New Training Requirements for Insurance Agents Selling, Soliciting or Negotiating Long-Term Care Insurance

All agents who sell, solicit or negotiate Long Term Care Insurance must complete eight hours of initial long-term care insurance training on or before December 31, 2007, and must complete four hours of additional training each 24-month period thereafter. Appointing insurers bear the responsibility of confirming that this training requirement has been met by their agents.

***FAIFA has an 8 hour CE class, Long Term Care Partnership and the Florida Agent, which fufills this new requirement. Click here to view a list of courses available: FAIFA Calendar If you don't see a class offered in your area check back often as we are adding additional classes.

The Office of Insurance Regulation has adopted Rule 69O-157.201, F.A.C., which sets forth the complete requirements for a qualifying Long-Term Care Partnership Program policy.

If you have questions about this agent training requirement, please contact DFS's Bureau of Licensing at (850) 413-3137. If you have questions about Rule 69O-157.201, F.A.C., please contact Robin Hall, Office of Insurance Regulation, at (850) 413-5198 or Robin.Hall@fldfs.com.