Quick Learning School offers pre-insurance agent licensing, exam prep and continuing education both online and in classrooms throughout the San Francisco Bay area. Training packages include all classroom and study material necessary to prepare and pass the state licensing exam for the Life Agent License (including code and ethics training), a textbook and workbook, life exam prep and a free QLS CD-ROM.
For students who have already completed training and need more help before taking the licensing exam, several "Life Agent Cram Courses" are available that cover key questions and answers, the psychology of the exam, updates from the exam and study techniques. Quick Learning School provides continuing education classes in topics such as annuities, Series 6, "Comparisons of Life Insurance Policies" and ethics. Classroom courses are scheduled for daytime, evening and weekend hours. The school also offers online options.
Quick Learning School
123 E. Gish Road
San Jose, CA 95112
408-453-8133
quicklearningschool.com
The California-based Pre-License Training.Com offers three online courses aimed at helping individuals to pass their initial California life insurance agent exam. The 20-hour "California Life Only" course prepares students for the life insurance agent exam; the 40-hour "Life Agent" course adds accident and health license pre-training; and the 52-hour "Life Agent Combo" class adds 12 hours on code and ethics.
Courses include streaming videos of classroom lectures as well as a virtual textbook. (A hard-copy textbook is available for a fee.) Course content includes an "online study hall" with more than 300 practice exam questions, more than 1,000 test questions and timed final exams that replicate the California state exam. Pre-License Training.Com says it will pay the retesting fee if students don't pass their exams the first time.
Pre-License Training.Com
1322 E. Shaw St., Suite 360
Fresno, CA 93710
800-780-2113
prelicensetraining.com
The Insurance & Securities School of California says 77 percent of its students pass the California insurance licensing exam on their first attempt. The 40-hour "life agent insurance licensing" course includes exam-specific study material in electronic format, nine hours of online video lectures in streaming and downloadable formats, more than 1,000 practice and final exam questions, study plans and key fact sheets. A hard-copy workbook with additional exam practice questions is provided.
The school offers instructor support via email. Courses provide a certificate of completion that can be printed immediately and detailed instructions on how to fill out the California license application and schedule an exam.
Insurance & Securities School of California
8655 E. Via DeVentura, Suite E-175
Scottsdale, AZ 85258
888-422-7714
52hours.com
Located in Los Angeles, the College of Southern California is a bricks-and-mortar vocational school. The Life Agent course provides 52 hours of classroom training in general insurance concepts, legal concepts, policy components, the California insurance code, business insurance, retirement plans, annuities, workers' compensation, government insurance, social insurance, health insurance provisions and disability insurance. Classes are offered in the evenings.
College of Southern California
2975 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 210
Los Angeles, CA 90010
213-380-1818
collegesc.com
With four locations in Southern California, Mike Russ Financial Training Centers provide California life insurance agent pre-licensing and exam preparation courses. All-day classes are offered during the week, with online and correspondence courses available as well. Mike Russ Financial Training provides a large selection of continuing-education options in topics such as financial planning, annuities and disability concepts. A non-credit course is available in how to set up an independent insurance agency.
Mike Russ Financial Training Centers
8322 Clairemont Mesa Blvd., Suite 103
San Diego, CA 92111
800-724-5661
mikeruss.org
Successful Insurance Training offers weeklong daytime courses to prepare students to take the life, life and health, and code and ethics exams. Though a textbook is provided, a study guide with practice questions and exam prep courses are available for an additional fee. Successful Insurance Training operates training centers in the Fresno and Sacramento areas.
Successful Insurance Training
2505 Ashlan
Clovis, CA 93611
559-292-3499
sitcalifornia.com