Insurance Producer CE Requirements by State (2026)

Nearly every state requires resident insurance producers to complete continuing education each cycle — commonly 24 hours including an ethics requirement. This table ranks the states we've verified by CE hours required per cycle, highest first; states without a single fixed hour count are listed separately.

insurance CE hours by state, ranked

#StateCE hours per cycleCycle
1 Arizona Insurance renewal 48 hours 48 mo
2 Massachusetts Insurance renewal 45 hours 36 mo
3 Iowa Insurance renewal 36 hours 36 mo
4 Nevada Insurance renewal 30 hours 36 mo
5 California Insurance renewal 24 hours 24 mo
6 Texas Insurance renewal 24 hours 24 mo
7 Florida Insurance renewal 24 hours 24 mo
8 Pennsylvania Insurance renewal 24 hours 24 mo
9 Illinois Insurance renewal 24 hours 24 mo
10 Ohio Insurance renewal 24 hours 24 mo
11 Georgia Insurance renewal 24 hours 24 mo
12 North Carolina Insurance renewal 24 hours 24 mo
13 Michigan Insurance renewal 24 hours 24 mo
14 New Jersey Insurance renewal 24 hours 24 mo
15 Virginia Insurance renewal 24 hours 24 mo
16 Tennessee Insurance renewal 24 hours 24 mo
17 Indiana Insurance renewal 24 hours 24 mo
18 Maryland Insurance renewal 24 hours 24 mo
19 Minnesota Insurance renewal 24 hours 24 mo
20 Washington Insurance renewal 24 hours 24 mo
21 Colorado Insurance renewal 24 hours 24 mo
22 Oregon Insurance renewal 24 hours 24 mo
23 Wisconsin Insurance renewal 24 hours 24 mo
24 South Carolina Insurance renewal 24 hours 24 mo
25 Alabama Insurance renewal 24 hours 24 mo
26 Kentucky Insurance renewal 24 hours 24 mo
27 Louisiana Insurance renewal 24 hours 24 mo
28 Oklahoma Insurance renewal 24 hours 24 mo
29 Connecticut Insurance renewal 24 hours 24 mo
30 Utah Insurance renewal 24 hours 24 mo
31 Arkansas Insurance renewal 24 hours 24 mo
32 Mississippi Insurance renewal 24 hours 24 mo
33 New Mexico Insurance renewal 24 hours 24 mo
34 Nebraska Insurance renewal 24 hours 24 mo
35 West Virginia Insurance renewal 24 hours 24 mo
36 Idaho Insurance renewal 24 hours 24 mo
37 Hawaii Insurance renewal 24 hours 24 mo
38 Maine Insurance renewal 24 hours 24 mo
39 New Hampshire Insurance renewal 24 hours 24 mo
40 Rhode Island Insurance renewal 24 hours 24 mo
41 Montana Insurance renewal 24 hours 24 mo
42 Delaware Insurance renewal 24 hours 24 mo
43 North Dakota Insurance renewal 24 hours 24 mo
44 Alaska Insurance renewal 24 hours 24 mo
45 Vermont Insurance renewal 24 hours 24 mo
46 District of Columbia Insurance renewal 24 hours 24 mo
47 Wyoming Insurance renewal 24 hours 24 mo
48 South Dakota Insurance renewal 20 hours 24 mo
49 Kansas Insurance renewal 18 hours 24 mo
50 Missouri Insurance renewal 16 hours 24 mo
51 New York Insurance renewal 15 hours 24 mo

Based on 51 states verified against official boards. Figures change — confirm with your board before filing.

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