2021 Licensing Changes
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Agent Licensing Changes Effective January 1, 2021
These changes do not apply to the 2019-2020 biennium.
Effective January 1, 2021, several changes to Virginia’s agent licensing laws were implemented from the 2019 legislative session. The changes instituted agent biennial license renewals, agent fingerprinting, and a new date by which agents must complete their continuing education.
Licensing Renewal Requirements
Additional License Renewal Information
All licensed agents and business entities are required to have a current email address on file with the Bureau. Notices regarding your license renewal and continuing education requirements will be emailed.
Update your email address through Sircon.
Individual Licenses
License(s) have a renewal date based on your birth month and odd/even year of birth. For example, if you were born in an odd-numbered year, your license will expire at the end of your birth month in odd-numbered years. If you were born in an even-numbered year, your license will expire at the end of your birth month in even-numbered years.
Those born in an odd year their first renewal will be in 2023. Those born in an even year their first renewal will be in 2022 except for those born in January, they will renew in 2024.
Licensed on or before January 1, 2021
You will have a minimum of 13 months before your first renewal.
Licensed after January 1, 2021
You will have a minimum of 13 months from the date your license was issued before first renewal.
Continuing Education/License Renewal Deadlines​
Verify your license expiration date is accurate
Email BOILicenseRenewal@scc.virginia.gov with any questions about your license renewal date.
| Month | 2021 (Odd) | 2022 (Even) | 2023 (Odd) | 2024 (Even) |
| January | No Renewals | No Renewals | Renew by Jan 31 | Renew by Jan 31 |
| February | No Renewals | Renew by Feb 28 | Renew by Feb 28 | |
| March | No Renewals | Renew by Mar 31 | Renew by Mar 31 | |
| April | No Renewals | Renew by Apr 30 | Renew by Apr 30 | |
| May | No Renewals | Renew by May 31 | Renew by May 31 | |
| June | No Renewals | Renew by Jun 30 | Renew by Jun 30 | |
| July | No Renewals | Renew by Jul 31 | Renew by Jul 31 | |
| August | No Renewals | Renew by Aug 31 | Renew by Aug 31 | |
| September | No Renewals | Renew by Sep 30 | Renew by Sep 30 | |
| October | No Renewals | Renew by Oct 31 | Renew by Oct 31 | |
| November | No Renewals | Renew by Nov 30 | Renew by Nov 30 | |
| December | No Renewals | Renew by Dec 31 | Renew by Dec 31 |
Renewal notices will be emailed 90 days prior to license expiration date.
The renewal fee will be $10 per line of authority.
Continuing Education
If you are a resident agent, completion of any continuing education requirements will be due at time of license renewal. <
Residents who are not CE compliant will receive a reminder notice approximately six months prior to their license expiration date from the Virginia Insurance Continuing Education Board.
Reinstatements
Your license(s) may be reinstated within twelve months from the renewal date due to non-renewal or failure to complete continuing education requirements. Visit License Renewals for more information on how to reinstate your license. Reinstatements do not apply to agents who failed to complete their CE for the 2019-2020 biennium.
In addition to the original renewal fee, a reinstatement fee double the renewal fee that will be required.
Agency Licenses
All agency licenses renew on May 1 every odd year.
Renewal notices will be emailed 90 days prior to license expiration date.
The renewal fee will be $10 per line of authority.
Agencies that fail to renew by May 1 of every odd year, must submit an application for a new license through Sircon or NIPR. There will be no reinstatements.
Fingerprinting
New resident applicants are required to be fingerprinted for a state and federal criminal background check.