Texas licensing

Three steps, no pre-licensing course, and the one exemption that exists.

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How to get a Texas life and health insurance licenseBook the exam and a fingerprint appointment, pass InsTX-LAH05, get fingerprinted, then apply through Sircon. That is USD 49 to Pearson VUE and USD 50 …
No Pre-Licensing Course Required in TexasNo pre-licensing education is required. TDI's own licensing page lists three steps for this license: take the examination, get fingerprinted, apply. A…
The CLU exemption, and why almost nobody uses itA Chartered Life Underwriter is exempt from the Texas General Lines life, accident and health examination under chapter 4002 of the Insurance Code. It…
Fingerprinting for a Texas insurance licenseEvery Texas resident applicant must submit fingerprints unless TDI already holds a set from a previous license. They go electronically to the Departme…
Applying through Sircon after you passApply electronically at Sircon after you pass, never before. The fee is USD 50, non-refundable and non-transferable, and each license type needs its o…
Texas Insurance License Application Fee (USD 50)USD 50 to TDI for the license application, filed through Sircon after you pass, non-refundable and non-transferable. The examination is a separate USD…
What a Texas General Lines Life and Health License CoversLife, accident and health insurance, HMO coverage, and fixed and variable annuity contracts. Chapter 4054 of the Insurance Code also lets a holder wri…
Texas General Lines vs Life Agent LicenseGeneral Lines covers life, accident, health and HMO coverage. Life Agent covers life, annuities, accidental death and disability income, but not healt…
Texas Personal Lines and Limited Lines LicensesPersonal lines covers personal property and casualty rather than life and health, and limited lines covers narrow product-specific authority. Both are…
Becoming an appointed agent: the mechanicsThe insurer files it, not you. Each company must file a notice of appointment with TDI the day you begin representing it, submitted through NIPR or Si…