Required CE Hours for Renewal (top
of page)
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Fire & Casualty
25 hours annually for the first four years following
original license issuance date.
30 hours thereafter for your license type during
each two-year license period.
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Life Only Agents and/or Accident and
Health Agents
24 hours for each two-year license period
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Personal Lines
10 hours annually
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Ethics Requirement
All resident Fire & Casualty and Life agents must
complete 4 hours of approved Ethics each renewal
period.
All resident Personal Lines agents must complete
2 hours of approved Ethics each renewal period.
(These hours are part of, and not in addition to, the continuing
education requirement.)
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Annuities (this applies to Resident
and Non Resident Agents)
An approved 8 hour Annuity Training
course must be completed prior to soliciting the sale of any
annuity products.
An approved 4 hour Annuity Training Refresher
course is required every renewal period thereafter.
(These hours are part of, and not in addition to, the continuing
education requirement.)
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Long-Term Care (this applies to Resident
and Non Resident Agents)
Requirements are based on your overall CE requirements:
If you are required to complete twenty-five (25) CE hours per
year, you must complete an approved 8
hour Long-Term Care course once during each 12
month period in order to sell Long-Term Care policies.
If you are required to complete thirty (30) CE hours during
each two-year license cycle, you must complete an approved 8
hour Long-Term Care course during each license term
in order to sell Long-Term Care policies.
(These hours are part of, and not in addition to, the continuing
education requirement.)
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Flood Insurance Requirement
All California licensed agents who sell federal flood
insurance policies must take an approved 3 hour Flood Insurance
course.
(These hours are part of, and not in addition to, the continuing
education requirement.)
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Dual License Holders
The CE requirement goes to the individual, not
to each license held. The CE requirement can be met by taking
courses approved for either license type.
How CE Hours are Reported by PLT
(top of page)
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In California, we report to the DOI every Monday
(except holidays, reporting will be done on next business day).
The department recognizes the date you passed/completed the
exam as the date of completion. It is not based upon the day
we report the hours to them.
License Renewal/CE Compliance Date
(top of page)
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Fire & Casualty or Life
Last day of the month the license was issued in every 2 years
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Personal Lines
Every 2 years on December 31st.
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Annuities (see above)
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Long Term Care (see above)
Exemptions (top
of page)
Course Type Approved for CE Credit (top
of page)
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Online courses
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Independent self-study
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Classroom study
Final Exam (top
of page)
Carryover CE Hours Requirement (top
of page)
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A maximum of 30 CE hours obtained only
in the second half of a renewal period may be carried
over to the next renewal for Life or Fire & Casualty brokers/agents
licensed four years or more.
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There is no carryover hours allowed for Personal
Lines.
Repeating a CE Course (top
of page)
Any Additional Information Needed Can Be Obtained
By Contacting the DOI at: (top
of page)
Click on the link below to access your license
status and verify how many CE hours you need for renewal.
After you click on the link you will put in your license number,
click on Submit Query, scroll down to the bottom of the page, then
click on Continuing Education.
Click
Here for License Status
California Department of Insurance
320 Capitol Mall
Sacramento, CA 95814-4309
(800) 967-9331 or (916) 322-3555
www.insurance.ca.gov
The information provided is only intended
to be general summary information to insurance agents/brokers.
It is not intended to take the place of either the written
law or regulations. All efforts have been made to ensure that
this information is correct and current. PLT and its employees
take no responsibility that this information is correct and current.
