurance Commissioner

Complete the pre-licensing requirement of 20 hours per line of authority; i.e. Life, Accident & Sickness (Health), Property, Casualty, Personal Lines.

Take the examination(s) administered by Pearson VUE. Waiver of examination: An examination is not required as proof of competency for those persons applying for a resident individual insurance producer’s license if such person: With respect to the following lines of authority, holds one or more of the following professional designations or degrees:

In order to maintain an insurance producer license, every individual insurance producer, regardless of continuing education requirements or exemptions, must biennially by the last day of their birth month complete a renewal application and pay the renewal fee through NIPR.

Of the 20 hours, 8 hours consist of the principles of insurance, general Wisconsin insurance laws, and ethics. Once the 8 hours is completed, it needs not be repeated for each line of authority as long as it is within a 12-month period. Of the 20 hours, 12 hours consist of policies, terms and concepts, and line-specific insurance law.

Exam scores are only valid for six months. You must wait 48-72 hours after passing the examination for exam scores to be recorded with NIPR before you will be allowed to submit the electronic application.

Resident and nonresident licenses expire every two years on the last day of the licensee's birth month. It is possible that licensees may be given longer than the required minimum of 24 months.

Pass the Wyoming Insurance Licensing Exam for the lines of authority you would like

Your license renews every two years on the last day of the month of your birthday.