Producers & Adjusters

24 CE hours total, including:

• Ethics: 3 CE hours
• Classroom or Classroom Equivalent: 3 CE hours

Licensees must take courses in license type held.

The last day of the licensee's birth month, every 2 years, based on odd/even birth year.

Excess CE hours may not be carried over to the next 2-year license term.

Courses cannot be repeated more than once in a 2 year license term.

Annuity Best Interest Training:
Hours: 4
Frequency: One-time training must be complete prior to selling annuity products.

Effective October 1st, 2022, licensees who sell annuity products will need to complete an annuity course covering the NAIC Best Interest Standards.

• Licensees who have already completed a 4-hour annuity course prior to 10/1/2022 may complete a 1-hour annuity best interest course or complete the new 4-hour annuity best interest course. Licensees will only have until 4/1/2023 to be able to take the 1-hour course.
• Licensees who have not completed an annuity course must take the 4-hour annuity best interests course prior to selling annuities.

Residents and non-residents who have completed this training in another state with laws similar to New Mexico's law will be compliant with the requirement.

Annuity Training Information

Initial Training
Hours: 8
Frequency: One-time training must be complete prior to selling LTC products.

Ongoing Training
Hours: 4
Frequency: Ongoing training must be completed every 24-month period, following the initial training requirement.

Residents and non-residents who satisfy the training requirements of another state with laws similar to New Mexico's law will be compliant with the requirement.

LTC Training Information

NFIP Flood Training
Hours: 3
Frequency: One-time training must be complete prior to selling flood insurance products.

Flood Training Information

1. Electronic renewals will be available 90 days prior to the expiration date
2. CE completions will be verified prior to allowing submission of a renewal application.
3. Complete renewal application and submit fees.

Renew online

• WebCE courses are classified as online self-study or online classroom equivalent courses.
• Self-Study Course Presentation:
  • Students should read through the course material for each course before attempting a final exam.
  • Self-study exams are open-book and do not require a monitor.
  • Self-study final exam passing score: 70%
• Classroom Equivalent Courses:
  • Students must take and pass a series of interactive quizzes throughout the course with a minimum score of 70 percent for each interactive quiz.
  • Classroom equivalent courses do not have final exams.
• If the final exam or interactive quizzes are not passed on the first attempt, students have an unlimited number of retakes.

12 months from the original date of purchase, unless otherwise posted on the course description page and student dashboard.

Twice every business day to State Based Systems (SBS).

Online PDF certificates of completion are available to print immediately after the course is completed. Licensees must keep a copy of each certificate of completion in his or her files for 3 years.

Non-resident licensees who meet CE requirements in their home state are not required to meet New Mexico CE requirements.

Producers are exempt from continuing education if one of the following is true:

• Any licensee, that has been continuously licensed and in good standing for 25 years or more without a lapse of more than 90 days, is eligible to apply for a Grandfather Exemption.
• Individuals holding a limited license
• Individuals who maintain a license solely for the purpose of receiving renewal fee residuals who do not otherwise transact insurance
• Individuals who act as agents for fraternal benefit societies