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Life & Accident and Sickness Examinations

New applicants for a certificate as a Life and/or Accident & Sickness insurance agent are required to pass an examination prior to the certificate being issued. Registration for examinations must be done by visiting an AIC office or by telephone at either the Edmonton or Calgary office of the AIC. Payment of the sitting fee must be made by either Visa or Mastercard if the registration is completed by telephone.

The examinations are based on material contained in the Life License Qualification Program ("the LLQP").

Applicants must complete the course of study under the LLQP and pass the providers certification examination at one of the following levels prior to challenging an LLQP Examination. Upon completion of the selected course and passing the certification examination the provider will supply a certificate of completion.

The examinations are offered at the following levels:

1. Full LLQP, Successful applicant would be entitled to a Full Life Certificate and a Accident & Sickness Certificate.
2. Accident and Sickness, Successful applicant would be entitled to an Accident and Sickness Certificate.

Click this link for a contact list of the organizations have been approved as Providers of the LLQP.

The examination fee must be paid and you must pre-register for an examination. The certificate of completion from the provider must be provided when registering. You should take or send the examination fee to either office of the Alberta Insurance Council. The examination passing grade is 60%.
Examinations are held in the Edmonton and Calgary offices each Monday at the following times:

Upon registration, applicants will be given an "Insurance Examination Entrance Form". This form and suitable identification should be brought to the examination room.

At the conclusion of the examination applicant must return the examination and answer sheet to the proctor. Your examination will be scored and the results posted on the AIC web site within 48 hours.

If your examination was written at a centre other than Calgary or Edmonton results may not be available until the third day after writing.

In either case your results will be available on the AIC website once the examinations have been scored.

Examination attempts are restricted to 3. After the third unsuccessful attempt a six month waiting periodis imposed. This waiting period is then imposed after each additional attempt.

Examinations are also held once a month at Red Deer, Lethbridge, and Grande Prairie. Applicants wishing to write in these locations should send their examination fee to one of the AIC offices and advise us of the location and date that you wish to write the examination. All fees should be received the week prior to the scheduled exam date.

Examination schedules and locations can be viewed at this link.