Existing law requires the Department of Insurance to require all new applicants for license as a property broker-agent, casualty broker-agent, limited lines automobile insurance agent, personal lines broker-agent, life agent, or accident and health or sickness agent to meet specified prelicensing education standards that include 20 hours of prelicensing study as a prerequisite to qualification for a license. Existing law requires the curriculum for satisfying this requirement to be approved by the curriculum board and submitted to the Insurance Commissioner for final approval. Existing law also requires the commissioner to charge a specified fee for filing an application for certification, and to renew certification, of the prelicensing education course mentioned above.
This bill would eliminate the requirement that all new applicants must meet the 20 hours of prelicensing study, and would eliminate the fee associated with these courses. The bill would also make conforming changes.

Statutes affected:
AB 943: 32 INS, 1626 INS, 1749 INS
02/19/25 - Introduced: 32 INS, 1626 INS, 1749 INS
03/18/25 - Amended Assembly: 32 INS, 1625.55 INS, 1625.55 INS, 1626 INS, 1661 INS, 1661 INS, 1749 INS, 1749.1 INS, 1749.1 INS, 1749.33 INS, 1749.33 INS, 1751.1 INS, 1751.1 INS, 1757.2 INS, 1757.2 INS, 12815 INS, 12815 INS
04/03/25 - Amended Assembly: 32 INS, 1625.55 INS, 1626 INS, 1661 INS, 1749 INS, 1749.1 INS, 1749.33 INS, 1751.1 INS, 1757.2 INS, 12815 INS