Updated November 21, 2024
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TENNESSEE CE COURSES
The following courses are currently available for Tennessee:
| Course Name | Credit Hours | Line of Authority |
| Anti-Money Laundering - Ethical Decision Making for Insurance | 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 |
| Distribution Planning | 4.00 | Life/Health/Variable |
| Group Benefits & Worksite Insurance | 4.00 | Life/Health/Variable |
| Health Insurance Policies: Protecting Clients from Health-Related Loss | 5.00 | Life/Health/Variable |
| Life Insurance Policy Types & Suitability | 6.00 | Life/Health/Variable |
| Medicare Supplement Insurance: Closing the Gap | 4.00 | Life/Health/Variable |
| Principles of Life and Health Insurance | 12.00 | Life/Health/Variable |
| Retirement Planning | 4.00 | Life/Health/Variable |
| Variable Life & Annuities: Understanding Investment Potential and Risks | 5.00 | Life/Health/Variable |
| Indexed Product Training | 4.00 | Life/Health/Variable |
| Annuity Suitability and Best Interest Standard Training | 4.00 | Annuity Best Interest 4 hour |
| Long-Term Care Certification Training | 8.00 | LTC |
| Long-Term Care Certificate Refresher | 4.00 | LTC |
| NFIP Flood Insurance | 3.00 | Property/Casualty |
| 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 and Adjusters are required to take 24 hours of CE including 3
hours of Ethics every 2 years.
• Combination Multi-Peril Crop Adjuster and Life and Health OR Property and
Casualty must take 48 hours including 4 hours of Ethics every 2-year license
term.
Licensees must renew on or before the last day of the licensee’s birth month
every 2 years based on an odd/even birth year. Licensees cannot take a
course more than once within 2 calendar years from the original course completion date.
Not more than 12 CE credits may be carried over as general credits to the next
licensing term. Excess Ethics hours will be counted as general credit.
NOTE: Be sure to complete all of your CE credit hours BEFORE submitting your license renewal application.
CATEGORY RESTRICTIONS
Licensees may take an approved course in any line of authority to obtain
their CE credits, but it is recommended that they take
courses pertaining to their license type.
SPECIAL TRAINING
• ANNUITY BEST INTEREST TRAINING – Tennessee licensed producers must complete a one-time state approved 4-hour Annuity Suitability Best Interest course before selling, soliciting or negotiating any annuity products.
• LONG-TERM CARE PARTNERSHIP TRAINING – Before a producer can sell or solicit
Long-Term Care Insurance, they must complete a state approved 8-hour course in Long-Term Care Training. Producers must then complete a 4-hour ongoing training requirement every 24 months following the initial completion of the 8-hour training.
• FLOOD INSURANCE TRAINING –Tennessee licensed producers who sell National
Flood Insurance Policies are required to take a one-time 3-hour course on Flood
Insurance.
COURSE PRESENTATION
• CERTIFICATE EXAM – Licensees are required to pass the certificate exam with a 70% or better.
• STUDY BY TOPIC QUIZZES – ExamFX recommends that all Study by Topic Quizzes
are passed with a 70% or better.
• ATTESTATION – The attestation must be
completed following the certificate exam.
CERTIFICATES OF COMPLETION AND REPORTING
Your certificate of completion will be processed within two (2) business days and can be downloaded/printed from the "View Certificate(s)" link in the course launch portal. Completions are normally reported to the state entities within two (2) business days of the certificate having been issued.
There is a state charge of $1.00 per credit hour to report your completion. This fee will be charged prior to accessing the certificate exam.
NON-RESIDENT PRODUCERS
A non-resident producer’s satisfaction of their home state’s CE requirements will satisfy this state’s CE requirements, if the non-resident producer’s home state recognizes Tennessee’s CE requirements on the same basis.
CE EXEMPTIONS
The following are exempt from Tennessee CE requirements:
• Limited Lines producers.
•Public adjuster licensed less than 1 full year.
• Producers who have been continuously licensed since January 1, 1994 (are still required to complete the initial 8-hour LTC training but are exempt from the 4-hour ongoing training).
ADDITIONAL LICENSE RENEWAL INFORMATION
Once the course requirements are met ExamFX will report course completions and you may file a renewal application, pay all fees and follow the online renewal process at NIPR or Sircon.
STATE CONTACT INFORMATION
Tennessee Department of Insurance
Phone: (615) 741-2693
Fax: (615) 532-2862
Email: [email protected]
Mailing Address:
Tennessee Department of Insurance Producer Licensing Section
500 James Robertson Parkway
Nashville, TN 37243-1134
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.
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