Illinois’s ordinary resident Producer—Life pathway requires approved Life prelicensing education, both Pearson Life examination components, and an NIPR application after the reporting wait. Ordinary Producer issuance does not require an insurer appointment.
Eligibility
- Minimum age
- 18
- Residency requirement / status
- Resident individual applicant
- General eligibility explanation
- Ordinary first-time Illinois resident individual applying for Producer—Life authority.
Prelicensing education
- Prelicensing education required
- Yes
- Required education hours
- 20
- Education requirement explanation
- Complete 20 approved Life hours, including 7.5 classroom hours. Education must remain active and be used to obtain the license within 12 months.
- Exemptions available
- Yes
- Exemption explanation
- Current handbook designation exemptions and qualifying same-authority mover relief may apply; document the basis before omitting education or exams.
Background
- Fingerprints required
- No
- Background check required
- No
- Fingerprint / background instructions
- Current ordinary Producer instructions omit fingerprints, while Public Adjuster instructions affirmatively address them. This is a scoped ordinary-class conclusion, not a universal Illinois insurance rule.
Application
- Application required
- Yes
- Application fee
- $215 for a full two-year period; the initial amount may be prorated when fewer than 730 days are granted. NIPR transaction fees are additional.
- Application channel / system
- NIPR
- Application instructions
- Complete education, pass both Life components within 90 days, wait five days for reporting, then apply through NIPR. No appointment is required for ordinary Producer issuance.
- Official application reference
- https://nipr.com/licensing-center/state-requirements/illinois-resident-licensing-individual
Renewal & maintenance
- Renewal cycle
- Two years, assigned by birth month
- Renewal fee
- $215 renewal; $430 total reinstatement within 12 months. After 12 months, repeat PLE and both exam components and pay the ordinary fee. NIPR transaction fees are additional.
- CE required
- Yes
- CE hours
- 24
- CE cycle
- Each two-year term
- Ethics hours
- 3 classroom or webinar ethics hours
- CE explanation
- Maintain CE compliance for renewal or reinstatement; product-specific training remains separate.
Portability
- Nonresident licensing available
- Yes
- Reciprocity / nonresident overview
- A qualifying same-authority mover currently licensed or applying within 90 days after cancellation in good standing may avoid PLE and exam.
Military / veteran / spouse
- Veteran-specific provisions
- After notice, qualifying military service can preserve the producer license without renewal filing or further fee; a military renewal waiver and narrow temporary designee route also exist. No separate military-spouse initial-license preference was found.
Source governance
- Primary authoritative source
- https://insurance.illinois.gov/Applications/ResInsuranceProd/
- Secondary official sources
- Pearson Illinois Insurance handbook 121400 and current outline; NIPR Illinois resident individual requirements
- Statute / regulation reference
- 215 ILCS 5/500-35 and 500-60; 50 Ill. Adm. Code § 3110.10
- Source reference URL
- https://www.pearsonvue.com/us/en/il/insurance.html
- Last verified date
- 2026-08-22
- Verification status
- Verified
- Review / recheck date
- 2026-11-22
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