For an ordinary first-time resident South Carolina Life producer license, follow the current regulator application sequence, complete any required education and background steps described below, and pass the applicable Pearson VUE examination. Apply through the official channel only after satisfying the required ordering rules. Fees and vendor charges are volatile; confirm the displayed amount before payment. This pathway does not itself grant authority to transact insurance.
Eligibility
- Minimum age
- 18
- Residency requirement / status
- Ordinary first-time resident individual
Prelicensing education
- Education requirement explanation
- Current ordinary resident-producer instructions do not state a mandatory prelicensing-education hour requirement; pass the applicable Pearson VUE examination.
Background
- Fingerprint / background instructions
- After applying, follow the official emailed instructions to schedule fingerprints. The controlling public sources do not publish a stable all-in fingerprint total.
Application
- Application required
- Yes
- Application fee
- The state application fee is $25. Separate transaction and fingerprint charges may apply.
- Application channel / system
- Official regulator-linked electronic application
- Official application reference
- https://doi.sc.gov/354/Producer
Renewal & maintenance
- CE hours
- Complete 24 hours of continuing education each compliance period; follow the current ethics and line-specific composition rules published by the South Carolina regulator.
Portability
- Nonresident licensing available
- Yes
Source governance
- Primary authoritative source
- https://doi.sc.gov/354/Producer
- Last verified date
- 2026-08-27
- Verification status
- Verified
- Review / recheck date
- 2026-09-27
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