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Insurance Producer Course
Self-Study Online
*Effective July 1, 2024, all active and prospective surety bondsman must be licensed as a Property & Casualty Insurance Producer. In order to comply with these provisions, we have formed South Carolina Insurance Academy to prepare you for your new requirements! This course is currently available below.
South Carolina series 19-08 Surety Insurance Producer
Surety Insurance Producer Overview
Series 19-08 Limited Lines Surety

The South Carolina Department of Insurance requires that all prospective bail bondsman whom wish to conduct business as a surety bail bondsman in South Carolina pass the state mandated series 19-08 examination offered by Pearson Vue. South Carolina Bail Agents Academy offers all prospective surety bail bondsman in South Carolina the course material necessary to pass the mandated surety insurance producer examination. This course material is offered to all prospective surety insurance producers in two ways. First, there is no mandated requirement that a prospective surety insurance producer in South Carolina attend any form of pre-licensing class. Therefore, for those whom are comfortable with self-study may purchase the course material as a study tool in preparing for the 19-08 examination. Second, should the prospective surety insurance producer not feel comfortable with self-study, or wishes to go over the course material in a classroom setting South Carolina Bail Agents Academy will offer a classroom setting 8hr workshop to go over the materials contained within the 19-08 surety insurance producer examination!
What is the cost of the surety insurance producer workshop?
As stated in the overview section in regards to the 19-08 Surety Insurance Producer, South Carolina surety bail bondsman, examination there is no mandated pre-licensing class. For this reason there are two options in regards to the cost for the 19-08 Surety Insurance Producer workshop. First, the course materials may be purchased for self-study without attending any workshop. The cost of course materials for the self-study option of preparation for the 19-08 Surety Insurance Producer, South Carolina surety bail bondsman, examination is $125. Secondly, prospective surety insurance producers may wish to study in a classroom setting. The cost for the 8hr surety insurance producer, South Carolina surety bail bondsman, workshop is $275. The cost of materials is included in the workshop fee. Therefore, any prospective surety insurance producer, South Carolina surety bail bondsman, whom wishes to take the workshop after attempting the self-study method would only incur an additional fee of $150.
Cost breakdown:
Cost breakdown:
- $300 Live Online Course
- $200 E-Learning Course
- $150 Study workshop to highlight E-Learning Course tough Subjects (Test Prep)