Initial Insurance Producer Licensing Process

In order to protect consumers, there are certain convictions and circumstances that can lead to the denial of an application for licensure.

Our Pre-Licensing Program can help prospective insurance agents with criminal records. It is an optional step in the licensing process that will provide guidance on how your specific circumstances may affect your formal license application without first having to go through the cost and time spent during the pre-licensing education, examination, and application process.

Visit the Visit the Preliminary Insurance License Eligibility Review page for more information and to submit a Pre-Licensing Review Request.

Once you have passed your examination, you are now eligible to apply for your producer license. You can submit a license application online through Sircon or NIPR  immediately after passing the exam. The initial licensing application fees are:

• Individual Insurance Producer - Pennsylvania Resident - $55
• Individual Insurance Producer - Non-Pennsylvania Resident - $110
• Business Entity Insurance Producer - Pennsylvania Resident - $55
• Business Entity Insurance Producer - Non-Pennsylvania Resident - $110

Business Entity Licensing Information
     There are different requirements below for being licensed as a resident or a non-resident business entity:  

• All resident business entities must obtain name approval from the Pennsylvania Insurance Department and then register with the Pennsylvania Department of State.  Visit the Get Name Approval section on the Update Your License page for more information. 
• For Non-Resident Business Entities, the business entity name will be reviewed upon application submission.  Registration with the Pennsylvania Department of State may be required.  Instructions will be sent upon issuance of the license. 

Fingerprinting is required for all applicants of a new resident producer license and must be done at an IdentoGO enrollment center. The Insurance Department uses this information to receive national criminal history background information from the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI).

• Register online via the IdentoGO website or by telephone at 844-321-2101
• Be sure to use the service code for the Insurance Department: 1KGBGJ.
• Following registration, you will be provided with a registration number. You MUST take this with you when you go to the IdentoGO site for fingerprinting.
• Payment for the fingerprinting fee is made at the IdentoGO center after the applicant’s fingerprints have been submitted.   Credit card, debit card, certified check, or money order are the only payment methods accepted. No cash transactions or personal checks will be accepted.

Important - Do not register for a fingerprinting appointment and submit fingerprints until after you have passed any examination requirements and applied for licensure.  Any fingerprint results received without a corresponding license application will not be accepted, and individuals will be required to resubmit their fingerprints and repay the fingerprinting fee.

Fingerprinting Exemption
Fingerprinting is not required for the following applicants:

• Non-resident insurance producer and limited line producer applicants applying under reciprocity provisions of Act 147 of 2002
• Resident producer applicants adding a line of authority to their existing resident producer license
• Motor vehicle physical damage appraiser applicants
• Surplus lines applicants
• Viatical settlement broker applicants

You may view the status of your license application using the Producer Application Status Lookup Tool.

Once your license has been issued, you may print your license.  Please be advised that the Department no longer mails licenses.  Visit the Print Your Existing Pennsylvania Insurance License.