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Effective May 1, 2023, our new exam vendor is Pearson Vue. Individuals may now schedule exams online with Pearson Vue. Please use this link to access a list of study materials.
**NOTICE** The Department is no longer mailing hard copy renewal notices to licensees. Please visit SBS to update your email address.
All resident producers will still need to meet the 24 hours of CE and renewal application requirements to maintain an active license. The CE compliance requirements can be found on the Continuing Education page.
Effective July 8, 2019, you will log onto SBS’ website to view your CE transcript and South Carolina license information. As a reminder to resident producers, fingerprinting is not required at every renewal. If a resident producer was fingerprinted at initial licensure or for their last compliance period, fingerprinting is not required a second time as long as the license remains active.
Title 38, Chapter 43 of the South Carolina Code of Laws defines the regulations and requirements for an insurance producer.
RESIDENT PRODUCERS
Step 1: Complete Required Exam(s)
- Those wishing to become a South Carolina licensed resident producer must first pass the appropriate producer licensing exam for that specific line of authority.
- Register for Exam - Contact Pearson Vue directly at 877-759-5226 or schedule online to register for the state licensing exam and/or view exam content outlines. Exam reports expire 12 months after the date of issuance.
- View exam content outlines on website.
Step 2: Apply for License
Paper applications will only accepted in certain situations. Any others may be returned to the applicant, without being processed.
To transfer non-resident license to resident license:
Cancel the license in the previous home state and then apply online at NIPR.- Background checks are required for new resident applications. Please see our Fingerprinting page for more information.
- The license fee is $25. It is not pro-rated and is non-refundable and non-transferable.
- A letter of clearance from the home state is not required if we can verify on the State Producer Licensing Database (SPLD) that the license has been canceled in the previous home state.
- To exempt the state licensing examination the producer must submit an application within 90 days of canceling the license in the previous home state. Otherwise, the individual is required to take South Carolina’s licensing examination.
Pre-need Producers only:
Pre-need producers are only required to pass the life exam and need to submit:- A copy of your South Carolina funeral director's license; and
- Letter of employment from a South Carolina licensed funeral home.
Title Producers only:
Title producers are also required to file a Financial Interest Disclosure Form in accordance with SC Code Section 38-75-960(B).Step 3: Obtain Fingerprints
Beginning in January of 2017, all resident producers are required to submit fingerprints as part of the licensing process. Once your fingerprints have been successfully submitted and processed, you do not need to be re-fingerprinted with future license renewals.Fingerprinting allows the SCDOI to complete a statewide criminal background check with SLED and a national criminal background check with the FBI. Additionally, once fingerprint records are on file, new criminal charges for licensed insurance producers are automatically reported to the SCDOI.
Please visit our Fingerprinting page to learn how to schedule an appointment with IdentoGo.
Non-resident Producers
The license fee is $25. It is not pro-rated and is non-refundable and non-transferable.If license status cannot be verified on the State Producer Licensing Database (SPLD), certification from the applicant's home state will be required.
To transfer resident license to non-resident license:
Cancel the SC resident license. Apply and become licensed in the new home state. Once approved, apply online at NIPR for a non-resident license in SC.Pre-need Producers only:
Pre-need producers are only required to pass the life exam and need to submit:- A copy of your South Carolina funeral director's license
- Letter of employment from a South Carolina licensed funeral home.