Announcements
In response to Covid-19, states are in the process of making temporary changes to requirements for completing pre-licensing and continuing education, as well as making extensions for license renewals. As we receive information from each state’s insurance and real estate department, we will update this page to give you insight on what your state is changing to accommodate our nation’s circumstances, as well as what we plan to do to help you complete your courses as smoothly as possible.
If your state has dropped the proctoring requirement for self-study insurance continuing education exams, you may self-proctor your exam using the following process:
Textbook course with paper exam: fill out the Answer Sheet & Certification Form with YOUR information (instead of the monitor’s information) to the best of your ability.
Online course with online exam: fill out the proctor information fields with YOUR information (instead of the monitor’s information) and if a paper affirmation is required enter your information as both student and proctor with your signature and return to Cape for processing.
Online course with online exam: fill out the proctor information fields with YOUR information (instead of the monitor’s information) and if a paper affirmation is required enter your information as both student and proctor with your signature and return to Cape for processing.
Please note that PSI, Prometric and Pearson Vue testing centers are steadily reopening in some states. Check their respective websites for more information.
Last updated: September 1, 2020, at 10:25 AM
Insurance Pre-licensing
State | Effective Date | Information |
| New York | March 25, 2020 – September 6, 2020 (expiration of individual producer licenses) AND November 5, 2020 (proctor requirement) | On March 25, 2020, DFS issued Insurance Circular Letter No. 9 (2020), which suspended the expiration of licenses for all individual producers for 60 days, from March 25, 2020, through May 24, 2020; waived any late fees resulting from, and accruing during, this 60-day period; and suspended the requirement that a monitor be present to complete producer continuing education and pre-licensing course exams online during this 60-day period. On May 21, 2020, DFS issued Supplement No. 1 to Insurance Circular Letter No. 9 (2020), which extends the relief provided in Insurance Circular Letter No. 9 (2020) for an additional 45 days, through July 8, 2020. |
Insurance Continuing Education
State | Effective Date | Information |
| Alabama | March 25, 2020 – August 31, 2020 | April 14, 2020 – Guidance issued for temporary resident producer licenses can be found here. August 3, 2020 – For Self-Study CE courses, the Department will waive the examination proctoring requirement through the end of August 2020. More information can be found here. |
| Alaska | August 28, 2020 – TBD | Effective October 9, 2020, all insurance license candidates who are required to take an Alaska insurance license examination will have the option to take a remote online proctored examination for all exam types. More information can be found here. |
| Arizona | March 26, 2020 – TBD | Effective March 26, 2020, Arizona is waiving the proctor requirements for post-course examinations. This accommodation will be in place until social distancing recommendations are lifted. April 17, 2020 – Provisional producer licenses are available on NIPR.com starting on April 20, 2020. More information can be found here. |
| Arkansas | March 27, 2020 – July 1, 2020 (CE requirements) | May 11, 2020 – The Department is temporarily halting converting any individual producer’s license status from active to inactive for failure to submit their producer renewal application or renewal fees. To avoid further disruptions, the final renewal date for individual producers has been extended by 45 days. Continuing education requirements are not due until July 1, 2020. More information can be found here. |
| California | April 3, 2020 – TBD | The California Department of Insurance will not be issuing temporary licenses or waiving the legal requirement for applicants to pass a qualifying examination and to submit fingerprints for a criminal background check. More information can be found here. |
| Colorado | April 2, 2020 – July 31, 2020 (temporary producer licenses) | Proctor requirements for continuing education exams are waived and allows for the continuation of license and renewal deadlines for the duration of the Coronavirus outbreak. More information can be found here. May 1, 2020 – Pearson VUE is opening its testing centers starting May 1, 2020. These sites will be operating at 50% capacity. The Colorado third-party center network has expanded and is open for testing. May 11, 2020 – Allows for temporary resident producer licenses until July 31, 2020. Must have a sponsoring insurer or producer. The license is valid for 180 days and may be converted. More information can be found here. |
| Connecticut | March 23, 2020 – August 13, 2020 (temporary producer licenses applications) | Proctor requirements remain the same, but tools such as Skype, Microsoft Teams, Zoom, and other similar products will be allowed for remote proctoring. The renewal date for all licensed insurance producers whose licenses expire and will need to be renewed in the period from March 24, 2020, through May 31, 2020, will be extended to June 30, 2020. More information can be found here. April 21, 2020 – Temporary resident producer licenses are now available. Licenses will expire 180 days from the date of issue (link not available). August 4, 2020 – Effective August 13, 2020, the Connecticut Insurance Department will cease accepting applications for temporary resident producer licenses. More information can be found here. |
| Delaware | April 3, 2020 – TBD | Temporary licenses will be issued to students unable to take an examination. Before issuance of a temporary license, the applicant must sign a Consent Order stating that they have 90 days from the date that Pearson Vue is back in operation to complete their exam. More information can be found here. |
| District of Columbia | April 9, 2020 – TBD | The District of Columbia has waived the proctor being a disinterested third party and students are now able to use a family member due to the quarantine. April 17, 2020 – All licensees with a March 31, 2020 expiration date were updated to a new expiration date of May 30, 2020. On April 30, 2020, all licensees with an expiration date of April 30, 2020, will be updated to June 30, 2020. PDB updates have been made for the licenses that expired in March, and will occur again on April 30, 2020, and again when the license renews. |
| Florida | April 17, 2020 – TBD | The Department of Financial Services will issue temporary licenses to Florida residents in the following classifications: Health Agent, Life Agent, and Personal Lines Agent. The temporary license shall expire six months after the date it was issued. Licenses will cease being offered 14 days from the date after which half the examination centers reopen or the emergency order expires. More information can be found here. |
| Georgia | March 17, 2020 – May 31, 2020 (CE requirements) | Local insurance agents’ continuing education requirements needed for license renewal have been waived through May 31, 2020 (extended from April 30, 2020). More information can be found here. |
| Hawaii | June 3, 2020 – TBD | (2020-5LIC) Workers’ Compensation Adjuster licenses subject to renewal on June 16, 2020, will be extended without examinations until examinations can be completed. More information can be found here. July 21, 2020 – Memorandums 2020-1LIC, 2020-4A, and 2020-5LIC shall apply and stay in effect until determined otherwise. More information can be found here. |
| Idaho | April 6, 2020 – TBD | A provisional resident producer license is valid for up to six months. Provisional resident producer licenses do not renew automatically at the end of the license period. More information can be found here. |
| Illinois | March 1, 2020 – September 19, 2020 (license expiration) | All temporary licenses that were set to expire during the Governor’s Disaster Proclamation have been extended through September 19, 2020. More information can be found here. I am a Public Insurance Adjuster; can I complete my 3-hour classroom ethics course as a webinar? The required 3-hour ethics classroom course can still be completed by webinar extended through September 19, 2020. |
| Indiana | March 26, 2020 – June 30, 2020 (license expiration and CE requirements) | The Indiana Department of Insurance will modify its own internal policies by implementing a 60-day grace period relating to renewals and cancellations for all licensees, certificate holders, and registrants. This includes premium tax and surplus lines premium tax filings. Any penalties assessed due to late payment during this period will be waived. The 60-day extension will also be applied to the Continuing Education (CE) Requirements for insurance producers. More information can be found here. June 1, 2020 – The availability of test centers has been expanded. More information can be found here. June 4, 2020 – Outstanding license renewal applications and/or continuing education (CE) requirements that were due on March 31, 2020, April 30, 2020, or May 31, 2020, are now due on June 30, 2020. More information can be found here. |
| Iowa | March 23, 2020 – December 31, 2020 (classroom/proctor requirement) | The classroom method requirement and proctor requirements for continuing education are waived. Insurance licenses that expire during the duration of the Governor’s Proclamation will be extended. More information can be found here. April 9, 2020 – In response to producer licensing testing centers being closed, the Iowa Insurance Division has developed a process to issue temporary licenses to those persons undergoing training, but not yet able to take the required insurance licensing examinations. More information can be found here. May 29, 2020 – The authorization to obtain a temporary license has been extended to June 30, 2020. More information can be found here. August 28, 2020 – Effective September 1, 2020, the Iowa Department of Insurance will change all August 31, 2020 permanent licenses expiration dates to November 30, 2020. Effective October 1, 2020, Iowa will change all September 30, 2020 license expiration dates to December 31, 2020. This change does not affect applicants who have already renewed or applicants whose expiration date was previously extended. Source: Vertafore. August 31, 2020 – Iowa will be waiving the classroom method requirement and proctor requirements for continuing education through the end of 2020. |
| Kansas | April 16, 2020 – TBD | Effective April 16, 2020, the Pearson Vue Professional Centers in Kansas are open to those needing to take the Kansas Insurance Producer Exams. In addition, the Kansas Insurance Department authorized Pearson Vue to open up its entire third-party vendor network in Kansas and nationwide to offer the Kansas Insurance Producer Exams. More information can be found here. April 29, 2020 – The Pearson Vue Professional Centers in Colorado, Iowa, Nebraska, Missouri and Oklahoma will also be providing the Kansas Insurance Producer Exams. If a person needs to schedule an exam, they should do so through the normal process on Pearson Vue’s website. |
| Kentucky | March 31, 2020 – July 31, 2020 (temporary producer license applications) | April 17, 2020 – The Department of Insurance will be extending the time requirements for completion and submission of continuing education hours. Beginning with those who had continuing education due by March 31, 2020, and continuing until the month in which the state of emergency ends, licensees will have sixty (60) days following the end of the state of emergency to complete continuing education requirements. More information can be found here. April 30, 2020 – Temporary resident producer licenses are now available. Licenses will be issued for a period of 180 days and will expire 60 days after the state of emergency ends. More information can be found here. May 28, 2020 – In-person examinations are resuming at the Frankfort Office on June 15, 2020. Also, effective July 31, 2020, the Department will no longer issue temporary agent licenses. |
| Louisiana | March 25, 2020 – May 31, 2020 (temporary producer license applications) | An individual that has completed a Louisiana approved pre-licensing course no more than 12 months prior and who would be eligible to sit for the applicable pre-licensing examination if the contracted testing centers were available may request issuance of a temporary license for the line or lines of insurance for which they have met the pre-license education requirement. More information can be found here. April 17, 2020 – Every insurance producer and adjuster license with a renewal date of April 30, 2020, is extended until May 12, 2020. More information can be found here. May 15, 2020 – Temporary licenses will continue to be issued through May 31, 2020. More information regarding temporary licenses can be found here. |
| Maine | March 25, 2020 – May 31, 2020 (CE requirements) | Proctor requirements remain the same, but tools such as Skype, Microsoft Teams, Zoom, and other similar products will be allowed for remote proctoring. All Maine licensed resident producers and consultants whose continuing education compliance period expires March 31, 2020, and April 30, 2020, will be granted an automatic extension until May 31, 2020. Continuing education fines will not be assessed if the license is renewed by May 31, 2020. More information can be found here. April 15, 2020 – Allows for a temporary license for a resident producer. Applications must be faxed, mailed or emailed to the Bureau. The temporary producer must have a licensed sponsor and must be appointed by an insurer. The license remains in effect until 90 days after testing centers are reopened but no more than 180 days. More information can be found here. |
| Maryland | March 12, 2020 – TBD | All licenses, permits, registrations, and other authorizations issued by the State of Maryland are hereby extended to the 30th day after the date by which the state of emergency is terminated. More information can be found here. May 1, 2020 – PSI test centers are reopening. More information can be found here. |
| Massachusetts | April 3, 2020 – TBD | All individual insurance licenses “in good standing” as of the date of the Emergency Declaration that expire during the state of emergency are extended and shall remain valid for a period of 90 days following the termination of the state of emergency. The Division is also waiving the proctor requirement for all approved online continuing education courses. More information can be found here. April 9, 2020 – The Continuing Education Attestation of Personal Responsibility Form has been created for students to sign to attest they have not received outside assistance while completing an online course exam. April 29, 2020 – Temporary resident producer licenses are now available. Licenses expire 90 days after the state of emergency is lifted or 180 days from the date of issue. Licenses can be converted. More information can be found here. May 4, 2020 – All licensees with an expiration date between March 10, 2020, and May 4, 2020, will be updated to a new expiration date of August 2, 2020. |
| Michigan | March 24, 2020 – TBD | Michigan will allow CE Providers to accept self-attestation of the completion of CE final exams for online CE courses. More information can be found here. April 13, 2020 – Temporary resident producer licenses shall be issued for a period of 90 days or no later than 30 days following the end of the emergency but no longer than 180 days. More information can be found here. April 22, 2020 – Michigan updated temporary resident producer licensing requirements. More information can be found here. May 20, 2020 – Multiple testing locations are reopening at 50% capacity. More information can be found here. |
| Minnesota | March 30, 2020 – June 30, 2020 (CE requirements and license renewal) | April 24, 2020 – Temporary resident producer licenses are now available. Licenses will be valid for a period of 180 days. More information can be found here. April 27, 2020 – Individuals who were due to renew a Minnesota insurance producer of insurance adjuster license by the end of March now have until May 31, 2020, to complete all renewal requirements, including continuing education hours and the required application and fee. More information can be found here. May 4, 2020 – The Minnesota Department of Commerce has changed the technology surcharge for all insurance producer license applications. It will be reduced from $30 to $25, effective May 1, 2020. This will affect all license types for applications, renewals, and reinstatements. June 5, 2020 – Individuals due to renew a Minnesota insurance producer or insurance adjuster license by the end of May now have until June 30, 2020, to complete all renewal requirements, including continuing education hours and the required application and fee. Source: Vertafore. |
| Mississippi | April 1, 2020 – TBD | Mississippi insurance producers, adjusters and bail bondsmen whose CE compliance periods end in March, April, May or June 2020, should timely contact the Mississippi Insurance Department requesting an extension for completing CE requirements in order to meet license requirements for renewals. More information can be found here. April 7, 2020 – Allows initial applicants who have met all pre-licensing requirements but have been unable to take an exam to receive a temporary license. Temporary licenses are good for 180 days during which time the applicant shall take the licensing exam. More information can be found here. |
| Missouri | April 13, 2020 – June 16, 2020 (temporary producer license applications) | Temporary resident producer licenses are valid for 90 days after the issuance of a license. Applicants must have a sponsoring producer and should submit applications directly to the Department of Insurance, More information can be found here. June 15, 2020 – Effective June 16, 2020, Missouri will cease taking applications for temporary resident producer licenses. More information can be found here. |
| Nebraska | March 23, 2020 – May 1, 2020 (temporary producer license applications) AND September 30, 2020 (proctor requirements) | The requirement to have an approved monitor present when taking the course final exam for continuing education has been waived. For resident licenses expiring in March or April, a 90-day extension for the producer’s CE requirement can be granted. To request an extension, producers will need to email a request to doi.licensing@nebraska.gov. More information can be found here. April 17, 2020 – Nebraska Insurance has the option for candidates to take remotely proctored exams called ProProctor through Prometric. More information can be found here. May 1, 2020 – Effective May 1, 2020, some testing centers will be reopened. Nebraska will no longer be issuing temporary insurance licenses. More information can be found here. July 28, 2020 – The proctor requirements for self-study CE have been extended to September 30, 2020. More information can be found here. |
| Nevada | April 1, 2020 – TBD | The Nevada Division on Insurance is waiving the exam proctoring requirement for self-study continuing education classes only; however, the licensee is still required to take the exam at the end of the course. More information can be found here. June 15, 2020 – Nevada testing centers are opening at 50% capacity. |
| New Hampshire | March 30, 2020 – June 30, 2020 (license expiration) | To assist in the difficulties caused by COVID-19 related disruptions, the Department is extending the deadline for March 31, 2020, and April 30, 2020, RSA 420-J license renewals by a period of two months. The renewal deadline for licenses that are set to expire on March 31, 2020, is now May 31, 2020. The renewal deadline for licenses that are set to expire on April 30, 2020, is now June 30, 2020. More information can be found here. The Department is also extending the deadline for all insurance producers whose original renewal deadline was on May 31, 2020. The new renewal deadline for those producer licenses will be June 30, 2020. More information can be found here. |
| New Jersey | May 1, 2020 – June 30, 2020 (license expiration) AND TBD (proctor requirement) | Temporary resident producer licenses are now available. More information can be found here. All licensees with an expiration date of March 31, 2020, will be updated to a new expiration date of June 30, 2020. August 3, 2020 – An update regarding temporary insurance producer licenses can be found here. August 10, 2020 – The temporary suspension for a proctor to be present has been extended until the state of emergency is over. More information can be found here. |
| New York | March 25, 2020 – September 6, 2020 (expiration of individual producer licenses) AND November 5, 2020 (proctor requirement) | The requirement to have an approved monitor present when taking the course final exam for continuing education has been waived. Self-Study Cape School students (online or textbook) taking an exam should insert the proctor number NYMO-507718 in the Monitor/Proctor Approval # field. Students with a textbook exam packet, please disregard the line instructing to submit a copy of the NYDFS Monitor Approval document. March 25, 2020 – New York DFS will suspend the expiration of licenses for all individual producers for the next 60 days (beginning March 25, 2020) and waive any late fees resulting from, and accruing during, this suspension period. More information can be found here. May 21, 2020 – An update to Circular Letter No. 9 (above): The relief provided in Insurance Circular Letter No. 9 has been extended for an additional 45 days, through July 8, 2020. At the end of this 45-day period, all licenses that would have expired but for this extension will automatically expire unless the producer has submitted a license renewal application, including completion of all necessary continuing education credits, before that date. More information can be found here. June 11, 2020 – Remote online proctored exams will be available beginning June 15, 2020. More information can be found here. July 2, 2020 – An update to Circular Letter No. 9, the relief has been extended again for an additional 30 days, through August 7, 2020. More information can be found here. August 6, 2020 – DFS extends the suspension of the requirement that a monitor be present to complete producer continuing education and pre-licensing course exams online for an additional 90 days, through November 5, 2020. DFS also extends the suspension of the expiration of individual producer licenses for an additional 30 days, through September 6, 2020. More information can be found here. |
| North Carolina | March 19, 2020 – June 30, 2020 (CE requirements and license expiration) | All NC licensed insurance producers and adjusters whose Continuing Education (CE) compliance period expires in March, April or May 2020, will be granted an extension through June 30, 2020, in order to meet the state mandated CE requirements. This includes NC nonresident adjusters with NC as the Designated Home State (DHS). More information can be found here. April 17, 2020 – Temporary resident producer licenses are now available. More information can be found here. |
| North Dakota | March 25, 2020 – May 31, 2020 (CE requirements) | In consideration of the public health crisis, producers and consultants whose license expires on March 31, 2020, are not required to provide the Insurance Department with a request for extension, written or otherwise, and are granted a CE reporting extension to April 30, 2020. More information can be found here. April 17, 2020 – North Dakota Insurance has the option for candidates to take remotely proctored exams called ProProctor through Prometric. More information can be found here. April 22, 2020 – Producers and consultants whose license expires on April 30, 2020, are not required to provide the Insurance Department with a request for extension, written or otherwise, and are granted a CE reporting extension to May 31, 2020. More information can be found here. |
| Ohio | March 24, 2020 – TBD | Proctor requirements remain the same, but tools such as Skype, Microsoft Teams, Zoom, and other similar products will be allowed for remote proctoring. March 31, 2020 – Licenses that expire during the state of emergency remain valid and may be renewed until no later than 90 days after emergency ends or December 1, 2020, whatever comes first. More information can be found here. April 15, 2020 – Allows for temporary resident producers effective and continuing through the stay at home order. Apply through NIPR.com. Must have a sponsoring insurer and license will not be valid for more than 180 days. Can be converted to a resident license. More information can be found here. |
| Oklahoma | March 17, 2020 – September 1, 2020 (temporary license expiration) | All occupational licenses issued by any agency, board, or commission of the State of Oklahoma will be extended by 14 days after the date by which the state of emergency is terminated. More information can be found here and here. March 26, 2020 – In response to the recent closure of PROMETRIC testing centers, the Oklahoma Insurance Department has made available temporary Producer and Apprentice Adjuster licenses. More information can be found here. May 1, 2020 – PROMETRIC will be reopening four out of five of the Oklahoma testing centers with enhanced procedures that will implement social distancing. All candidates will be required to wear a face mask at testing centers. Temporary applications will also be accepted until May 14, 2020, at which time the OID will reevaluate and determine whether to continue accepting temporary applications. More information can be found here. May 4, 2020 – All licensees with an April 30, 2020 license expiration date will be updated to a new expiration date of July 31, 2020. Applicants may continue to renew on May 1, 2020 once the new license expiration date of July 31, 2020 is displayed on the PDB. May 15, 2020 – More information regarding temporary licenses can be found here. June 1, 2020 – All Oklahoma testing centers are opening at 100% capacity. More information can be found here. June 18, 2020 – Effective June 25, 2020, the OID will no longer accept temporary license applications. All Temporary Producer and Apprentice Adjuster licenses shall expire on September 1, 2020. More information can be found here. |
| Oregon | June 29, 2020 – TBD | The Oregon Department of Insurance has announced that they will be using PSI’s remote testing services. Beginning July 15, 2020, insurance exams will be available online for insurance license applicants. There will be a period from July 10, 2020, to July 14, 2020, that exam scheduling and testing will not be available to support the implementation of the new remote testing for the Oregon Department of Insurance. More information can be found here. |
| Pennsylvania | March 16, 2020 – TBD | Beginning Monday, March 16, 2020 the Pennsylvania Insurance Department, pursuant to 40 P.S. 310.8(e), will temporarily extend the licensing renewal deadline for licensees impacted by extenuating circumstances related to COVID-19. Additionally, until further notice, the Commissioner of the Commonwealth, pursuant to 40 P.S. 310.8(e), will temporarily waive CE requirements for licensees who cannot meet requirements due to extenuating circumstances related to COVID-19. More information can be found here. March 25, 2020 – Effective immediately and until further notice, the use of proctors in a face-to-face setting is prohibited. Instead, virtual proctors will be permitted or if a virtual proctor is not feasible, the proctor requirement will be eliminated for all approved online courses. April 1, 2020 – Licenses that expired on March 31, 2020, will remain in active status until further notice. April 22, 2020 – Temporary resident producer licenses are now available. The license is valid 180 days from the date of issuance. More information can be found here. June 15, 2020 – Remote online testing for insurance license exams is available starting July 1, 2020. More information can be found here. June 26, 2020 – Between June 26 and June 30, 2020, candidates for licensure in Pennsylvania will be unable to schedule any insurance exams while PSI moves to a new platform to begin offering remotely proctored exams on July 1, 2020. |
| Rhode Island | March 19, 2020 – August 30, 2020 (temporary producer license applications) AND August 31, 2020 (license expiration) | April 17, 2020 – Temporary resident insurance licenses are available. More information can be found here. May 4, 2020 – All licensees with an April 30, 2020 license expiration date will be updated to a new expiration date of July 31, 2020. All licensees with a May 31, 2020 license expiration date will be updated to a new expiration date of August 31, 2020. August 6, 2020 – Physical exam locations have reopened in Rhode Island. Beginning August 11, 2020, remote online proctored exams will be available. Applications in consideration of a temporary license will also end on August 30, 2020. More information can be found here. |
| South Carolina | April 2, 2020 – September 30, 2020 (license expiration) | The Department is waiving any in-person proctoring requirements for continuing education until the current State of Emergency is lifted by the Governor and third-party vendors are permitted to resume operations. The Director is granting ninety-day extensions for all upcoming license renewals, including March and April licenses. Set forth below is a summary of the new compliance deadlines:
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| South Dakota | April 17, 2020 – TBD | Temporary licenses without testing or additional fees are available. Licenses are valid for 180 days or 60 days after the COVID-19 emergency concludes, whichever is sooner. More information can be found here. |
| Tennessee | April 24, 2020 – TBD | Temporary resident licenses are now available. All temporary licenses will expire in 180 days and can be converted to a regular license. More information can be found here. |
| Texas | March 24, 2020 – September 30, 2020 (filings) | For those with licenses set to expire in March and April, the Texas Department of Insurance will extend the time to renew a license by two months and waive late fees. Agents will also be allowed more time to complete continuing education and waive continuing education fines. More information can be found here. April 22, 2020 – Pearson Vue has resumed testing at select sites. More information can be found here. May 11, 2020 – A sponsor for someone with a temporary license is:
The extension to renew resident licenses and complete containing education ends May 31. June 16, 2020 – Texas will return to normal processing of temporary licenses beginning August 15, 2020. More information can be found here. July 6, 2020 – Temporary licenses will remain active until further notice. More information can be found here. July 29, 2020 – The Texas Department of Insurance will allow filings to be submitted without sworn statements, affidavits, and notarizations through September 30, 2020. More information can be found here. |
| Utah | April 21, 2020 – TBD | Temporary resident producer licenses are now available. The license is valid 180 days from the date of issuance. More information can be found here. |
| Vermont | March 30, 2020 – TBD | The Continuing Education Attestation of Personal Responsibility Form has been created for students to sign to attest they have not received outside assistance while completing an online course exam. April 17, 2020 – Vermont Insurance has the option for candidates to take remotely proctored exams called ProProctor through Prometric. More information can be found here. |
| Virginia | March 17, 2020 – TBD | The time period to provide education documentation has been extended from 30 days to 90 days due to education providers closing in-person testing centers. More information can be found here. May 4, 2020 – Beginning June 1, 2020, an applicant for an insurance license from the Virginia State Corporation Commission will register to take insurance licensing exams through Prometric. Registration for exams with Prometric will open April 30, 2020. Can be taken either online with ProProctor or at Prometric Test Centers throughout Virginia. Pearson VUE will no longer administer licensing exams after May 31, 2020. |
| Washington | April 28, 2020 – July 31, 2020 (license renewal) | Licensing renewal dates are extended until July 31, 2020, for producers whose licenses expire between March 1, 2020, and June 30, 2020. More information can be found here. |
| West Virginia | March 17, 2020 – TBD | The Commissioner will issue a temporary producer license to applicants for a producer license, on a case-by-case basis, without requiring testing or fingerprinting, where it is determined that applicants are unable to complete the requisite testing or obtain fingerprinting due to third-party vendor operations suspensions or closures. Temporary licenses will be issued for a period of up to 180 days and will be subject to being sooner rescinded depending upon the duration of the current insurance emergency. More information can be found here. May 4, 2020 – New applicants for insurance licensing that need to take the exam and obtain fingerprints some of the Pearson VUE testing centers (Charleston and Morgantown locations) may reopen beginning Friday, May 1, 2020. More information can be found here. |
| Wisconsin | March 19, 2020 – TBD | The requirement to have an approved monitor present when taking the course final exam for continuing education has been waived. The Continuing Education Attestation of Personal Responsibility Form has been created for students to sign to attest they have not received outside assistance while completing an online course exam. The form with our information can be found here. Continuing education requirements have been waived for resident licensees that expire on March 31, 2020, for those who are unable to complete courses online. More information can be found here. April 17, 2020 – Wisconsin Insurance has the option for candidates to take remotely proctored exams called ProProctor through Prometric. More information can be found here. April 22, 2020 – Agent licensing exams may be taken online with a remote proctor. More information can be found here. June 1, 2020 – Effective July 1, 2020, PSI will be the new education vendor for the state. More information can be found here. |
| Wyoming | March 23, 2020 – TBD | The Commissioner will consider waiving license late/reinstatement fees for licensees who are directly affected by COVID-19 (those who test positive or are a primary caregiver of someone who tests positive) and are unable to renew their insurance license timely. More information can be found here. |
Real Estate
| New York | March 27, 2020 – June 7, 2020 (license expiration) | Effective March 27, 2020, pursuant to Executive Order 202.11, any license issued by the Division of Licensing Services or New York State Athletic Commission, that expires after that date, shall remain in effect until June 7, 2020. Further, the Appraisal Subcommittee of the Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council, has advised that appraisers within New York have been granted a 90-day deferment for meeting continuing education requirements. Any license holder that is eligible to renew and does not need the extension is encouraged to do so; all other license holders may rely on the above extensions. More information can be found here. Per the state – Students who cannot get their CE by their deadline should: 1. Renew their license on the state site BEFORE their deadline: https://www.dos.ny.gov/licensing/eaccessny.html a. Mark the box that they did NOT complete their CE b. Pay their renewal fee c. Submit their renewal 2. Request a 6 month extension by emailing: dosedmailing@dos.ny.gov a. This email should include: Name, License #, expiration date, when they plan on taking the CE and reason for requesting the extension Note: It nay take about a week for a response since there are many requests coming in |
| Pennsylvania | May 31, 2020 – August 29, 2020 (CE requirements and license renewal) | Under the State Real Estate Commission, renewal deadlines for all license types will be extended from May 31, 2020, to Aug. 29, 2020. The CE renewal cycle has also been extended to August 29, 2020. You must complete 14 hours of CE, including the required mandatory topics if applicable, between June 1, 2018, and August 29, 2020, in order to meet the requirements. The next CE cycle will begin August 30, 2020, and extend to May 31, 2022. More information can be found here. |
| South Carolina | April 1, 2020 – September 30, 2020 (CE requirements and license renewal) | The renewal start date for Real Estate licenses with a 2020 expiration date will begin on May 1, 2020. The renewal and CE deadlines have been extended to September 30, 2020. More information can be found here. |
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