Response	Question
Yes	Accepts renewals for business entities electronically.
Yes	Accepts renewals for major lines of authority.
Yes	Accepts renewals for limited lines of authority.
Yes	Accepts renewals for surplus lines of authority.
Yes	Applicant can late renew through NIPR's Non-Resident Renewal (NRR) Application.
Yes	Partial renewals allowed.
Yes	License printing available electronically.

License Class	Renewal Period Begins	Renewal Period Ends	Late Renewal Begins	Late Renewal Ends
All License Classes	Ninety (90) days prior to expiration date.	Renewal is determined by the expiration date of the license ID.	One(1) day after expiration date	Sixty (60) days after expiration date

Applicant's name, Tax ID, license number, and state of residence must match current Producer Database (PDB) record for resident state.

The applicants mailing address must be business entity's residence address or a P.O. Box.

Applicant must provide a valid country code, mailing address, business email, and business phone number.

Applicant may not renew a license in their own resident state.

Applicant must have an equivalent license for the requested Lines of Authority(s) in the requested non-resident state.

Applicant can renew their license through NRR through the date the license expires.

Licensees that need to late renew more than sixty (60) days after expiration date must renew directly through the California's Department of Insurance website.

Non-Resident Insurance Producer Life Only- Agent must be actively held in order to renew Non-Resident Insurance Producer Variable Contracts or renew simultaneously.

Both Life Only Agent and Accident and Health Agent lines must be renewed at the same time.  Partial renewal for the lines is not allowed. 

Both Property Broker-Agent and Casualty Broker-Agent lines must be renewed at the same time.  Partial renewal for the lines is not allowed.

Applicant may not renew Personal lines if Property and Casualty is actively held.

An active Life Only-Agent license is required to renew Brokering Life Settlement line of authority.

Property Broker – Agent and Casualty Broker – Agent are required to renew Surplus Lines Broker.

Property Broker – Agent and Casualty Broker – Agent are required to renew Special Lines SL Broker.

Applicant's NPN must match current PDB record if applicable.

Non-Resident Credit Insurance Agents must provide number of endorsees on the license renewal application.

There must be no serious:

• Regulatory Information Retrieval System (RIRS) actions for the applicant since last renewal.
• Special Activities Database (SAD) actions for the applicant since last renewal.

If so, please contact the state for assistance.

Name of business entity must be approved by California prior to submission of license application.

Sole proprietorship may not apply electronically using the business entity uniform application, they must apply as an individual. Section 6 - California NIPR product participation.

California licensees must complete and submit their own renewal application. As stated in section 1652(a) of the California Insurance Code, applicants must declare, under penalty of perjury, that the contents of the application are true and correct.

Section 1729.2 of the California Insurance Code requires a licensee to notify the department within thirty (30) days of the date the licensee learns of any change in their background information. For further clarification regarding this requirement, including the definition of background information, please refer to CIC 1729.2 or the California Department of Insurance website.

At least one (1) Designated Responsible Licensed Producer (DRLP) must be provided on the application and have a resident or non-resident license in California.

The DRLPs provided on the producer and surplus lines application must cumulatively cover the Lines of Authority on the application.

The Designated Responsible Producer or Producers cumulatively must have equivalent non-resident license and cumulatively hold the requested Lines of Authority’s in California.

The Designated Responsible Producers for Limited Line Auto Ins Agent must hold either an activeProperty Broker Agent AND Casualty Broker Agent OR Personal Lines OR a single Limited Lines Auto Ins Agent license.

The Designated Responsible Producers for Travel Insurance Agent must ALL actively hold Property Broker-Agent AND Casualty Broker-Agent OR Life-Only Agent AND Accident and Health Agent on PDB.

At least one Designated Responsible Producers for Travel Insurance Agent must actively hold a Non-Resident Property Broker-Agent AND Casualty Broker-Agent OR Life-Only Agent AND Accident and Health Agent on PDB.

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.

Please check Announcements for any last minute notifications about the states to which you are applying.

License Class	Line of Authority (LOA)
Non-Resident Insurance Producer	Life Only Agent
Non-Resident Insurance Producer	Accident & Health Agent
Non-Resident Insurance Producer	Property Broker Agent
Non-Resident Insurance Producer	Casualty Broker Agent
Non-Resident Insurance Producer	Variable Contracts
Non-Resident Insurance Producer	Personal Lines Broker Agent
Non-Resident Insurance Producer	Rental Car
Non-Resident Insurance Producer	Travel Agent
Non-Resident Credit Ins Agent	Credit Insurance Agent
Non-Resident Insurance Producer	Limited Lines Auto Ins  Agent
Non-Resident Insurance Producer	Portable Electronics
Non-Resident Insurance Producer	Self-Service Storage Agent
Non-Resident Insurance Producer	Burial and Funeral Expenses
Non-Resident Insurance Producer	Brokering Life Settlements
Non-Resident Life Settlement Broker	Brokering Life Settlements
Non-Resident Insurance Producer	Travel Agent
Non-Resident Insurance Producer	Surplus Lines Broker
Non-Resident Insurance Producer	Special Lines SL Broker

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

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

License Class / Lines of Authority Combination	Fee */**	Late Renewal *
Non-Resident Insurance Producer / All Lines of Authority   (Unless listed separately below)	$170.00	$85.00
Non-Resident Insurance Producer / Surplus Lines Broker	$1,178.00
Non-Resident Insurance Producer / Special Lines SL Broker	$1,178.00
Non-Resident Credit Insurance Agent / Credit Insurance Agent (See fee note below)	$373.00	$187.00
Non-Resident Insurance Producer / Rental Car	$463.00	$232.00
Non-Resident Insurance Producer / Portable Electronics	$292.00	$146.00
Non-Resident Insurance Producer / Self-Service Storage Agent	$294.00	$197.00
Non-Resident Insurance Producer / Travel Agent	$4,128.00	$2,064.00

* Per application.
**Fees are based on the answers to the Supplemental Questions in the application. If both A and B are selected in the answer the highest fee will be assessed. 

Non-Resident Credit Insurance Agents will be charged a $7.00 fee for each endorsee that is listed on application.