Mississippi State Requirements

Updated: 12/13/2013

Continuing Education Hours

Course work must be in the line or lines for which license is held.

Life, Health, and Accident: 24 hours annually, including 3 hours of ethics
Property and Casualty: 24 hours annually, including 3 hours of ethics
Producers who have been licensed 18 months or less are required to complete 12 hours without ethics during the license term.
Combined L/H and P/C licensees must complete a minimum of 12 hours in their primary line of insurance. Licensees are encouraged to complete 12 hours in their secondary line. Primary line of insurance must be determined by licensee and reported on renewal application
Adjusters: 12 hours annually
Effective September 1, 2013: All producers currently licensed to sell, solicit, and negotiate annuity products must complete a one-time annuity training course approved for at least 4 hours by September 1, 2014. All producers licensed on or after September 1, 2013 must complete this training prior to selling, soliciting, or negotiating such products. *Nonresidents who satisfy the training requirements of another state that are similar to Mississippi's law will be deemed compliant for Mississippi's requirement.

Course Subject Requirements

All courses must be completed for the lines of insurance for which the producer is licensed.
All Mississippi licensed resident insurance producers who sell federal flood insurance policies shall be required to complete a one-time 3 hour requirement on flood insurance.

Continuing Education Compliance Date

After May 31, 2010 all licenses will expire on the last day of the birth month of the licensee on a biennial basis. Licenses may be renewed online 67 days prior to the expiration date.

All licenses originally issued after November 1, 2009 will expire on the last day of the birth month of the licensee on a biennial basis. Licenses may be renewed online 67 days prior to the expiration date.

Adjusters renew annually with each license term ending on May 31st.

Type of Courses Accepted for CE Credit

Independent self-study courses or classroom courses.

Carryover Requirements

Carryover of excess CE credit hours is not allowed.

Course Repetition

Credit will not be given for courses taken more than once in a license term.

Final Exam

Self-study final exams must be monitored by a disinterested third party.

Exemptions

Agents who hold only a limited-lines license that did not require a written exam
Inactive agents
Agents holding the limited licenses of industrial fire, industrial LAH, credit life, credit A&H, vehicle physical damage or credit property.
Newly licensed agents are exempt for the reporting period in which the license is issued

Method to Certify Completion

Your certificate of completion will be e-mailed to you upon completion of the exam. The course provider will submit credits earned to the CE administrator within one business day of course completion. Certificates of completion must be submitted with renewal form for P/C and LH license renewal. Producers must keep copies of certificates for at least 5 years

Nonresidents

Exempt if producer meets home state CE requirement.

For Additional Information Please Contact

Mailing Address:

Mississippi Insurance Department
Agents Licensing Unit

PO Box 79
Jackson, MS 39205-0079

Physical Address:

Mississippi Department of Insurance (MID)
1001 Woolfolk State Office Building

501 North West St.
Jackson, MS 39201

PHONE: (601) 359-3582 -OR- (601) 359-2780

FAX: (601) 359-1951

State Website: http://www.mid.state.ms.us/

To check the status of your CE credits for your state:
*You will need your SSN and License number*

Go to http://www.sircon.com/
Click, "For Producers/Agents"
Click, "Check Your Status with a State"
Click, "Individual" for the "Status Inquiry"
Choose your state from the pull-down menu, and input your SSN and License number
Click, "Submit".