Earn your CE credit hours for North Carolina on our online virtual university. All insurance agents must take continuing education course hours to maintain their license status. Our online subjects are approved for North Carolina credit.

Subject example:

Retirement Planning Strategies

The purpose of this course for North Carolina is to provide a comprehensive orientation to the concept of retirement planning and how the licensed producer – through the products and services he or she offers – can help consumers plan for this vital stage of their lives. The course discusses products and plans that are specifically designed to accumulate and distribute retirement funds and ensure financial security for late-life health care needs.

The NC agent course covers the basics of developing a retirement funding plan, focusing on how to determine the amount of money that will be needed upon retirement based on individual goals and objectives. It discusses the many plans that are available for accumulating retirement savings, including qualified employer plans and individual plans. The online course looks at the important role Social Security plays in providing for a financially secure retirement and how that income can be supplemented through the use of nonqualified products such as fixed and variable annuities. The training discusses the types of investment products that can be used to fund a retirement plan, focusing on the importance of the consumer’s investment horizon and risk tolerance. Also addressed is the complex topic of retirement plan distributions and the many rules and regulations that surround this issue.