obtain a Florida insurance license
In the state of Florida, you must have a 220 insurance license to conduct insurance transactions on the behalf of a policyholder or insurance company. This general producer's license, also referred to as a broker's or agent's license, allows you to transact commercial and personal property and casualty insurance deals. This means that you can become an agent to sell homeowners insurance, workers' compensation insurance, property policies and more. In order to become a licensed broker in Florida, you must meet the requirements set forth by the Florida Department of Financial Services.
Instructions
1. Comply with the state's age, residency and citizenship status requirements. In order to obtain the general 220 insurance license in Florida, you must be at least 18 years old, live in the state of Florida and be a US citizen or legal alien.
2. Take the necessary the pre-license education courses. Florida requires its agents to take 200 course hours prior to being eligible to take the state licensing exam. If you hold a valid Chartered Property Casualty Underwriter (CPCU) designation, you don't have to take the pre-licensing courses. You can complete the pre-licensing exam exemption form, submit it to the state's Department of Financial Services and forgo the education requirements.
3. Complete the Florida Resident or Non-Resident Electronic License Application. You must access the application via the state's Department of Financial Services website. Please note that it is only accessible through the Internet Explorer browser, and you must use version 5.0 or higher. It is not accessible through Firefox or other browsers.
4. Get fingerprinted, which is required. The Florida Department of Financial Services uses the services of Live Scan to administer the fingerprinting process. The information for fingerprinting is sent to you after you have successfully completed the online Florida Resident or Non-Resident Electronic License Application.
5. Take the state licensing exam. After the Department of Financial Services has approved your application, you have completed the necessary course hours or completed the exemption form and have been fingerprinted, you are ready to take the state exam. The exams are administered through a company called Pearson VUE. Visit their website (http://www.pearsonvue.com) to schedule a day, time and location to take the exam.
