State Requirements

Business Rules

• An affiliation is not required and the applicant may skip the "Affiliations" page on the uniform application. Please note that any affiliations listed on an individual application are not recognized as a notification of affiliation and are not recorded by the Louisiana Department of Insurance. If an individual is to be affiliated with a business entity, the agency must file the affiliation after the individual is licensed.

• Applicants will be able to late renew if they are past their license expiration date, inactive with a status reason as lapsed, and the application is submitted less than two years past line of authority status date

• Do not submit an application unless all supporting documentation for any disclosures is on hand and ready to submit. If the applicant responds "yes" to one of the background questions, supporting documents should be submitted electronically via NIPR's Attachment Warehouse.. All supporting documents must be uploaded to the Attachment Warehouse prior to but no later than the date of application submission to be considered timely disclosed. Applications with "Yes" answers without complete supporting documentation provided as of the date of application are subject to being closed as incomplete without further notice. 

• Upon license issuance and renewal, all Claims Adjusters licensed in Louisiana are required to read and acknowledge the claims adjuster standards of conduct provided in La. R.S. 22:1674.1 Your acknowledgment will be captured in a Louisiana state-specific question in the initial and renewal application submission. You may read review the standards of conduct on the Louisiana Department of Insurance website at https://www.ldi.la.gov/industry/producer-adjuster/license-application

• Supporting documents may also be submitted to the state via mail, email, or fax.  If the applicant chooses to submit via mail, e-mail or fax, the documents must be submitted to the Louisiana Department of Insurance that same day as the license application and must include the transaction number and the applicant's name. Documentation submitted via mail must be postmarked within 24 hours of application submission.

• Applicants cannot apply earlier than the first day of the month prior to birth month.

• Applicants subject to certified education (CE) requirements should verify that their CE hours have been reported to the Department of Insurance prior to submitting their license renewal. CE can be verified on the state web site.

• Submit partial renewals for active lines of authority (LOAs) during the normal renewal cycle. If a line of authority is not selected for renewal, this line will cancel from the license.

• The license may only be renewed if inactive status.

• If the 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.