How To Become A Resident Licensed Producer Illinois Department of Insurance

You can access information regarding a producer examination licensing kit by clicking here. Or if you prefer, the information can be found below.

You must first complete the prelicensing education requirement of 15 hours per line of authority; i.e., Life, Accident/Health, Fire, Casualty, Personal Lines - Property Casualty and 7.5 hours for motor vehicles. Clicking here will provide you with a list of certified education providers that you can use to obtain your pre-licensing requirement.

Review the Insurance Licensing Examination Candidate Handbook. The Handbook describes how, when and where to apply for the producer examination.

If you pass the licensing examination you will be given a license application and instruction sheet by Pearson Vue, the test administrator. Carefully read the instruction sheet and retain for your records. We have no way of providing you a duplicate copy.

Complete the ORIGINAL license application received from Pearson Vue, and send a $180.00 license fee (payable to the Director of Insurance). Your prelicensing proof of completion results must be sent by your education provider and received by the Department of Insurance prior to the license being issued. Mail the license application and fee to the Producer Section, Illinois Department of Insurance, 320 W. Washington, Springfield, Illinois 62767-0001. Do not mail reproductions of your license application. We will only accept the ORIGINAL license application.

If you fail the exam, Pearson Vue will provide the results and the procedures to arrange for another exam with Pearson Vue