The California Department of Insurance has issued new Annuity Training Requirements, which will become effective January 1, 2025. These changes are a result of the passage of Senate Bill 263, which adopts the new “Best Interest” standards for annuity sales practices. The new training requirements will replace the existing 8-Hour and 4-Hour Annuity Training requirements.
All licensed California insurance agents who sell or solicit annuity products must complete the new 8-Hour Annuity Training requirement prior to July 1, 2025. This applies to all agents, resident and non-resident, and even to agents who previously took the 8-Hour Annuity Training.
The new 4-Hour Annuity Training Course will need to be taken each renewal period following.
The California Department just recently issued the course curriculum 8-Hour course. We hope to have this developed and available by January 1, 2024.
These new training requirements are in addition to 2 other training requirements that will become effective in 2025: A 4-hour Life Insurance Policies Course and a 2-hour Variable Life Insurance Policies Training Course. Agents can read about these new requirements on our bulletin here: SPECIAL BULLETIN: New Training Requirements for California Life Insurance.
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We are currently in the process of developing the new 8-Hour Annuity Course. BetterCE keeps you informed with the latest updates. Stay ahead of these changes and complete your training with BetterCE!
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