215 ILCS 5/500-35
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 215 - INSURANCE|215 ILCS 5/ - Illinois Insurance Code.|Article XXXI - Insurance Producers, Limited Insurance Representatives And Registered Firms

(Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2027)Sec. 500-35. License.(a) Unless denied a license pursuant to Section 500-70, persons who have met  the  requirements of Sections 500-25 and 500-30 shall be issued a 2-year insurance  producer license.  An insurance producer may receive qualification for a license in one or more of  the following  lines of authority:(1) Life: insurance coverage on human lives including     benefits of endowment and annuities, and may include benefits in the event of death or dismemberment by accident and benefits for disability income.(2) Variable life and variable annuity products:     insurance coverage provided under variable life insurance contracts and variable annuities.(3) Accident and health or sickness: insurance     coverage for sickness, bodily injury, or accidental death and may include benefits for disability income.(4) Property: insurance coverage for the direct or     consequential loss or damage to property of every kind.(5) Casualty: insurance coverage against legal     liability, including that for death, injury, or disability or damage to real or personal property.(6) Personal lines: property and casualty insurance     coverage sold to individuals and families for primarily noncommercial purposes.(7) Any other line of insurance permitted under State     laws or rules.(b) An insurance producer license shall remain in effect unless revoked or  suspended  as long as the fee set forth in Section 500-135 is paid and education  requirements for resident  individual producers are met by the due date.(1) Before each license renewal, an insurance     producer must satisfactorily complete at least 24 hours of course study in accordance with rules prescribed by the Director. Three of the 24 hours of course study must consist of classroom or webinar ethics instruction. The Director may not approve a course of study unless the course provides for classroom, seminar, webinar, or self-study instruction methods.  A course given in a combination instruction method of classroom, seminar, webinar, or self-study shall be deemed to be a self-study course unless the classroom, seminar, or webinar certified hours meets or exceeds two-thirds of total hours certified for the course.  The self-study material used in the combination course must be directly related to and complement the classroom portion of the course in order to be considered for credit.  An instruction method other than classroom or seminar shall be considered as self-study methodology.  Self-study credit hours require the successful completion of an examination covering the self-study material. The examination may not be self-evaluated. However, if the self-study material is completed through the use of an approved computerized interactive format whereby the computer validates the successful completion of the self-study material, no additional examination is required.  The self-study credit hours contained in a certified course shall be considered classroom hours when at least two-thirds of the hours are given as classroom or seminar instruction.(2) An insurance producer license automatically     terminates when an insurance producer fails to successfully meet the requirements of item (1) of subsection (b) of this Section.  The producer must complete the course in advance of the renewal date to allow the education provider time to report the credit to the Department.(c) A provider of a pre-licensing or continuing education course required  by Section  500-30 and this Section must pay a registration fee and a course certification  fee for each course  being certified as provided by Section 500-135.(d) An individual insurance producer who allows his or her license to lapse  may,  within 12 months after the due date of the renewal fee, be issued a license  without the necessity  of passing a written examination. However, a penalty in the amount of double  the unpaid renewal  fee shall be required after the due date.(e) A licensed insurance producer who is unable to comply with license  renewal  procedures due to military service may request a waiver of those procedures.(f) The license must contain the licensee's name, address, and personal  identification  number, the date of issuance, the lines of authority, the expiration date, and  any other  information the Director deems necessary.(g) Licensees must inform the Director by any means acceptable to the  Director of a  change of address within 30 days after the change.(h) In order to assist in the performance of the Director's duties, the  Director may  contract with a non-governmental entity including the National Association of  Insurance  Commissioners (NAIC), or any affiliates or subsidiaries that the NAIC oversees,  to perform any  ministerial functions, including collection of fees, related to producer  licensing that the Director  and the non-governmental entity may deem appropriate.  (Source: P.A. 100-876, eff. 8-14-18.)