Insurance Continuing Education Now Available! 2008-05-22
We are please to announce the launch of our Online Insurance Continuing Education division! We are now offering online Insurance Continuing Education courses for California insurance agents. All courses online! Earn all the necessary credits for only $39.95. Over 200 courses to choose from! We also offer the California Annuities and Long Term Care courses that are required as a pre-requisite to sell. Please go to our CE division site to learn more: www.testeachersce.com
3-21-2008 - Saturday test dates now offered in LA and San Diego! 2008-03-21
The CA DOI is now temporarily offering insurance exams on Saturday at the Los Angeles and San Diego test centers. The new Saturday tests are being offered on a temporary basis to alleviate the long wait for test dates currently being encountered in LA (four weeks) and San Diego (three weeks). If you have an exam scheduled and would like to try to reschedule for an earlier Saturday please follow the exam rescheduling directions on the CA DOI site at www.insurance.ca.gov.
Click here to view the official notice:
http://www.insurance.ca.gov/0200-industry/0110-whats-new/upload/Saturday_License_Examinations.pdf
Our 1st time pass ratio is 25% higher than the state average!! 2008-01-25
It is now official! The first time pass ratio for our online CA insurance pre-license courses is 25% higher than the statewide online/classroom 1st time pass ratio as reported by the Department of Insurance!! Here are the shocking statistics as provided by the Department of Insurance:
Our First Time Pass Ratio for 2007
Life Agent Exam - 93.3%
Fire & Casualty - 83.6%
Statewide First Time Pass Ratio for 2007
Life Agent Exam - 68.5%
Fire & Casualty - 57.7%
We continue to provide the highest quality online training programs at the most competitive price. If you are debating taking your course online the statistics above should be more than enough to convince you that our online courses really are the way to go. Pass the first time and save over $100 (versus a traditional live class tuition) with our programs.
New CA Insurance Courses Pending Approval - 2007-12-03
Happy Holidays!! In rapid response to the new insurance licenses and examinations created by the California Department of Insurance (Effective January 1, 2008) we have submitted the following online courses for approval with the CA DOI:
- CA Life-Only - This license will allow individuals to sell life insurance, including annuities and credit life. The pre-license requirement is 20-Hour plus 12-Hours for Ethics and code. The exam will be 75 questions long and will have a 90 minute time limit. 70% is the required minimum passing score.
- CA Accident & Health Only - This license will allow individuals to sell health insurance, including 24-Hour Care Coverage. The pre-license requirement is 20-Hour plus 12-Hours for Ethics and code. The exam will be 75 questions long and will have a 90 minute time limit. 70% is the required minimum passing score.
- CA Auto Limited Lines - This license will allow individuals to sell personal lines auto insurance only. The pre-license requirement is 20-Hour plus 12-Hours for Ethics and code. The exam will be 60 questions long and will have a 90 minute time limit. 70% is the required minimum passing score.
We are also proud to announce we have submitted our CA Personal Lines Agent online pre-license course for approval. For more information about the new licenses referenced above please see the news posting below. We hope to be the first provider in the state to offer all of the above courses in online format. If you have any question please fill out and submit the Contact Us form by clicking the Contact Us link above. Happy New Year!!
CA DOI Creates New Exams and Licenses Effective January 1, 2008 - 2007-12-02
New Life Agent License Requirements - Life-Only Agent and/or Accident and Health Agent
Assembly Bill 720 (De Leon, Chapter 270, Statutes of 2007) was signed into law and will take effect on January 1, 2008. The new law makes significant changes to the Life Agent license requirements, which includes changes to the prelicensing and continuing education (CE) requirements contained in Section 1749 et seq. of the California Insurance Code (CIC).
Specifically,
New Limited Lines Automobile Insurance Agent Requirements
Assembly Bill 797 (Coto, Chapter 271, Statutes of 2007) was signed into law and will take effect on January 1, 2008. This legislation creates a Limited Lines Automobile Insurance Agent license and establishes the prelicensing and continuing education requirements for this new license. The attached notice titled “New Limited Lines Automobile Insurance Agent Requirements” provides information on the education requirements for this new license type.
New Prelicensing Educational and Examination Objectives
The California Department of Insurance (CDI) has available on its Web site (www.insurance.ca.gov) the Prelicensing Educational and Examination Objectives for “Life-Only Agent”, “Accident and Health Agent”, and “Limited Lines Automobile Insurance Agent.” These new Educational Objectives provide Education Providers with the outline that must be followed in order to have their Life-Only, Accident and Health, and the Limited Line Automobile Insurance Agent prelicensing course approved. Click on the following link to review the new educational objectives:
If you have any questions concerning the prelicensing or continuing education requirements for these new license types, please contact the Producer Licensing Bureau Education Section at (916) 492-3064. Please be sure to include your name, telephone number, provider number, and email address in all communication with the CDI.
Online CA Pre-License Courses Now Approved!! 2007-05-25
The revolution begins now! No longer will you have to fight the traffic every day for six days, or wait for a class to begin. You can now complete your insurance pre-licensing requirement online. Start anytime, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. All of our course content was created specifically for the current CA insurance exam based on the Educational Objectives published by the Department of Insurance. If you want to not only pass the exam the first time, but prepare for it on your time, we have a class for you beginning right now. Click the link above that says Available courses to view more detailed information about our innovative programs.