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Pennsylvania Statutes Title 40 P.S. Insurance § 310.4. License prerequisites

Current as of January 01, 2025 | Updated by Findlaw Staff

(a) General rule.--Prior to applying to the department for an insurance producer license, an individual shall pass an insurance producer licensing examination required for the lines of authority for which a candidate desires a license.

(b) Deleted by 2024, Oct. 31, P.L. 1155, No. 142, § 2, effective in 180 days [April 29, 2025].

(c) Insurance producer licensing examination.--A candidate shall remit a completed application for examination indicating the lines of authority for which the candidate desires to be licensed and the nonrefundable examination fee established by the department prior to taking an insurance producer licensing examination.

(d) Exceptions.--The examination requirements of this act shall not be required if the person is:

(1) A business entity.

(2) A person who possesses the professional designation of Chartered Life Underwriter (CLU) and is applying for life or accident and health line of authority.

(3) A person who possesses the professional designation of Chartered Property and Casualty Underwriter (CPCU) and is applying for property, casualty or accident and health line of authority.

(4) A person who possesses the professional designation of Certified Insurance Counselor (CIC) and is applying for life, accident and health or property and casualty line of authority.

(5) A person who possesses any other professional designation for which the requirements are waived by the commissioner.

(6) A person who is licensed in another state as an insurance producer for the lines of authority for which the person desires to be licensed under section 606-A or 610-A.  1

(7) A person who has a line of authority limited to limited line credit insurance.

(8) A person who has a line of authority limited to a limited line.

(9) An individual whose line of authority will be restricted to domestic mutual fire insurance and will be with an insurer writing only coverage other than insurance upon automobiles as authorized by section 202(b)(1) through (3) of the act of May 17, 1921 (P.L. 682, No. 284),  2 known as The Insurance Company Law of 1921.

(10) The individual whose line of authority will be restricted fraternal pursuant to section 609 of the act of December 14, 1992 (P.L. 835, No. 134),  3 known as the Fraternal Benefit Societies Code.

1 40 P.S. §§ 310.6, 310.10.
2 40 P.S. § 382.
3 40 P.S. § 1142-609 (repealed); see 40 P.S. § 991.2459.
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