# Massachusetts Insurance License Requirements

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How to get a life insurance producer license in Massachusetts.

## Requirements at a glance

- **Regulator:** Massachusetts Division of Insurance (https://www.mass.gov/orgs/division-of-insurance)
- **License:** Insurance Producer License (Life line of authority)
- **Pre-licensing education:** not required
- **Exam provider:** Pearson VUE
- **Fingerprints / background check:** not required
- **Renewal:** every 3 year(s)
- **Continuing education:** 45 hours per renewal period

## How to apply

Online via NIPR after passing the exam

## Notes

First renewal requires 60 CE hours; each subsequent 3-year cycle requires 45 hours including 3 hours of ethics. Pearson VUE replaced Prometric as exam vendor in July 2026.

_Reviewed: 2026-08-02_

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