If you want to get your insurance producers license, one of the requirements is to have a certain number of hours of continuing education. Each state has different requirements. The amount of Insurance Continuing Education you need in North Carolina 24 hours each 2-year period. In addition, a minimum of 3 hours have to be in Ethics.
Getting an insurance producers license in North Carolina
In order to get your insurance producers license for North Carolina, there are a few things you need to do on top of your 24 credit hours.
- Complete a prelicensing course. Before you can take the official licensing test, you must pass a prelicensing course first. These require 10-20 hours of study and can be done through a classroom, online, or self-study. After passing the course, you can take the licensing exam.
- Pass the licensing exam. The licensing exam in North Carolina is 150 questions and is taken electronically. To pass this closed-book exam, you must get 70% or higher, a minimum score of 105.
- Apply for the license. Once you’ve passed the exam, the next step is to get fingerprinted and apply for the license. You will be assigned a unique identifier known as an NPN. The NPN is in place of a producer license number that some states use.
- Complete CE hours every 2 years and renew your license. You’ll need 24 hours of insurance continuing education in North Carolina to renew your license. Plan this out ahead of time so you have plenty of time to have it done by renewal time. If you don’t, you have 4 months to complete your CE hours with an additional $75 fee. Additionally, after 4 months the license expires and you have to start the steps from the beginning.
Renewing your insurance producers license
To renew your license in North Carolina, you’ll need to take 24 hours of CE courses every two years with 3 hours minimum in Ethics. Furthermore, if you are in Property, Casualty, or Personal Lines, you have additional requirements every other renewal period. Once every 4 years, you must complete 3 hours about flood insurance and the National Flood Insurance Program. Not all courses count towards credit hours either; they must meet certain requirements.
Course Requirements
Different states have different requirements for courses. Some don’t allow self-study for instance. Fortunately, in North Carolina, these courses can be in person, online, through webinar, computer-based training, or company seminars. This gives you several options when choosing how and when you study.
However, keep in mind that only courses by Prometric will count towards your credit hours. At BMFCE, Prometric has approved all of the courses in our North Carolina list. We also have an Ethics tag by courses that will count towards your Ethics hours so you can be sure you fulfill those requirements as well. Ready to get started? View our courses at the bottom of the page and register here or contact us today to learn more.
Recommended Webinar Courses
Producers
CE Requirement: 24-hours of insurance CE, including 3-hours of ethics are required every 2-year license term.
- Insurance Ethics Today (3 hrs) Ethics
- Rock n Roll Case Study (2 hrs) General
- Life and Health Insurance Law (3 hrs) General
- Insuring the Police (2 hrs) General
- Social Security Benefits (2 hrs) General
- Strategies for Maximizing Social Security (2 hrs) General
- Insurance in Professional Sports (2 hrs) General
- Agency, Liability and Insurance Law (3 hrs) General
- Conflicts of Interest and Rationalizations (2 hrs) Ethics
- Trends in Death and Injury (1 hr) General
- Car Rental Coverage (2 hrs) General
All North Carolina Webinar Courses & Schedules
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Ethics
ABCs of Insurance Fraud
2 credit hrsState Approval: AL, AR, AZ, CO, GA, IA, ID, KS, LA, MD, ME, MO, MS, MT, NC, ND, NE, NJ, NV, OK, OR, PA, RI, TN, TX, VA, WA, WI, WV(MD–not ethics–P&C only; WA–general credit only)
June 29, 20228:00 amCTJuly 23, 20229:00 amCTSATURDAY CLASSAugust 15, 20228:00 amCTAugust 31, 202210:00 amCTSeptember 22, 202212:00 pmCT -
General
Active Shooter Insurance
3 credit hrsState Approval: AL, AR, AZ, CA, CO, GA, IA, ID, KS, LA, MD, ME, MO, MS, MT, NC, ND, NE, NJ, NV, OK, OR, PA, RI, SC, TN, TX, VA, WA, WI, WVCA, CO, LA, MD, MO, MS, NE, NV and VA approved for P&C only.
July 8, 20221:00 pmCTAugust 1, 20229:00 amCTAugust 18, 20222:00 pmCTSeptember 9, 202210:00 amCTSeptember 28, 20227:00 amCT -
General
Agency, Liability and Insurance Law
3 credit hrsState Approval: AL, AR, AZ, CA, CO, GA, IA, ID, KS, LA, MA, MD, ME, MO, MS, MT, NC, ND, NE, NJ, NV, OK, OR, PA, RI, SC, TN, TX, VA, WA, WI, WVCA, CO, LA, MD, and NE approved for P&C only. MO, NV, RI approved for P&C, life and health.
July 6, 202211:00 amCTJuly 23, 20222:00 pmCTSATURDAY CLASSJuly 28, 20222:00 pmCTAugust 8, 202210:00 amCTAugust 31, 20221:00 pmCTSeptember 20, 202210:00 amCT -
General
Car Rental Coverage
2 credit hrsState Approval: AL, AR, AZ, CA, CO, GA, IA, ID, KS, LA, MA, MD, ME, MO, MS, MT, NC, ND, NE, NJ, NV, OK, OR, PA, SC, TN, TX, VA, WA, WI, WVCA, CO, MD, MO MS, NE, NV and VA approved for P&C lines only.
June 29, 20222:00 pmCTJuly 14, 20228:00 amCTAugust 9, 202212:00 pmCTAugust 29, 202212:00 pmCTSeptember 17, 202212:30 pmCTSATURDAY CLASS -
Ethics
Cheaters and Snitches
3 credit hrsState Approval: AL, AR, AZ, CA, CO, IA, ID, KS, LA, MA, MD, ME, MO, MS, MT, NC, ND, NE, NJ, NV, OK, OR, PA, RI, SC, TN, TX, VA, WA, WI, WVJuly 5, 20221:00 pmCTJuly 21, 20226:00 pmCTEVENING CLASSAugust 3, 20227:00 amCTAugust 13, 20229:00 amCTSATURDAY CLASSSeptember 7, 20222:00 pmCTSeptember 29, 202210:00 amCT -
Ethics
Conflicts of Interest and Rationalizations
2 credit hrsState Approval: AL, AR, AZ, CO, IA, KS, LA, MD, ME, MO, MT, NC, ND, NE, NV, OK, OR, TN, WA, WI, WVJuly 7, 202210:00 amCTJuly 25, 20223:00 pmCTAugust 4, 202212:00 pmCTAugust 26, 202210:00 amCTSeptember 19, 202210:00 amCT -
General
Construction Insurance Overview
2 credit hrsState Approval: AL, AR, AZ, CA, CO, GA, IA, ID, KS, LA, MA, MD, MO, MS, MT, NC, ND, NE, NJ, NV, OK, OR, PA, TN, TX, VA, WA, WI, WVCA, LA, MD, MO, MS, NE, NV and VA approved for P&C only
June 16, 202212:00 pmCTJuly 12, 202212:00 pmCTAugust 11, 20221:00 pmCTSeptember 16, 20228:00 amCT -
General
Credit Life and Disability Insurance
2 credit hrsState Approval: AR, AZ, CA, CO, GA, IA, ID, KS, LA, MA, MD, ME, MS, MT, NC, NE, NJ, OR, PA, SC, TN, TX, VA, WA, WI, WVCA, MD, MS, NE, NV and VA approved for life and health only.
June 22, 202211:00 amCTJuly 8, 20228:00 amCTAugust 8, 20222:00 pmCTSeptember 1, 20221:00 pmCTSeptember 21, 20229:00 amCT -
General
Earth Movement Insurance
2 credit hrsState Approval: AL, AR, AZ, CA, CO, GA, IA, ID, KS, LA, MD, ME, MO, MS, MT, NC, ND, NE, NJ, NV, OR, PA, TN, TX, VA, WA, WI, WV(CA, CO, LA, MD, MO, MS, NE, NV, VA–P&C only)
June 24, 20229:00 amCTJuly 20, 20224:00 pmCTAugust 18, 20228:00 amCTSeptember 12, 202211:00 amCT -
General
Errors and Omissions Insurance
3 credit hrsState Approval: AL, AR, AZ, CA, CO, GA, IA, ID, KS, LA, MA, ME, MO, MS, MT, NC, ND, NE, NJ, NV, OK, OR, PA, RI, TN, TX, VA, WA, WI, WVJune 23, 20228:00 amCTJuly 15, 20221:00 pmCTAugust 4, 20228:00 amCTAugust 24, 20222:00 pmCTSeptember 12, 20222:00 pmCT -
Ethics
Ethical Incentives
1 credit hrState Approval: AL, AR, AZ, CO, IA, KS, LA, MD, ME, MO, MT, NC, ND, NE, NV, OR, TN, TX, WA, WI, WVJuly 1, 20221:00 pmCTAugust 17, 20222:00 pmCTSeptember 1, 20224:00 pmCTSeptember 26, 20229:00 amCT -
Ethics
Ethical Intelligence
1 credit hrState Approval: AL, AR, AZ, CO, IA, KS, LA, MD, ME, MO, MS, MT, NC, ND, NE, NV, OK, OR, TN, TX, VA, WA, WI, WVJune 15, 202210:00 amCTJuly 8, 202211:00 amCTJuly 29, 202210:00 amCTAugust 10, 20228:00 amCTAugust 30, 20221:00 pmCTSeptember 21, 20223:00 pmCT -
Ethics
Ethical Principles
2 credit hrsState Approval: AL, AR, AZ, CO, IA, LA, MD, ME, MO, MT, NC, ND, NE, NV, OK, OR, TN, TX, WA, WVJune 15, 20223:00 pmCTJuly 13, 20229:00 amCTAugust 24, 202211:00 amCTSeptember 27, 20222:00 pmCT -
Ethics
Exaggerations and Misrepresentations
2 credit hrsState Approval: AL, AR, AZ, CO, IA, LA, MT, NC, NE, NV, OK, OR, TN, TX, WA, WIJune 21, 20221:00 pmCTJuly 18, 20222:00 pmCTAugust 12, 202210:00 amCTSeptember 8, 20229:00 amCTSeptember 30, 20221:00 pmCT -
Flood Insurance
3 credit hrsState Approval: AL, AR, AZ, CA, CO, GA, IA, ID, KS, LA, MA, MD, MO, MS, MT, NC, ND, NE, NJ, NV, OK, OR, PA, RI, SC, TN, TX, VA, WA, WI, WV(CO, LA, MD, MO, MS, NE, NV, RI, VA–P&C only; CA: This is NOT a flood credit–it is P&C credit)
July 13, 202212:00 pmCTAugust 11, 20229:00 amCTSeptember 2, 202211:00 amCTSeptember 26, 20222:00 pmCT -
General
Health Saving and Spending Accounts
2 credit hrsState Approval: AL, AR, AZ, CA, CO, GA, IA, ID, KS, LA, MA, MD, ME, MO, MS, MT, NC, ND, NE, NJ, NV, OK, OR, PA, SC, TN, TX, VA, WA, WI, WVNE, NV approved for health lines only. CA, CO, LA, MD, MO, MS, VA approved for life/health only.
July 6, 20228:00 amCTJuly 21, 202210:00 amCTAugust 3, 20223:00 pmCTAugust 13, 202212:30 pmCTAugust 23, 202212:00 pmCTSeptember 16, 202211:00 amCT -
Ethics
Insurance Ethics Today
3 credit hrsState Approval: AL, AR, AZ, CA, CO, GA, IA, ID, KS, LA, MA, MD, ME, MO, MS, MT, NC, ND, NE, NJ, NV, OK, OR, PA, RI, SC, TN, TX, VA, WA, WI, WVThis course is presented with Spanish subtitles.
June 18, 202212:30 pmCTSATURDAY CLASSJune 27, 20221:00 pmCTJuly 20, 20229:00 amCTAugust 1, 20221:00 pmCTAugust 23, 20228:00 amCTSeptember 13, 202211:00 amCTSeptember 17, 20229:00 amCTSATURDAY CLASS -
General
Insurance in Professional Sports
2 credit hrsState Approval: AL, AR, AZ, CA, CO, GA, IA, ID, KS, LA, MA, ME, MO, MS, MT, NC, ND, NE, NJ, NV, OK, OR, PA, RI, SC, TN, TX, VA, WA, WI, WVNE approved for P&C only; MO, NV approved for life/health only.
June 29, 202211:00 amCTJuly 19, 20222:00 pmCTAugust 15, 202211:00 amCTSeptember 7, 202211:00 amCTSeptember 30, 20228:00 amCT -
General
Insuring the Police
2 credit hrsState Approval: AL, AR, AZ, CA, CO, GA, IA, ID, LA, MA, MD, ME, MO, MS, MT, NC, ND, NE, NJ, NV, OK, OR, PA, SC, TN, TX, VA, WA, WI, WVCA, CO, MD, MO, MS, NE ,NV, VA approved for P&C lines only
June 30, 20228:00 amCTJuly 21, 20221:00 pmCTAugust 9, 20223:00 pmCTAugust 25, 20229:00 amCTSeptember 21, 202212:00 pmCT -
General
Kidnap and Ransom Insurance
3 credit hrsState Approval: AL, AR, AZ, CA, CO, GA, IA, ID, KS, LA, MA, MD, ME, MO, MS, MT, NC, ND, NE, NV, OK, OR, PA, RI, SC, TN, TX, VA, WA, WI, WV(CA, CO, LA, MD, MO, MS, NE, NV, RI, VA–P&C only; TX–approved for 2 credit hrs only)
June 23, 202212:00 pmCTJuly 12, 20228:00 amCTAugust 5, 20227:00 amCTAugust 22, 202210:00 amCTSeptember 14, 202210:00 amCT -
General
Life and Health Insurance Law
3 credit hrsState Approval: AL, AR, AZ, CA, CO, GA, IA, ID, KS, LA, MA, MD, ME, MO, MS, MT, NC, ND, NE, NJ, NV, OK, OR, PA, RI, SC, TN, TX, VA, WA, WI, WVCA, CO, LA, MD, MO, MS, NE, NV, RI, VA approved for life/health only
July 14, 20222:00 pmCTAugust 3, 202211:00 amCTAugust 26, 20221:00 pmCTSeptember 15, 20222:00 pmCT -
General
Life Insurance Settlements
2 credit hrsState Approval: AL, AR, AZ, CA, CO, IA, ID, KS, LA, MA, MD, MO, MS, MT, NC, NE, NJ, NV, OK, OR, PA, TN, TX, VA, WA, WI, WV(CA, CO, LA, MD, MO, MS, NE, VA–life and health lines only; NV–life only)
July 14, 202211:00 amCTAugust 13, 20223:00 pmCTSATURDAY CLASSAugust 17, 202211:00 amCTSeptember 19, 20221:00 pmCT -
General
Long Term Care Insurance Update
4 credit hrsState Approval: AL, AR, AZ, GA, IA, ID, KS, LA, MA, MD, ME, MO, MS, MT, NC, ND, NE, NV, OK, OR, PA, RI, SC, TN, TX, VA, WA, WI, WVLA, MD, MO, MS, NE, NV, RI, VA approved for life and health lines only
July 18, 20229:00 amCTAugust 10, 20221:00 pmCTSeptember 1, 20228:00 amCTSeptember 27, 20229:00 amCT -
General
Medicare System
3 credit hrsState Approval: AL, AR, AZ, CA, CO, GA, IA, ID, KS, LA, MA, MD, ME, MO, MS, MT, NC, ND, NE, NV, OK, OR, PA, RI, TN, TX, VA, WA, WI, WVCA, CO, LA, MD, MO, MS, NE, RI, VA approved for life and health lines only. NV–health lines only.
This course is presented by Ron Kim, an agent experienced in the senior market.
July 12, 20223:00 pmCTAugust 12, 20221:00 pmCTSeptember 6, 202211:00 amCTSeptember 28, 202211:00 amCT -
General
Pet Insurance
2 credit hrsState Approval: AL, AR, AZ, CA, CO, IA, KS, LA, MA, MD, MT, NC, NE, NV, OK, OR, TN, TX, WA, WICA, CO, MD, NE, NV approved for P&C only
June 22, 20228:00 amCTJuly 19, 202211:00 amCTAugust 17, 20228:00 amCTSeptember 8, 202212:00 pmCTSeptember 28, 20223:00 pmCT -
General
Rock n Roll Case Study
2 credit hrsState Approval: AL, AR, AZ, CA, CO, GA, IA, ID, KS, LA, MA, MD, ME, MO, MS, MT, NC, ND, NE, NV, OK, OR, PA, SC, TN, VA, WA, WI, WVCA, CO, MD, MO, MS, NE, NV, VA approved for P&C lines only.
June 30, 20222:00 pmCTJuly 23, 202211:30 amCTSATURDAY CLASSAugust 16, 202210:00 amCTSeptember 8, 20223:00 pmCTSeptember 26, 202211:00 amCT -
General
Smart Home Liability and Cyber Coverage
2 credit hrsState Approval: AL, AR, AZ, CA, CO, GA, IA, ID, KS, LA, MA, MD, ME, MO, MS, MT, NC, ND, NE, NJ, NV, OK, OR, PA, TN, TX, VA, WA, WI, WVCA, CO, MD, MO, MS, NE, NV, VA approved for P&C lines only.
June 15, 202212:00 pmCTJuly 11, 20224:00 pmCTAugust 15, 20222:00 pmCTSeptember 12, 20228:00 amCT -
General
Social Security Benefits
2 credit hrsState Approval: AL, AR, AZ, CA, CO, GA, IA, ID, KS, LA, MA, MD, ME, MO, MS, MT, NC, ND, NE, NV, OR, PA, RI, SC, TN, TX, VA, WA, WI, WV- CA, CO, LA, MD, MS, NE, NV, RI, VA approved for life lines only.
- MO approved for General credit.
June 30, 202211:00 amCTJuly 25, 202212:00 pmCTAugust 2, 20222:00 pmCTAugust 22, 20222:00 pmCTSeptember 15, 20228:00 amCT -
General
Social Security Disability
2 credit hrsState Approval: AL, AR, AZ, CA, CO, GA, IA, ID, KS, LA, MA, MD, ME, MT, NC, ND, NE, NV, OK, OR, PA, TN, WA, WI, WVCA, CO, MD, and NV approved for life and health lines only. NE approved for health lines only.
July 19, 20228:00 amCTAugust 19, 202212:00 pmCTSeptember 13, 20223:00 pmCT -
General
Strategies for Maximizing Social Security
2 credit hrsState Approval: AL, AR, AZ, CA, CO, GA, IA, ID, KS, LA, MD, ME, MO, MT, NC, ND, NE, NV, OK, OR, PA, TN, TX, WA, WI, WVCA, CO, LA, MD, MO, NE approved for life and health only. NV approved for life lines only.
July 1, 20228:00 amCTAugust 4, 20223:00 pmCTAugust 19, 20229:00 amCTSeptember 13, 20228:00 amCT -
Terrorism Insurance
2 credit hrsState Approval: AL, AR, AZ, CA, CO, GA, IA, ID, KS, MO, MS, MT, NC, NJ, NV, OR, PA, RI, TX, VA, WI, WV(CA, CO, MO, MS, NV, RI, VA–approved for P&C only)
June 28, 20222:00 pmCTJuly 20, 20221:00 pmCTAugust 10, 202210:00 amCTSeptember 2, 20228:00 amCTSeptember 17, 20223:00 pmCTSATURDAY CLASSSeptember 22, 20223:00 pmCT -
General
Trends in Death and Injury
1 credit hrState Approval: AL, AR, AZ, CA, CO, IA, KS, LA, MD, ME, MO, MT, NC, NE, NV, OK, OR, TN, TX, WA, WI, WVCA, CO, MD, MO, NE and NV approved for life and health lines only.
June 16, 20223:00 pmCTJuly 6, 20223:00 pmCTJuly 21, 20224:00 pmCTAugust 16, 20228:00 amCTSeptember 6, 20223:00 pmCTSeptember 30, 202211:00 amCT -
Ethics
Working with Your Values
3 credit hrsState Approval: AR, AZ, CO, GA, IA, KS, LA, MT, NC, NE, NV, OK, OR, TN, WA, WI, WVJune 22, 20222:00 pmCTJuly 11, 202212:00 pmCTJuly 28, 202210:00 amCTAugust 9, 20228:00 amCTAugust 29, 20228:00 amCTSeptember 20, 20222:00 pmCT