Pre-Licensing Education Requirement (Issued January 24, 2000) (Superseded by HB 777 2009 Regular Legislative Session)

[LOGO] # STATE OF MISSISSIPPI Mississippi Insurance Department GEORGE DALE Commissioner of Insurance State Fire Marshal RONALD E. HANNA Deputy Commissioner 1804 Walter Sillers Building (39201) Post Office Box 79 Jackson, Mississippi 39205-0079 (601) 359-3569 FAX (601) 359-2474 http://www.doi.state.ms.us January 24, 2000 Bulletin No: 2000-6 # BULLETIN TO ALL LICENSED INSURANCE COMPANIES # RE: PRELICENSING EDUCATION REQUIREMENT Mississippi Code Ann. §83-17-251 mandates completion of an approved prelicensing educational course requirement effective July 1, 2000 for insurance agents. Every individual seeking to be licensed for life and/or health/accident or property/casualty insurance, as a condition of issuance of the agents' license, must furnish the Commissioner of Insurance a certification that he or she has completed such approved prelicensing course of study for the line of insurance requested. The prelicensing course of study shall consist of: Life, Health and Accident (only) Life (only) Health/Accident (only) Property and Casualty (only) 24 Classroom hours 12 Classroom hours 12 Classroom hours 24 Classroom hours # Exemptions: - A nonresident licensee who meets the prelicensing requirement in the state in which such person resides. If the nonresident licensee's home state has no prelicensing requirement, the agent must comply with the Mississippi prelicensing requirement. - A licensee applying for a limited license for industrial life, industrial health and accident, credit life, credit health and accident, small loan, industrial fire, or vehicle physical damage. George Dale George Dale Commissioner of Insurance State of Mississippi