AZ Insurance Continuing Education Requirements

• • If the term of the license that you are renewing began before January 1, 2014, complete 40 hours of insurance continuing education during your license term if you are an Arizona-resident insurance producer who held a non-resident insurance producer license in another state at any time during the license term.
  • If the term of the license that you are renewing began on or after January 1, 2014 (which means that your license expires on or after January 31, 2017), complete 48 hours of Arizona-approved insurance continuing education during the license term, which must include at least six hours of ethics training UNLESS you are exempt from the insurance continuing education requirement.

• Long Term Care

  • Initial training requirement: An Arizona resident cannot sell, solicit or negotiate long-term care insurance unless the individual is licensed as an accident and health or sickness insurance producer and the individual completes eight hours of Arizona-approved long-term care training*. ARS § 20-1691.12(A)(2) A nonresident must either complete an Arizona-approved long-term care training course or satisfy a substantially similar requirement in the licensee's home state.
  • On-going training requirement: An Arizona resident must complete four hours of Arizona-approved long-term care training* in each two-year period succeeding July 1, 2009, after the two-year period in which the person satisfied the initial long-term care training requirement. ARS § 20-1691.12(A)(3) A nonresident must either complete Arizona-approved long-term care training or satisfy a substantially similar requirement in the licensee's home state.

• Flood Insurance Training

  Satisfy the National Flood Insurance Program training requirements and earn credits toward satisfying Arizona's insurance continuing education requirement by completing three hours of Arizona-approved flood insurance education.

• We will report your hours to Thompson Prometric within 1 business day of your course completion.

You are exempt from Arizona's insurance continuing education requirement if ALL THE FOLLOWING APPLY and continue to apply:

• You have been "continuously licensed" in Arizona as an insurance agent, broker or producer since January 1, 1995; and,
• You have not held a nonresident insurance producer license in another state at any time since January 1, 1995; and,
• You have never been the subject of an order of the director of insurance for a violation of Arizona insurance laws (ARS Title 20) that resulted in your license being suspended, revoked, denied or not renewed; or, that required you to cease and desist from unlawful activity; or, that required you to pay restitution or a civil penalty.

• Last day of the licensee's birth month, every 4 years.

• Online courses
• Independent Self-study
• Classroom Study

• Monitored Exam
• Monitor must be a CE Provider Representative or a Licensee who supervises the conduct of a student while completing the exam.

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Arizona Department of Insurance
Phone: 602-364-4457
Fax: 602-364-4460
Email: Licensing@azinsurance.gov

Mailing Address:
Licensing Division 2910 N. 44th St., Ste 210
Phoenix, AZ 85018-7256