Qualifications
License Information
Minimum Age: 18 years
Residency: California residency is not required
Entity Types: Individual and Business Entity
12 Hours of Study on Ethics and the California Insurance Code, License Examination Objectives/Education:
- Requires 12 hours of approved study on ethics and the California Insurance Code, which must include one hour of study on insurance fraud.
- When an applicant seeks both the Property and Casualty Agent license and the Life license, the applicant shall only be required to complete one 12 hours of study on ethics and the California Insurance Code course, which includes one hour of study on insurance fraud (See California Insurance Code 1749(a)(1)).
- The California Department of Insurance (Department) License Examination Objectives are available for license applicants to retrieve and study the requirements for the license applicants are applying to hold. The list of License Examination Objectives are available on this link. The Department encourages license applicants to find a license examination course of study to assist the applicant to prepare to take their license examination.
Continuing Education (CE):
- Licensee shall satisfactorily complete approved courses or programs of instruction or attend seminars equivalent to 24 hours of instruction during each two-year license period. This 24-hour requirement includes at least three (3) hours of ethics training before their license can be renewed.
- Any person who is 70 years of age or older and who has been licensed for 30 continuous years in good standing in California, may be exempt from the CE requirement (California Insurance Code section 1749.3(c)).
Continuing Education Exemption Revision
The exemption from the continuing education requirement for licensees 70 years of age and in good standing for 30 continuous years does not apply to those individuals licensed for the first time on or after January 1, 2010 (California Insurance Code section 1749.3 (c)).
