# South Carolina Insurance License Requirements

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How to get a life insurance producer license in South Carolina.

## Requirements at a glance

- **Regulator:** South Carolina Department of Insurance (https://doi.sc.gov/)
- **License:** Insurance Producer License (Life line)
- **Pre-licensing education:** not required
- **Exam provider:** Pearson VUE
- **Fingerprints / background check:** required
- **Renewal:** every 2 year(s)
- **Continuing education:** 24 hours per renewal period

## How to apply

Pass the Pearson VUE exam, apply online via NIPR, then complete fingerprinting for SLED and FBI background checks per emailed instructions

## Notes

Pre-licensing education is not required; Pearson VUE became the exam vendor May 1, 2023, and fingerprinting has been mandatory for resident producers since January 2017.

_Reviewed: 2026-08-02_

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