Course purpose
South Dakota's one-time annuity best-interest training a producer must complete before soliciting, selling, or negotiating annuities. It teaches the best-interest standard South Dakota adopted through SDCL ch. 58-33A (the 2020 NAIC Suitability in Annuity Transactions Model Regulation, effective January 1, 2023) and its four obligations — care, disclosure, conflict of interest, and documentation — plus annuity types and classifications, the parties to an annuity, product features, the income taxation of qualified and non-qualified annuities, the primary uses of annuities, and appropriate standards of conduct, sales practices, replacement, and disclosure, connected to the Unfair Trade Practices of SDCL ch. 58-33 and South Dakota Division of Insurance discipline (SDCL ch. 58-30) — with lesson knowledge checks, a final exam, a certificate, and CE reported to the Division through SBS. Delivered as a bilingual online 4-credit course.
Acceptance responsibility
There is no single national approval body for this type of education course. If a court, officer, employer, school, or agency assigned the course, confirm that they accept an online certificate course before paying or relying on completion.
Before-purchase review materials
Students can share the course name, 4 hours / 240 minutes length, curriculum preview, published price, education-only boundaries, and verification details before paying.
Education-only boundary
This course is not pre-licensing and does not qualify you to sit for a South Dakota licensing exam; it is post-license training/continuing education only. South Dakota Division of Insurance-approved continuing education (SD DOI Provider #500033165). CE credit is earned only for the line(s) of authority and credit type the Division approved for this course; confirm the credit type and hours apply to your specific license and renewal requirement before relying on it.
Course timing
The course requires 4 hours / 240 minutes total. Lessons are completed online in sequence, and active course time is measured before the certificate can be issued.
Certificate requirements
A certificate is available after the student completes the course sequence, satisfies identity and seat-time controls, and passes the final review.
Bilingual access
The public information and core learning path are available in English and Spanish.
Price-match review
The posted tuition is $24.99. If a student finds a lower current public price for a comparable online certificate course, the request can be reviewed for a price match before purchase.
Support route
Support is handled by FAQ and email. A public phone number is not displayed unless a controlling rule requires one.
