Updated May 10, 2024
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WEST VIRGINIA CE COURSES
The following courses are currently available for West Virginia:
| Course Name | Credit Hours | Line of Authority |
| Anti Money-Laundering - Ethical Decision Making for Insurance Producers | 3.00 | Ethics |
| Annuity Suitability and Best Interest Standard Training | 4.00 | Annuity Best Interest 4 hr |
| Ethical Practices: Avoiding E&O Claims | 3.00 | Ethics |
| Ethics & Insurance: How to Sell Ethically & Comply with the Law | 2.00 | Ethics |
| Front Line Fraud Prevention | 3.00 | Ethics |
| Indexed Product Training | 4.00 | General |
| NFIP Flood Insurance | 3.00 | General |
| Distribution Planning | 4.00 | Life/Health |
| Group Benefits & Worksite Insurance | 4.00 | Life/Health |
| Health Insurance Policies: Protecting Clients from Health-Related Loss | 5.00 | Life/Health |
| Life Insurance Policy Types & Suitability | 6.00 | Life/Health |
| Medicare Supplement Insurance: Closing the Gap | 4.00 | Life/Health |
| Principles of Life and Health Insurance | 12.00 | Life/Health |
| Retirement Planning | 4.00 | Life/Health |
| Variable Life & Annuities: Understanding Investment Potential and Risks | 5.00 | Life/Health |
| Long Term Care Certification Training | 8.00 | LTC |
| LTC Certificate Refresher | 4.00 | LTC |
| Businessowners Policy (BOP) | 4.00 | Property/Casualty |
| Commercial Lines: Property/Auto/Liability | 4.00 | Property/Casualty |
| Personal Lines: Protecting Your Client's Home, Auto, & Critical Risks | 7.00 | Property/Casualty |
| Principles of Property and Casualty Insurance | 13.00 | Property/Casualty |
REQUIRED HOURS
• Producers in West Virginia must take 24 hours of continuing education,
including 3 hours of Ethics, every 2-year license term.
The renewal date is the last day of the licensee's birth month, every 2-years. An excess of up to 6 credit hours can be carried forward into the next license term. Any excess Ethics credits will be carried over as general credit. A course may not be
taken for credit more than once in a 2-year license term.
CATEGORY RESTRICTIONS
Students may take an approved course in any line of authority to obtain
their CE credits, but it is recommended that they take
courses pertaining to their license type.
SPECIAL TRAINING
• LONG TERM CARE TRAINING – Producers must complete an initial 8-hour state
approved LTC requirement course before selling LTC products in the state of West
Virginia. After completing the initial 8-hour training, producers must then
take an ongoing 4-hour LTC training course every 2 years from the initial completion date.
• ANNUITY SUITABILITY TRAINING – West Virginia licensed producers must complete a state approved 4-hour Annuity Best Interest course before selling, soliciting or negotiating any annuity products.
• FLOOD INSURANCE TRAINING – West Virginia licensed producers who sell flood
insurance are required to take a 3-hour one-time course approved for the
National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP).
COURSE PRESENTATION
• CERTIFICATE EXAM – Licensees are required to pass the certificate exam with a 70% or better. Exams must be monitored by a disinterested third party (a person with no family or financial relationship) who certifies that the licensee completed the exam without outside assistance.
• STUDY BY TOPIC QUIZZES – ExamFX recommends that all Study by Topic Quizzes are passed with a 70% or better.
• LICENSEE AND PROCTOR ATTESTATION – The licensee and proctor attestation must be completed following the certificate exam.
CERTIFICATES OF COMPLETION AND REPORTING
Your certificate of completion will be processed within two (2)
business days and can be downloaded/printed from the "View Certificate(s)" link in the course launch portal. Completions are normally reported within two (2)
business days of the certificate having been issued. There is a state charge of $1.40 per credit hour in order to report your completion. This fee will be charged prior to accessing the certificate exam.
NON-RESIDENT PRODUCERS
If you have satisfied the CE requirements of your home
state, you do not need to comply with West Virginia’s CE requirement.
CE EXEMPTIONS
• Individuals licensed only for limited lines credit.
• A newly licensed individual who received a license on or after July 1 of the second year of a biennium (exempt for the first reporting period).
• Individuals holding limited lines licenses for which an exam is not required.
• Individuals holding any limited or restricted license that the commissioner may declare exempt.
• Adjusters.
• Non-residents.
ADDITIONAL LICENSE RENEWAL INFORMATION
Once CE requirements have been met producers can renew online at SIRCON.
STATE CONTACT INFORMATION
West Virginia Offices of the Insurance Commissioner
Phone: (304) 558-0610
Fax: (304) 558-4966
Email: [email protected]
Website: www.wvinsurance.gov/
Mailing Address:
West Virginia Offices of the Insurance Commissioner Agents Licensing &
Education
P.O. Box 50540 Charleston, WV 25305
The information displayed above is for informational purposes only. ExamFX is
not responsible for the accuracy of the information on this page. All steps
have been taken to make sure that the information relayed on this page is
accurate; however, information is subject to change without notice. It is the
responsibility of the producer to be compliant per their states requirements.