PLOhioeasy

Before taking the Ohio producer exam administered by Pearson VUE, how many hours of pre-licensing education must a candidate complete per major line of authority under R.C. 3905.04?

Q: Before taking the Ohio producer exam administered by Pearson VUE, how many hours of pre-licensing education must a candidate complete per major line of authority under R.C. 3905.04?

40 hours per line plus an ethics component — Under R.C. 3905.04, an Ohio producer applicant must complete an approved course of at least 40 hours per major line of authority plus an ethics component before sitting for the Pearson VUE licensing exam. A combined Property and Casualty applicant therefore typically completes 40 hours of Property plus 40 hours of Casualty plus the required ethics content. Course providers must be ODI-approved.

40 hours per line plus an ethics component

B12 hours per line plus 2 hours ethics, which is far below the statutory minimum

C20 hours per line plus 4 hours ethics

D24 hours per line plus 3 hours ethics

Why this is the answer

Under R.C. 3905.04, an Ohio producer applicant must complete an approved course of at least 40 hours per major line of authority plus an ethics component before sitting for the Pearson VUE licensing exam. A combined Property and Casualty applicant therefore typically completes 40 hours of Property plus 40 hours of Casualty plus the required ethics content. Course providers must be ODI-approved.

Studying for the Ohio Personal Lines exam?

This question comes from our PL bank. Take a free practice test — no signup.

Free PL practice test Personal Lines exam guide