Renewal instructions: https://idoi.illinois.gov/producers/licensescertificationsfaqs/renew-resident-producer-license.html. The department directs producers to be CE compliant at least 10 business days before renewal.
20 hours per life, accident/health, property or casualty line, including 7.5 classroom hours.
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
24 hours
Last verified Oct 25, 2026
Illinois Department of Insurance
20 hours per life, accident/health, property or casualty line, including 7.5 classroom hours.
Complete the pre-licensing requirement of 20 hours per line of authority; 7.5 of the 20 hours must be completed in a classroom settingOfficial source
General and State exam must be passed within 90 days of each other.
General and State exam must be passed within 90 days of each other.Official source
Illinois requires that you submit your license application online.Official source
An applicant already licensed for the same lines in another state is exempt from prelicensing and examinations if currently licensed there or if Illinois receives the application within 90 days of cancellation.
An individual who applies for an insurance producer license in this state who is licensed for the same lines of authority in another state shall not be required to complete any pre-licensing education or examination. This exemption is only available if the person is currently licensed in that state or if the new application is received within 90 days following the cancellation of the applicant’s previous license.Official source
Review the official instructions for your situation before applying.
Open the official agency pageRenewal instructions: https://idoi.illinois.gov/producers/licensescertificationsfaqs/renew-resident-producer-license.html. The department directs producers to be CE compliant at least 10 business days before renewal.
You must be CE compliant at least ten (10) business days prior to your renewal date.Official source
Illinois uses the last day of your birth month as your expiration date
Illinois uses the last day of your birth month as your expiration dateOfficial source
24 hours
3 hours of classroom or webinar ethics.
3 of those hours must consist of in the classroom or webinar ethicsOfficial source
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A producer placing insurance with an insurer without an agent contract must maintain a continuous surety bond: the greater of $2,500 or 5% of prior-year brokered premiums, capped at $50,000.
An insurance producer who places insurance either directly or indirectly with an insurer with which the insurance producer does not have an agent contract must maintain in force while licensed a bond The bond shall be continuous in form and in the amount of $2500 or 5% of the premiums brokered in the previous calendar year whichever is greater, but not to exceed $50,000 total aggregate liability.Official source
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Illinois uses the last day of your birth month as your expiration date
Illinois uses the last day of your birth month as your expiration dateOfficial source
Last verified Oct 25, 2026
Last verified Oct 25, 2026. Each quotation supports the corresponding published value.
Illinois Department of Insurance
Illinois Department of Insurance
Illinois Department of InsuranceOfficial source
Last verified Oct 25, 2026
https://idoi.illinois.gov/producers/licensescertificationsfaqs/become-resident-producer.html
Illinois requires that you submit your license application online.Official source
Last verified Oct 25, 2026
20 hours per life, accident/health, property or casualty line, including 7.5 classroom hours.
20 hours per life, accident/health, property or casualty line, including 7.5 classroom hours.
Complete the pre-licensing requirement of 20 hours per line of authority; 7.5 of the 20 hours must be completed in a classroom settingOfficial source
Last verified Oct 25, 2026
General and State exam must be passed within 90 days of each other.
Pass both the general and state examinations for each requested line within 90 days of one another.
General and State exam must be passed within 90 days of each other.Official source
Last verified Oct 25, 2026
A producer placing insurance with an insurer without an agent contract must maintain a continuous surety bond: the greater of $2,500 or 5% of prior-year brokered premiums, capped at $50,000.
A producer placing insurance with an insurer without an agent contract must maintain a continuous surety bond: the greater of $2,500 or 5% of prior-year brokered premiums, capped at $50,000.
An insurance producer who places insurance either directly or indirectly with an insurer with which the insurance producer does not have an agent contract must maintain in force while licensed a bond The bond shall be continuous in form and in the amount of $2500 or 5% of the premiums brokered in the previous calendar year whichever is greater, but not to exceed $50,000 total aggregate liability.Official source
Last verified Oct 25, 2026
Illinois uses the last day of your birth month as your expiration date
Illinois uses the last day of your birth month as your expiration date Applies to: Individual producer license expiration
Illinois uses the last day of your birth month as your expiration dateOfficial source
Last verified Oct 25, 2026
24 hours
24
Complete 24 hours of course studyOfficial source
Last verified Oct 25, 2026
3 hours of classroom or webinar ethics.
3 hours of classroom or webinar ethics.
3 of those hours must consist of in the classroom or webinar ethicsOfficial source
Last verified Oct 25, 2026
Renewal instructions: https://idoi.illinois.gov/producers/licensescertificationsfaqs/renew-resident-producer-license.html. The department directs producers to be CE compliant at least 10 business days before renewal.
Renewal instructions: https://idoi.illinois.gov/producers/licensescertificationsfaqs/renew-resident-producer-license.html. The department directs producers to be CE compliant at least 10 business days before renewal.
You must be CE compliant at least ten (10) business days prior to your renewal date.Official source
Last verified Oct 25, 2026
An applicant already licensed for the same lines in another state is exempt from prelicensing and examinations if currently licensed there or if Illinois receives the application within 90 days of cancellation.
An applicant already licensed for the same lines in another state is exempt from prelicensing and examinations if currently licensed there or if Illinois receives the application within 90 days of cancellation.
An individual who applies for an insurance producer license in this state who is licensed for the same lines of authority in another state shall not be required to complete any pre-licensing education or examination. This exemption is only available if the person is currently licensed in that state or if the new application is received within 90 days following the cancellation of the applicant’s previous license.Official source
Last verified Oct 25, 2026
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