Georgia Insurance CE and Renewal Requirements
Georgia Insurance CE and Renewal Requirements
Georgia Major Lines Licensed Agents must take 24 Credit Hours of Approved Continuing Education every 2 years, prior to their Expiration Date.
At least 3 of the 24 credit hours must be approved for Ethics Training.
License Type
Requirement
All resident licensees with less than 20 years of service All resident licensees with more than 20 years of service Credit Insurance Only Limited Subagent Only
24 hours (3 hours must be in ethics) 20 hours (3 hours must be in ethics) 10 hours (no ethics requirement) 10 hours (no ethics requirement)
Workers Compensation Adjuster Only
20 hours of approved CE thru WC Board (no ethics requirement)
Major Lines include: Life, Accident and Sickness, Property, Casualty, and Personal Lines. Agents licensed in multiple lines are only required to meet the same requirements as agents with single lines of licensing.
Georgia CE Requirements are "Non-License Type Specific." Agents can take courses in any subject matter as long as:
1) They are approved by the Georgia Department of Insurance
2) At least 3 of credit hours are approved for ethics training
Continuing education requirements must be completed every 2 years, on or before the last day of the licensee's birth month.
Exemptions
Agents licensed consecutively for more than 20 years are only required to take 20 Hours of Continuing Education, 3 hours of which must be in Ethics.
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Georgia Insurance Agent Special Training Requirements
Property and Casualty Agents
Flood Training
Agents licensed in the Property line of authority that will be selling Flood Insurance must complete a one-time, 3 Hour continuing education course related to NFIP (National Flood Insurance Program).
Life and Health Agents
Annuity Training
Any agent who sells, solicits or negotiates an Annuity Product must complete a one-time, 4 Hour Annuity Suitability course prior to selling.
Long Term Care
An agent may not sell, solicit or negotiate a Long-Term Care Partnership policy unless the individual has completed an initial 8 Hour Long Term Care training course. Agents must also complete ongoing training consisting of a 4 Hour Long Term Care training course every compliance period following.
Additional Continuing Education Information
Carryover Credits
? Excess credits of up to fifty percent (50%) of your biennial CE requirement may be carried forward to the next filing period. Excess Ethics Training carries over as a General Credit and will not be applied to future Ethics Training Requirement.
Renewal Guidelines
Your License is Eligible for Renewal during your "License Renewal Period". The License Renewal Period for Georgia Licensed Agents begins 60 Days prior to their Expiration Date. There are 3 Options for Renewing your license:
1) Online through the National Insurance Producer Registry 2) Online though Vertafore (Sircon): 3) Paper Application Accessed through the Georgia Department of Insurance
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