State Requirements

Nevada / Resident Licensing / Business

Fees

Fees shown are state fees only. These fees do not include NIPR transaction fees.

  • License fees are per application.
  • Additional Fees:
    • Amendment fee - $50 per application
    • Designated Responsible Licensed Producer (DRLP) Association Fee - $50 per DRLP listed on application for the following licenses:
      • Res Producer/Producer Firm
      • Independent Adjuster
      • Public Adjuster

Res Producer/Producer Firm

Fee:

$185

Resident Surplus Lines Broker

Fee:

$185

Resident Motor Club Agency

Fee:

$138

Independent Adjuster

Fee:

$185

Public Adjuster

Fee:

$185

Lines of Authority

Please note that license class names can vary by state.

  • Applications for Other lines of authority will defer to state for approval.

Res Producer/Producer Firm

DRLP Required

Life, Health, Variable Annuities / Variable Life, Property, Casualty, Personal Lines, Limited Rental Car, Limited Credit, Limited Crop, Limited Travel Baggage, Portable Electronics, Personal Property Storage

Resident Surplus Lines Broker

DRLP Not Required

Surplus Lines

Resident Motor Club Agency

DRLP Not Required

Motor Club

Independent Adjuster

DRLP Required

Adjuster - Property and Casualty, Adjuster - Workers Compensation

Public Adjuster

DRLP Required

Adjuster - Property and Casualty

Rules and Regulations

Applicant Can

  • Submit initial license for business entities electronically.
  • Submit major lines of authority.
  • Submit limited lines of authority.
  • Submit surplus lines for business entities.
  • Add lines of authority (amend) to an existing active license.
  • Reinstate/reapply through NIPR's Resident License (RL) Application.
  • Print License electronically.

Business Rules

  • Applicant must be one of the following legal business types:

    • Partnership
    • Limited Liability Company
    • Limited Liability Partnership
    • Corporation
    • Sole Proprietor
  • Applicant must not have an active Non- Resident license in Nevada.

  • Applicant must not already have an equivalent license for the requested Lines of Authority (LOAs) in the state.

  • Applicant must provide business email address and resident address on the application. Address may not contain a P.O. Box.

  • Applicant with an active license that is thirty (30) days or less past expiration must late renew through the Resident License Renewal (RLR) Application.

  • Applicant with a status reason of "Failure to Renew" may reapply/reactivate license through Resident Licensing as long as current date is thirty-one (31) or more days past expiration and the license is inactive.

  • Designated Responsible Licensed Producer Requirements

    • The licenses below require at least one (1) Designated Responsible Licensed Producer (DRLP) to be provided on the application. All DRLPs provided on application must be actively licensed as a resident or non-resident in Nevada and hold equivalent license class with lines of authority that the business will hold prior to applying for the business license.  If more than one (1) DRLP is listed on the application, then DRLPs are allowed to cumulatively hold lines for the business entity. For example, business application is for Life and Health. If two DRLPs are submitted, it is acceptable for DRLP1 to actively hold Life and DRLP2 to actively hold Health lines and this will cumulatively both for the business entity. More DRLPs are accepted as long as each one holds at least one of the requested lines.
    • DRLP must actively hold equivalent license if business entity is apply for:
      • Non-Res Producer/Producer Firm or Resident Producer/Producer Firm DRLP must hold Non-Res Producer/Producer Firm or Resident Producer/Producer Firm
      • Independent Adjuster DRLP must hold Independent Adjuster
      • Public Adjuster DRLP must hold Public Adjuster
    • DRLP must actively hold equivalent line of authority for business entity when applying for:
      • Life - DRLP must hold Life
      • Health - DRLP must hold Health
      • Variable - DRLP must hold Variable
      • Property - DRLP must hold Property
      • Casualty - DRLP must hold Casualty
      • Personal Lines - DRLP must hold Personal Lines or  Property and Casualty
      • Crop - DRLP must hold Crop
      • Personal Property Storage - DRLP must hold Personal Property Storage
      • Limited Credit - DRLP must hold Limited Credit or Casualty
      • Limited Rental Car - DRLP must hold Limited Rental Car or Property and Casualty
      • Limited Travel Bag - DRLP must hold Limited Travel Bag or Property and Casualty
      • Portable Electronics- DRLP must hold Portable Electronics or Property and Casualty
      • Adjuster-Property and Casualty - DRLP must hold Adjuster-Property and Casualty
      • Adjuster-Workers Compensation - DRLP must hold Adjuster-Workers Compensation
    • Res Surplus Lines Broker and Res Motor Club Agt/Agy do NOT require DRLPs. Data provided on the DRLP section of the application for these licenses will not be updated on the state license record by Nevada.
    • If applicant responds "yes" to one of the background questions please submit supporting documents electronically via NIPR's Attachments Warehouse.

Contact Information

Mailing Address

Nevada Division of Insurance, Attention: Licensing Department

1818 East College Pkwy

Suite 103

Carson City, NV 89706

United States

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