License: Fire and Casualty Broker-Agent

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320 Capitol Mall

Sacramento, CA 95814-4309

(800) 967-9331

A fire and casualty licensee is a person authorized to act as an insurance agent, broker, or solicitor, and a fire and casualty broker-agent license is a license so to act. Qualifications - Minimum Age: 18 years; - Residency: California residency is not required; - Prelicensing Experience/Education: Complete prelicensing requirements consisting of 40 hours of approved fire and casualty prelicensing study and 12 hours of approved prelicensing study on ethics and the California Insurance Code; - Entity: Individual and Business Entity Fees: - Application: $128 for two-year term; - Re-examination: $37; - Renewal: 128, two-year term; - Fingerprint processing: $60.95 Other license information and requirements: - Exam required: Yes; - Examination Frequency and Locations: Monday through Friday in San - Francisco, San Diego, Sacramento, and Los Angeles; - Fingerprint impressions: Fingerprint impressions are required for all unlicensed resident and most non-resident applicants. - Average Time to Process Application: 1 to 2 weeks; - Renewal Period: Renewal Period: Biennially (every second year) Special License Requirements: Continuing Education: During each of the first four 12-month periods following issue of license, complete 25 hours of continuing education, thereafter, complete 24 hours of continuing education during each two-year license term. For more information on this license type use this URL http://www.insurance.ca.gov/0200-industry/0050-renew-license/0200-requirements/fire-casualty/auth-act.cfm Authority: California Insurance Code, Division 1, Part 2, Chapter 5, Sections 1621-1758.5.