Pre-Licensing and Continuing Education Important Links
Note: New provider applications, continuing education applications, all renewals and course completions must be submitted by education providers to the Mississippi Insurance Department through SIRCON at
www.sircon.com.
Pre-Licensing Education
- Insurance Producer
- 20 hours per line of authority classroom or self-study
- Life
- Accident and Health
- Property
- Casualty
- Personal Lines
- Adjuster - 12 hours classroom
- Bail Agent - 40 hours classroom
Contact the Pre-Licensing Education Provider on dates, times and locations of classroom courses.
Pre-Licensing Education Providers (pdf)
Types of Examinations
- Examination Content Outlines (Study Guides)
- Combined Life, Accident & Health
- Life (only)
- Accident and Health (only)
- Combined Property and Casualty
- Property (only)
- Casualty (only)
- Personal Lines
- Industrial Life
- Adjuster
- Industrial Fire
- Professional Bail Agent
All examinations, except for Industrial Life, are administered by: Testing Services, Inc. Exams are given in Jackson, Oxford, Grenada, Meridian, and Gulfport. You can register for an examination by printing and completing the registration form on the Testing Services, Inc. website, www.testingservices-ms.com/registration.html and mailing it to the address contained on the form. Testing Services may be reached by telephone at 601-956-0049. Industrial Life exams are offered by Home Service Life Council, they can be reached by telephone at 601-932-4080. Exam study books can be purchased from education providers listed in the study material sources link.
Study Material Sources
Pre-Licensing Forms
Continuing Education
Information for Agents
Insurance Producers:
- For Licenses in effect for 13-18 months: 12 hours of continuing education is required each year prior to the expiration date.
- For Licenses in effect for 19-24 months: 24 hours of continuing education including three hours of ethics.
For more information on the length of time your license has been in effect please see the Chart linked at the top of this page.
Independent Adjuster and Public Adjuster:
- 12 hours of continuing education is required each license year prior to the expiration date.
Agents and Adjusters may now use www.sircon.com/mississippi to search for approved
providers and courses, and check CE transcripts for insurance producers.
"ALERT: PRIOR TO DECEMBER 31, 2009 YOU SHOULD REVIEW BOTH THE 1-1-2009 to 12-31-2009 AND 6-1-2009 to 05-31-2010 EDUCATION REVIEW PERIODS LISTED AT THE TOP OF YOUR CONTINUING EDUCATION TRANSCRIPT. CLICK ON THE EDUCATION REVIEW PERIOD DROP-DOWN MENU AT THE TOP OF THE CONTINUING EDUCATION TRANSCRIPT PAGE TO REVIEW ALL PERTINENT PERIODS."
To check your Mississippi CE credits, click on the "Look up education
courses/credits" on the Mississippi Producer portal home page. On the next
screen, click on the "Continuing Education Transcript Inquiry" and select
Mississippi as the state. To get your transcript you will need both your
license number and social security number.
To search for approved providers and courses, click on the "Look up
education courses/credits" on the Mississippi Producer portal home page. On
the next screen, click on the "Approved Courses Inquiry" or "Approved
Providers Inquiry". You may search by continuing education type. To find the
phone numbers for the providers, click on the provider name. All providers
and courses on www.sircon.com/mississippi are approved for Mississippi
continuing education credit.
Please contact the course provider for credit discrepancies in your
transcript.
Bail agents should contact the Mississippi Bail Agents Association for
information relating to prelicensing or continuing education (http://www.msbail.org/ or by telephone at 601-899-8599).
Insurance Producer Training Requirement for the National Flood Insurance Program Agent Leads Referral Program
Information for Continuing Education Providers
Mississippi Education Providers may now process all CE and PE
related transactions electronically through SIRCON including Course
Offerings, Course Completions and Rosters. Education providers must submit
paper applications when submitting/ renewing a course. Please review the links listed
under "Information for Continuing Education Providers" for requirements.
Pre-Licensing Education Information
Helpful Links
- National Flood Insurance Program
NFIP Education and Training Resources
FEMA requires three (3) hours of Flood training and training documentation if the agent has signed up for the NFIP Agent Leads Referral Program. MS Insurance Producers who sell Federal Flood insurance policies may satisfy minimum training and education requirements by completing a one-time, 3 hour NFIP related course.
To search for approved providers and Flood courses, click on "Look up education courses/credits" at www.sircon.com. On the next screen, click on the "Approved Courses Inquiry" or "Approved Providers Inquiry". You may search by continuing education type; e.g. Flood. To find the phone numbers for the providers, click on the provider name. All providers and courses on www.sircon.com/mississippi are approved for Mississippi continuing education credit.
Please refer questions regarding continuing education to the Licensing
Division at licensing@mid.ms.gov
or 601 359 3569.
