December 31, 2012
The state is lowering the fee Ohio insurance agents and agencies pay to have their licenses renewed late or reinstated. Lt. Gov. Mary Taylor, who also leads Ohio’s Department of Insurance, says the move is aimed at maintaining the state’s …
November 29, 2012
The California Department of Insurance announced a new process for professionals submitting insurance agent, broker, adjuster and bail agent license applications to CDI. The new process “enhances customer service and increases the operational efficiency of handling licensing applications statewide,” according …
September 24, 2012
The Louisiana Consortium of Insurance and Financial Services at Louisiana State University-Shreveport will offer a pre-licensing course on property and casualty insurance at McNeese State University. The course is set for 8 a.m.-6 p.m. on Oct. 12-13 and Oct. 19-20. …
July 5, 2012
A new Florida law seeks to reduce the regulatory burden on agents and adjusters by consolidating some licenses and revamping the education classes they must take to conduct business in the state. Among the changes: insurance adjusters and agents operating …
February 21, 2012
Officials said the telephone and the Internet have spurred an almost twofold increase in the number of insurance agents licensed to do business in North Dakota in the past decade. State insurance department data show an increase from 25,856 in …
September 22, 2011
Indiana insurance regulators announced that the non-resident producer license fee is increasing to $250 for Illinois resident producers. The Indiana Department of Insurance noted that it is required to impose fees on another states’ insurance professionals equal to what the …
February 22, 2011
Georgia Insurance Commissioner John Oxendine issued himself several licenses to sell insurance and adjust claims in his last full day in office, according to a newspaper report. Oxendine used his authority as the state’s top insurance regulator to waive requirements …
February 14, 2011
West Virginia is moving to the National Association of Insurance Commissioners state based system for issuing agent licenses in order to bring it in line with other states and streamline the licensing process. Starting in February, agents will no longer …
January 19, 2011
Michigan Attorney General Bill Schuette wants the state’s highest court to reconsider several key decisions of late last year, including one involving insurance licensing. Schuette announced his office will file a motion for rehearing with the Michigan Supreme Court of …