Jun 7, 2018
PIA priority CE legislation passes state Senate/companion bill referred out of state Assembly committee
A bill (S.3960A) that would grant continuing-education credits to active members in a statewide professional insurance producer association, such as PIA, passed the state Senate today (60-1).
Under the terms of the bill, sponsored by Sen. James Seward, R-51, active members of a statewide professional insurance producer association would be granted six CE credits.
The bill defines active membership as: a licensee who is a member in good standing of a professional insurance producer association; the licensee has certified that he or she has read such association’s code of ethics; and certification that the licensee has attended at least one course, program of instruction or seminar sponsored by the professional insurance producer association.
The Assembly version of the bill (A.7012B), sponsored by Assemblywoman Pamela J. Hunter, D-128, was referred out of the Assembly Codes Committee on Tuesday. It will now go to the Assembly Rules Committee for further consideration.
PIA applauds Sen. Seward and the members of the Senate, as well as Assemblywoman Hunter and the Assembly Codes Committee for recognizing the important role that professional insurance producer associations play in educating insurance producers.
PIA has been a strong advocate for the passage of these bills. Insurance producer associations promote professionalism, best practices, ethical compliance, CE training and networking opportunities to their members.
As a professional association, PIA provides legislative advocacy, educational, professional development and peer networking opportunities to its members, as well as access to industry leaders, informational resources, membership recognition and other member-only benefits. These benefits make members well-rounded and better educated than the average non-member producer.