Insurance Agent Exam Suspended Due to COVID-19... Held Again After Two Months

The Life and Non-Life Insurance Association announced on the 25th that qualification exams for insurance planners will be conducted on the 25th and 26th at outdoor testing sites in more than 10 locations nationwide, including Seoul.

[Asia Economy Reporter Oh Hyung-gil] The insurance agent exams, which had been suspended for two months due to the novel coronavirus infection (COVID-19) outbreak, were conducted.

The Life Insurance Association and the General Insurance Association announced on the 25th that they would hold insurance agent qualification exams on the 25th and 26th at more than 10 outdoor testing sites nationwide, including Seoul.

11,136 people applied for the exam administered by the Life Insurance Association, and about 7,000 applied for the exam conducted by the General Insurance Association.

Previously, the Life and General Insurance Associations, together with financial authorities, reviewed ways to resume the agent exams considering the economic difficulties of job seekers wishing to become insurance agents, and decided to conduct outdoor qualification exams to minimize the infection risk for examinees.

An official from the Insurance Association said, "The schedule for next month's exams will be reviewed later, taking into account the COVID-19 crisis alert level."

The Life and Non-Life Insurance Association announced on the 25th that qualification exams for insurance planners will be conducted on the 25th and 26th at outdoor testing sites in more than 10 locations nationwide, including Seoul.

The Life and Non-Life Insurance Association announced on the 25th that qualification exams for insurance planners will be conducted on the 25th and 26th at outdoor testing sites in more than 10 locations nationwide, including Seoul.

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