Annual licence renewal opens April 1: How to prepare
Published March 7, 2025
Insurance Council licensees are issued a continuous licence that authorizes them the ability to conduct insurance business. This means that for licensees to maintain their continuous licence, they must meet ongoing licensing and regulatory requirements detailed in the Insurance Council Rules and by providing confirmation they are abiding by the Rules when renewing their licence annually and paying the licence fee.
All licensees must complete annual licence renewal regardless of licence status or working status, if they intend to continue to be licensed. Annual licence renewal opens April 1 each year, and the deadline to renew is June 1, 2025. Any licence not renewed by July 31, 2025, will be cancelled for non-renewal. Licences renewed between June 2 and July 31, 2025, are subject to a late fee.
How to prepare
The first step in renewing your licence is for you to ensure you are eligible to renew, confirming you have met your ongoing licensing requirements, which includes maintaining your professional competence through ongoing learning, while meeting the
CE guideline criteria for your licence class, as well as ensuring you are covered by the required
Errors & Omissions (E&O) insurance. Licensees cannot renew their licence unless they have met their CE requirements and are covered by the required E&O insurance. During renewal, you will be asked to submit declarations confirming that you are informed of and meeting your ongoing licensing requirements before you may proceed to renew your licence.
The next step in renewing your licence is for you to log into your online
portal account and complete your renewal. Every licensee already has an online portal account, so there is no need to register for a new account. If you have forgotten your password or username, you can use the 'I've forgotten my password' or I've forgotten my username' buttons to help you get access to your account. If you don't remember the answer to your security question, or you no longer have access to the email address associated with your portal account to reset your password, then please reach out to our portal support team for help.
More details about annual licence renewal, including information on how to prepare for annual licence renewal, what’s required to renew, and answers to commonly asked questions, can be found on the
Annual Licence Renewal page of our website. You may also register for our
2025 Annual Licence Renewal Requirements Webinar offered live on April 3, 2025 or view the recorded session which will be available in early April via the Insurance Council's online portal.
If you are no longer engaged in insurance activity in British Columbia and no longer wish to hold an insurance licence, please submit a request to cancel your licence through your online portal account by selecting
Licence Updates from the portal main menu.
Have questions?
Visit the
Licensee Resources and
Annual Licence Renewal pages of our website.
Our online portal support team can assist with accessing your online portal account or navigating the renewal process on the portal. Please email
portal@insurancecouncilofbc.com or call 604-695-2005 or call 1-877-688-0321 and press 6.
Our Practice and Quality Assurance team can assist with insurance practice, regulatory and compliance questions, including questions relating to the annual renewal declarations which you’ll be required to submit at renewal. Please email
practice@insurancecouncilofbc.com or call 604-695-2008 or call 1-877-688-0321 and press 3.
Our Licensing team can assist with upgrades and changes to your licence (including adding/removing a supervisor, adding/removing authorization to represent an agency or firm, name changes, or to upgrade your licence) as well as requests to cancel your licence. Please email
licensing@insurancecouncilofbc.com or call 604-695-2007 or call 1-877-688-0321 and press 2.
Continuing Education Resources
E&O Insurance Requirement Resources:
- Learn more about E&O Insurance requirements on our website, including reviewing Q&As on requirements, find links to relevant Practice Advisory Notices, and other important information about E&O insurance requirements.