Updated June 26, 2024
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ILLINOIS CE COURSES
The following courses are currently available for Illinois:
| Course Name | Credit Hours | Line of Authority |
| NFIP Flood Insurance | 3.00 | Flood |
| Indexed Product Training | 4.00 | General |
| Principles of Life and Health Insurance | 12.00 | Life/Health |
| Anti-Money Laundering | 2.00 | 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 | Annuity Best Interest 4 hr |
| Long-Term Care Certification Training | 8.00 | LTC |
| Long-Term Care 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 | 12.00 | Property/Casualty |
REQUIRED HOURS
Producers in Illinois are required to take 24 hours of CE, including 3
hours in Ethics, every 2-year license term. The Ethics course must be
fulfilled in an approved classroom or webinar setting. Courses cannot be taken for credit
more than once in a 2-year license term. Up to 12 hours of excess CE may be
carried over to the next license term. Producers must be CE compliant at least ten (10) business days before their renewal date.
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. Three (3) hours of Ethics must be fulfilled in a classroom or webinar setting. ExamFX does NOT offer the classroom or webinar Ethics course. Excess Ethics hours can be carried over but will only be general credits and will not satisfy the next Ethics requirement. Crop producers can satisfy their CE requirement with
a course approved for property and casualty.
SPECIAL TRAINING
• LONG-TERM CARE TRAINING – Before soliciting or selling LTC products in
Illinois, resident producers must complete an 8-hour LTC training course. Upon
completion of the initial training, resident producers must complete a 4-hour
course on long-term care every 2-year license term. (If a producer fails to
complete the ongoing training before the license renewal, there is a 12-month
window in which the producer may complete the training thereafter. If the
producer still fails to do so, they must complete the initial 8-hour training
again).
• ANNUITY BEST INTEREST TRAINING – Illinois licensed producers must complete a state approved 4-hour Annuity Suitability Best Interest course before selling, soliciting or negotiating annuity products. The ExamFX Annuity Suitability Best Interest Standard course satisfies this requirement.
• FLOOD INSURANCE TRAINING – Illinois 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.
• 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 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 to the state within two (2) business days of the certificate having been issued.
The state charges a $1.00 per credit hour fee in order to report completions. This fee is charged prior to accessing the certificate exam.
NON-RESIDENT PRODUCERS
A non-resident producer's completion of their home state's CE requirements satisfies this state's CE requirements if
the non-resident producer's home state recognizes the completion of its CE requirements imposed upon producers from this state on the
same basis.
CE EXEMPTIONS
The following are exempt from Illinois CE requirements:
• Individuals holding a temporary license
• Individuals holding the following limited licenses: limited travel health, baggage, or trip cancellation sold in connection with transportation by a common carrier; industrial life; industrial health; and insurance issued by a local mutual district, county, or township insurance company
• Non-resident producers who meet their resident states' CE requirements (except for LTC requirements)
ADDITIONAL LICENSE RENEWAL INFORMATION
Producers who have satisfied the renewal requirements can file a renewal application at NIPR and follow the online renewal instructions.
STATE CONTACT INFORMATION
Illinois Department of Insurance
Phone: (217) 782-4515
Fax: 217-782-5020
Email: [email protected]
Mailing Address:
Illinois Department of Insurance
Producer Licensing Unit
320 West Washington Street
Springfield, IL 62701
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 state's requirements.
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