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Rhode Island Insurance Producer Licensing Instructions

**Applications can be submitted online at www.nipr.com.  All producers are strongly encouraged to apply online**

Resident Individual Checklist:
A completed NAIC Individual Uniform Application includes:

• The passed exam results (a copy of the original is acceptable) Exam results are valid for a period of one year.
• Pre-licensing class results (a copy of the original is acceptable)
• Background report from the Rhode Island Attorney General’s office (a copy of the original is acceptable)
• A check or money order in the amount of $120.00 made payable to the General Treasurer, State of Rhode Island

Non-Resident Individual Checklist:

• Completed NAIC Individual Uniform Application
• A check or money order in the amount of $130.00 made payable to the General Treasurer, State of Rhode Island

Prelicensing (Required for Residents)

• All applicants must successfully complete a pre-licensing course. This course may be completed in either a classroom or through verifiable self study (including online courses).

The applicant must successfully complete twenty (20) hours of instruction for each of the four major lines of authority: (1) life (2) accident & health or sickness (3) property and (4) casualty.  This must include three (3) hours of relevant state law for each major line of authority.

• The courses must be approved by the RI Insurance Division.
• Pre-licensing courses are valid for a period of five (5) years.

Once all courses have been completed the applicant should then contact Pearson Vue at 1-800-274-3739 or by email at www.pearsonvue.com to make an appointment to sit for the Rhode Island State Producer Examination.

Information about exemptions to pre-licensing can be found at: http://www.dbr.state.ri.us/documents/divisions/insurance/licensing/insurance_producer/InsuranceProducerLicensingInstructions.pdf

Other Information:

Background Reports for Rhode Island Residents Only
All resident applicants must provide a background (BCI) report from the RI Attorney Generals office. The Attorney General’s office can be contacted at 401-274-4400 for further information.

Errors and Omissions for Residents
Rhode Island residents are required to carry and maintain errors and omissions insurance.