Qualifications
License Information
Minimum Age: 18 years
Residency: California residency is not required
Entity Types: Individual and Business Entity
12 Hour Study on Ethics and the California Insurance Code:
The California Insurance Code requires the completion of the 12 Hours of Study on Ethics and the California Insurance Code course to prepare for your license examination.
The 12 Hours of Study on Ethics and the California Insurance Code is only required to be taken once (California Insurance Code section 1749(a)(1)); therefore, applicants applying for more than one license type need not repeat the required hours of Ethics and California Insurance Code.
Continuing Education:
- Accident and Health or Sickness agents shall satisfactorily complete approved courses or programs of instruction or attend seminars equivalent to 24 hours of instruction during each two-year license period, including at least 3 hours of ethics training, before their license may be renewed.
- Any person who is 70 years of age or older and who has been licensed for 30 continuous years in California as a licensee in good standing in this state, may be exempt from the continuing education requirement.
Important Note: This continuing education exemption does not apply to those individuals licensed for the first time on or after January 1, 2010 (California Insurance Code section 1749.3(c).
