State Requirements

Vermont / Resident Renewal / Individual

Fees

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

  • Per Application.

Insurance Producer

Renewal fee:

$30

Surplus Lines Broker

Renewal fee:

$400

Limited Lines Producer

Renewal fee:

$30

Public Adjuster

Renewal fee:

$200

Crop Adjuster

Renewal fee:

$120

Worker's Compensation Adjuster

Renewal fee:

$120

Adjuster-Property and Casualty

Renewal fee:

$120

Auto-Physical Damage

Renewal fee:

$120

Title Agent

Renewal fee:

$30

Bail Bond Agent

Renewal fee:

$30

Consultant

Renewal fee:

$200

Life Settlement Broker

Renewal fee:

$100

Managing General Agent

Renewal fee:

$300

Reinsurance Intermediary

Renewal fee:

$200

Portable Electronics

Renewal fee:

$30

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.

Insurance Producer

Life, Accident & Health or Sickness, Variable Life and Variable Annuity, Property, Casualty, Personal Lines

Surplus Lines Broker

No Line of Authority Required

Limited Lines Producer

Car Rental, Credit, Travel, Limited Lines

Public Adjuster

Property & Casualty

Crop Adjuster

Crop

Worker's Compensation Adjuster

Worker's Compensation

Adjuster-Property and Casualty

Property & Casualty

Auto-Physical Damage

Auto Physical

Title Agent

Title

Bail Bond Agent

Bail

Consultant

Life, Accident & Health or Sickness, Variable Life and Variable Annuity, Property, Casualty

Life Settlement Broker

No Line of Authority Required

Managing General Agent

MGA Life, MGA Accident & Health, MGA – Sickness, MGA Variable Life and Variable Annuity, MGA Property, MGA Casualty

Reinsurance Intermediary

No Line of Authority Required

Portable Electronics

Portable Electronics

Rules and Regulations

Applicant Can

  • Submit renewals for individuals electronically.
  • Submit renewals for major lines of authority.
  • Submit renewals for limited lines of authority.
  • Submit renewals for surplus lines for individuals.
  • Partial renewals allowed.
  • License printing available electronically.

Applicant Cannot

  • Late renew through NIPR's Resident License Renewal (RLR) Application.

Business Rules

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

  • Applicant must have an active or be applying for a Vermont resident producer life license to request variable life and annuities lines of authority (LOAs).

  • Applicants for the variable LOA must supply FINRA CRD number on application.

  • Producer applicants applying before March 31st, odd years, will not have the full two (2) years until their next renewal. Example: If an applicant applied on January 31st, 2015 their license would expire March 31st, 2015 and they would need to renew at that time to remain active.

  • Producer applicants applying after March 31st, odd years, will not have the full two (2) years until their renewal. Example: If an applicant applied on June 30th, 2013 they would have an expiration date of March 31st, 2015.

  • Applicants applying for a resident license who hold an inactive non-resident license should be allowed to apply.

  • Applicants will be prevented from applying electronically if they hold an active resident license in another state while applying for a resident license in Vermont.

  • Resident producer license class must actively carry property and casualty LOAs with Vermont to be eligible to apply for surplus lines license class.

  • Applicant must have passed the required exam before applying for the requested license.

  • P.O. Box or Private Mail Box (PMB) addresses will not be accepted for residence address. (P.O. Boxes are acceptable for businesses and mailing addresses).

  • 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.

  • 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.

Special Instructions

Renewal Periods

All License Classes

Renewal Period:

  • Starts: 90 days prior to expiration date.
  • Ends: Expiration date.

Continuing Education

  • CE is required for Workers Compensation Adjusters and Insurance Producer. NIPR will verify CE compliance before allowing renewal application to be available.   You may select your resident state on the following link: Verify My CE to view your CE transcript and determine whether the state has updated your status to compliant in their system and on what date.  It generally takes up to 72 hours from the compliance date for the status to be updated in our system.
  • Workers Compensation Adjusters Only:
    • Your Continuing Education must be completed by March 31. If you do not complete your CE requirement or request an extension by March 31, your license will not be renewed and will lapse.

Contact Information

Mailing Address

Vermont Department of Financial Regulation

89 Main Street

Montpelier, VT 05620-3101

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