Washington Producer Licensing & CE
The final state topic is how a person becomes and stays a licensed property and casualty producer in Washington, including appointments and continuing education.
Getting Licensed
To sell property and casualty insurance in Washington a person obtains a resident insurance producer license with the property and casualty lines of authority from the Office of the Insurance Commissioner. Applicants generally must complete an application, pass the state licensing examination through the OIC's testing vendor, submit to a background check, and pay the required fee. Any prelicensing course-hour requirement is set by the OIC; 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 the OIC; 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 the OIC and should be verified with the Office of the Insurance Commissioner before renewal.