Ohio Voids CE Credits

Buckeye State agents who took continuing education classes from a suspended vendor may have to get new CE credits – and may face disciplinary action.

The Ohio Department of Insurance says the vendor, Professional Education Corp., Hamilton, Ohio, no longer has authority to conduct pre-licensing and continuing education classes for Ohio insurance applicants and agents.

Department investigators went undercover and found that the owner of the firm was giving agents who took his classes the answers to the proficiency tests, department officials say.

The owner, George Armstrong, has admitted that the allegations against him were true, and he has agreed to the revocation of his education provider contract and voluntarily agreed to surrender his Ohio insurance licenses, officials say.