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