State Requirements

West Virginia / Resident Renewal / Individual

Fees

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

  • Per Application.

Insurance Producer

Renewal fee:

$50

Late renewal fee:

$50

Surplus Lines

Renewal fee:

$200

Late renewal fee:

$100

Viatical Settlement Broker

Renewal fee:

$100

Late renewal fee:

$50

Adjuster Classes

Renewal fee:

$50

Late renewal fee:

$50

Professional Bail Bondsman

Renewal fee:

$200

Surety Bail Bondsman

Renewal fee:

$200

Lines of Authority

Please note that license class names can vary by state.

Insurance Producer

Life, Accident and Health or Sickness, Variable Annuity & Variable Life, Property, Casualty, Personal Lines, Car Rental, Credit, Crop Insurance, Travel, Self Storage, Surety, Title, Limited Lines, Other

CE Required

Life, Accident and Health or Sickness, Property, Casualty, Personal Lines

Surplus Lines

No LOA Required

CE Required

No LOA Required

Viatical Settlement Broker

No LOA Required

Professional Bail Bondsman

Professional Bail Bondsman

Surety Bail Bondsman

Surety Bail Bondsman

Company Adjuster

Property and Casualty, Workers’ Compensation, Crop

CE Required

Property and Casualty, Crop, Workers’ Compensation

Independent Adjuster

Property and Casualty, Crop, Workers’ Compensation

CE Required

Property and Casualty, Crop, Workers’ Compensation

Public Adjuster

Property and Casualty

CE Required

Property and Casualty

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.
  • Late renew through NIPR's Resident License Renewal Application.
  • Print licenses electronically.

Business Rules

  • If applicant's license has lapsed, the license may be late renewed through the Resident License Renewal (RLR) application up to one (1) year after license expiration date. After one (1) year, or if license is inactive with any other status reason for any length of time, applicants must apply as a new applicant through the Resident License (RL) Application.

  • Applicant must not have an inactive West Virginia license with status reason of suspended.

  • Applicant must renew all active renewable lines. Partial renewals are not allowed.

  • West Virginia to add Bondsman Licenses through NIPR

    • West Virginia, please click here for additional information regarding the Bondsman licenses including licensing and renewal information.
  • Professional and Surety Bondsman applicants click here to review additional information.
    • Bail Bondsman licenses renewal period will open up 90 days prior to the expiration date up to the last day of the applicant's birth month biennially. The renewal fee is $200.  Below are the additional requirements for renewals:
  • Applicants applying for the Self Storage line of authority 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.

Renewal Periods

Insurance Producer

Renewal period

Starts: Ninety (90) days prior to expiration date. Ends: Last day of Birth Month Biennially

Late renewal period

Up to one year after license expiration date.

Surplus Lines

Renewal period

Starts: Ninety (90) days prior to expiration date. Ends: May 31st Annually.

Late renewal period

Up to one year after license expiration date.

Viatical Settlement Broker

Renewal period

Starts: Ninety (90) days prior to expiration date. Ends: Last day of Birth Month Biennially

Late renewal period

Beginning 8th day past expiration and up to 1 year.

Adjuster Classes

Renewal period

Starts: Ninety (90) days prior to expiration date. Ends: Last day of Birth Month Biennially.

Late renewal period

Up to one year after license expiration date.

Professional Bail Bondsman

Renewal period

Starts: Ninety (90) days prior to expiration date. Ends: Last day of Birth Month Biennially

Late renewal period

Up to one year after license expiration date.

Surety Bail Bondsman

Renewal period

Starts: Ninety (90) days prior to expiration date. Ends: Last day of Birth Month Biennially

Late renewal period

Up to one year after license expiration date.

Continuing Education

  • NIPR verifies compliance with the states CE requirement prior to allowing submission of a renewal application. 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.
  • Applicants renewing an Insurance Producer license class with one or more Major Lines of Authorities or a Viatical Settlement Broker license class must be CE compliant as determined by CE compliance field on PDB record.

The following license classes/lines of authority must be CE compliant:

Insurance Producer

  • Life
  • Accident and Health or Sickness
  • Property
  • Casualty
  • Personal Lines

Surplus Lines

  • No LOA Required

Company Adjuster

  • Property and Casualty
  • Crop
  • Workers’ Compensation

Independent Adjuster

  • Property and Casualty
  • Crop
  • Workers’ Compensation

Public Adjuster

  • Property and Casualty

Contact Information

Mailing Address

West Virginia Offices of the Insurance Commissioner

Agents Licensing & Education

P.O. Box 50540

Charleston, WV 25305-0540

United States

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