West Virginia Insurance License Requirements InsuranceLicenseExpress.com

To become a resident agent in West Virginia the following qualifications must be met:
• Applicants must be a resident of West Virginia.
• Applicants must be eighteen (18) years of age or older.
• Present Course Completion Certificates from an approved prelicensing school. For more information on approved prelicensing schools contact Agents Licensing & Education at 304.558.0610.
• Pass the examination administered by Pearson VUE.
• Submit a fingerprint card after taking the insurance exam for the first time or if adding a line to an existing license.

Anyone applying for a license no longer needs to be sponsored by an insurance company on the application.

All applicants must be trustworthy and competent and able to show this to the satisfaction of the Insurance Commissioner.

In some cases, an examination may not be required as proof of competency for some individuals applying for a resident individual insurance producer’s license. For more details on those exemptions, please see http://www.asisvcs.com/publications/pdf/124900.pdf.

Exam Requirements:
The following are the examinations required for specific licenses:

TYPE OF LICENSE                                        EXAM(S) REQUIRED
Resident
Life Life
Accident and Sickness                              Accident and Sickness
Property and Casualty                              Property and Casualty
Title                                                         No examination required
Ticket Baggage                                        No examination required
Limited Lines Credit                                 No examination required
Car Rental Agent                                     No examination required
Surplus Lines                                           Surplus Lines
Adjuster                                                  Adjuster
Personal Lines                                         Personal Lines

Hour Requirements by Line:
Line                                           Hours
Life                                                30
Accident and Health                       30
Accident/Life/Health                       40
Property and Casualty                    40
Personal                                         40

For more information visit the West Virginia Offices of the Insurance Commissioner site at http://www.wvinsurance.gov/index.htm.