Producer, Adjuster, and Title Insurance Agent Licensing Issues in light of the COVID-19 Emergency

[LOGO] KAY IVEY GOVERNOR JIM L. RIDLING COMMISSIONER STATE OF ALABAMA DEPARTMENT OF INSURANCE 201 MONROE STREET, SUITE 502 POST OFFICE BOX 303351 MONTGOMERY, ALABAMA 36130-3351 TELEPHONE: (334) 269-3550 FACSIMILE: (334) 241-4192 INTERNET: www.aldoi.gov DEPUTY COMMISSIONERS JERRY WORKMAN MARK FOWLER CHIEF EXAMINER RICHARD L. FORD STATE FIRE MARSHAL SCOTT F. PILGREEN GENERAL COUNSEL REYN NORMAN # BULLETIN NO. 2020-03 TO: Whom it may concern FROM: Jim L. Ridling Commissioner of Insurance JLR DATE: March 25, 2020 RE: Producer, Adjuster, and Title Insurance Agent Licensing Issues in light of the COVID-19 Emergency EFFECTIVE: Immediately Due to the current COVID-19 emergency status, the Alabama Department of Insurance ("ALDOI") hereby issues the following information and directives regarding issues in the Producer Licensing Division: **Initial License Applications:** Please expect initial applications for resident license to take approximately three weeks for review. **Prelicensing Certificate of Completion; Expiration Date Extended:** The Certificate of Completion for any prelicensing course which expires in March or April of 2020 is hereby extended 60 days past the stated expiration date on the certificate. Please note: limitations on repeat examinations are still in effect. **Prelicensing Certificate of Completion; Notary Requirement Waived:** A Prelicensing Provider whose primary contact is working from home may forego the requirement for their signature to be notarized on a Certificate of Completion issued through the end of April, 2020. **Continuing Education Requirements; Classroom changed to Webinar:** For courses approved as "Classroom," CE Providers will be able to offer those approved courses as live webinars. To do so, the CE provider must first send a list of the courses they will offer as webinars, along with their webinar security information, to the Licensing Division: **Continuing Education Requirements; Self-study Exam:** For Self-Study CE courses, the Department will waive the examination proctoring requirement through the end of April. 2020 **Contact PLD:** To contact the Producer Licensing Division, it is recommended those with internet access use the Chat line at www.aldoi.gov on Mondays through Fridays, from 8:00 AM until 5:00 PM; or email anytime to producerlicensing@insurance.alabama.gov. Telephone calls will only be accepted between the hours of 8:00 AM and 12:00 Noon at (334)-241-4126. JLR/JWG/RN/ct Alabama Department of Insurance Established 1897