If you are looking at establishing a career in the insurance industry, you are in the right place. Insurance as an industry is ever green. The entire population at all times needs to have insurance for various things and the business is always growing. If this interests you then you can work towards becoming an insurance agent or a broker.

To become an insurance broker you would need to apply to the company for registration and license. When you apply, your application will be scrutinized in detail along with your financial and personal history and details. You would need to have a clean history and track record with no criminal charges ever filed against you.

Those who have a felony are disqualified by the state automatically whereas those with misdemeanors may be treated on case to case basis wherein each state has a different way of viewing the cases. Your financial record too needs to be impeccable and spotless.

Pearson VUE the administrator licensing tests for all to be brokers in each state. Before appearing for the exam you would be required to attend the training classes where in you will be taught the subject in the class room through lectures as well as provided with books and online materials to guide you.

There are other third party vendors who will give you the books and train you too, but it is always advisable for you to go through them and get trained.

If attending formal training classes is a prerequisite for writing the exam to obtain a license, then it is better that you obtain the list of approved trainers from the Insurance Department and attend one of them.

The trainings are normally conducted for short duration of one or two weeks. You will find many options of day, evening as well as weekend courses. Most often the classes will be seminar type and you will be able to take few mock up tests online before appearing for your final exam.

If you are confident that you are equipped enough to take the test, you can register yourself for the same on the Pearson VUE website and choose a test center that is closest to you. The dates will normally be available as per your convenience. After you have passed the test, you will receive a certificate from Pearson VUE which is required to be submitted by you to the State for their record and you retain a copy.