Mississippi Insurance Licensing State Requirements
On this page, you will find all of the state-specific information for Insurance Licensing in the state of Mississippi. This information pertains to resident license applicants. For additional information for resident licensing, or for non-resident license information, please refer to the Mississippi Insurance Department website at http://www.mid.state.ms.us. Information is subject to change, and we will do our very best to make the process of completing your licensing education requirements as simple as possible.
Mississippi Insurance Department
Licensing Division
1001 Woolfolk State Office Building
501 N.West St 39201
P.O. Box 79
Jackson, MS 39205-0079
Phone: 601-359-3569
Fax: 601-359-1951
Website: http://www.mid.state.ms.us
Email: licensing@mid.state.ms.us
How to Get Your Mississippi Insurance License
1. Complete an Insurance Prelicensing Course
Mississippi requires those seeking an insurance license to complete prelicensing before taking the state licensing exam. Prelicensing courses with Kaplan give you the best chance to pass—our pass rates are among the highest in the industry.
Prelicensing Education Hour Requirements
- Accident & Health: 20 Hours
- Life / Accident & Health: 40 Hours
- Property: 20 Hours
- Casualty: 20 Hours
- Property / Casualty: 40 Hours
- Personal Lines: 20 Hours
- Property & Casualty Adjuster with Workers Comp: 20 Hours
- The Life prelicensing education requirement ended 7/1/2024.
Acceptable Methods of Education
- Classroom
- Online
- Self-study
Online Course Requirements
- Time Tracking: Mississippi requires that your online study time is tracked. In order to successfully complete the course, you must complete the required number of hours while studying in the Course Contents Units of the online course. Your online course tracker will be displayed in the upper right-hand corner of your page so that you can verify the time spent in the course is being tracked.
- Forced progression: This requires the user to successfully complete each page of the online course before being allowed to proceed to the next.
- Proctor: This state requires a disinterested 3rd party proctor be present for online certification exams. A disinterested third party is someone with no conflict of interest, financial or otherwise. An example of someone who is a disinterested third party is a librarian or test center employee. An example of someone who is not a disinterested third party is a family member (both immediate and extended; in-laws included) or a coworker who is above/below your line of supervision.
Adjuster License Requirements
All insurance adjusters in this state are required to be licensed. Check with the Department of Insurance in your resident state to see how to obtain an adjuster license.
2. Pass Your Mississippi Licensing Exam
3. Apply for a Mississippi Insurance License
4. Plan to Complete Required Insurance Continuing Education (CE) Credits
Every insurance producer must adhere to their home state’s CE requirements. Stay on top of your CE and ahead of the competition with 365 days of unlimited course access when you enroll in a CE library with Kaplan.
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