Missouri Dept of Commerce & Insurance has approved our 4 hour Annuity Suitability and Best Interest self study course, effective 8-31-2024.
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The standard continuing education rules adopted by many states is 24 hours every two years including 3 hours of ethics. Illinois requires classroom ethics including webinars taught by an experience licensed producer. Illinois permits an open book testing for self study courses. If hours are earned in a classroom, 50 minutes constitutes an hour and students
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Effective July 1, 2021 Insurance Licenses will expire on the last day of your birth month every other year. Self Study/online CE exams will no longer require a protector. Producers will be required to keep their email current with the KID. Removed 6 month waiting period for retesting. Waiting period of 2 years for testing
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When an insurer delays payment on a life or annuity contract, they have deprived the insured or beneficiaries of the use of the money. To stop unnecessary delays in payment of proceeds, states have enacted laws requiring the payment of interest to those effected by the delays. Below is the Illinois Law: 215 ILCS 5/224
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Iowa Insurance Commissioner, Doug Ommen, has issued Bulletin 21-01 informing All Insurance Companies and Producers Selling Annuities Products In Iowa. The new Annuity ‘Best Interest’ Regulation, 191 IAC 15.72 covers all annuity transaction on or after January 1, 2021. The bulletin informs companies to make good faith efforts to comply by December 31, 2021. On
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On January 4, 2021 Governor Pritzker nominated Dana Popish Severinghaus to serve as Director of Insurance. Popish Severinghaus has extensive legal, policy, government relations and insurance related experience. She awaits the confirmation by Illinois Senate.
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The National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) has established a search engine to find lost policies for families of a deceased love one. That website is: https://eapps.naic.org/life-policy-locator/#/welcome. This website shares the information with all life insurers in the country. It is recommended to have a copy of the death certificate and information on prior
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The SECURE Act 2.0 was part of the Deficit Reduction Act signed by President Biden made a major change in Required Minimum Distributions(RMD) for all pensions plans including IRA. Those individuals with the Traditional Individual Retirement Accounts (IRA) who turned 73 in 2023, can delay their first RMD until next April 1 of the year
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Each month FINRA notifies Insurance Regulators about their actions against register representatives whether they hold an insurance license or not. Insurance producers are required to notify the Insurance Regulators of any violations within 30 days. At the time of a license application or license renewal, producers are required to list all violations by any regularity
Yes, you can receive renewal commissions if insurer paying those commissions allows that practice and the state regulators. Check your contract or call the home office for details of paying renewals to unlicensed individuals. Unlicensed individuals can not offer insurance services (including advise) to the general public. Most states does not allow that practice
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