Continuing Education
Georgia State Requirements
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Georgia State Requirements
Continuing Education Hours
Agents licensed less than 20 years require fifteen (15) CE credit hours annually. (Must include 3 hours of ethics.)
Agents licensed 20 years or more require ten (10) CE credit hours annually. (Must include 3 hours of ethics.)
Limited sub-agents and credit licensees require five (5) CE credit hours annually. (No ethics required.)
CPCU, CLU, FLMI, CIC, CEBS,CHFC, or AAI need six (6) hours CE credit annually. (Must include 3 hours of ethics.)
Continuing Education Compliance Date
Based on the last two digits of the license number;
00-24: by 9/1, annually
25-49: by 10/1, annually
50-74: by 11/1, annually
75-99: by 12/1, annually
License Renewal Date
License renewal date is the same date as compliance date.
Type of courses accepted for CE Credit
Independent self study courses or classroom
Course Subject Requirements
All licensees (except limited subagents) must complete three hours of ethics as part of their regular CE requirement.
All CE hours other than ethics must be completed in approved courses for the lines of insurance for which agent is licensed.
For individuals holding a limited subagent license in addition to an agent license, not more than five credit hours can come from courses related to the line(s) of insurance of the limited subagent license.
Carryover Requirements
Up to 50% of the CE requirement may be carried over to the next reporting period. Excess ethics hours may be applied to regular CE requirement, but may not be carried over for ethics hours.
Course Repetition
Courses may not be taken for credit more than once in a five year period, except for courses on current issues, ethics or legislative updates.
Exemptions
Newly licensed individuals who completed the Georgia pre license education requirement are exempt for the first reporting period.
Individuals who hold a professional designation that requires CE (other than the CLU, CPCU, FLMI ,CIC, CEBS, CHFC, or AAI designations) may request CE credit from the insurance department for the number of CE hours completed for the designation.
A reduction of hours may be requested for time spent on insurance-related activities during the previous reporting period, including teaching, legislative, journalistic and research activities.
Individuals who hold a non active license because they have been licensed as an agent for 10 consecutive years or more and do not perform any insurance functions other than receiving renewal or deferred commissions.
For Additional Information please Contact:
For Continuing Education:
Georgia Insurance Department
Agents Licensing Section
908 West Tower Floyd Building
2 Martin Luther King, Jr. Blvd.
Atlanta, GA 30334
PHONE: (404)656-2101
FAX: (404)656-0874
www.inscomm.state.ga.us
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