Ohio Insurance Continuing Education Courses and Requirements
📅 Updated November 20, 2024🟠 ExamFX Provider #1935
Courses Available
The following courses are currently available for Ohio:
| Course Name | Credit Hours | Line of Authority |
| Anti-Money Laundering - Ethical Decision Making for Insurance Producers | 3.00 | Ethics |
| Ethical Practices: Avoiding E&O Claims | 3.00 | Ethics |
| Ethics & Insurance: How to Sell Ethically & Comply with the Law | 3.00 | Ethics |
| Front Line Fraud Prevention | 3.00 | Ethics |
| Indexed Product Training | 4.00 | General |
| Principles of Property and Casualty Insurance | 13.00 | Property/Casualty |
| Principles of Life and Health Insurance | 12.00 | Life/Health |
| 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 |
| Retirement Planning | 4.00 | Life/Health |
| Variable Life & Annuities: Understanding Investment Potential and Risks | 5.00 | Life/Health |
| Annuity Suitability and Best Interest Standard Training | 4.00 | Best Interest 4 Hour |
| Long-Term Care Certification Training | 8.00 | LTC |
| Long-Term Care Certificate Refresher | 4.00 | LTC |
| NFIP Flood Insurance | 3.00 | Flood |
| 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 |
Required Hours
Producers in Ohio are required to take 24 hours of CE, including 3 hours of Ethics, every 2-year license term. The renewal date is every 2 years on the last day of your birth month. Up to 12 hours of CE credits may be carried over to the next license term (Ethics and specialty training will be counted as general credits). Producers may not take a course more than once in a 2-year license term.
NOTE: Be sure to complete all of your CE credit hours BEFORE submitting your license renewal application.
Category Restrictions
Students may take an approved course in any line of authority in order to obtain their CE credits, but it is recommended that they take courses pertaining to their license type.
Special Training
• ANNUITY BEST INTEREST TRAINING – Ohio licensed producers must complete a state approved one-time 4-hour Annuity Suitability Best Interest Standard course before selling, soliciting or negotiating any annuity products. The ExamFX Annuity Suitability Best Interest Standard course satisfies this requirement.
• LONG-TERM CARE TRAINING – Before a producer can sell or solicit Long-Term Care Insurance, they must complete a state approved, one-time 8-hour Long-Term Care Training course. Producers must then complete a 4-hour ongoing training requirement every 2 years following the initial completion of the 8-hour training.
Course Presentation
• STUDY BY TOPIC QUIZZES – ExamFX recommends that all Study by Topic Quizzes are passed with a 70% or better.
• ATTESTATION – The attestation must be completed following the certificate exam.
Certificates of Completion
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 to the state entities within two (2) business days of the certificate having been issued. There is a state charge of $1.00 per credit hour to report your completion. This fee will be charged prior to accessing the certificate exam.
**Producers need to have their CE hours posted prior to their expiration date and prior to renewing their license. Please plan accordingly to avoid a lapse in licensure. **
Non-Resident Producers
CE Exemptions
• Producers holding a limited authority license
• Non-resident producers
• Non-resident producers who completed a NAIC LTC training course in another state are exempt from taking the special training requirement in Ohio
• Producers who have been granted inactive license status
License Renewal
Once the course requirements have been met, ExamFX will report course completions to the Ohio Department of Insurance website. You may file a renewal application, pay all fees and follow the online renewal process at the state's website.
The renewed license can be obtained by using the state's Agent/Agency Locator.
State Contact Information
Ohio Department of Insurance
Phone: (614) 644-2658
Fax: 614-644-3475
Email: licensing@ins.state.oh.us
Mailing Address:
50 W. Town Street
Third Floor - Suite 300
Columbus, OH 43215
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