Ins. Code, § 1749.4 · Article 13.5. Prelicensing and Continuing Education
Ins. Code, § 1749.4
Text — As published in the Legislative Counsel's database, tables dated October 18, 2026 (pubinfo_2025.zip)
The courses or programs of instruction successfully completed that shall be deemed to meet the standards for continuing educational requirements, and the number of classroom hours for which they are equivalent, are as follows:
(a) Any part of the Life Underwriter Training Council Fellow (LUTCF) program totaling 30 hours for the life license and the accident and health or sickness license.
(b) Any part of the Chartered Life Underwriter (CLU) curriculum totaling 30 hours for the life license and the accident and health or sickness license.
(c) Any part of the Accredited Advisor in Insurance (AAI) program totaling 25 hours for the property broker-agent license or the casualty broker-agent license.
(d) Any part of the Chartered Property Casualty Underwriter (CPCU) program totaling 30 hours for the property broker-agent license or the casualty broker-agent license.
(e) Any part of the Certified Insurance Counselor (CIC) program totaling 25 hours for the life or accident and health or sickness agent license and the property broker-agent license or the casualty broker-agent license.
(f) Any part of the Certified Employee Benefit Specialists (CEBS) program totaling 25 hours for the life license and the accident and health or sickness license.
(g) Any part of the Chartered Financial Consultant (ChFC) program totaling 30 hours for the life license.
(h) Any part of the Certified Financial Planner (CFP) program totaling 30 hours for the life license.
(i) Any part of the Fellow, Life Management Institute (FLMI) program totaling 30 hours for the life license and the accident and health or sickness license.
(j) Any part of the Health Insurance Associate (HIA) program totaling 25 hours for the accident and health or sickness license.
(k) Any part of the Registered Employee Benefits Consultant (REBC) program totaling 30 hours for the accident and health or sickness license.
(l) Any part of the Registered Health Underwriter (RHU) program totaling 30 hours for the accident and health or sickness license.
(m) Any part of the Associate in Risk Management (ARM) program totaling 30 hours for the property broker-agent license or the casualty broker-agent license.
(n) An insurance-related course approved by the curriculum board and the commissioner taught by an accredited college or university per credit hour granted totaling 15 hours.
(o) A course or program of instruction or seminar developed or sponsored by an authorized insurer, recognized agents’ association, or insurance trade association, or any independent program of instruction shall, if approved by the curriculum board and the commissioner, qualify for the equivalency of the number of classroom hours assigned thereto by the curriculum board and the commissioner.
(p) A correspondence course approved by the curriculum board and the commissioner shall qualify for the equivalency of the number of classroom hours assigned thereto by the commissioner.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Amended by Stats. 2020, Ch. 184, Sec. 25. (SB 1255) Effective January 1, 2021.
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