State Requirements

When applying for multiple lines of authority, DO NOT apply twice if you do not see the desired lines listed. Check off each desired line of authority on one application. If adding lines of authority to a license, please wait until the initial application has been approved and requested license shows on the Producer Database.  Submitting multiple applications before initial request has been approved will result in the applicant being charged twice. If you do not see the license or lines of authority you are looking for, please verify with state that you have met the state's pre-licensing and/or exam requirements. Please allow 3-5 business days for exam information to be received by NIPR.

All Individual RL applicants applying for West Virginia Major Lines are required to submit fingerprint documentation to the state. This should be completed as soon as possible. The West Virginia Offices of the Insurance Commissioner (WVOIC) requires the fingerprinting reports be submitted within fifteen (15) days after applying. Please visit the WVOIC website at www.wvinsurance.gov and navigate to the "Agent Licensing" section to find the fingerprinting instructions.

Applicant Notification and Record Challenge: Your fingerprints will be used to check the criminal history records of the FBI. You have the opportunity to complete or challenge the accuracy of the information contained in the FBI identification record. The procedure for obtaining a change, correction, or updating an FBI identification record are set forth in Title 28. CFR. 16.34.
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• Fingerprint Requirements:
  • Applicants must be fingerprinted at initial application and at each two-year renewal. Each applicant must schedule an appointment to submit your fingerprints using IdentoGo. Please visit identogo.com or call 1-855-766-7746. Please read the important information regarding the fingerprint process at the following link:  https://uenroll.identogo.com/
    • The West Virginia Offices of the Insurance Commissioner service code to utilize for fingerprints is 228NS5. You must report this service code when submitting your fingerprints or the West Virginia Offices of the Insurance Commissioner will not be able to view the results of your fingerprint records.
• Supplemental Application
  • Click here for the Supplemental application.

• If applying as a Surety Bondsman, you will need a limited lines Surety line of authority or a Producer license with a Property and Casualty lines of authority.  
• Pre licensing education requirement of 20 hours per each line of authority for Property and Casualty. Click here to be directed to the approved pre licensing provider list look-up where you can find a certified provider. Please choose approved providers, West Virginia, and the pre licensing under education type
• After completing the pre-licensing course, Surety Bondsman applicants may take the West Virginia Property and Casualty examination. Please take a copy of your proof of completion regarding the pre-licensing course to the test center. Note that you will not be able to sit for the insurance exam without proof of pre-licensing course completion. Pre-licensing course completions are valid for six months currently due to the Covid-19 emergency.
• Please review the Insurance Licensing Examination Candidate Handbook. The handbook describes how, when and where to apply for the producer examination. The handbook can be viewed by clicking here.
• After taking the examination, you will be given an exam score. The exam score will be sent to the West Virginia Offices of the Insurance Commissioner automatically. If you fail the exam, you may choose to reschedule at any time; however, there is an eight-test limit per lifetime of the individual pursuant to W. Va. Code §33-12-5. 
  • Apply for the Property and Casualty line of authority using NIPR.
  • Applicant must have an active Property and Casualty or Surety license before applying for the Surety Bail Bonds license. 
• Fingerprint Requirements:
  • Applicants must be fingerprinted at initial application and at each two-year renewal. Each applicant must schedule an appointment to submit your fingerprints using IdentoGo. Please visit identogo.com or call 1-855-766-7746. Please read the important information regarding the fingerprint process at the following link:https://uenroll.identogo.com/
    • The West Virginia Offices of the Insurance Commissioner service code to utilize for fingerprints is 228NS5. You must report this service code when submitting your fingerprints or the West Virginia Offices of the Insurance Commissioner will not be able to view the results of your fingerprint records.
• Supplemental Application
  • Click here for the Supplemental application.

Bondsman applicants click here to review additional information

Non-citizens of the U.S. must have a resident license for selling insurance in one of the fifty (50) U.S. states.

Applicant must not have had any insurance license in any state issued to applicant that is revoked or suspended at the date of application.

Surplus Lines applicants must actively hold both property and casualty lines of authority (LOAs) in West Virginia.

• Must supply FINRA CRD number on application.

• Applicants must submit a supervising entity (a supervising entity is business entity that is a licensed insurance producer (this is rare) or an insurer (common) to West Virginia. The required form is located at WV Self-Storage/Supervising Entity Form. Please email this form to oicagentlicensing@wv.gov . If further assistance is needed, please contact the WVOIC's Agent Licensing Division at (304) 558-0610.

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.