Virginia Insurance Continuing Education Courses and Requirements
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Courses Available
The following courses are currently available for Virginia:
| Course Name | Credit Hours | Line of Authority |
| Annuity Suitability and Best Interest Standard Training | 4.00 | Annuity Best Interest 4 hr |
| Anti-Money Laundering - Ethical Decision Making for Insurance Producers | 3.00 | Ethics |
| Ethical Practices: Avoiding E&O Claims | 3.00 | Ethics |
| Ethical Producer's Guide to Cyber Security and Privacy | 3.00 | Ethics |
| Ethical Producer's Guide to Elder Financial Protection | 3.00 | Ethics |
| Ethics & Insurance: How to Sell Ethically and Comply with the Law | 3.00 | Ethics |
| Front Line Fraud Prevention | 3.00 | Ethics |
| NFIP Flood Insurance | 3.00 | Flood |
| Indexed Product Training | 4.00 | Life/Health |
| Distribution Planning | 1.00 | 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 | 1.00 | Life/Health |
| Variable Life & Annuities: Understanding Investment Potential and Risks | 5.00 | Life/Health |
| 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
• Virginia licensed producers holding one license are required to take 16 hours of CE, including 3 hours of Ethics, every 2 years and is based upon the licensees’ date of birth (month and year.)
• Virginia licensed producers licensed in two or more lines of authority are required to take 24 hours of CE, including 3 hours of Ethics, every 2 years. At least 8 credits must be specific to each license type.
Virginia allows excess Ethics credits to be applied to cover other CE requirements in the renewal period. Any remaining credits will be carried forward into the next renewal period and applied to either the Ethics or other CE requirements. Producers may take no more than 75% of the credits required for compliance from courses sponsored by insurance agencies or companies. Courses may not be taken more than once in a reporting period.
NOTE: Be sure to complete all of your CE credit hours BEFORE submitting your license renewal application.
Category Restrictions
Producers must take CE courses for the license type that they hold. If more than one license is held, the producer must take at least 8 hours of CE credit per license held. CE credits awarded for Other General Insurance (OGI) topics will be used to meet any license-specific requirement but will not meet the Ethics requirement.
Special Training
• ANNUITY BEST INTEREST TRAINING – Virginia license producers must complete a one-time state approved 4-hour Annuity Suitability Best Interest course before selling, soliciting or negotiating any annuity products.
• FLOOD INSURANCE TRAINING – Virginia licensed Property/Casualty and Personal Lines producers who sell National Flood Insurance Policies are required to take a one-time 3-hour course on Flood Insurance.
Course Presentation
• CERTIFICATE EXAM – Licensees are required to pass the certificate exam with a score of 70% or better.
• STUDY BY TOPIC QUIZZES – ExamFX requires that all Study by Topic quizzes be passed with at least a score of 1%.
Certificates of Completion
Non-Resident Producers
CE Exemptions
• Limited Lines licensees
• Individuals licensed less than 1 year at the time of the 1st CE compliance date are exempt for the first reporting period
• Individuals may request a waiver of good cause
• Non-residents
• Non-residents selling LTC policies in Virginia must complete a 2-hour course covering VA Partnerships and Medicaid in addition to initial 8-hour training in their resident state
License Renewal
State Contact Information
Virginia Insurance Department
Phone: (804) 371-9741
Fax: (804) 371-9349
Email: InsuranceCE@pearson.com
Mailing Address:
Virginia Bureau of Insurance Agent Licensing Section
P.O. Box 1157 Richmond, VA 23218
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