Rules & Regulations of the State of Tennessee
Title 0780 - Commerce and Insurance
Subtitle 0780-01 - Insurance Division
Chapter 0780-01-56 - Licensing Requirements for Insurance Producers
Section 0780-01-56-.06 - PRE-LICENSING EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS

Universal Citation: TN Comp Rules and Regs 0780-01-56-.06

Current through September 24, 2024

(1) All applicants for an insurance producer license, unless exempt pursuant to Paragraph (5) of this Rule or otherwise exempted by law, are required to complete an online or classroom pre-licensing course of study prior to taking the examination required.

(2) The pre-licensing course taken by the applicant must be approved by the commissioner in order for an applicant to receive credit under this Rule.

(3) The amounts of total hours which an insurance producer is required to take are listed as follows:

Lines of Insurance

Number of Hours

Title

20

Life

20

Accident and Health

20

Property

20

Casualty

20

Personal Lines

20

(4) The applicant shall certify to the commissioner in or with the application for insurance producer license that such applicant has completed a pre-licensing course of study approved by the commissioner for each line of insurance for which an insurance producer license is requested.

(5) The following persons are exempt from the pre-licensing education requirements prescribed by this Rule for the specified lines of authority that are deemed by the commissioner to be equivalent to pre-licensing education:

(a) Persons holding a Chartered Life Underwriter (CLU) designation for a life line of authority;

(b) Persons holding a Chartered Property and Casualty Underwriters (CPCU) designation for property, personal lines, and casualty lines of authority;

(c) Persons holding a Certified Insurance Counselors (CIC) designation for life, health, property, personal lines, and casualty lines of authority;

(d) Persons holding a Certified Employee Benefit Specialist (CEBS), Chartered Financial Consultant (ChFC), Certified Financial Planner (CFP), Fellow of Life Management Institute (FLMI), or Life Underwriter Training Council Fellow (LUTCF) designation for a life line of authority;

(e) Persons holding a Registered Health Underwriter (RHU), Certified Employee Benefit Specialist (CEBS), Registered Employee Benefit Consultant (REBC), or Health Insurance Advisor (HIA) designation for a health line of authority; and

(f) Persons holding an Accredited Advisor in Insurance (AAI) or Associate in Risk Management (ARM) designation for property, personal lines, and casualty lines of authority.

(g) Persons holding an insurance degree from an accredited college or university for all lines of authority.

Authority: T.C.A. §§ 56-6-105, 56-6-106, 56-6-107, 56-6-109, 56-6-124, 56-32-114, 56-35-122, and 56-35-201.

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