State Requirements

Applicant must be eighteen (18) years old or older as determined from the applicant’s date of birth.

Applicant's name, birth date, license number, state of residence, Tax ID, and National Producer Number (NPN) must match current Producer Database (PDB) record for resident/home state.

Applicant may not apply for a license in their own resident state.

If applicant responds "yes" to one of the background questions please submit supporting documents electronically via NIPR's Attachments Warehouse. The documents may also be submitted to the state via mail, email, or fax.

• If additional documentation is required, it must be submitted within 30 days of the application.

Adjuster applicants must select Property and Casualty simultaneously.

Please allow up to 10 business days to process the application.

• If your application was accepted, please visit the Vermont website at https://dfr.vermont.gov/industry/insurance/producer-and-individual-licensing and choose Check the Status of a License. You will be able to print documentation containing the status of your license.

Adjuster Designated Home State (ADHS) Requirements

• Applicants may designate a Home State only if their resident state does not issue resident adjuster licenses.
• At least one active non-resident adjuster license must exist on the Producer Database (PDB) in order to select a DHS.
• The designated Home State selected must have an active non-resident adjuster license on the PDB at the time of application.
• Applicants cannot designate a Home State if they hold an active resident adjuster license in any state.
• Applicants that hold an active resident producer (non-adjuster) license and no active resident adjuster license may not apply for or renew a Vermont adjuster license using a producer license as their Home State license.
• If the DHS license is inactive at the time of application and the applicant does not hold an active resident adjuster license, the applicant must select another state where they hold an active adjuster license as their DHS.
• Vermont may not be selected as an Adjuster Designated Home State.

• Public Adjusters may not designate a Home State.

• Retaliatory fees may apply based on the selected DHS.

IMPORTANT NOTICE:

• All Vermont non-resident adjuster licenses expire on March 31 of even-numbered years.
• The renewal period opens 90 days prior to expiration (January 1 – March 31). Applicants who submit a new license application during this period must submit a renewal application and pay the renewal fee immediately after issuance in order to maintain active status.
• Example (Non-Resident Adjuster):
  All non-resident adjuster licenses renew in even-numbered years.
  If an Adjuster license is issued on February 26, 2026, the license will expire on March 31, 2026, because the license was issued during the renewal period and 2026 is the applicable renewal year for adjuster licenses.
  The applicant must return to NIPR and submit a renewal application immediately after issuance to keep the license active.
• For license-specific renewal details, please refer to the Vermont Non-Resident Adjuster Renewal page.