Agent Licensing Requirements
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Credit
- 5 hours of self study
- Complete the Citizenship Affidavit. Make a copy of the front of the acceptable id. This form and the required copy of the acceptable id must be uploaded to complete your application.
- Apply online at NIPR or Sircon
- Payment of $120
- Fingerprints (submitted electronically for a criminal background check)
- Once you complete the self study and complete the Credit Agent Pre-licensing Education Certificate Form, you can move to Step 7
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Life, Accident and Sickness
- Completion of 40-hour Life, Accident and Sickness prelicensing course
- Passing score on Life, Accident and Sickness examination
- Complete the Citizenship Affidavit. Make a copy of the front of the acceptable id. This form and the required copy of the acceptable id must be uploaded to complete your application.
- Apply online at NIPR or Sircon
- Payment of $120
- Fingerprints (submitted electronically for a criminal background check)
- Note:
- Waiver of prelicensing course and examination can be granted if you hold CLU or FLMI designation; please attach a copy of CLU or FLMI designation with your application
- Waiver of prelicensing course and examination can be granted if you are licensed for these same lines in your previous home state; that state license must be active at the time you move to Georgia, you must attach original clearance letter from your prior home state, and you must apply for licensure within 90 days of the date of the move to Georgia
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Personal Lines
- Completion of 20-hour Personal Lines prelicensing course
- Passing score on Personal Lines examination
- Complete the Citizenship Affidavit. Make a copy of the front of the acceptable id. This form and the required copy of the acceptable id must be uploaded to complete your application.
- Apply online at NIPR or Sircon
- Payment of $120
- Fingerprints (submitted electronically for a criminal background check)
- Note:
- Waiver of prelicensing course and examination can be granted if you hold CPCU designation; please attach a copy of CPCU designation with your application
- Waiver of prelicensing course and examination can be granted if you are licensed for these same lines in your previous home state; that state license must be active at the time you move to Georgia, you must attach original clearance letter from your prior home state, and you must apply for licensure within 90 days of the date of the move to Georgia
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Property and Casualty
- Completion of 40-hour Property and Casualty prelicensing course.
- Passing score on Property and Casualty examination
- Complete the Citizenship Affidavit. Make a copy of the front of the acceptable id. This form and the required copy of the acceptable id must be uploaded to complete your application.
- Apply online at NIPR or Sircon
- Payment of $120
- Fingerprints (submitted electronically for a criminal background check)
- Note:
- Waiver of prelicensing course and examination can be granted if you hold CPCU designation; please attach a copy of CPCU designation with your application
- Waiver of prelicensing course and examination can be granted if you are licensed for these same lines in your previous home state; that state license must be active at the time you move to Georgia, you must attach original clearance letter from your prior home state, and you must apply for licensure within 90 days of the date of the move to Georgia
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Temporary Resident
Temporary insurance agent is an individual who sells, solicits or negotiates insurance through one specific insurer. Temporary licenses are issued on behalf of an insurer. It requires an insurance company to sponsor the individual for licensure and a supervising agent that is licensed and appointed with the sponsoring insurance company. A licensee is limited to one temporary license per lifetime.
The initial license is issued for 6 months from the date of issuance. The license can be extended (renewed) in 3 month intervals – for a maximum period of 15 months from the original issue date. At no time, can the license exceed 15 months.
Temporary licenses are for resident applicants only and for agents only.
Eligible lines of authority for temporary agent licenses are: Life, Accident and Sickness, Property, Casualty, Personal Lines. Temporary agents can only hold the same lines of authority as the supervising agent.
- Complete the Sponsoring Insurer/Agent Certification Form which is required to be uploaded for your application to be processed
- Complete the Citizenship Affidavit. Make a copy of the front of the acceptable id. This form and the required copy of the acceptable id must be uploaded to complete your application.
- Payment of $80 fee
- Apply online at Sircon
- Fingerprints (submitted electronically for a criminal background check)
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Travel, Travel Baggage, Title
- No prelicensing course or examination are required (Steps 3 through 6 do not apply to this license)
- Complete the Citizenship Affidavit. Make a copy of the front of the acceptable id. This form and the required copy of the acceptable id must be uploaded to complete your application.
- Apply online at NIPR or Sircon
- Payment of $120
- Fingerprints (submitted electronically for a criminal background check)
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Variable Products
- Completion of 8-hour Variable Product prelicensing course (through sponsoring company)
- Passing score on Variable Products examination
- Complete the Citizenship Affidavit. Make a copy of the front of the acceptable id. This form and the required copy of the acceptable id must be uploaded to complete your application.
- Apply online at NIPR or Sircon
- Payment of $120
- Fingerprints (submitted electronically for a criminal background check)
- Note:
- Waiver of pre-licensing course and examination can be granted if you are licensed for these same lines in your previous home state; that state license must be active at the time you move to Georgia, you must attach original clearance letter from your prior home state, and you must apply for licensure within 90 days of the date of the move to Georgia
