SOUTH CAROLINA CE COURSES
The following courses are currently available for South Carolina:
| 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 | Life/Health/Annuity |
| 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 | LAH |
| 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 |
| NFIP Flood Insurance | 3.00 | PC |
| 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 South Carolina are required to take 24 hours of CE,
including 3 hours of ethics, every 2-year license term. The license term ends
on the last day of the licensee’s birth month. Licensees
who are born in an even year will renew in even years; those born in an odd
year will renew in odd years. A maximum of 18 credit hours can be carried over
into the next license term. Ethics credits do not carry over. A course may not be repeated within 2 calendar years of the initial
completion date.
CATEGORY RESTRICTIONS
A minimum of 8 hours must be taken in each line of authority that the
producer is licensed in.
SPECIAL TRAINING
• LONG TERM CARE PARTNERSHIP TRAINING - Before a Producer can sell or
solicit Long Term Care Insurance, they must complete an initial 8 hours of Long
Term Care Training. Producers must then complete a 4-hour ongoing training
requirement every 24 months from the initial completion date of the 8-hour
training in order to stay in compliance.
• FLOOD INSURANCE TRAINING – South Carolina licensed producers who sell
National Flood Insurance Policies are required to take a one-time 3-hour course
on Flood Insurance.
• ANNUITY TRAINING – All South Carolina Producers must take a one-time 4-hour
annuity training course in order to solicit annuities in the state of South
Carolina.
COURSE PRESENTATION
• PROGRESSIVE – Students must progress through the curriculum by topic.
• CERTIFICATION EXAM – Students are required to pass the certification 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.
• STUDENT AND PROCTOR ATTESTATION – The student and proctor attestation must be
completed following the certificate exam.
CERTIFICATES OF COMPLETION AND REPORTING
Your certificate of completion will be emailed to you within two (2) business days. Completions are reported to state entities within two (2) business days of the certificate having been issued. There is a $1.00 fee per credit hour to report your course completion. This fee will be charged prior to accessing the certification exam.
NONRESIDENT PRODUCERS
Nonresident producers are not required to take CE in South Carolina if
they have completed CE in their home state and remain in good standing. If the
home state does not have a CE requirement, nonresident producers must comply
with South Carolina’s CE requirement.
LONG TERM CARE TRAINING: A nonresident who has not taken a LTC Partnership
training course in another state must take South Carolina’s LTC Partnership
training course.
CE EXEMPTIONS
The following are exempt from South Carolina CE requirements:
• Nonresidents
• A Producer holding a limited license to sell only credit life, credit health
insurance, bail bonds and travel accident and baggage insurance;
• Producers outside the United States or its territories;
• Producers who are resident attorneys licensed to practice law in the state;
• A licensee who is an employee of a trade association holding a limited
license to sell only surety bonds to its association members;
• Effective May 27, 2022, producers who are 65 years of age or older AND have 25 or more years of licensure may apply for a CE exemption. Apply online at the South Carolina Department of Insurance website.
LICENSE RENEWAL
Producers must renew the license, obtain fingerprints, complete 24 hours
of continuing education including the minimum 3 hours of Ethics, and pay the renewal fee by the deadline or the producer license will lapse. Allow a minimum of 72 hours for CE status to be updated. If you wait until the last day of your birth month to complete your CE, you will not be able to renew on time and will incur a late renewal penalty. A producer license may be renewed online at NIPR (www.nipr.com).
STATE CONTACT INFORMATION
South Carolina Department of Insurance Phone: (803) 737-6095 Fax: (803) 737-6205
Email: [email protected]
Mailing Address:
P.O. Box 100105
Columbia, SC 29202
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.
All licensed resident insurance producers should first check the approved continuing education course list on SBS's website (www.statebasedsystems.com) before taking a CE course. Courses taken from an unapproved sponsor or instructor will be declined.
Licensed insurance producers can check their continuing education status by going to SBS's website, www.statebasedsystems.com