North Carolina Major Lines Licensed Insurance Agents are required to complete 24 credits of continuing education every 2 years prior to their CE Compliance Due Date. Of the 24 credits required, at least 3 hours must be done in courses approved for Ethics Training. The remaining 21 credits can be taken in any subject matter as long as the courses are approved by the North Carolina Department of Insurance.

There are no renewal requirements for North Carolina Insurance Agents. The only requirement is that agents complete their CE Requirements every 2 years, prior to their CE Compliance Due Date. Please note that North Carolina does charge a “filing fee” of $2.05 per credit earned that must be collected by the CE provider and remitted when credits are filed.

The CE Compliance Due Dates occur on the last day of the agent’s birth month, every 2 years. Agents born in even numbered years will have their Compliance Due Date on even numbered years. Agents born on odd numbered years will have their Compliance Due Dates occur on even numbered years.

The remaining 21 credits can be taken by any approved method (self-study, webinar, or classroom), and can be taken in any approved subject matter.

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: you only need to take 24 credits total, regardless of the number of licenses you hold.