North Carolina Licensing Resources

Producer

Individuals must complete a prelicensing course of study for the lines of authority desired before taking any examination. Applicants are required to pass a final exam of the pre-licensing course with a 70% or higher to receive a certificate of completion and be eligible to take the state exam. The lines of authority requiring a prelicensing course are as follows:

• Life – 20 hour course on Life Insurance or 40 hour course on Life, Accident and Health or Sickness Insurance
• Accident & Health or Sickness – 20 hour course on Health Insurance or 40 hour course on Life, Accident and Health or Sickness Insurance
• Combined Life / Accident & Health or Sickness – 40 hour course on Life, Accident and Health or Sickness Insurance
• Medicare Supplement/Long-Term Care – 10 hour course on Medicare Supplement/Long-Term Care
• Variable Life and Variable Annuity Products line of authority – exempt from both prelicensing course and examination; however, must already hold and maintain “Life” line of authority, must have already passed securities examinations “Series 6” or “Series 7” and “Series 63” or “Series 66” and must be licensed with a registered Broker Dealer in accordance with the rules of the North Carolina Securities Commission. During the application process, an applicant will be required to provide the CRD number to verify the exams passed.

Application for License

Before making exam reservations, candidates must first submit a license application to NIPR for each line of authority (multiple lines of authority can be submitted on the same application).  Prior to application, we recommend that you review the Fee Schedule so you are aware of application and fingerprinting fees.

Once the application is completed, you should receive an email from Pearson Vue with your “reserved” National Producer Number (NPN) and exam information. You cannot make your exam appointment without the information from this email. Information contained in the email authorization will be collected in the examination reservation process. Candidates that do NOT have this information will not be allowed to register for an examination.

State Exam Information

Exam Reservation

Once the pre-licensing course is completed and a certificate is awarded, the certificate will be presented to the American Online Insurance School and we will issue an Examination Admission Ticket.  You will need the Examination Admission Ticket and the email from Pearson Vue (reverenced above) to make your exam reservation with Pearson Vue. The state exam must be passed within 90 days of the date on the Examination Admission Ticket or within 5 attempts (whichever occurs first).

 You can make an exam reservation through the following methods:

Online: https://home.pearsonvue.com/Clients/North-carolina-insurance.aspx

Phone: (800) 274-0668​​

What to Bring

When scheduling your exam, be sure to use your legal name and personal information as it appears on your government issued ID.​ The name on the identification must exactly match the name on the registration.

You must bring 2 forms of ID to enter the test. Bring a current form of photo identification with signature (a valid Driver’s License, non-driver ID, passport, military ID, or employee ID card), and a secondary ID.  Please see the Candidate Handbook for details about acceptable forms of ID to present at the testing center.

Exam Procedures

• Report to the test center 30 minutes before the exam to complete paperwork.
• Examinees are not permitted to bring purses, study materials, books, calculators, or cell phones into the testing area.
• Calculators will be provided for use.
• Examinees may not leave the room during an exam without permission from the exam proctor.

Exam format

Each major line exam is given in a multiple-choice format.

• • • The passing score required on each exam is 70%.
    • Your examination will be graded immediately upon submission.
    • At the end of the exam you will be given a score report marked “pass” or “fail.”
    • After you pass the examination, Pearson VUE transmits the examination result to NIPR to match up to your pending application.

Fingerprinting

American Online Insurance School provides information as a courtesy to individuals who getting licensed and/or are subject to continuing education (CE) as insurance producers, agents, adjusters and/or brokers. Although reasonable efforts have been made to ensure that the information provided here is accurate and current, neither American Online Insurance School nor its employees warrant or represent that this information is accurate and current. All information is subject to change without notice.