District of Columbia Producer Licensing & CE
The final state topic is how a person becomes and stays a licensed property and casualty producer in the District of Columbia, including appointments and continuing education.
Getting Licensed
To sell property and casualty insurance in the District a person obtains a resident insurance producer license with the property and casualty lines of authority from DISB. Applicants generally must complete an application, pass the District licensing examination through DISB's testing vendor, submit to a background check, and pay the required fee. Any prelicensing course-hour requirement is set by DISB; confirm the current rule before scheduling the exam.
Appointments and Renewal
A license lets a person act as a producer, but to transact business for a specific insurer that company must appoint the producer with DISB; a producer may hold appointments with several insurers at once. Licenses renew on a set cycle and require the renewal fee, and continuing education, including an ethics component, is required each renewal period. The exact CE hour totals are set by DISB and should be verified before renewal.