Continuing Education

• Adjusters or Consultants
• Producers
• Continuing Education Providers

Adjusters or Consultants

No continuing education is required for adjusters or consultants.

Producers

Continuing education hours are required for producers licensed for life, health, variable life, property, casualty, or personal lines.

CE hours must include three hours of Oregon law and three hours of insurance producer ethics at every renewal.

A maximum of four hours in approved agency management courses is allowed at each renewal. These courses are identified by a course registration number starting with the letter "P."

Continuing Education Hours Requirements

24 hours for every renewal with 3 hours of Oregon law and 3 hours of ethics.

Continuing Education Exemption

Life insurance producers may qualify a limited exemption from continuing education requirements. To apply, submit a Continuing Education Exemption Request (Form 3634).

You must meet all of the following requirements to be eligible for this exemption:

1. 58 years or older
2. 10 years or more of licensed experience
3. Surrender all license classes, except life
4. Only service existing life insurance policies

Continuing Education Providers

Anyone wishing to provide continuing education for insurance producers needs to be registered with the Insurance Division as a continuing education provider. To register, submit a Continuing Education Provider Registration (Form 2162).

Important information for continuing education providers

1. Course providers must renew their registration every two years. The Insurance Division mails out provider renewal notices.
2. Courses expire two years from the month of approval. No renewal reminders are mailed to providers for courses.
3. All course registration requests must be received 10 days before the course date to be eligible for review, and 60 days before the course date to ensure approval prior to that course date.
4. All course times, dates and locations must be submitted 10 days before the course.
5. Course topics must fall within the guidelines of OAR 836-071-0230. Sales and marketing classes are not eligible for credit.
6. Each lecture hour of CE credit must have a minimum of 50 minutes of instruction.
7. Certificates of completion must include the following:
   1. Producer's name
   2. Course title
   3. Course registration number
   4. Course date
   5. Credit hours approved
   6. Authorized signature of provider on file with the Insurance Division
8. Agency management courses are limited to a maximum of four hours per renewal period. These courses must have some consumer benefit and be unique to the insurance industry.
9. Law courses must provide information relating to Oregon legislation, laws, rules, or case law. General law and federal law do not qualify for Oregon law credit.
10. Continuing education providers cannot advertise courses for continuing education credit before the courses have been approved by the Insurance Division.