Insurance is mostly regulated on a state-by-state basis, with each state and U.S. territory determining their own legal standards and procedures. Here you can find state-specific information such as department of insurance contacts; read FAQs about licensing, carrier appointments, and Just-In-Time requirements; and stay up to date with relevant articles and blogs.
With AgentSync’s 50 State Summary Table, we’ve taken the top questions concerning licensing, appointments, adjuster, and business entity management and set them in a comparative grid across the states and territories. Have an at-a-glance understanding of how each state handles appointments or licensing.
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Effective September 28, 2026, all Remote Proctored Insurance exams will require a smartphone as a second-camera security device. A check-in specialist will guide the candidates through the setup, but a quick pre-exam dry run will help you feel confident on test day. For full setup instructions and device requirements, visit the [Second Camera Setup Guide. ](https://www.psiexams.com/test-takers/resources/camera-guide/)
Effective, October 1, 2026, Alaska will update their Fingerprint Fee from $47 to $50 for all individual resident licenses for all license classes and for individual adjuster no home state Independent Adjusters.
Effective September 14, 2026, Pennsylvania will convert existing Producer and Limited Lines license classes and Lines of Authority descriptions to become compliant with PLMA standards. The changes will affect the Producer Database (PDB) and NIPR Gateway for Resident Licensing (RL), Resident Licensing Renewals (RLR), Non-Resident Licensing (NRL) and Non-Resident Licensing Renewals (NRR). The old licenses and lines will become inactive and kept on PDB as Historical data. Due to the conversion, Pennsylvania RL, RLR, NRL and NRR applications will be turned off on Tuesday, September 8, 2026, at 4:00 pm central time. Processing is expected to resume on Monday September 14, 2026, at approximately 6:00 am central. Any transaction submitted during this timeframe will be declined.
Effective October 1, 2026, the Virgin Islands will be making changes to their existing renewal periods as follows: (b) In section 763: (1) strike subsection (c) in its entirety and insert a new subsection (c): "(c) An individual insurance producer seeking to renew a non-resident insurance producer license, shall apply biennially for the license on or before the last day of the licensee's birth month in the second year following the issuance or renewal of the license. A business entity seeking to renew a nonresident insurance producer license shall apply annually on or before December 31 of each year"; and (2) in subsection (d), strike "the 15th day of January" and insert "15 days after the renewal date".