Tennessee Halts Temporary Producer Licensing as Testing Centers Reopen

New applications for temporary insurance producer licenses in Tennessee have been discontinued by the Tennessee Department of Commerce & Insurance (TDCI) as physical testing locations begin to reopen throughout the state.

As of May 1, Pearson Vue had reopened its physical testing locations and the department has instructed that third party testing locations be activated as they become available to expand testing and, “better serve the needs of our producer community,” TDCI said in a bulletin issued Friday.

TDCI said as a result of examinations resuming in Tennessee, new applications for a temporary license were discontinued May 1. The department issued a bulletin April 24 that stated it would issue temporary producer licenses to applicants meeting the requirements it laid out for licensure without requiring an examination. The bulletin applied to life, accident and health, property, casualty and personal lines insurance.

All temporary licenses issued between April 24 and May 1 are to expire within 180 days. Any producer who completes the appropriate exam within that time period will have his/her license type changed from a temporary to regular license without new application or fees.

After 180 days, if the applicant has not taken or successfully passed an exam, the temporary license will expire, and the individual will need to reapply and meet the regular requirements.

Any active temporary producer license issued pursuant to the bulletin may be converted to a regular producer license by completion of all prerequisites of a license for the desired line or lines of insurance, including meeting all examination requirements pursuant to the applicable statutes within 180 days of issuance of temporary or prior to the expiration of the temporary license. No additional fee is required in association with the issuance of the regular producer license.

Notification of passing exam results should be sent to the Agent Licensing Section at ce.agent.licensing@tn.gov or faxed to 615-532-2862 to convert the temporary license to a regular producer license.

The full bulletin is available on the TDCI website.

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