Idaho Insurance Agent Continuing Education and License Renewal Requirements

General Requirements

Idaho Major Lines Licensed Agents must take 24 Credit Hours of Approved Continuing Education every 2 years, prior to their Expiration Date. At least 3 of the 24 credit hours must be approved for Ethics Training.

Major Lines include: Life, Accident and Sickness, Property, Casualty, and Personal Lines. Agents licensed in multiple lines are only required to meet the same requirements as agents with single lines of licensing.

Insurance Producers licensed in multiple lines are only required to meet the same requirements as Producers with single lines of licensing.

Idaho CE Requirements are “Non-License Type Specific.” Agents can take courses in any subject matter as long as:

1. They are approved by the Idaho Department of Insurance
2. At least 3 of credit hours are approved for Ethics training

Continuing Education requirements must be completed every 2 years, before the last day of the licensee’s birth month.

Idaho Insurance CE Exemptions

Producer licenses with the following lines of authority are not required to complete Continuing Education:

• Producer, Business Entity
• Non-resident Producer
• Limited Lines Only Producer
• Surplus Lines Producer

Idaho Insurance Agent CE and Renewal Requirements Summary

Special Training Requirements

Idaho Property and Casualty Agents

Flood Training

A producer who sells Flood Insurance must complete a one-time, 3-Hour NFIP Training Course (National Flood Insurance Program) prior to selling.

Idaho Life and Health Agents

Long Term Care

A producer may not sell, solicit, or negotiate Long-Term Care Insurance unless the individual has completed an initial 8 Hour Long Term Care training course. Producers must also complete ongoing training consisting of a 4-Hour Long Term Care training course every compliance period following.

Additional Continuing Education Information

Carryover Credits

A producer may not carryover any excess hours accrued to the next compliance period. Any hour above the hours needed for the current requirement period will be lost.

Idaho License Renewal Guidelines

Your Insurance License is Eligible for Renewal during your “License Renewal Period.” The License Renewal Period for Idaho Licensed Producers begins 90 Days prior to their Expiration Date.

There are 2 Options for Renewing your license:

1. Online through NIPR, located here: ID Producers Renewal (NIPR)
2. Online through Vertifore (Sircon): ID Producers Renewal (Sircon)