Continuing Education Requirements

Before you can renew or reinstate a license, each resident individual producer with life, disability, property, casualty or personal lines must complete a total of 24 credit hours of CE. Three of those hours must be ethics credits.

Professional Training Center is an approved Continuing Education(CE) Provider in the State of Washington. We offer Convenient take-home books with an exam, making this task simple and easy for those with a busy schedule. Courses are offered as individual titles or you and purchase a whole year’s worth of credits at one time, for one low cost.

CE compliance tips

• You may take any approved insurance continuing education course.
• You don't have to take courses with subject matter that matches the lines of authority on your license.
• WAC 284-17-250 Repeating an insurance continuing education course. A continuing insurance education course with the same course number may be completed for credit only once every license renewal period.

COURSES THAT ARE REQUIRED if you are to sell that line:

• Ethics (Any Ethics course) Minimum 3 Hours (all Producers)
• Washington Annuity Suitability With Best Interest Standards Of Conduct 4-Hr(L/D)
• Washington LTC Refresher 4 Hours (L/D)
• Basic Flood Insurance 4 Hours (P/C)

PTC State Approved Self-Study Insurance CE Courses:

• Ethical Responsibilities 3 Hours
• Ethical Standards 1 Hours
• Ethics 4 Hours
• Ethics for the Insurance Professional 3 Hours
• Ethics the Guide to Success 2 Hours
• Health Insurance Principles 10 Hours
• Insurance Principles 8 Hours
• Life and Health Principles 7 Hours
• Life and Health Solutions 8 Hours
• Life Insurance Principles 8 Hours
• Medicare Cobra & Disability Plans 7 Hours
• NFIP Basic Flood Insurance Course 3 Hours
• Planning Life and Health Needs 9 Hours
• Property & Casualty Insurance 6 Hours
• Property & Liability 7 Hours
• Understanding Annuity Plans 8 Hours
• Understanding Home & Auto Insurance 9 Hours
• Understanding Umbrella Insurance 8 Hours
• Washington Annuity Suitability With Best Interest Standards Of Conduct 4-Hr(L/D)
• WA LTC REFRESHER 4 Hours