How to Renew Your Insurance License in Utah

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How to Renew Your Insurance License in Utah

If you’re getting near your Utah insurance license renewal date, keep your license active by taking your Utah 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 UT insurance license renewal and insurance CE requirements on time.

Utah Insurance License Renewal and CE Requirements
Expiration TimeEvery 2 years
Required Continuing Education (CE)24 credit hours
Renewal Cost$75 per license + CE course cost
Recommended CE CourseKaplan Education Company

Utah Insurance Continuing Education

In order to keep your Utah insurance license in good standing with the state, you will need to renew your license by completing your Utah Insurance CE requirements before your expiration date.

In Utah, 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.

Utah 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.

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.

Recommended Course

For Utah insurance CE courses and credits, StateRequirement recommends:

4.7 out of 5 starsKaplan Education Company

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.

Utah Insurance Continuing Education Requirements

The Utah Insurance Department requires that all insurance producers and agents complete their continuing education requirements before their expiration date. In Utah, these requirements include:

  • Twenty-four (24) total hours of Utah insurance continuing education every renewal period, which is two (2) years
  • Three (3) of those hours must be in the subject of ethics or consumer protection
  • Twelve (12) of those hours must be classroom education or “classroom equivalent,” meaning that the instructor and students interact remotely via video-conferencing or similar technology in a classroom format.

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 Utah Insurance Department. Make sure to keep a printed copy of your certificate for your records.

Tip

It is recommended to complete all continuing education credits 60 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.

Utah Insurance License Renewal

After you have completed your continuing education requirements, you may renew your Utah insurance license to keep it active.

Follow the steps below to complete your Utah insurance license renewal requirements ahead of your expiration date.

Step 1: Complete Utah Insurance License Continuing Education

Follow the steps above to complete your required 24 hours of CE.

Step 2: Apply for Utah Insurance License Renewal

According to the Utah Insurance Department, you may renew your Utah insurance license by logging into Sircon or NIPR. Choose the account where you signed up for during your Utah insurance license application:

NIPR and Sircon charges $5.60 for processing. The Utah Insurance Department recommends renewing your license up to 60 days before your license expiration date.

Step 3: Pay the Utah Insurance License Renewal Fee

The renewal fee is $75 per line of authority. To avoid paying late renewal fees, you must complete CE hours and apply for renewal at least 60 days before your license expires. The late fee is $50 per line of authority.

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 Utah.

Congratulations!

You’ve taken the steps you need to take and now your insurance license is good for another two years!

What Happens If My Insurance License Expires In Utah?

In Utah, the Utah Insurance Department will send you via email a renewal notice within 60 days before your license expires. If you don’t renew your license on time, there will be a $50 late renewal fee.

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 the expiration date, you must reinstate your license for a period of one year from the expiration date via NIPR or Sircon and pay the $125 reinstatement fee.

If you fail to reinstate an inactive license within one year of the expiration date, then you must apply for a new license as a new applicant via Sircon or NIPR Resident Licensing.

Utah Insurance License Lookup

You can look up the status of your Utah insurance CE credits and Utah insurance license renewal by using these resources:

  • View your current accrued CE credits using Sircon’s Continuing Education Transcript Inquiry tool. Select Utah as your state, enter your License Number and Last Name, then hit Submit.
  • Check your renewal status via NIPR or Sircon.
  • If you don’t know your insurance license number (National Producer Number or NPN), you can find it via Sircon’s License Number/National Producer Number Inquiry tool.
  • If you need proof that you have renewed your license in Utah, you can ask for a letter of certification via Sircon. Additional fees may apply.

Utah Insurance Department Contact Information

Mailing Address:
Utah Insurance Department
4315 S. 2700 W., Suite 2300
Taylorsville, UT 84129

Phone: (801) 957-9240

Fax: (385) 465-6055

Emaillicensing.uid@utah.gov

Websitehttps://insurance.utah.gov/

Utah Insurance License Renewal FAQ

How often do I need to renew my Utah insurance license?

In Utah, 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 Utah insurance license?

Utah charges a $75 renewal fee + CE provider cost. Check on Utah’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 Utah in renewing my insurance license?

You should check with the Utah Insurance Department 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 Utah 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.

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