WA Insurance Continuing Education Requirements

• Individual Producers (Life, Disability, Property, Casualty or Personal lines)

  • Complete a minimum of 24 continuing education (CE) credit hours during each license term. Licensees must also complete a minimum of 3 hours of ethics CE training every license term as a part of the requirements.

• Individual Adjusters

  • Resident
    • Complete a total of 24 continuing education (CE) credit hours during each license term. Licensees must also complete 3 hours of ethics CE training every license term as a part of the requirements.
  • Non-Resident
    • If claiming Washington as their designated home state, complete a minimum of 24 continuing education (CE) credit hours during each license term. Licensees must also complete a minimum of 3 hours of ethics CE training every license term as a part of the requirements.

For resident broker-agents, these special training requirements shall be part of, and not in addition to, the continuing education requirement.

• Ethics Training

  • All producers must complete at least a 3-hour credit training course approved by the Washington Office of the Insurance Commissioner.

• Annuity Training

  • A producer who engages in the sale of annuity products shall complete at least a one-time 4-hour Annuity Suitability & Best Interest credit training course approved by the Washington Office of the Insurance Commissioner.

• Long Term Care Training

  • A producer who engages in the sale of Long Term Care products shall complete an initial 8-hour LTC credit training course approved by the Washington Office of the Insurance Commissioner. In addition, the producer must complete at least a 4-hour credit training course each renewal period thereafter.

• Flood Insurance Training

  • Insurance producers who sell flood insurance must complete at least a one-time, 3-hour credit training course on the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP).

• CE waivers can be issued for military-activation or medical reasons.

• The Washington Office of the Insurance Commissioner (OIC) issues insurance licenses for two-year terms on the last day of the licensed agents birth date.

• FastrackCE courses are categorized as online self-directed or self-study.

• The Final Exam is open book and does not require a monitor/proctor. You may refer to the Course Material as often as you need to complete the exam.
• You must receive a score of 70% or better to pass the exam.
• You will be given the opportunity to retake the exam if a passing score is not received.

Certificates of completion are available immediately after passing your exam by logging into your account and navigating to your Course History.

• FastrackCE reports your credits the next business day except holidays to the state. The state recognizes the date you passed/completed the exam as the date of completion. It is not based upon the day we report the hours to them.

• Courses can only be repeated for continuing education credit if the completion dates are in a different license term.

• In Washington, excess continuing education (CE) credit hours cannot be carried over to the next renewal period.

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Washington Office of the Insurance Commissioner
P.O. Box 40255
Olympia, WA 98504-0255

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Phone: 360-725-7144
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At FastrackCE, we strive to provide you with the most up-to-date and precise information possible. However, please note that we are not authorized to offer legal or professional advice, and consequently, we will not be held liable for any inaccuracies found herein. In your best interest, we strongly advise you to verify current licensing regulations and requirements with your state's licensing department.