Rhode Island Producer Licensing
The state portion of the Rhode Island life and health exam starts with how a person becomes and stays a licensed insurance producer in Rhode Island. This chapter covers the state regulator and its authority, the license and lines of authority needed to sell life and health products, how appointments connect a producer to an insurer, and the continuing education and renewal rules that keep a license active. These state rules sit on top of the shared national concepts and are the most heavily weighted part of the Rhode Island supplement.
The Rhode Island Insurance Regulator and Its Authority
Insurance in Rhode Island is regulated by the Rhode Island Department of Business Regulation (DBR), through its Insurance Division, headed by the Director of Business Regulation. The regulator has authority to issue, deny, suspend, and revoke producer licenses, adopt rules, investigate complaints, and enforce the state insurance code. A common exam point is knowing that this state agency — not a federal body and not the NAIC — is the licensing and enforcement authority in Rhode Island.
License and Lines of Authority
Under the Producer Licensing Model Act adopted in Rhode Island, a single insurance producer license carries specific lines of authority. To sell life and health coverage a producer adds the life line and the accident and health (accident and sickness) line. Applicants generally must meet minimum age and application requirements, pass the state licensing examination, and complete a background/fingerprint check before the license is issued. Producers should confirm current prelicensing and fee requirements with the DBR Insurance Division.
Appointments, Continuing Education, and Renewal
A license lets a person act as a producer, but to represent a specific insurer that company must appoint the producer and file the appointment with the DBR Insurance Division; a producer may hold many appointments. Licenses are renewed periodically (commonly on a two-year cycle), and resident life and health producers must complete approved continuing education — typically around 24 hours per two-year term including an ethics component — and pay the renewal fee. Letting CE or renewal lapse can cause the license to expire, triggering reinstatement rules and possible penalties.
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State-specific details
State exam facts
- State regulator
- Rhode Island Division of Insurance Regulation
- Exam vendor
- Pearson VUE
- Prelicensing education
- None
- Passing score
- 70%
Who regulates life & health insurance licensing in Rhode Island?
The Rhode Island Division of Insurance Regulation, within the Department of Business Regulation (DBR), licenses producers. Rhode Island uses Pearson VUE to administer the licensing examinations.
Does Rhode Island require prelicensing education for the life & health exam?
No. Rhode Island does not require prelicensing education, though the state strongly recommends preparing through study courses.
Does Rhode Island offer a combined life & health exam?
No. Rhode Island does not offer a combined Life & Health exam — you take separate Life and Accident & Health exams via Pearson VUE, each requiring a 70% passing score.
Sources: https://dbr.ri.gov/divisions/insurance, https://www.pearsonvue.com/us/en/ri/insurance.html
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