State Requirement Details - Insurance Continuing Education Courses for Agents and Brokers

Required CE Hours for Renewal in Oregon

All License
- 24 hours of CE biennially, which must include at least 3 hours of ethics and another 3 hours must be of Oregon law.

Special Training/Education Requirements (LTC, Flood, Ethics, others)

Long Term Care -LTC
- Agents wishing to sell Long Term Care are required to take a one time only 8 hour Department of Insurance certified course
- Each license term thereafter each agent must complete a 4 hour Long Term Care Partnership CE course that is approved by the department.
Flood Insurance Training
- An insurance producer who sells flood insurance may satisfy the minimum training and education requirements by completing a 3-hour course related to the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP).

How Hours are Reported

You must submit a copy of the certificate of completion with your signed renewal application and renewal fee prior to the expiration date of your license. You are also required to keep a copy in your records for 3 years. Oregon Department of Insurance will mail you the renewal form that is needed. If you do not wish to mail renewal you may go to NIPR and renew online.

License Term

Individual Agents: The renewal term of the license is every 2 years based upon the agents birth month.
Agency agents: The renewal term of the license is every 2 years based upon the issuance date.

Course Type approved for Continuing Education

Online courses
Independent Self-study
Classroom Study

Final Exam

Independent online final exams do not need to be monitored.
Independent online final exams are open book.
A passing grade of at least 70% required to pass the course.

Carryover CE Hours

CE credits may NOT be carried over from one term to another.

Repeating Courses

Courses may NOT be taken for credit more than once in each renewal period.

Completion Certificates

Certificates of completion are available as soon as a course is completed with a passing grade. Certificates should be printed, mailed with the renewal form received from the Oregon Insurance Division. A copy should be kept on file for three years.

Exemptions

Nonresident agents.
Agents selling limited lines that do not require and exam.
Retired agents at least 58 years old, licensed for at least 10 years, authorized to transact life insurance only, and only servicing existing policies. To use this exemption you must get Department approval.

Oregon Insurance Division

Phone: 503-947-7981
Fax: 503-378-4351
Email: web.insagent@state.or.us

Mailing Address:
Oregon Insurance Division
PO Box 14480
Salem, OR 97309-0405

Web site: Oregon Insurance Division

OR Insurance Continuing Education Requirements

Required CE Hours for Renewal in Oregon

All License

Special Training/Education Requirements (LTC, Flood, Ethics, others)

Long Term Care -LTC

Flood Insurance Training

How Hours are Reported

License Term

Course Type approved for Continuing Education

Final Exam

Carryover CE Hours

Repeating Courses

Completion Certificates

Exemptions

Oregon Insurance Division

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