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Iowa Insurance Continuing Education
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Iowa Approved Provider Number: 32440

*Effective June 9, 2021, all Iowa resident insurance producers will be able to meet their continuing education (CE) requirement through classroom, classroom equivalent, or self-study method courses.

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Iowa Major Lines Licensed Agents must complete 36 Credit Hours of Approved Continuing Education every 3 years to be eligible to Renew their License.

All of our courses are delivered in electronic format and can be viewed and completed on any mobile device. This includes chapter quizzes and final exams which are scored immediately upon completion. Each chapter is followed by a short chapter quiz which must be passed with a score of 70% or better in order to proceed to the next chapter. Upon completion of all chapter quizzes, you will be presented with the Final Exam which requires a passing grade of 70%. All quizzes and the Final Exam can be taken as many times as necessary until you pass. You have up to one year from the course purchase date to complete your courses.

State regulations require each Final Exam to be monitored by a Disinterested 3rd Party. A Disinterested 3rd Party is an individual over the age of 18 who is not: a family member, relative or dependent, employer or supervisor, employee or subordinate, partner or joint venture co-owner, or for anyone in whom the Monitor has an economic or other interest in assuring the successful outcome of the examination.

Prior to the scoring of each Final Exam The Disinterested 3rd Party will be required to sign in by typing his or her name in the fields provided.

Upon successful passage of each Final Exam your credit hours earned will be reported directly to your State regulator. The date and time of completion of your course is based on the specific time zone in which you completed the course.

Successfully completing a course will earn you a Certificate of Completion. Certificates of completion are immediately available on the My Courses page. Simply locate the completed final exam and click on the certificate icon found near the right side of the page. Please check all the information displayed on your certificate for accuracy. Inaccuracies on your certificate could represent inaccuracies in your BetterCE profile which could lead to reporting delays. If you feel your certificate is inaccurate in any way, please contact the BetterCE support team at support@betterce.info or call us at 1-888-501-7330.

Iowa Insurance Agent Continuing Education and License Renewal Requirements

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General Requirements

Iowa Major Lines Licensed Insurance Agents are required to complete 36 credits of continuing education every 3 years prior to their license expiration date. Of the 36 Credits required, 3 credits must be done in the category of Ethics Training. The remaining requirements are “non-license type specific”: Agents can take courses in any topic as long as they are approved by the Iowa Department of Insurance.

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: the maximum number of credits you need to earn is 36 – regardless of how many license lines of authority you hold.

Agents must complete their CE Requirements prior to their license expiration date to be eligible to renew their license. Licenses can be renewed online through NIPR.com, or Sircon.com. The renewal
fee is $50 or any number of major-lines licenses being renewed.

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
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Special Training Requirements

There are special training requirements for Iowa insurance agents who sell certain products. These courses count towards your CE Requirements.

Annuity Training

Any Iowa life insurance agent who sells, solicits or negotiates an annuity product must complete a one-time, 4 Hour Annuity Suitability course prior to selling.

Flood Insurance

Iowa insurance agents who sell Flood Insurance must complete a 1 – time, 3 hour Flood Training Course.

Long Term Care

Iowa insurance agents may not sell, solicit or negotiate a Long-Term Care Partnership policy unless the individual has completed an initial 8 Hour Long Term Care training course. Agents must also complete ongoing training consisting of a 4 Hour Long Term Care training course every compliance period following.

CE Exemptions and Reductions

Licensed attorneys who are producers need to submit completion of Legal CE during the CE term to receive an exemption from their Insurance CE. Non-resident producers are exempt from taking CE in order to renew their Iowa Insurance License.

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Course Repeat Restrictions

Agents will not receive credit for the same course taken within the same renewal period.

Carryover Credits

Agents will not receive carryover credits for future renewals for courses taken in excess of the 36 credit requirement.

Late Renewal and Reinstatements

A formerly licensed resident and non-resident insurance producer may reinstate an expired license up to 12 months after the license expiration date.  A resident insurance producer must prove that during the continuing education term the associated continuing education requirements were met prior to expiration.  If continuing education requirements were not met prior to expiration, contact the Iowa Insurance Division for procedure to become compliant for reinstatement.  

Once the Iowa Insurance Division shows continuing education compliance, the insurance producer must complete the renewal application through the National Insurance Producer Registry (NIPR) online system, pay a license reinstatement fee, and a license renewal fee.  A formerly licensed insurance producer that fails to apply for a reinstatement within 12 months of license expiration must apply for a new license.

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Iowa Insurance Agent Continuing Education & Renewal Requirements Summary

Renewal TermEvery 3 Years
Renewal DateLast Day of Birth Month – Every 3 Years
CE Requirements36 Credits Total (3 in Ethics)
Course RequirementsNon-License Type Specific (Courses May Be Taken in Any Approved Subject Matter)
Special TrainingFlood – 1 Time Prior to Selling

Annuities – 1 Time “Annuity Best Interest Training Course”

Long Term Care – 8 Hour Initial, 4 Hours Every Renewal Period Following
ExemptionsLicensed Attorneys who are also Producers and Submit their Legal CE to the Department of Insurance. Non-Resident Producers.
Renewal Fee$50
Renewal SiteNIPR.com or Sircon
Missed RenewalLicense Expired After Expiration Date
Late Renewal, Reinstatement, FeesUp to 1 year past the expiration date – $150. After 1 Year – Relicense
Carryover CreditsNone
Course Repeat RestrictionsNo Credits for Repeat Course within Same Renewal Period
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Iowa Department of Insurance Contact Information

Website: https://iid.iowa.gov/
Phone: 515-654-6565
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Iowa Dept of Insurance
1963 Bell Avenue, Suite 100
Des Moines, IA 50315

Complete Compliance Packages

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Property and/or Casualty Agent
38 Credit Hour Package!
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Life and/or Accident & Health Agent
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Special Training Courses

Annuity 4 Hour Training with Best Interest Standards (Meets Annuity Best Interest Requirement)
4 Credit Hours
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$18.00
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Long Term Care 4 Hour Review (Meets 4 Hour Ongoing LTC Requirement)
4 Credit Hours
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$14.95
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Life & Health

Insurance Claims Handling Basics
7 Credit Hours
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$17.50
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Legal Concepts for Insurance Agents
7 Credit Hours
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$17.50
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Overview of Disability Insurance
4 Credit Hours
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$18.00
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Understanding Insurance Underwriting
7 Credit Hours
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$17.50
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Property & Casualty

Errors and Omission and Liability Coverage Overview
7 Credit Hours
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$17.50
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Flood Insurance Overview
3 Credit Hours
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$13.50
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Insurance Claims Handling Basics
7 Credit Hours
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$17.50
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Legal Concepts for Insurance Agents
7 Credit Hours
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$17.50
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Personal Auto Insurance Refresher
7 Credit Hours
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$17.50
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Understanding Insurance Underwriting
7 Credit Hours
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$17.50
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Ethics

Ethics for Life Insurance Agents
3 Credit Hours
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$13.50
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Overview of Legal and Ethical Guidelines
3 Credit Hours
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$13.50
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Iowa Insurance License Renewal Requirements

*While we strive to provide you with the most up to date and accurate information about your Iowa Insurance License Renewal Requirements, there may be some specific licensing requirements, or changes in State Laws or Insurance Regulations of which we may not be aware. Our goal is to assist you in every manner possible, but it is the responsibility of each individual agent to meet their specific licensing renewal requirements.

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