Life Agents
NEW: Effective January 1, 2025, resident and nonresident life agents licensed
on or after January 1, 2024, who engage in the sale of individual life insurance policies other than term life with no cash value, will be required to complete 4 CE hours of life insurance training before soliciting consumers to sell these policies.
Only courses approved for "
2025 Life Insurance Policies 4-Hour" credit will satisfy this requirement.
New requirements FAQ.
Variable Life Agents
NEW: Effective January 1, 2025, resident and nonresident life agents who sell individual variable life insurance policies must complete 2 CE hours of topic specific training before each license renewal. The 2 CE hour course requirement applies to agents with
licenses issued or renewed after January 1, 2025.
Only courses approved for "
2025 Variable Life 2-Hour" credit will satisfy this requirement.
New requirements FAQ.
Life Settlement Broker
Individuals not licensed as a resident or non-resident California life agent or who have not held California life agent license for more than a year are required to complete 15 CE hours related to life settlements and life settlements transactions, prior to operating as a life settlements broker.
Property, Casualty or Personal Lines Agents
Homeowners Insurance Valuation: 3 CE hours as a one-time training must be complete prior to estimating the replacement value of structures in connection with, or explaining the various levels of coverage under, a homeowners' insurance policy.
Agents and Brokers Anti-Fraud Training
Licensees will be required to complete 1 CE hour worth of anti-fraud training as part of their ethics study.
The California Department of Insurance is
offering the training on it's own for those individuals that have already completed their CE requirement and only need the new training to renew.