Effective June 24, 2025, Georgia has updated the prelicensing course hours one must have to apply for a major line of authority and a limited subagent from 20 hours to 8 hours.

The following licenses are still exempt from prelicensing
- An applicant for the lines of property or casualty who holds any of the following designations:
- Chartered Property and Casualty Underwriter (CPCU);
- Certified Insurance Counselor (CIC);
- Certified Insurance Representative (CISR); or
- Certified Risk Manager (CRM);
- An applicant for the lines of life or health who holds either of the following designations:
- Chartered Life Underwriter (CLU); or
- Fellow Life Management Institute (FLMI);
- An applicant for a temporary license.
- An applicant for a credit insurance license.
- An applicant who provides a transcript indicating successful completion 2 college or university insurance-related courses pertaining to the lines of authority being requested.
- An applicant who holds an insurance college degree.
- A nonresident currently licensed in the resident state, or a new resident who moves to Georgia and submits a license application within 90 days of the cancellation of any previously held license

Please see the following for more information. https://rules.sos.ga.gov/gac/120-2-3-.07

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