California: New Training Requirements in 2025

Training required for life insurance products in California

Effective January 1, 2025, the California Insurance Code will be amended to include two new training requirements for resident and non-resident financial professionals prior to solicitation of life insurance policies.

Life Insurance Products Training
Financial professionals licensed on or after January 1, 2024, engaging in the sale of life insurance products (other than term life with no cash value), are required to complete the 2025 Life Insurance Policies 4-Hour Course training. This one-time training contains information about the types of life insurance policies and related California laws, prohibited selling practices, and unfair trade practices.

Please note: This 4-hour requirement only applies to financial professionals who acquire a license on or after January 1, 2024. 

Suggested training vendors
The following vendors are approved by Corebridge Financial to provide the required California life insurance trainings:

• Kaplan Financial
• Quest CE
• RegEd
• Success CE*
• WebCE*

* Vendor has not yet been approved by the California commissioner.