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

Ohio Superintendent of Insurance

Ohio Superintendent of Insurance

The superintendent of insurance shall issue a resident insurance agent license

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Open the official agency page

https://codes.ohio.gov/ohio-revised-code/section-3905.06

Issuance and contents of license - lines of authority.

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18 years old

18

The applicant is at least eighteen years of age.

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20 hours of approved study for each line, with statutory alternatives for an insurance degree or an approved professional designation.

20 hours of approved study for each line, with statutory alternatives for an insurance degree or an approved professional designation.

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

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Resident applicants for covered lines must pass the written licensing examination before applying, subject to statutory exemptions.

Resident applicants for covered lines must pass the written licensing examination before applying, subject to statutory exemptions.

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.

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

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. Applies to: Individual resident insurance agents

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.

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24 hours

24

Each individual who is issued a resident insurance agent license shall complete at least twenty-four hours of continuing education for each license renewal period.

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At least 3 hours of approved ethics training.

At least 3 hours of approved ethics training.

shall include at least three hours of approved ethics training.

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A nonresident must hold an active home-state resident license in good standing for the requested lines; the home state must grant reciprocal nonresident licensing to Ohio residents.

A nonresident must hold an active home-state resident license in good standing for the requested lines; the home state must grant reciprocal nonresident licensing to Ohio residents.

The applicant is currently licensed as a resident and is in good standing in the applicant's home state. The applicant is licensed in the applicant's home state for the lines of authority requested in this state. The applicant's home state issues nonresident insurance agent licenses to residents of this state on the same basis as set forth in division (A) of this section.

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A license for the applicable line is required to sell, solicit or negotiate insurance.

A license for the applicable line is required to sell, solicit or negotiate insurance.

No person shall sell, solicit, or negotiate insurance in this state unless the person is licensed for that line of authority in accordance with this chapter.

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