Official sources and verification (13)
Last verified Oct 25, 2026. Each quotation supports the corresponding published value.
BoardMississippi Insurance Department
Mississippi Insurance Department
Mississippi Insurance Department
Official sourceLast verified Oct 25, 2026
Apply with the agencyOpen the official agency page
https://www.mid.ms.gov/mississippi-insurance-department/licensing/licensing-updates-frequently-asked-questions/
MS first-time licenses and reinstatements available through Sircon
Official sourceLast verified Oct 25, 2026
Qualifications / EducationLife-only applicants are exempt from the 20-hour prelicensing requirement effective July 1, 2024.
Life-only applicants are exempt from the 20-hour prelicensing requirement effective July 1, 2024.
Effective July 1, 2024 , House Bill 819 will go into law. This new law will exempt Life applicants from the 20-hour Pre-Licensing requirements. This effects the Life Line of Authority only.
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Qualifications / Required hoursAccident and health, property and casualty prelicensing requires 20 hours per line.
Accident and health, property and casualty prelicensing requires 20 hours per line.
20 hours per line of authority for Life, Accident & Health, Property, Casualty, Personal Lines.
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Qualifications / ExamThe department directs examination applicants to Pearson VUE for scheduling.
The department directs examination applicants to Pearson VUE for scheduling.
How do I get scheduled for the exam? Contact Pearson Vue
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Fees / License$100
100
Insurance Producer – $100.00
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License term in yearsLicenses will expire on the last day of the birth month of the licensee on a biennial basis.
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Licenses will expire on the last day of the birth month of the licensee on a biennial basis.
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RenewalLicenses will expire on the last day of the birth month of the licensee on a biennial basis.
Licenses will expire on the last day of the birth month of the licensee on a biennial basis. Applies to: Individual insurance producers
Licenses will expire on the last day of the birth month of the licensee on a biennial basis.
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Continuing education hours24 hours
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for a license period of more than eighteen (18) months, need twenty-four (24) hours of continuing education (including three (3) hours of ethics)
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Continuing education topicsA license period over 18 months requires 24 CE hours including 3 ethics hours; a period of 18 months or less requires 12 CE hours.
A license period over 18 months requires 24 CE hours including 3 ethics hours; a period of 18 months or less requires 12 CE hours.
Individual Insurance Producers who hold a license in one or more of the following lines of authority: Life, Accident and Health, Property or Casualty, for a license period of more than eighteen (18) months, need twenty-four (24) hours of continuing education (including three (3) hours of ethics) in order to renew their license. Individual producers with a license period of eighteen (18) months or less complete twelve (12) hours of continuing education.
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ReciprocityNonresident applicants submit a Mississippi or NAIC uniform application and fee; the department verifies home-state licensing through the NAIC Producer Database.
Nonresident applicants submit a Mississippi or NAIC uniform application and fee; the department verifies home-state licensing through the NAIC Producer Database.
You may submit either a MS application or NAIC Uniform application and appropriate license fee. The MID staff will verify home state licensure on the NAIC Producer Database (SPLD).
Official sourceLast verified Oct 25, 2026
Agency guidanceOnline renewal is available 90 days before expiration. Application and renewal instructions: https://www.mid.ms.gov/mississippi-insurance-department/licensing/licensing-updates-frequently-asked-questions/
Online renewal is available 90 days before expiration. Application and renewal instructions: https://www.mid.ms.gov/mississippi-insurance-department/licensing/licensing-updates-frequently-asked-questions/
Licenses may be renewed online 90 days prior to the expiration date.
Official sourceLast verified Oct 25, 2026
Agency guidanceProducers age 65 or older with 25 continuous years of licensure may apply for a CE exemption.
Producers age 65 or older with 25 continuous years of licensure may apply for a CE exemption.
This will enable Insurance Producers age 65 and older with 25 continuous years of licensure to be exempt from CE requirements. To apply for a CE waiver, complete the attached CE Waiver Affidavit
Official sourceLast verified Oct 25, 2026