Self-Study
Study at your own pace, on your own time with our library of resources available to all members.
Need classes that meet CE requirements?
We offer a variety of CE-approved courses and bundles— covering ethics, diversity, law, flood, and more— to help you meet state requirements.
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Notices
The New York State Department of Financial Services (DFS) has formally adopted a rule imposing new continuing education course requirements on insurance producers and adjusters. If your license is due to renew on or after April 1, 2022, you must take the required coursework in order to renew. For more details, please see below.
You cannot receive CE credit for any course previously used for your license renewal (based on the course approval number). As a benefit to members, Big I New York tracks all CE credits earned through our sponsored seminars, including the course approval numbers. Click here to view your CE history.
Earn CE on your own schedule.
As a licensee, you must complete 15 credits of Continuing Education (CE) during each two-year licensing period. All courses must be completed through a Provider Organization approved by the New York State Department of Financial Services.
Effective April 1, 2022, an agent or broker will be unable to renew a license unless their 15 hours of continuing education include:
- At least one hour of courses on ethics and professionalism.
- At least one hour of courses on the provisions of New York insurance law and regulations.
- At least one hour of courses on “implicit and explicit bias; equal access to justice; serving a diverse population; diversity and inclusion initiatives in the insurance industry; and sensitivity to cultural and other differences when interacting with clients, potential clients, or other members of the public.”
- For all property-casualty licensed producers, at least one hour of courses on the sale of flood insurance through the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP).
- For producers who sell coverage through the NFIP, at least three hours of enhanced flood insurance instruction.
Courses are offered in either the classroom, speech, seminar, or self-study (textbook or internet) method of instruction, as indicated by an NYCS approval number.
If you are a sublicensee on a corporate license, the CE requirement deadline for all types of agent and broker licenses is June 30th of odd-numbered years.
Big I NY Self-Study
Explore our self-paced, online continuing education programs, designed to accommodate your busy schedule. Programs include:
WebCE offers quality, online insurance continuing education courses with a state-of-the-art system and responsive customer service. They are approved for CE in NYS if you pass the monitored exam.