South Carolina Insurance License Courses and Exam Prep

Here's the short version of the five licensing stepsPre License What Are The Steps To Get Your Insurance License In South Carolina Resources:

1. Choose your license type: Life & Health, Property & Casualty, or both.
2. Prepare for the exam with prep built around the South Carolina content outline.
3. Schedule and pass your exam with Pearson VUEEn Sc Insurance.html Us, at a test center or online. Each exam is $59.
4. Apply through NIPRPre License How Do You Apply For Your South Carolina Insurance License Through Nipr Resources at least 48 hours after you pass. The state license fee is $25, plus NIPR's processing fee.
5. Complete your fingerprintingPre License South Carolina Insurance Fingerprinting Resources. After you apply, the South Carolina Department of Insurance emails instructions for scheduling your IdentoGO appointment and background check.

Once your license is issued, get appointedPre License Do South Carolina Insurance Agents Need A Carrier Appointment To Sell Insurance Resources with an insurance carrier, and you're ready to sell.

To become a resident insurance producer (South Carolina's official term for an agent), you need to:

• Be at least 18 years old
• Have a residence or business address in South Carolina
• Pass the state licensing exam for each line of authority you want
• Submit your license application through NIPR
• Complete a fingerprint background check after you apply

Have more questions? Start with the most common questionsPre License 10 Most Common Questions About Getting Your South Carolina Insurance License Resources future South Carolina agents ask.

It's challenging because it tests two things at once: general insurance knowledge and South Carolina law. Every exam has a general section and a state section, and you have to pass both. If you pass one and fail the other, you retake the whole exam.

Pearson VUE reports the passing scorePre License What Score Do You Need To Pass The South Carolina Insurance Exam Resources as a 70 on a scaled range of 0 to 100, so it isn't the same as answering 70% of questions correctly. The combination exams are long, too:

• Life, Accident and Health: 140 questions in 150 minutes
• Property, Casualty, Surety and Marine: 140 questions in 165 minutes

Each exam also mixes in unscored pretest questions you can't tell apart from the real ones, so treat every question like it counts. For a section by section look, see our exam breakdownPre License What Is On The South Carolina Insurance Exam And How Should You Prepare Resources.

Life & Health lets you sell coverage that protects people: life insurance, annuities, health plans, disability income, Medicare supplement, and long-term care. 

Property & Casualty lets you sell coverage that protects property and covers liability: homeowners, auto, renters, commercial property, general liability, and workers' compensation.

Life & Health agents often build lifelong client relationships, while P&C agents earn recurring commissions as policies renew. Many agents hold both, which is exactly what our All-in-One bundleSouth Carolina All In One Pre License is for.

Yes. Pearson VUE lets you test online through OnVUE or in person at a test center. 

In-state test centers include Columbia, Greenville, North Charleston, Myrtle Beach, Florence, Sumter, and Beaufort. Online testing requires a private, quiet room, a computer with a webcam, and a strong internet connection. Either way, you get your results as soon as you finish. Read up on exam day logisticsPre License What Do You Need To Know Before Taking The South Carolina Insurance Exam Resources before you go.

Use the South Carolina Department of Insurance's free Individual License SearchEng Public Queries IndvdlLicSrch.aspx Online.doi.sc.gov. You can search by last name, individual number, or National Producer Number (NPN) to check a producer's license.