February 23, 2021
The Wyoming Department of Insurance is now enabling candidates for insurance licensure to schedule exams online through testing vendor Pearson VUE and their OnVUE online proctoring service. Online testing will begin on March 2. “The weather and long distances in …
September 1, 2020
The California Department of Insurance has launched remote testing for license examinations, designed to provide more flexibility and opportunities to thousands of insurance license candidates in light of existing COVID-19 social distancing requirements and local public health orders. The CDI …
April 21, 2020
An online, remotely proctored testing application called ProProctor, offered by Prometric, the producer licensing testing and assessment provider for North Dakota, is now available in that state, according to North Dakota Insurance Commissioner Jon Godfread. Individuals who want to sell …
December 11, 2017
Digital insurer Lemonade says companies that integrate its insurance sales platform, or API, into their own apps and web sites “generally speaking do not have to be licensed as insurance agents or brokers.” At the same time, the insurer said …
August 18, 2017
North Dakota Insurance Commissioner Jon Godfread has said that since taking office at the beginning of this year he has focused on ensuring the agency he runs is available and responsive to insurance consumers, producers and companies alike. As part …
December 16, 2015
The National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) announced the State Based Systems (SBS) implementation for Wisconsin, making it the 29th state to license SBS. SBS is an electronic filing tool created for NAIC members to increase efficiency in regulatory functions. …
June 6, 2013
The Senate Banking Committee today voted to send an insurance producer licensing reform measure to the full Senate for consideration. The bipartisan bill — S. 534, the National Association of Registered Agents and Brokers Reform Act of 2013 or NARAB …
March 17, 2011
Arkansas insurance regulators have published updated procedures for insurers to use in renewing producer appointments for 2011. The Arkansas Insurance Department said by renewing a producer or agency appointment, insurance companies show that “the appointing company has reviewed the producer’s …