All Licensed Producers Who Are Moving To Illinois Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation Division of Insurance

If you are applying for an Illinois resident producer license and are licensed in another state, you may be exempt from certain Illinois examination and educational requirements.

An individual who applies for an insurance producer license in this State who is licensed for the same lines of authority in another state shall not be required to complete any pre-licensing education or examination. This exemption is only available if the person is currently licensed in that state or if the application is received within 90 days after the cancellation of the applicant's previous license.

The Department will verify licensure in the previous state using the producer database.

If you have not held a license during the past 12 months you must take Parts 1 & 2 of the Illinois Insurance exam. You will also be required to successfully complete a pre-licensing course of study for each line of authority for which you wish to be licensed.

Click here to access information regarding an examination kit which includes additional information relating to testing. If you have any questions, please contact the Licensing Unit at (217) 782-6366.