Kansas Insurance Department; Sandy Praeger, Commissioner

Kansas Insurance Department SealKansas Insurance Commissioner

Sandy Praeger

2008 NAIC President

Continuing Education Requirements

Once an agent receives a license, that agent must satisfy continuing education requirements. These biennial requirements for a resident agent are:

Authority Hours Course Type
Life and/or Health* 12 Life/Health
Property and/or Casualty* 12 Property/Casualty
Crop Only 2 Crop
Title Only 4 Title
Pre-need Only 2 Life/Health

*Such requirement shall include at least one hour of instruction in insurance ethics. No more than three Continuing Education Credits shall be in insurance agency management.

For those agents who were born in an odd-numbered year, the biennial due date is the agent's date of birth in each odd year. For those agents born in an even-numbered year, the biennial due date is the agent's date of birth in each even year. Such due date shall not be earlier than two years following the agent's initial licensure.

Requirements For Compliance

Kansas resident agents must complete courses approved by the Kansas Insurance Department.

Nonresident agents must renew on-line or send a $50 biennial license fee by the renewal due date. A Certification Letter from the agent's home state is not required. License status will be verified through PDB as proof of continuing education compliance (PDB Participating State Report at http://www.nipr.com/html/nrlHomeStates.html).

Licenses Cancelled for Noncompliance with CE Requirements

If a Kansas resident or nonresident license is suspended or terminated for failure to submit continuing education/renewal requirements the agent must provide:

Course Providers

These providers schedule continuing education classes on a frequent basis. Contact the provider for enrollment information.