Producers are responsible for ensuring they are completing appropriate course work. Producers are encouraged to purchase one of the packages of CE course work. These packages have been set up specifically for certain license classes and number of years licensed in the state.

FLORIDA State Requirements

Continuing Education Hours

• For LH, PC & Title agents - 24 hours biannually in basic or higher level courses
• Individuals licensed 6 years or more must complete 20 hours of intermediate or advanced level courses, biannually.
• Customer representatives, limited customer representatives, solicitors, title agents or industrial fire and burglary agents who are not dually licensed as LH agents must complete 14 hours biannually
• Agents licensed for 25 years or more, who are also CLUs or CPCUs must complete 10 hours biannually
• Workers compensation adjusters are required to complete 24 hours biannually including 2 hour in ethics, 4 hours of state rules and regulations, 10 hours workers compensation, and 8 hours in any workers compensation subjects
•Section 626.2815 states that the number of hours required by agents to complete 28 hours has been reduced to 24 hours effectively July 2003. This is retroactive as indicated by the date; furthermore, section 626.2815 requires all agents to complete 3 hours of ethics as part of the 24hrs (the state will not enforce this requirement until June 2005).

Continuing Education Compliance Date
End of birth month following the second anniversary of the first license issuance date, and then biannually thereafter.

License Renewal Date
End of birth month following the second anniversary of the first license issuance date, and then biannually thereafter.

Types of courses accepted for CE Credit
• Independent self-study courses.
• Internet.
• Classroom study.

Final Exam
Online Interactive self study courses DO NOT require a monitor.
All other self-study final exams must be monitored by a provider-approved monitor.

Exemptions
• Individuals with a limited lines license that an exam is not required.
• Individuals with any of the following limited licenses: dental representative , motor vehicle physical damage and mechanical breakdown agent and crop hail and multiple peril crop agent

For Additional Information please Contact:

For Continuing Education:
Florida Insurance Department
Bureau of Agent and Agent Licensing
Room 419 Larson Building
200 E. Gaines St.
Tallahassee, FL 32399-0319

(850)413-3134