Florida’s 2-20 Resident General Lines authority is broader than Property/Casualty: it includes Property, Casualty, Surety, Marine, Health, and Miscellaneous Lines. The ordinary pathway uses approved education, the Florida General Lines Agent examination, a MyProfile application, fingerprints, and an appointment before transacting insurance.
Eligibility
- Minimum age
- 18
- Residency requirement / status
- Resident individual applicant
- General eligibility explanation
- Ordinary first-time Florida resident individual seeking the broad 2-20 Resident General Lines authority. The narrower 20-44 Personal Lines authority is a separate alternative and is outside this pathway.
Prelicensing education
- Prelicensing education required
- Yes
- Required education hours
- 200
- Education requirement explanation
- Complete an approved 200-hour General Lines course unless a documented statutory education or examination alternative applies.
- Exemptions available
- Yes
- Exemption explanation
- Florida publishes specific alternatives and exemptions, including qualifying CPCU applicants and qualifying same-type/class movers. Confirm the applicant-specific basis before omitting education or examination.
Background
- Fingerprints required
- Yes
- Background check required
- Yes
- Fingerprint / background instructions
- Use DFS’s required IdentoGO by Idemia channel. Florida LiveScan costs $49.50 plus applicable local county sales tax; card scan costs $50.75 plus applicable local county sales tax. The first illegible LiveScan may be resubmitted without charge within 90 days; after two illegible submissions DFS requests an FBI name check. Unlicensed-applicant results are usable for one year; qualifying existing DFS results may be reusable within 48 months unless DFS requests new prints.
Application
- Application required
- Yes
- Application fee
- $50 application fee plus $5 license identification fee. An additional MyProfile or NIPR channel charge may appear; confirm before checkout.
- Application channel / system
- Florida DFS MyProfile
- Application instructions
- Complete education or document an exemption, pass the exam, submit the MyProfile application and fingerprints, and obtain an appointment before transacting. Appointment costs depend on the appointing relationship and are not included in a universal initial total.
- Official application reference
- https://dice.fldfs.com/public/pb_index.aspx
Renewal & maintenance
- Renewal cycle
- The license remains valid while statutory requirements are met; appointments renew on their applicable two-year cycles.
- Renewal fee
- Appointment and reinstatement charges vary with the appointing relationship; confirm current amounts before filing.
- CE required
- Yes
- CE hours
- 24
- CE cycle
- Every two years
- Ethics hours
- 4-hour Law and Ethics Update—General Lines (5-220)
- CE explanation
- Complete the four-hour General Lines Law and Ethics update plus 20 elective hours, subject to statutory reductions, carryforward, exemptions, active-duty waiver, and good-cause extension rules.
Portability
- Nonresident licensing available
- Yes
- Reciprocity / nonresident overview
- A qualifying applicant licensed for the same type and class for at least one year may receive examination relief when applying within 90 days after becoming a Florida resident; fingerprints still apply.
Military / veteran / spouse
- Veteran-specific provisions
- Eligible active-duty personnel and spouses may use identified military testing sites. This is testing access, not an initial license, education, examination, fingerprint, or fee waiver. An active-duty licensee unable to complete CE may request statutory relief.
Source governance
- Primary authoritative source
- https://www.myfloridacfo.com/division/agents/licensing/agents-and-adjusters/2-20-resident-general-lines
- Secondary official sources
- Pearson VUE Florida Insurance Candidate Handbook #121000 and Content Outlines #121003; Florida DFS fee, fingerprinting, and continuing-education pages
- Statute / regulation reference
- Florida Statutes §§ 626.221 and 626.2815
- Source reference URL
- https://www.pearsonvue.com/content/dam/VUE/vue/en/documents/publications/121000.pdf
- Last verified date
- 2026-08-24
- Verification status
- Verified
- Review / recheck date
- 2026-11-24
Compare education providers
Alphabetical options; compensation never determines eligibility or placement. Confirm the exact course and jurisdiction before enrolling. This directory is not exhaustive.
No currently verified published offerings match. Check official provider and regulator resources; additional options may exist.