As we enter the third quarter of 2024, this is a great time to review your state insurance licenses and education requirements and set important reminders for when licenses renew and education is due throughout the year. If you have an expired license or don’t have the proper training, you could be jeopardizing your client’s insurance application or delaying your compensation.
Where to Start
The National Insurance Producer Registry provides streamlined licensing data and compliance information for insurance professionals. NIPR makes it easy for you to:
- Review your state requirements
- Apply for a new license or line of authority
- Renew an existing license
- Review Continuing Education (CE) requirements
- Print your license
- So much more!
Check Your Continuing Education through Sircon or State-Based Systems
Use Sircon for the following states: AZ, CA, CO, GA, IN, MD, MN, MS, NV, NJ, NC, PA, SD, TX, UT, VA, WV, and WY.
Use State-Based Systems for the following states: AL, AK, AR, CT, DE, DC, HI, ID, IL, IA, KS, MA, MO, MT, NE, NH, NM, ND, OK, OR, RI, SC, TN, VT, and WI.
For all other states, visit your resident state’s Division of Insurance (DOI) website.
Special Education
LTCI
Many states require special education to sell long-term care insurance. This usually requires eight hours of LTCI training and an additional four hours every two years thereafter. This varies by state, and we recommend verifying any special training before purchasing it. Some carriers also require that your training is completed through a Clear-Cert verified vendor. WebCE, for example, meets this requirement.
Medicare
Medicare certification (AHIP or equivalent) and some additional carrier requirements are required to write most Medicare products. You must also be contracted and approved with a carrier before writing Medicare business. Once your state insurance license has been verified and your Continuing Education is up to date, you can apply for a licensing appointment with specific carriers.
Annuities
RegEd provides detailed information on a state-by-state basis for annuity requirements. Click here for more information.
Evaluate Your Goals
Mid-year also presents an important opportunity to take a step back and evaluate our goals for the year. For instance, now is an ideal time to add new products to your portfolio. If you’d like to learn more about any of the product lines or carriers listed below, we invite you to schedule a call with our team today!
Carriers Available through The Krause Agency
Long-Term Care Insurance
- AFE/USA Chubb (Hybrid) (Group or Individual)
- Brighthouse (Hybrid)
- EquiTrust (Hybrid)
- Global Atlantic (Hybrid)
- John Hancock Life (Hybrid) (Group)
- LifeSecure (Group)
- Lincoln Financial (Hybrid)
- Mutual of Omaha (Traditional)
- National Guardian Life (Traditional) (Group or Individual)
- Nationwide (Hybrid)
- OneAmerica (Hybrid)
- Securian Financial (Hybrid)
- Thrivent (Traditional) (Hybrid)*
- TrustMark (Hybrid) (Group)
*Thrivent requires a Fraternal License in CT, DE, MA, and NM prior to appointment.
Short-Term Care Insurance
- Aetna
- Cigna
- GTL
- Manhattan Life
Medicare and Other Supplemental Products
- Ace
- Aetna
- Aflac
- Allstate
- American Benefit Life
- Anthem
- BCBS of Minnesota
- Cigna
- Humana
- Manhattan Life
- Medica
- Mutual of Omaha
- Physicians Mutual
- UCare
- United American
- UnitedHealthcare
- Wellcare
Medicaid Compliant Annuities
- ELCO Mutual
- Unity Financial
- Nationwide
- The Standard
- Croatian Financial
Funeral Expense Trust
- ELCO Mutual]
- Unity Financial
Preneed Insurance
- Global Atlantic
- NGL
Final Expense Insurance
- Aetna
- AFLAC
- Cigna
- ELCO Mutual
- GTL
- Mutual of Omaha
- Physicians Mutual
- UHO
We offer competitive commissions with all the carriers under our umbrella. Get contracted with us to start selling today!
Not sure where to begin? Schedule a call with one of our in-house advisors.
