Veteran Insurance Exam Reimbursement
The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) can reimburse Veterans for taking a license test. Please click on the below links for information on the process.
How to Reschedule a Pearson VUE exam
NOTICE: Effective July 1, 2017, Pearson Vue will be administering the state insurance exams for producers, adjusters, and bail agents. Please access the web landing page to register for your next exam, find test information, or download handbooks/applications/forms:
www.pearsonvue.com
Monday–Friday, 7:00 a.m.–7:00 p.m. CT; closed on local holidays. Telephone: 888-293-4222 (toll free)
The Mississippi Insurance Department provides the following links to access pre-licensing and continuing education information. Questions pertaining to education should be directed to licensing@mid.ms.gov or by calling the MID Licensing Division at (601) 359-3582.
Use the index below to go directly to a particular section on this page:
Pre-Licensing and Continuing Education Important Links
Note: New provider applications, continuing education applications, all renewals and course completions must be submitted by education providers to the Mississippi Insurance Department through SIRCON at www.sircon.com.
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Pre-Licensing Education
- Insurance Producer
- 20 hours per line of authority classroom or self-study
- Life
- Accident and Health
- Property
- Casualty
- Personal Lines
- Adjuster - 20 hours classroom
- Bail Agent - 40 hours classroom
Contact the Pre-Licensing Education Provider on dates, times and locations of classroom courses.
Pre-Licensing Education Providers (pdf)
Types of Examinations
- Combined Life, Accident & Health
- Life (only)
- Accident and Health (only)
- Combined Property and Casualty
- Property (only)
- Casualty (only)
- Personal Lines
- Industrial Life
- Adjuster:
- Property and Casualty with Workers Comp
- Workers Compensation only
- Public Adjuster
- Industrial Fire
- Bail Agent
All examinations, except for Industrial Life, are administered by: Pearson Vue. Exams are given in Jackson, Choctaw, Decatur, Ellisville, Fulton, Greenwood, Gulfport, Meridian, Mississippi State, Raymond, Ridgeland, Summit and Tupelo. 18 sites available in AL, AR, LA, and TN. You can register for an examination on the Pearson Vue website, www.pearsonvue.com. Pearson Vue may be reached by telephone at 888-293-4222. Industrial Life exams are offered by Home Service Life Council, they can be reached by telephone at 800-748-3189. Exam study books can be purchased from education providers listed in the study material sources link.
State Exam Breakdown by Subject Area
Study Material Sources
Pre-Licensing Forms
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Continuing Education
Information for Agents
Insurance Producers, Adjusters and Bail Agents:
- For Licenses in effect for 13-18 months: 12 hours of continuing education is required.
- For Licenses in effect for 19-24 months: 24 hours of continuing education including three hours of ethics.
- For Bail Licensees: there shall be no continuing education required for the first year of an original license, except:
- For Bail Licensees: 8 hours of continuing education for each year or part of a year of the two-year license period, for a total of 16 hours per license period.
For more information on the length of time your license has been in effect please see the Chart linked at the top of this page.
Insurance Producers, Adjusters and Bail Agents may now use www.sircon.com/mississippi to search for approved
providers and courses, and check CE transcripts for insurance producers.
"ALERT: CLICK ON THE EDUCATION REVIEW PERIOD DROP-DOWN MENU AT THE TOP OF THE CONTINUING EDUCATION TRANSCRIPT PAGE TO REVIEW ALL PERTINENT PERIODS."
To check your Mississippi CE credits, click on the "Look up education courses/credits" on the Mississippi Producer portal home page. On the next screen, click on the "Continuing Education Transcript Inquiry" and select
Mississippi as the state. To get your transcript you will need both your license number and social security number.
To search for approved providers and courses, click on the "Look up education courses/credits" on the Mississippi Producer portal home page. On the next screen, click on the "Approved Courses Inquiry" or "Approved
Providers Inquiry". You may search by continuing education type. To find the phone numbers for the providers, click on the provider name. All providers and courses on www.sircon.com/mississippi are approved for Mississippi continuing education credit.
Please contact the course provider for credit discrepancies in your transcript.
Insurance Producer Training Requirement for the National Flood Insurance Program Agent Leads Referral Program
Information for Continuing Education Providers
Mississippi Education Providers may now process all CE and PE related transactions electronically through SIRCON including Course Offerings, Course Completions and Rosters. Education providers must submit paper applications when submitting/ renewing a course. Please review the links listed
under "Information for Continuing Education Providers" for requirements.
Pre-Licensing Education Information
Helpful Links
- National Flood Insurance Program
NFIP Education and Training Resources
FEMA requires three (3) hours of Flood training and training documentation if the agent has signed up for the NFIP Agent Leads Referral Program. MS Insurance Producers who sell Federal Flood insurance policies may satisfy minimum training and education requirements by completing a one-time, 3 hour NFIP related course.
To search for approved providers and Flood courses, click on "Look up education courses/credits" at www.sircon.com. On the next screen, click on the "Approved Courses Inquiry" or "Approved Providers Inquiry". You may search by continuing education type; e.g. Flood. To find the phone numbers for the providers, click on the provider name. All providers and courses on www.sircon.com/mississippi are approved for Mississippi continuing education credit.
Please refer questions regarding continuing education to the Licensing Division at licensing@mid.ms.gov or 601-359-3582.
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