If you’re getting near your Colorado insurance license renewal date, keep your license active by taking your Colorado insurance continuing education (CE) courses in advance of your expiration date.
This guide will provide you all the information you need to ensure you fulfill your CO insurance license renewal and insurance CE requirements on time.
 | Colorado Insurance License Renewal and CE Requirements |
|---|---|
| Expiration Time | Every 2 years |
| Required Continuing Education (CE) | 24 credit hours |
| Renewal Cost | $27 per license + CE course cost |
| Recommended CE Course | Kaplan Education Company |
Colorado Insurance Continuing Education
In order to keep your Colorado insurance license in good standing with the state, you will need to renew your license by completing your Colorado Insurance CE requirements before your expiration date.
In Colorado, insurance licenses expire every two years. The expiration will be on your date of birth, biennially, based on the anniversary of your original license year. This means that if you were licensed in an even-numbered year, your license will expire on your birthday in the next even-numbered year.
Colorado Insurance Continuing Education Courses
Insurance CE comes in many forms. Most folks nowadays choose to take a self-paced course online, but you can also complete your credit hours by attending an in-person class or even a scheduled online webinar.
Recommended Course
For Colorado insurance CE courses and credits, StateRequirement recommends:
Self-paced Course
The most common method of continuing education today. These CE courses allow you to log in to an online platform any time of day to complete your credit hours. Most of these courses are a mixture of video and text combined with a knowledge exam at the end. Some platforms even allow you to take the course from your phone, which could be useful if you’re short on computer time.
In-person Class
This is how continuing education courses all began. Join your fellow insurance license holders for a live class taught by an industry professional. You may be able to find a “school” that provides all of your state’s required credits in a few full-day classes, or you might also take some shorter sessions to fill part of your requirements.
Scheduled Online Webinar
This is essentially the same as an in-person class, except you don’t have to travel away from your home or office. You will be taught by an instructor who will deliver the lesson at a specified time. Many webinars even allow you to interact with the instructor if you have specific questions.
Tip
Most courses certify completion by taking either a knowledge exam at the end or by counting attendance to all of the scheduled classes. If you want to save time, it’s best to go with a self-paced course. If you want no exam, try an in-person class or an online webinar.
Colorado Insurance Continuing Education Requirements
The Colorado Department of Regulatory Agencies Division of Insurance (DORA DOI) requires that all insurance producers and agents complete their continuing education requirements before their expiration date. In Colorado, these requirements include:
- Twenty-four (24) total hours of insurance continuing education every renewal period, which is two (2) years
- Three (3) of those hours must be in the subject of ethics
- Eighteen (18) of those hours must be in the subject of major lines
- Three (3) of those hours must be in the subject of miscellaneous coursework
Note
If you have a producer license in more than one line of authority (ex. Property & Casualty and Life & Health), you do not need to take double hours. Your total amount of CE credit hours due is still twenty-four (24).
Once you completed the insurance CE course, your CE course provider will send a certificate of completion to the Colorado DORA DOI. Make sure to keep a printed copy of your certificate for your records.
Tip
It is recommended to complete all continuing education credits 30 days prior to the expiration date of the license. This will give the CE provider time to report the successful completion to the department of insurance. Your CE courses can be taken at any time within your license term.
Colorado Insurance License Renewal
After you have completed your continuing education requirements, you may renew your Colorado insurance license to keep it active.
Follow the steps below to complete your Colorado insurance license renewal requirements ahead of your expiration date.
Step 1: Complete Colorado Insurance License Continuing Education
Follow the steps above to complete your required 24 hours of CE.
Step 2: Apply for Colorado Insurance License Renewal
According to the Colorado DORA DOI, you may renew your Colorado insurance license by logging into Sircon or NIPR. Choose the account where you signed up for during your Colorado insurance license application.
NIPR and Sircon charge $5.60 for processing. The Colorado DORA DOI provides no charge for processing, so it’s recommended to renew your license at least 30 days before your license expiration date.
Step 3: Pay the Colorado Insurance License Renewal Fee
The renewal fee is $27 per line of authority. There are no late renewal fees because Colorado doesn’t allow renewals after the expiration date. See below on what to do if your insurance license expires in Colorado.
Pay the renewal fees via Sircon or NIPR by credit card, electronic check, or your chosen online payment system.
Once you complete the steps above before your expiration date, you can renew your license in Colorado.
Congratulations!
You’ve taken the steps you need to take and now your license is good for another two years!
What Happens If My Insurance License Expires In Colorado?
In Colorado, the Colorado DORA DOI will send you via email a renewal notice within 90 days before your license expires.
There is no continuing education “grace period”. Not meeting your CE requirements prevents you from renewing your insurance license.
If you fail to renew your license before or on your license expiration date, you must reinstate your license within one year from the expiration date. Failure to reinstate your license during that period will result in additional requirements of completing a new pre-licensing education course, re-taking the license exam, and paying the initial application fees. Use Sircon (which is Colorado’s preferred licensing portal) to reinstate your license.
Colorado Insurance License Lookup
You can look up the status of your Colorado insurance CE credits and Colorado insurance license renewal by using these resources:
- View your current accrued CE credits using Sircon’s Continuing Education Transcript Inquiry tool. Select Colorado as your state, enter your License Number and Last Name, then hit Submit.
- Check your renewal status via Sircon or NIPR.
- If you don’t know your insurance license number (National Producer Number or NPN), you can find your name via Sircon’s License Number/National Producer Number Inquiry tool.
- If you need proof that you have renewed your license in Colorado, you can ask for a letter of certification via Sircon.
Colorado Department of Regulatory Agencies Division of Insurance Contact Information
Mailing Address:
Colorado Department of Regulatory Agencies
Division of Insurance
1560 Broadway Suite 850
Denver, CO 80202
Phone: (303) 894-7499
Fax: (303) 894-7693
Email: dora_insurance@state.co.us
Website: https://doi.colorado.gov/
Colorado Insurance License Renewal FAQ
How often do I need to renew my Colorado insurance license?
In Colorado, the expiration date or renewal date is most often based on the requirement to complete continuing education (CE) hours every two years. You must renew by this date and meet your CE hours. You can find out when you need to renew your insurance license on the front of the license itself. The expiration date will be printed directly on the license. Make sure that you renew your insurance before this date.
How much does it cost to renew my Colorado insurance license?
Colorado charges a $27 renewal fee + CE provider cost. Check on Colorado’s requirements to learn more about the costs you can expect to renew your insurance license. Renewing your insurance license through the NIPR (National Insurance Producer Registry) or Sircon comes with a $5.60 processing fee.
What are the continuing education requirements for Colorado in renewing my insurance license?
You should check with the Colorado Department of Regulatory Agencies Division of Insurance (DORA DOI) to determine how many hours you need and if there are restrictions on what kind of CE will be accepted. Continuing education topics include insurance policies, ethics, insurance law, and more. Some topics apply to all insurance agents, such as claims and tax updates. Other classes will be geared toward specific lines, such as property and casualty or life and health. See above to find out more about Colorado Insurance CE courses and requirements.
How do I document the completion of my continuing education courses?
Sending in course completion paperwork to the state is typically the responsibility of the course provider. As the individual taking the course, you will not need to send in documentation. If you want to check your continuing education progress and make sure that all completed courses are in your state file, you can use your state’s online system to look up license information, including continuing education completion.
What is NPN for an insurance agent?
You will need your National Producer Number, or NPN, to renew your insurance license. This number is assigned to each individual working in insurance when they are first licensed. If you are unsure of your NPN, you can look it up on the National Insurance Producer Registry using your license number or social security number.