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Pennsylvania Producers must complete 24 Credit Hours every 2 years. Producers selling LTC or Flood Insurance, have special training requirements which can be viewed by selecting the “PA CE Requirements” button.

Pennsylvania Insurance License Renewal Requirements

*While we strive to provide you with the most up to date and accurate information about your Pennsylvania Insurance License Renewal Requirements, there may be some specific licensing requirements, or changes in State Laws or Insurance Regulations of which we may not be aware. Our goal is to assist you in every manner possible, but it is the responsibility of each individual agent to meet their specific licensing renewal requirements.

All of our courses are delivered in electronic format and can be viewed and completed on any mobile device. This includes chapter quizzes and final exams which are scored immediately upon completion. Each chapter is followed by a short chapter quiz which must be passed with a score of 70% or better in order to proceed to the next chapter. Upon completion of all chapter quizzes, you will be presented with the Final Exam which requires a passing grade of 70%. All quizzes and the Final Exam can be taken as many times as necessary until you pass. You have up to one year from the course purchase date to complete your courses.

State regulations require each Final Exam to be monitored by a Disinterested 3rd Party. A Disinterested 3rd Party is an individual over the age of 18 who is not: a family member, relative or dependent, employer or supervisor, employee or subordinate, partner or joint venture co-owner, or for anyone in whom the Monitor has an economic or other interest in assuring the successful outcome of the examination.

Prior to the scoring of each Final Exam The Disinterested 3rd Party will be required to sign in by typing his or her name in the fields provided.

Upon successful passage of each Final Exam your credit hours earned will be reported directly to your State regulator. The date and time of completion of your course is based on the specific time zone in which you completed the course.

Successfully completing a course will earn you a Certificate of Completion. Certificates of completion are immediately available on the My Courses page. Simply locate the completed final exam and click on the certificate icon found near the right side of the page. Please check all the information displayed on your certificate for accuracy. Inaccuracies on your certificate could represent inaccuracies in your BetterCE profile which could lead to reporting delays. If you feel your certificate is inaccurate in any way, please contact the BetterCE support team at or call us at 1-888-501-7330.

Pennsylvania Insurance Agent Continuing Education and License Renewal Requirements

General Requirements

Pennsylvania Major Lines Licensed Agents must take 24 Credit Hours of Approved Continuing Education every 2 years, prior to their Expiration Date.

Major Lines include:

1. 1. Life & Fixed Annuities
   2. Accident and Health
   3. Property and Allied Lines
   4. Casualty and Allied Lines
   5. Variable Life/Variable Annuity
   6. Personal Lines

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Producers licensed in multiple lines are only required to meet the same requirements as agents with single lines of licensing.

Pennsylvania CE Requirements are “Non-License Type Specific.” Producers can take courses in any subject matter as long as:

1. 1. 1. They are approved by the Pennsylvania Department of Insurance

Continuing Education Requirements must be completed every 2 years, on or before the last day of the licensee’s birth month.

Exemptions

1. • Producers who were licensed prior to 1/1/1971 and have been continuously licensed in the same Line of Authority are exempt from CE requirements.

Pennsylvania Insurance CE and Renewal Requirements Summary

CE Credit Requirements by License Type

Special Training Requirements

Property and Casualty Agents

Producers who sell Flood Insurance must complete a one-time, 3 Hour Continuing Education course related to NFIP (National Flood Insurance Program) prior to selling.

Life and Health Agents

A producer who sells, solicits or negotiates an Annuity Product must complete a one-time, 4 Hour Annuity Suitability course prior to selling.

A producer may not sell, solicit or negotiate a Long-Term Care policy unless they have completed an initial 8 Hour Long Term Care Training course. These agents must also complete a 4 Hour Long Term Care Training course every compliance period following.

Additional Continuing Education Information

Carryover Credits

Excess credits of up to 24 credits may be carried forward to the next compliance period.

Renewal Guidelines

Your License is Eligible for Renewal during your “License Renewal Period”. The License Renewal Period for Pennsylvania Licensed Agents begins 60 Days prior to their Expiration Date. There are 3 Options for Renewing your license:

1. Online through NIPR, located here: PA Producer Renewal (NIPR)
2. Online through Vertifore (Sircon): PA Producer Renewal (Sircon)
3. Renewal via Paper Application: (Mail your payment along with the properly completed renewal invoice)
   Mail to:
   Pennsylvania Insurance Department
   Bureau of Licensing and Enforcement
   1227 Strawberry Square
   Harrisburg, PA
   *Please allow up to six weeks under this option

While we strive to provide you with the most up to date and accurate information about your Pennsylvania Insurance License Renewal Requirements, there may be some specific licensing requirements, or changes in State Laws or Insurance Regulations which we may not be referenced above. Our goal is to assist you in every manner possible, but it is the responsibility of each individual agent to determine their specific licensing renewal requirements. You can locate additional information related to the Pennsylvania CE Requirements through the Department of Insurance website at www.insurance.pa.gov