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Mississippi State CE Requirements

 

Credit Requirements:
Course work must be in the line or lines for which license is held. Life, Health, and Accident: 12 hours annually. Property and Casualty: 12 hours annually. Combined L/H and P/C licensees must complete a minimum of 12 hours in their primary line of insurance. Licensees are encouraged to complete 12 hours in their secondary line. Primary line of insurance must be determined by licensee and reported on renewal application.

Qualifying Courses:
All courses must be license-related courses. Independent self-study courses or classroom are allowed. Courses of less than 2 hours will not be approved for continuing education hours. No credit will be given for taking the same course more than one time in any three year period. Agents will receive credit hours for courses only if the course is taken during the year in which the credit is to be used.

Monitor Requirements

Monitor required for Online and Correspondence self study courses. Upon completion of an exam, the required monitor affidavit, if needed, must be faxed immediately to The CE Depot at (770) 509-8950. Failure to submit affidavit at completion of exam will delay course credits being processed and could result in loss of credit. Download

Carryover Credit:
Carryover of excess CE credit hours is not allowed.

Reporting Compliance:
December 31 annually for L/A&H agents, May 31 annually for P/C agents, and May 31 annually for Adjusters.

Non-Resident License:
Non-resident agents are exempt if their home state requires continuing education. The non-resident agent must submit a letter of certification with the renewal application. If the non-resident agent’s home state has no continuing education requirement, that nonresident agent must comply with Mississippi’s continuing education requirement.

Compliance Dates:
Credit hours must be completed by December 31 annually for Life/Health.

State Contact Info:
Mississippi Insurance Department
P O Box 79
Jackson, MS 39205-0079
Phone: 601.359.3569
Fax: 601.359.1951

www.doi.state.ms.us

Mississippi State Requirements from MS Website 2007
Continuing Education Hours

Course work must be in the line or lines for which license is held.

  • Life, Health, and Accident: 12 hours annually

  • Property and Casualty: 12 hours annually

  • Combined L/H and P/C licensees must complete a minimum of 12 hours in their primary line of insurance. Licensees are encouraged to complete 12 hours in their secondary line. Primary line of insurance must be determined by licensee and reported on renewal application

  • Adjusters: 12 hours annually

Course Subject Requirements

  • All courses must be completed for the lines of insurance for which the producer is licensed.

  • All Mississippi licensed resident insurance producers who sell federal flood insurance policies shall be required to complete a one time 3 hour requirement on flood insurance.

Continuing Education Compliance Date

12/31 annually for L/A&H agents, 5/31 annually for P/C agents, and 5/31 annually for Adjusters.

License Renewal Date
  • For Life/Health licenses, the renewal date is 12/31 annually.
  • For Property/Casualty licenses, the renewal date is 5/31 annually.
  • For Adjuster licenses, the renewal date is 5/31 annually.

Type of courses accepted for CE Credit

Independent self-study courses or classroom

Carryover Requirements

Carryover of excess CE credit hours is not allowed.

Course Repetition

Credit will not be given for courses taken more than once in a three year period.

Final Exam

Self-study final exams must be monitored by a disinterested third party.

Exemptions
  • Agents who hold only a limited-lines license that did not require a written exam

  • Inactive agents

  • Agents holding the limited licenses of industrial fire, industrial LAH, credit life, credit A&H, vehicle physical damage or credit property.

  • Newly licensed agents are exempt for the reporting period in which the license is issued

 
Method to Certify Completion

You will be able to print your certificate of completion online once you have completed your exam. Certificates of completion must be submitted with renewal form for P/C and LAH license renewal. Producers must keep copies of certificates for at least 5 years

Nonresidents
Exempt if producer meets home state CE requirement.

For Additional Information please Contact:

Mississippi Insurance Department
Agents Licensing Unit
P.O. Box 79
Jackson, MS 39205-0079

PHONE: (601) 359-3582 or (601) 359-2780
FAX: (601) 359-1951

State Website:
www.doi.state.MS.us

To check the status of your CE credits for your state:
*You will need your SSN and License number*

  1. Go to http://www.sircon.com
  2. Click, "For Producers/Agents"
  3. Click, "Check Your Status with a State"
  4. Click, "Individual" for the "Status Inquiry"
  5. Choose your state from the pull-down menu, and input your SSN and License number
  6. Click, "Submit".
 
 
 
 
 

 

 

The CE Depot provides this information as a courtesy to individuals who are subject to continuing education (CE) as insurance agents and/or brokers. Although reasonable efforts have been made to ensure that the information provided here is accurate and current, The CE Depot nor its employees warrant or represent that this information is accurate and current. All information is subject to change without notice.

 


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