How many hours of continuing education in ethics must agent complete each licensing term?
**NOTICE** The Department will no longer be mailing hard copy renewal notices to licensees. Please visit SBS to update your email address. A newly passed S.C. law allows licensed producers with 25+ years of licensure and who are aged 65 and older to be exempt from CE requirements. An online application must be completed to request the CE exemption. Please refer to the Bulletin for any questions you may have about this new law or the application process. Please go here to complete the online application.An amendment to Regulation 69-29 was recently passed revising the producer training requirements for Suitability in Annuity. Please access our FAQ's for the amended training requirements for producers and provider questions on submitting new courses for approval.All resident producers, who are not CE exempt, must complete the 24 hours of CE before the renewal becomes available on NIPR. Resident producers should complete their CE hours at least one week in advance of their expiration date. Show
AgentsContinuing education (CE) is required for all resident Oregon agents with life, health, property, casualty, personal lines, surplus lines, or variable life lines of authority. CE hours are due by the last day of the renewal month. However, by law, CE providers have 15 days to enter your credits. If you wait until the last minute, your renewal will be late. The Division strongly recommends you become CE compliant the month prior the expiration date of your license. Each two-year renewal cycle requires 24 hours of CE credit. Of these:
AdjustersSB 251 Continuing education (CE) is required for all resident and nonresident adjusters with an Oregon license. Adjuster CE requirement begins with the first renewal of 01/01/2022 and after. CE hours are due by the last day of the renewal month. However, you will not be able to submit your renewal until you have completed the required hours and they are posted in your Oregon transcript. CE providers have 15 days to enter your credits. If you wait until the last minute, your renewal will be late. The Division strongly recommends you become CE compliant the month prior the expiration date of your license. Each two-year renewal cycle requires 24 hours of CE credit. Of these:
ConsultantsNo continuing education is required for consultants. Supplemental trainingSupplemental training is required before selling long-term care insurance, flood insurance, or annuities. The appointing insurers must verify that agents who sell these products are trained, so you do not have to report this training to the division. However, if these courses have been approved continuing education, the hours may be included in the total number of hours necessary to renew your license. Registered proctorsProctors monitor exams taken by agents who use independent study courses to meet continuing education requirements. Proctors must register with the Division of Financial Regulation, but the division does not endorse or recommend proctors. Bend, PrinevilleProStudies: 541-388-1021 La Grande, HermistonKerry Carpenter (Baker City): 541-523-5057 Linn, Benton countiesMarilyn McCreary (Tangent, Lebanon, Sweet Home): 541-926-4883 Medford, Grants PassAbdill Career College: 541-779-8384 Jared Goff: 541-956-0299 Real Estate & Insurance School of Oregon: 541-772-1171 Oregon coastPete Anderson Online Prelicense Classes (Seaside): 503-738-9531 Patrice Bowie (Seaside): 503-738-9531 Theresa Esprecion (Coos Bay): 541-267-4110 Patches Newman (Coos Bay): 541-267-4110 Jacqueline Rich (Coos Bay): 541-267-4110 Tammy Stebbins (Brookings): 541-469-7431 PortlandAmerist School 800-368-6743 Justine Bartlett: 503-248-6465 Angela Crawford: 503-223-6376 Ariel Farris: 514-661-0471 John Lenz: 503-222-3924 Jacqueline Poehner: 503-632-4122 ProSchools: 800-452-4879 Rita Robinson: 503-557-4997 Kelly Rose: 503-226-3952 RoseburgPauline Clayton: 541-672-5274 Donna Getz: 541-672-5274 David LaLande: 541-679-1251 Jo Ann Pierce (Winston): 541-430-8818 How many hours of continuing education are required in Texas?Most licenses require 24 hours of continuing education every two years. Some license types require specific topics to be included. Three hours must be ethics-related. At least half of the hours must take place in a classroom or “classroom equivalent".
What is continuing education requirement in California?Complete a minimum of 24 continuing education (CE) credit hours for the license type during each two-year license term. Licensees must also complete three hours of ethics CE training every license term as a part of the requirements.
How many continuing education hours must be completed on the subject of ethics every license renewal period in Texas?Continuing education credits
To keep your license in good standing, you must take 24 hours of continuing education every two years. Three hours must be in ethics / consumer protection (if your license expired on or before August 31, 2022, you need only two hours of ethics).
How many continuing education credit hours must Texas agents complete during each license period?If a licensee does not complete the 24 hours of CE before the expiration date of the license, the licensee will have 90 days to complete the deficient number of hours and pay a fine of $50 per deficient hour.
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