# Alabama Insurance License Requirements

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How to get a life insurance producer license in Alabama.

## Requirements at a glance

- **Regulator:** Alabama Department of Insurance (https://www.aldoi.gov/)
- **License:** Insurance Producer License (Life line of authority)
- **Pre-licensing education:** not required
- **Exam provider:** University of Alabama (on behalf of ALDOI)
- **Fingerprints / background check:** required
- **Renewal:** every 2 year(s)
- **Continuing education:** 24 hours per renewal period

## How to apply

Pass exam, complete Fieldprint fingerprinting, then apply online via NIPR; exam certificate valid one year

## Notes

Alabama dropped its formal pre-licensing education requirement effective January 1, 2024, and its exams are administered by the University of Alabama at five in-state test sites rather than a national vendor.

_Reviewed: 2026-08-02_

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