October 18, 2010
Monday, October 18th, 2010Indiana:
Effective October 1, 2010 the Indiana Department of Insurance will no longer be mailing license renewal notices. Indiana Non-Resident Insurance Licenses will expire on November 30, 2010. To avoid late fees, license renewals must be completed electronically before this date. You will not receive a printed copy of your renewal notice or a printed license. To keep fees from increasing, the Department of Insurance is emailing renewal notices to eliminate printing and mailing costs. Producers can print their license from Producers Edge.
Virginia:
The Virginia Insurance Continuing Education Board is conducting its 3rd web seminar, hosted by their continuing education provider Pearson VUE and their partner Sircon on November 10, 2010 at 1:00 PM (Eastern). This webinar will discuss changes slated for the 2011 – 2012 biennium, the course renewal process, and the instructor renewal process. Please send Pearson VUE any questions or concerns you may have regarding the Virginia Insurance Continuing Education program that can be addressed during our session. The login instructions for the webinar will be emailed to you after registration so be sure to include a current email address. If you have questions, please call us at 877-234-6092 or e-mail virginiainsurance@pearson.com.
New York:
PSI and the New York State Insurance Department will be hosting an Industry Day on November 4th at 10:00am Eastern Time. No RSVP is necessary; however there is a short presentation at the beginning, so please arrive at the start time listed. The purpose of the open house is to ensure that you are aware of the upcoming examination changes. The event will be held at the Hilton Garden Inn, Albany Airport, 800 Albany-Shaker Road in Albany.
Nebraska:
The Nebraska Department and Prometric have jointly announced extensive changes to the insurance pre-licensing education curriculum outline. The announced revisions will be reflected on licensing examinations offered on and after February1, 2011. Individuals preparing for an insurance licensing exam that will be administered on or after the announced implementation date are urged to ensure that their study materials reflect the most recent curriculum revisions. The new Licensing Information Bulletins will be available from Prometric online approximately six weeks before the test update.
New Hampshire:
Effective January 1, 2011, NH will begin accepting the “designated home state” for adjusters that live in states without a resident license. This change will eliminate continuing education requirements for non-resident adjusters. Only NH resident adjusters will be required to complete NH approved continuing education for future renewals. Every 2 years, at least 60 days prior to the renewal date of their license, persons holding an adjusters license shall be certified by the insurance department as having completed 20 hours of continuing education instruction. Licensees with workers’ compensation authority shall comply with the approved 10 credit hours of workers’ compensation and 10 credit hours of multi-line requirement.
Michigan:
Following a recent examination review workshop (ERW) it has been determined that the Michigan Life and Variable Annuities (16-84) Producer combination licensing examination requires an update in content to adequately test for minimum entry level competence. Therefore, beginning December 9, 2010, all candidates for licensure as Life and Variable Annuities producers will be required to take the Life (16-65) and Variable Annuities (16-83) licensing examinations separately. Candidates will be allowed to take the combination examination (16-84) through December 8, 2010. As of December 9, 2010, the Life and Variable Annuities (16-84) combination examination will not be offered while the examination content is under redevelopment. Candidates will be required to take the Life (16-65) and Variable Annuities (16-83) licensing examinations separately.