Illinois Insurance Agent Continuing Education and License Renewal Requirements

Illinois Major Lines Licensed Insurance Agents are required to complete 24 credits of continuing education every 2 years prior to their license expiration date. Of the 24 credits required, at least 3 hours must be done in courses approved for Ethics Training. The 3 Hour Ethics Training Course must be taken in a Classroom or Live Webinar setting. The remaining 21 credits can be taken in any subject matter as long as the courses are approved by the Illinois Department of Insurance.

License Expiration Dates occur on the last day of the agent’s birth month, every 2 years.

Major Lines licenses include:

• Life, Accident and Sickness
• Property and Casualty
• Personal Lines

Producers licensed in multiple major lines (Property and Life, for example) are only required to meet the same requirements as producers with single lines of licensing. In other words: you only need to take 24 credits total, regardless of the number of licenses you hold.

Licenses are eligible for renewal when:

1. all CE Requirements have been completed
2. when the licensee is within 90 days of their license expiration date

Agents are strongly encouraged to complete their CE Requirements at least 10 days prior to their license expiration date. Failure to do so may result in the renewal application not being made available in time to renew. Upon completion of the CE Requirements, Licenses can be renewed online through NIPR.com, or Sircon.com. The Renewal Fee is $215.