New York Insurance Continuing Education Requirements

Details

  • All Licenses

    • 15 CE hours every 2 year renewal term.

      • at least one hour of Insurance Law instruction

      • at least one hour of ethics and professionalism instruction

      • at least one hour of diversity, inclusion, and elimination of bias instruction

      • at least one hour of flood insurance instruction if the licensee is licensed to sell one or more lines of property/casualty insurance

      • and at least three hours of enhanced flood insurance instruction if the licensee sells flood insurance through the NFIP

  • Long Term Care -LTC

    • Agents wishing to sell Long Term Care are required to take a one time only 8 hour Department of Insurance certified course

    • Each license term thereafter each agent must complete a 4 hour Long Term Care Partnership CE course that is approved by the department.

  • Flood Insurance Training

    • An insurance producer who sells one or more lines of property/casualty insurance may satisfy the minimum training and education requirements by completing at least 1-hour of flood insurance instruction

    • An insurance producer who sells flood insurance through the NFIP may satisfy the minimum training and education requirements by completing at least a 3-hour course related to the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP)

  • CE completions are submitted electronically the next business day after a passing completion is acquired.
  • License term is every two years in even numbered or odd numbered years based upon the agents birth date.
  • Classroom
  • Seminar
  • Independent Self-study
  • Online courses
  • Non Monitored Exams.
  • Final exams are Closed book.
  • A passing grade of at least 70% required to pass the course.
  • CE credits are not allowed to be carried over to he new renewal period.
  • Courses may not be taken more than once ever.
  • Certificates of completion are available as soon as a course is completed with a passing grade. Certificates should be printed and kept on file.
  • Agents who hold a independent adjuster licence, bail bond license, or a mortgage guarantee license.
  • Agents who are on active military duty.
  • Nonresident agents who meet the CE credits and are in good standing in their home state.

Disclaimer

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State Department Information

Contacts

New York State Insurance Department
Producer Licensing: 518-474-6630
Fax: 518-474-5048
Email: licensing@ins.state.ny.us

Mailing Address
New York State Insurance Department
One Commerce Plaza
Albany, NY 12257
Web Site: New York State Insurance Department

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