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Licensing fees at-a-glance

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First-time (New) INDIVIDUAL license (Resident)
First-time (New) INDIVIDUAL license (Non-resident)
Renew INDIVIDUAL license (Resident and Non-resident)
Reinstate INDIVIDUAL license (Resident and Non-resident)
New BUSINESS ENTITY license (Resident and Non-resident)
Renew BUSINESS ENTITY license (Resident and Non-resident)
Reinstate BUSINESS ENTITY license (Resident and Non-resident)
Other fees

First-time (New) INDIVIDUAL license (Resident)

License type	Total Amount Due	Notes
Producer - full line: Life, Disability (Health), Property, Casualty or Personal Line	$102.50	$55 license fee $5 filing fee $42.50 fingerprint processing fee
Producer - limited line: Credit, Surety or Travel	$67.50	$20 license fee $5 filing fee $42.50 fingerprint processing fee
Adjuster (Crop, Independent or Public)	$97.50	$50 license fee $5 filing fee $42.50 fingerprint processing fee
Surplus lines broker Must have active Property & Casualty Producer license first	$200
Life settlements broker Must have active Life Producer license first	$100

First-time (New) INDIVIDUAL license (Non-resident)

License type	Total Amount Due	Notes
Producer - full line: Life, Disability (Health), Property, Casualty or Personal Line	$60	$55 license fee $5 filing fee
Producer - limited line: Credit, Surety or Travel	$25	$20 license fee $5 filing fee
Adjuster (Crop, Independent or Public)	$97.50	$50 license fee $5 filing fee $42.50 fingerprint processing fee
Surplus lines broker Must have active Property & Casualty Producer license first	$200
Life settlements broker Must have active Life Producer license first	$100

Renew INDIVIDUAL license (Resident and Non-resident)

License type	Total Amount Due	Notes
Producer - full line: Life, Disability (Health), Property, Casualty or Personal Line	$55	First 30 days late + $27.50
		31 - 60 days late + $55
		61 days - 12 months late becomes a Reinstatement
Producer - limited line: Credit, Surety or Travel	$20	First 30 days late + $10
		31 - 60 days late + $20
		61 days - 12 months late becomes a Reinstatement
Adjuster (Crop, Independent or Public)	$50	First 30 days late + $25
		31 - 60 days late + $50
		61 days - 12 months late becomes a Reinstatement
Surplus lines broker Must also maintain active P&C Producer license	$200	First 30 days late + $100
		31 - 60 days late + $200
		61 days - 12 months late becomes a Reinstatement
Life settlements broker Must also maintain active Life Producer license	$100	First 30 days late + $50
		31 - 60 days late + $100
		61 days - 12 months late becomes a Reinstatement

Reinstate INDIVIDUAL license (Resident and Non-resident)

License type	Total Amount Due
Producer - full line: Life, Disability (Health), Property, Casualty or Personal Line	$165
Producer - limited line: Credit, Surety or Travel	$60
Adjuster (Crop, Independent or Public)	$150
Surplus lines broker Must also maintain active P&C Producer license	$600
Life settlements broker Must also maintain active Life Producer license	$300

New BUSINESS ENTITY license (Resident and Non-resident)

License type	Amount Due	Notes
Producer - full line: Life, Disability (Health), Property, Casualty or Personal Line	At least $60	$55 base license fee $5 filing fee $55 each additional location Note: Once the license is active, you'll need to add affiliations. Affiliations are $20 each.
Producer - limited line: Credit, Surety or Travel	At least $25	$20 base license fee $5 filing fee $20 each additional location Note: Once the license is active, you'll need to add affiliations. Affiliations are $20 each.
Adjuster (Independent or Public)	At least $55	$50 base license fee $5 filing fee $50 each additional location Note: Once the license is active, you'll need to add affiliations. Affiliations are $20 each.
Surplus lines broker Must have an active P&C Producer license first	At least $200	$200 $200 each additional location Note: Once the license is active, you'll need to add at least one affiliation. Affiliations are $20 each.
Life settlements broker Must have an active Life Producer license first	At least $100	$100 base license fee $100 each additional location Note: Once the license is active, you'll need to add at least one affiliation. Affiliations are $20 each.
Title agent	At least $55	$50 base license fee $5 filing fee $50 each additional location
Premium finance company	See fee schedule on instruction page
Rental car	See fee schedule on instruction page
Self service storage	See fee schedule on instruction page
Specialty producer (Communication Equipment or Services)	See fee schedule on instructions page

Renew BUSINESS ENTITY licenses (Resident and Non-resident)

License type	Amount Due	Notes
Producer - full line: Life, Disability (Health), Property, Casualty or Personal Line	$55 for each location + $20 for each affiliation	First 30 days late + $27.50
		31 - 60 days late + $55
		61 days - 12 months late becomes a Reinstatement
Producer - limited line: Credit, Surety or Travel	$20 for each location + $20 for each affiliation	First 30 days late + $10
		31 - 60 days late + $20
		61 days - 12 months late becomes a Reinstatement
Adjuster (Independent or Public)	$50 for each location + $20 for each affiliation	First 30 days late + $25
		31 - 60 days late + $50
		61 days - 12 months late becomes a Reinstatement
Surplus lines broker Must also maintain active P&C Producer license	$200 for each location + $20 for each affiliation	First 30 days late + $100
		31 - 60 days late + $200
		61 days - 12 months late becomes a Reinstatement
Life settlements broker Must also maintain active Life Producer license	$100 for each location + $20 for each affiliation	First 30 days late + $50
		31 - 60 days late + $100
		61 days - 12 months late becomes a Reinstatement
Title agent	$50 for each location	First 30 days late + $25
		31 - 60 days late + $50
		61 days - 12 months late becomes a Reinstatement

Premium finance company Renews every year on May 1st	Amount Due	Notes
	$100	First 30 days late + $50
		31 - 60 days late + $100
		61 days - 12 months late - new license required

Rental car Renews every 2 years on anniversary date	Amount Due
Rental car Renews every 2 years on anniversary date	With 50 or more employees	With less than 50 employees
On or before expiry date	$375 + $35 for each additional location	$130 + $35 for each additional location
1 - 30 days late	$562.50 + $35 for each additional location	$195 + $35 for each additional location
31 - 60 days late	$749.75 + $35 for each additional location	$260 + $35 for each additional location
61 or more days late	New license required

Self service storage Renews every 2 years on anniversary date	Amount Due
	With 50 or more employees	With less than 50 employees
On or before expiry date	$375 + $35 for each additional location	$130 + $35 for each additional location
1 - 30 days late	$562.50 + $35 for each additional location	$195 + $35 for each additional location
31 - 60 days late	$749.75 + $35 for each additional location	$260 + $35 for each additional location
61 or more days late	New license required

Specialty producer (Communication Equipment or Services) Renews every year on July 1st	Amount Due	Notes
	$250	1 - 30 days late + $125
		31 - 60 days late + $250
		61 or more days late - new license required

Reinstate BUSINESS ENTITY license (Resident and Non-resident)

License type	Basic Amount Due	Notes
Producer - full line: Life, Disability (Health), Property, Casualty or Personal Line	At least $165	+ $55 for each additional location Note: Once the license is active, you'll need to add at least one affiliation. Affiliations are $20 each.
Producer - limited line: Credit, Surety or Travel	At least $60	+ $20 for each additional location Note: Once the license is active, you'll need to add at least one affiliation. Affiliations are $20 each.
Adjuster (Independent or Public)	At least $150	+ $50 for each additional location Note: Once the license is active, you'll need to add at least one affiliation. Affiliations are $20 each.
Surplus lines broker Must also maintain active P&C Producer license	At least $600	+ $200 for each additional location Note: Once the license is active, you'll need to add at least one affiliation. Affiliations are $20 each.
Life settlements broker Must also maintain active Life Producer license	At least $300	+ $100 for each additional location Note: Once the license is active, you'll need to add at least one affiliation. Affiliations are $20 each.
Title agent	At least $150	+ $50 for each additional location

Other fees

Add a DBA	$5
Affiliation	$20
Appointment	$20
Change name	$5
Court Certification (Gold Seal) letter	$5
Fingerprint processing fee	$42.50
Letter of Certification	$5

Questions?

Call 360-725-7144

Updated 04/25/2012

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