Official sources and verification (12)
Last verified Oct 25, 2026. Each quotation supports the corresponding published value.
BoardWisconsin Office of the Commissioner of Insurance
Wisconsin Office of the Commissioner of Insurance
The Wisconsin Office of the Commissioner of Insurance
Official sourceLast verified Oct 25, 2026
Qualifications / EducationApproved prelicensing education is required for resident major-line applicants, with specified exemptions.
Approved prelicensing education is required for resident major-line applicants, with specified exemptions.
Every resident applying for a property, personal lines, casualty, life or accident and health insurance or sickness license must complete prelicensing education.
Official sourceLast verified Oct 25, 2026
Qualifications / Required hours20 hours: 8 hours principles, Wisconsin law and ethics, and 12 line-specific hours. The common 8 hours need not be repeated for another line within 12 months.
20 hours: 8 hours principles, Wisconsin law and ethics, and 12 line-specific hours. The common 8 hours need not be repeated for another line within 12 months.
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.
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Qualifications / ExamPass the examination, then wait 48–72 hours for scores to be recorded before applying through NIPR. Scores are valid for six months.
Pass the examination, then wait 48–72 hours for scores to be recorded before applying through NIPR. Scores are valid for six months.
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.
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RenewalResident 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.
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. Applies to: Individual insurance producers
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.
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Continuing education hours24 hours
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Each resident intermediary licensed in any of the major lines shall biennially complete 24 credit hours of continuing education approved by the Office of the Commissioner of Insurance (OCI), a minimum of 3 of the 24 credit hours must cover ethics in insurance.
Official sourceLast verified Oct 25, 2026
Continuing education topicsAt least 3 hours ethics in insurance; credits can be from any major line.
At least 3 hours ethics in insurance; credits can be from any major line.
a minimum of 3 of the 24 credit hours must cover ethics in insurance.
Intermediaries may fulfill the continuing education requirements by earning the required credit hours from courses taught in any or all of the major lines.
Official sourceLast verified Oct 25, 2026
ReciprocitySatisfying home-state CE satisfies Wisconsin CE for a nonresident; applicable mandatory product training still applies.
Satisfying home-state CE satisfies Wisconsin CE for a nonresident; applicable mandatory product training still applies.
A nonresident agent's satisfaction of his or her home state's continuing education requirement for a licensed intermediary will constitute satisfaction of Wisconsin's continuing education requirements.
Nonresident agents must, however, comply with the mandatory training requirements below, if applicable.
Official sourceLast verified Oct 25, 2026
Agency guidanceResident applicants must arrange digital fingerprinting.
Resident applicants must arrange digital fingerprinting.
Make a reservation with Fieldprint at fieldprintwisconsin.com for your digital fingerprinting.
Official sourceLast verified Oct 25, 2026
Agency guidanceResident renewal through NIPR costs $35; complete and bank CE before expiration.
Resident renewal through NIPR costs $35; complete and bank CE before expiration.
Renew online at nipr.com.
Pay renewal fee of $35.
Ensure that your CE credits are completed and electronically submitted by your education provider to the state, and that your renewal application is submitted electronically before the expiration date to successfully complete the renewal process.
Official sourceLast verified Oct 25, 2026