a. Life insurance;

b. Accident and health or sickness insurance;

c. Property insurance;

d. Casualty insurance;

e. Variable products insurance; or

f. Personal lines insurance.

a. An adjuster that is licensed in another state;

b. The licensing state requires continuing education; and

c. The adjuster has satisfied the continuing education requirements of the licensing state or designated home state.

a. For existing individual licensees born in odd-numbered years, a two-year license will be issued for the 2011 renewal on the licensee's birth date, and renewed biennially thereafter. Twelve hours (12) of continuing education, which must include two hours of ethics, must be completed prior to the licensee's renewal in 2011. Beginning in 2013, the continuing education requirements of twenty-four (24) hours, which must include three (3) hours of ethics, will be due at each two year license renewal cycle based on the licensee's birth date. The first continuing education requirement of twenty-four (24) hours, which must include three (3) hours of ethics, is due by the expiration/renewal birth date in 2013, and at each subsequent two year license renewal.

b. For existing individual licensees born in even-numbered years, a one-year license will be issued for the 2011 renewal on the licensee's birth date. Resident producers and adjusters will be required to have twelve (12) hours of continuing education, which must include two (2) hours of ethics, due for license renewal in 2012. Beginning in 2012, these licensees will renew their licenses for a two-year period and renew biennially on their birth date thereafter. The continuing education requirement of twenty-four (24) hours, which must include three (3) hours of ethics, will be due at the first two year license renewal cycle based on the licensee's birth date in 2014 and biennially on the birth date thereafter.

c. For new individual licensees issued in 2011 and subsequent years, license renewal periods will not be based on birth year. The initial license will be issued for a two-year period and renewed biennially on the licensee's birth date thereafter. The continuing education requirements of twenty-four (24) hours, which must include three (3) hours of ethics, will be due at each two year license renewal cycle.

d. The continuing education requirements for resident adjusters and for those non-residents who have qualified for an Arkansas Adjuster license by taking the Arkansas adjuster exam will be 24 hours every two years of which 3 hours must be ethics. The requirement for adjusters to complete continuing education on or before their birthday will start January 1, 2012. Non-residents who have qualified by being licensed as an adjuster in their home state are exempt from continuing education requirements.

a. The video imagery shall constitute a live continuing education provider or instructor, with interactive abilities, which include, but are not limited to, allowing for attendees to ask real time questions and be assisted by continuing education providers, instructors, or proctors, in real time.

b. Written materials shall be available in hard copy or in downloadable format and may be projected as part of the video imagery during the course of the Distance Learning presentation.

c. A technology help line shall be available prior to, during, and after the Distance Learning presentation. This technology help line shall be adequate in staff size to assist attendees within a reasonable amount of time during the course of the Distance Learning presentation.

a. All correspondence courses must have a sealed and numbered written examination which measures the licensee's knowledge of the information. Course providers may also add oral or electronic correspondence courses, with oral or electronic examinations. Electronic filings with the Arkansas Insurance Department's License Division (“License Division”) are encouraged and permitted;

b. All correspondence course examinations must be proctored or include an attestation or certification to be completed by the licensee verifying that the licensee is the person who is completing the course and exam;

c. Proctors must provide an affidavit attesting under oath or affirmation that the correspondence or electronic course examination was proctored and/or included the attestation or certification required by § 4D(10)(b), that the examination was provided in a manner specified by the correspondence course provider, and that they are not part of or aware of any efforts to circumvent the requirements of the examination, as provided in Appendix G;

d. Appendix G must accompany the filing of the Appendix H roster and these must be retained in the providers records. Correspondence course providers shall maintain all records or electronic copies of records on proctors and proctored examinations;

e. Any person with no family or financial relationship to the licensed producer or adjusters may proctor an examination under this Rule;

f. Course providers' filings must explain how correspondence course exams will not be duplicated for any two (2) test takers; and

g. Correspondence courses approved and subsequently purchased by the producer or adjuster, prior to the effective date of this Rule, may be governed by this Rule; however course providers must contact the License Division to reconfirm credit hours.

a. Material that is current, relevant, accurate, and that includes valid reference materials, graphics and interactivity;

b. Clearly defined objectives and course completion criteria;

c. Specific instructions to register, navigate, and complete the course work.

d. Technical support/provider representative available during business hours;

e. Process to authenticate student identity; and

f. Method for measuring the student's successful completion of course material and for evaluating the learning experience.

a. Method A:

i. Divide total number of words by one hundred eighty (180) (documented average reading time) = number of minutes to read material;

ii. Divide number of minutes by fifty (50) = credit hours;

iii. Multiply number of hours by 1.00 for a basic level course; 1.25 for an intermediate level; 1.50 for an advanced course for additional study time = total number of credit hours (fractional hours rounded up if .50 or above and rounded down if .49 or less).