Indiana § 27-1-15.7-4 Approval of continuing education courses

Indiana Statutes

§ 27-1-15.7-4 — Approval of continuing education courses

Indiana § 27-1-15.7-4

Title 27INSURANCE

Art. 1DEPARTMENT OF INSURANCE

Ch. 15.7Insurance Producer License Renewal

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Ind. Code § 27-1-15.7-4 (2026).

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(a)The commissioner shall approve and disapprove continuing education courses after considering recommendations made by the insurance producer education and continuing education commission established under section 6.5 of this chapter.

(b)The commissioner may not approve a course under this section if the course:

(1)is designed to prepare an individual to receive an initial license under this chapter;

(2)concerns only routine, basic office skills, including filing, keyboarding, and basic computer skills; or

(3)may be completed by a licensee without supervision by an instructor, unless the course involves an examination process that is:

(A)completed and passed by the licensee as determined by the provider of the course; and

(B)approved by the commissioner.

(c)The commissioner shall

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(a) The commissioner shall approve and
disapprove continuing education courses after considering
recommendations made by the insurance producer education and
continuing education commission established under section 6.5 of this
chapter.
(b) The commissioner may not approve a course under this section
if the course:
(1) is designed to prepare an individual to receive an initial
license under this chapter;
(2) concerns only routine, basic office skills, including filing,
keyboarding, and basic computer skills; or
(3) may be completed by a licensee without supervision by an
instructor, unless the course involves an examination process that
is:
(A) completed and passed by the licensee as determined by the
provider of the course; and
(B) approved by the commissioner.
(c) The commissioner shall approve a course under this section that
is submitted for approval by an insurance trade association or
professional insurance association if:
(1) the objective of the course is to educate a manager or an
owner of a business entity that is required to obtain an insurance
producer license under IC 27-1-15.6-6(d);
(2) the course teaches insurance producer management and is
designed to result in improved efficiency in insurance producer
operations, systems use, or key functions;
(3) the course is designed to benefit consumers; and
(4) the course is not described in subsection (b).
(d) Approval of a continuing education course under this section
shall be for a period of not more than two (2) years.
(e) A prospective provider of a continuing education course shall
pay:
(1) a fee of forty dollars ($40) for each course submitted for
approval of the commissioner under this section; or
(2) an annual fee of five hundred dollars ($500) not later than
January 1 of a calendar year, which entitles the prospective
provider to submit an unlimited number of courses for approval
of the commissioner under this section during the calendar year.
The commissioner may waive all or a portion of the fee for a course
submitted under a reciprocity agreement with another state for the
approval or disapproval of continuing education courses. Fees collected
under this subsection shall be deposited in the department of insurance
fund established under IC 27-1-3-28.
(f) A prospective provider of a continuing education course may
electronically deliver to the commissioner any supporting materials for
the course.
(g) The commissioner shall adopt rules under IC 4-22-2 to establish
procedures for approving continuing education courses.