The Illinois Department of Insurance (IDOI) wants to inform all Resident Producers of changes in the Illinois Compiled Statutes for continuing education (CE) and pre-licensing compliance.

Effective January 01, 2010, the key changes are:

• All resident producers whose license is due for renewal on or after January 01, 2010 will be required to complete 24 hours of CE: three of the 24 hours must consist of classroom ethics. This change will be required for every renewal period, every two years. (Click here for a list of CE Providers who can help you fulfill this requirement).
• Pre-licensing hours go from 15 hours for each class of insurance to 20 hours with 7.5 of the 20 hours must be completed in a classroom setting; except for Motor Vehicle will increase from 7.5 hours to 12.5 hours and 5 hours to be in a classroom setting.
• Pre-licensing will be required to be completed prior to taking the exam. Candidates will be required to show proof of pre-licensing completion at the test center before they will be allowed to sit for the exam.
• Any individual, who completed pre-licensing in 2009 under the previous law and waits to apply for a license in 2010, will be subjected to the requirement of completing the classroom portion of the pre-licensing requirement before the license could be issued.
• On November 4, 2009, the Department issued a bulletin describing the implementation of HB70.

Should you have any questions, please contact our Producer Licensing Unit at 217-782-6366 or e-mail: DOI.Licensing@illinois.gov

CB 2009-07 - Producer Licensing Requirements Applicable To Producers Whose Licenses Renew In January And February of 2010