Mississippi Insurance Continuing Education Courses and Requirements
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Courses Available
The following courses are currently available for Mississippi:
| 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 |
| NFIP Flood Insurance | 3.00 | Flood |
| Indexed Product Training | 4.00 | Life |
| Distribution Planning | 4.00 | Life |
| 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 | Health |
| Principles of Life and Health Insurance | 12.00 | Life/Health |
| Retirement Planning | 4.00 | Life |
| Variable Life & Annuities: Understanding Investment Potential and Risks | 5.00 | Life/Health |
| Annuity Suitability and Best Interest Standard Training | 4.00 | 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 | 13.00 | Property/Casualty |
Required Hours
• Licensed Life/Health and Property/Casualty producers in Mississippi are required to take 24 hours of CE, including 3 hours of Ethics, every 2-year license term.
• Adjusters are required to take 12 hours of CE every 1-year license term.
• The producer license term ends on every 2 years on the last day of their birth month. No carry over credits are allowed and a student cannot take a course more than once in a license term.
• For Licenses in effect for 13-18 months: 12 hours of continuing education is required each year prior to the expiration date.
NOTE: Be sure to complete all of your CE credit hours BEFORE submitting your license application.
Category Restrictions
Students may only take courses approved for the line of authority which they hold to obtain their Continuing Education credits.
Special Training
• FLOOD INSURANCE TRAINING – Mississippi producers licensed in Fire and Casualty lines who sell National Flood Insurance Policies are required to take a one-time 3-hour course on Flood Insurance.
Course Presentation
• CERTIFICATE EXAM – Producers are required to pass the certificate exam with a 70% or better. Exams must be monitored by a disinterested third party who certifies that the licensee completed the exam without outside assistance.
• STUDY BY TOPIC QUIZZES – ExamFX requires that all Study by Topic quizzes be passed with at least a score of 70%.
• LICENSEE AND PROCTOR ATTESTATION – The licensee and proctor attestation must be completed following the certificate exam.
Certificates of Completion
Non-Resident Producers
Non-resident producers must complete their Continuing Education in their home state and remain in good standing.
CE Exemptions
The following are exempt from Mississippi CE requirements:
• Inactive producers
• Producers holding limited lines licenses
• Nonresident producers
• Producers over 65 years old who have been licensed for a continuous period of 25 years or more
To apply for a CE Waiver, complete the CE Waiver Affidavit from the MS Department of Insurance and email it to: licensing@mid.ms.gov.
License Renewal
Producers must renew their license through SIRCON.
State Contact Information
Mississippi Insurance Department
Phone: 601-359-3569 or 800-562-2957
Fax: 601-359-1951
Website: www.mid.ms.gov/
Mailing Address:
Mississippi Insurance Department Agents Licensing Unit
P.O. Box 79
Jackson, MS 39205-0079
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