NORTH DAKOTA CE COURSES
The following courses are currently available for North Dakota:
| Course Name | Credit Hours | Line of Authority |
| Anti Money-Laundering - Ethical Decision Making for Insurance Producers | 3.00 | Ethics |
| Ethical Practices: Avoiding E&O Claims | 3.00 | Ethics |
| Ethics & Insurance: How to Sell Ethically & Comply with the Law | 3.00 | Ethics |
| Front Line Fraud Prevention | 3.00 | Ethics |
| NFIP Flood Insurance | 3.00 | Flood |
| Indexed Product Training | 4.00 | LA |
| Principles of Life and Health Insurance | 12.00 | Life and Health |
| Annuity Suitability Certification Training | 4.00 | Life/Health |
| Distribution Planning | 4.00 | Life/Health |
| Group Benefits & Worksite Insurance | 4.00 | Life/Health |
| Health Insurance Policies: Protecting Clients from Health-Related Loss | 5.00 | Life/Health |
| Life Insurance Policy Types & Suitability | 6.00 | Life/Health |
| Long Term Care Certification Training | 8.00 | Life/Health |
| LTC Certification Refresher | 4.00 | Life/Health |
| Medicare Supplement Insurance: Closing the Gap | 4.00 | Life/Health |
| Retirement Planning | 4.00 | Life/Health |
| Variable Life & Annuities: Understanding Investment Potential and Risks | 5.00 | Life/Health |
| Businessowners Policy (BOP) | 4.00 | Property/Casualty |
| Commercial Lines: Property/Auto/Liability | 4.00 | Property/Casualty |
| Personal Lines: Protecting Your Client's Home, Auto, & Critical Risks | 7.00 | Property/Casualty |
| Principles of Property and Casualty Insurance | 13.00 | Property/Casualty |
REQUIRED HOURS
Producers in North Dakota are required to take 24 hours of CE, including
3 hours in ethics, every 2- year license term. The license expiration date is
the last day of the producer’s birth month every 2 years. North Dakota allows a
maximum of 12 excess credit hours taken during the second half of the license
term be carried forward into the next licensing period. Producers may not take
a course more than once in a 2-year licensing term.
CATEGORY RESTRICTIONS
Students may take an approved course in any line of authority to obtain
their Continuing Education credits, but it is recommended that they take
courses pertaining to their license type.
SPECIAL TRAINING
• INITIAL 8-HOUR LONG TERM CARE PARTNERSHIP TRAINING: Before selling,
soliciting, or negotiating LTC insurance products in North Dakota, producers
must take an initial 8- hour, state-approved LTC training course. Producers
must also take an ongoing 4-hour LTC Partnership course every 24-months, thereafter. Effective January 1, 2022, a producer who engages in the sale of annuities shall complete a one-time, fourhour best interest in annuities training course. A producer who has completed an annuity training course approved by the insurance department prior to 1/1/22 shall within six months after 1/1/22 complete either a new fourcredit best interest training course approved by the department after the effective date of this regulation or compete an additional one-time, onecredit best interest update training course approved by the insurance department.
• ANNUITY TRAINING: Producers must complete a one-time 4-hour annuity training
course prior to selling annuities in the state of North Dakota. Nonresidents
who meet the training requirements in another state that are comparable to
North Dakota's law will be considered compliant for North Dakota's requirement.
COURSE PRESENTATION
• CERTIFICATION EXAM – No certification exam is required to generate a
certificate.
• STUDY BY TOPIC QUIZZES – ExamFX requires that all Study by Topic quizzes be
passed with at least a score of 70%.
• POST-COURSE ATTESTATION – The student is required to complete the post-course
attestation
CERTIFICATES OF COMPLETION AND REPORTING
Students may print their certificate directly from the course after
completing the curriculum requirements. Completions are typically reported within two (2) business days of the certificate having been issued.
There is a state charge of $1.00 per credit hour in order to report completions. This feee will be charged prior to accessing the certification exam.
NONRESIDENT PRODUCERS
As long as your license in your home state is in good standing, there
are no additional continuing education requirements in North Dakota for
nonresident producers.
CE EXEMPTIONS
The following are exempt from North Dakota CE Requirements:
• Producers licensed exclusively for the sale of legal expense insurance, title
insurance, travel baggage insurance, surety bonds, bail bonds, and credit
life/accident & health insurance.
• Producers who are age 62 and whose combined total continuous years of license plus their age equals 85 or more.
• Newly licensed producers for the calendar year in which they are first licensed; but beginning January 1 of the year following licensing, CE requirements apply.
• Nonresidents who have satisfied their CE requirements in their home state.
LICENSE RENEWAL
In order to renew, the producer must be compliant in all their
requirements. Resident and nonresident licensees can renew their license online
here. Renewals may be processed at www.NIPR.com.
STATE CONTACT INFORMATION
North Dakota Department of Insurance Phone: 1-800-247-0560
Fax: 1-701-328-4880
Email: [email protected]
Mailing Address:
North Dakota Insurance Department License Division
State Capitol, Fifth Floor Dept. 401
600 E. Boulevard Ave. Bismarck, ND 58505-0320
The information displayed above is for informational purposes only. ExamFX is not responsible for the accuracy of the information on this page. All steps have been taken to make sure that the information relayed on this page is accurate; however, information is subject to change without notice. It is the responsibility of the producer to be compliant per their states requirements.