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How to Get a Insurance producer License in Connecticut (2026)

Quick answer

This license authorizes selling, soliciting or negotiating life, accident/health and property/casualty insurance.

License fee

$140

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Required hours

20 hours per single line; 40 hours for combined life/accident and health or sickness, or combined property/casualty.

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Exam

Complete the required prelicensing course before taking the producer examination.

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Renewal

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).

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Last verified Oct 25, 2026

How do I get this license?

  1. Check the licensing authority

    Board

    Connecticut Insurance Department

    Last verified Oct 25, 2026 — source and quotation
    Connecticut Insurance Department
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  2. Check your qualifications

    Required hours

    20 hours per single line; 40 hours for combined life/accident and health or sickness, or combined property/casualty.

    Last verified Oct 25, 2026 — source and quotation
    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
    Official source

    Exam

    Complete the required prelicensing course before taking the producer examination.

    Last verified Oct 25, 2026 — source and quotation
    Before you can take the Producer exam, you must complete a required pre-licensing course.
    Official source
  3. Prepare your application

    Apply with the agency

    Open the official agency page

    Last verified Oct 25, 2026 — source and quotation
    Submit your license application
    Official source

    Reciprocity

    Nonresidents holding an equivalent home-state producer license qualify for reciprocity.

    Last verified Oct 25, 2026 — source and quotation
    Connecticut grants license reciprocity if you hold an equivalent Producer license in your home state.
    Official source
  4. Confirm your next step with the agency

    Review the official instructions for your situation before applying.

    Open the official agency page

What else should I know?

Agency guidance

This license authorizes selling, soliciting or negotiating life, accident/health and property/casualty insurance.

Last verified Oct 25, 2026 — source and quotation
authority to solicit, negotiate or sell Life, Accident & Health or Sickness, Property & Casualty
Official source

Agency guidance

Apply and renew through the NIPR links on https://portal.ct.gov/cid/licensing/producer-individual.

Last verified Oct 25, 2026 — source and quotation
Renewals are processed through the National Insurance Producer Registry (NIPR).
Official source

Agency guidance

From April 15, 2026, resident property/casualty or personal-lines producers must complete a one-time 3-credit NFIP flood course before their next renewal; it counts toward general CE.

Last verified Oct 25, 2026 — source and quotation
Effective April 15, 2026, Connecticut resident insurance producers holding Property/Casualty or Personal Lines authority must complete a one-time, three (3) credit NFIP Flood Insurance course approved by the Connecticut Insurance Department. The three (3) credits apply toward the producer’s total General CE requirement. The course must be completed prior to the producer’s next license renewal period.
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When do I renew, and is CE required?

Renewal

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).

Last verified Oct 25, 2026 — source and quotation
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).
Official source

Continuing education hours

24 hours

Last verified Oct 25, 2026 — source and quotation
twenty-four (24) CE credits each renewal period
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Continuing education topics

21 general credits and 3 laws, regulations or ethics credits.

Last verified Oct 25, 2026 — source and quotation
21 General and 3 Laws/Regs/Ethics
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What does it cost?

License fee

$140

Last verified Oct 25, 2026 — source and quotation
Initial: $140.00
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Confirm the charges and conditions for your application with the official agency.

What are the common questions?

How often do I renew a insurance producer (life/health and property/casualty) license in Connecticut?

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).

Source and quotation
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).
Official source

Last verified Oct 25, 2026

What is the insurance producer (life/health and property/casualty) license fee in Connecticut?

$140

Source and quotation
Initial: $140.00
Official source

Last verified Oct 25, 2026

Which official sources support this guide?

Official sources and verification (12)

Last verified Oct 25, 2026. Each quotation supports the corresponding published value.

Board

Connecticut Insurance Department

Connecticut Insurance Department

Connecticut Insurance Department
Official source

Last verified Oct 25, 2026

Apply with the agency

Open the official agency page

https://portal.ct.gov/cid/licensing/producer-individual

Submit your license application
Official source

Last verified Oct 25, 2026

Qualifications / Required hours

20 hours per single line; 40 hours for combined life/accident and health or sickness, or combined property/casualty.

20 hours per single line; 40 hours for combined life/accident and health or sickness, or combined property/casualty.

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
Official source

Last verified Oct 25, 2026

Qualifications / Exam

Complete the required prelicensing course before taking the producer examination.

Complete the required prelicensing course before taking the producer examination.

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

Last verified Oct 25, 2026

Fees / License

$140

140

Initial: $140.00
Official source

Last verified Oct 25, 2026

Renewal

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).

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). Applies to: Individual insurance producers.

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).
Official source

Last verified Oct 25, 2026

Continuing education hours

24 hours

24

twenty-four (24) CE credits each renewal period
Official source

Last verified Oct 25, 2026

Continuing education topics

21 general credits and 3 laws, regulations or ethics credits.

21 general credits and 3 laws, regulations or ethics credits.

21 General and 3 Laws/Regs/Ethics
Official source

Last verified Oct 25, 2026

Reciprocity

Nonresidents holding an equivalent home-state producer license qualify for reciprocity.

Nonresidents holding an equivalent home-state producer license qualify for reciprocity.

Connecticut grants license reciprocity if you hold an equivalent Producer license in your home state.
Official source

Last verified Oct 25, 2026

Agency guidance

This license authorizes selling, soliciting or negotiating life, accident/health and property/casualty insurance.

This license authorizes selling, soliciting or negotiating life, accident/health and property/casualty insurance.

authority to solicit, negotiate or sell Life, Accident & Health or Sickness, Property & Casualty
Official source

Last verified Oct 25, 2026

Agency guidance

Apply and renew through the NIPR links on https://portal.ct.gov/cid/licensing/producer-individual.

Apply and renew through the NIPR links on https://portal.ct.gov/cid/licensing/producer-individual.

Renewals are processed through the National Insurance Producer Registry (NIPR).
Official source

Last verified Oct 25, 2026

Agency guidance

From April 15, 2026, resident property/casualty or personal-lines producers must complete a one-time 3-credit NFIP flood course before their next renewal; it counts toward general CE.

From April 15, 2026, resident property/casualty or personal-lines producers must complete a one-time 3-credit NFIP flood course before their next renewal; it counts toward general CE.

Effective April 15, 2026, Connecticut resident insurance producers holding Property/Casualty or Personal Lines authority must complete a one-time, three (3) credit NFIP Flood Insurance course approved by the Connecticut Insurance Department. The three (3) credits apply toward the producer’s total General CE requirement. The course must be completed prior to the producer’s next license renewal period.
Official source

Last verified Oct 25, 2026

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