Checking for a certification should be just as easy as checking for a license. The brokers with certifications are damn sure going to let you know they have one

Checking for a certification should be just as easy as checking for a license. The brokers with certifications are damn sure going to let you know they have one! The main reason I oppose licensure is that producer groups (e.g. insurance brokers) will exert political pressure to add more and more irrelevant requirements in order to obtain a license. Take barbering for example: in many states in order to become a barber, you need to complete hundreds of hours of theoretical instruction in the anatomy of the face and head, the elementary chemistry of sterilization, the histology of hair, etc. Just to cut hair! In addition, the professional activities that require a license tend to gradually expand due to political pressure. Doctors spend a lot of time doing things that could be performed by a skilled technician, and the result is unnecessarily expensive medical care, and some people not having access to care at all.