Compliance Library
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.
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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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Upcoming Changes
Colorado Will Be Transitioning To The SLIP Platform
Effective January 1, 2025, Colorado will be transitioning to the SLIP platform. All policies, and endorsements on policies for Surplus Lines premium taxes shall be reported to the Colorado Division of Insurance using the SLIP platform: [SLIP](https://www.slasclearinghouse.com/) Policies, or endorsements on policies effective before January 1, 2025, should continue to be reported to the Colorado Division of Insurance using the Colorado Surplus Lines Tax System. [Colorado Surplus Lines Tax System](https://doi.colorado.gov/insurance-industry/producers/agents/surplus-lines-information-for-agents/agencies/producers/brokers) Please see the attachment for more information.
California Resident and Nonresident Four-hour Annuity Training Requirement
Effective January 1, 2025, California will require resident and nonresident licensees to complete the four-hour annuity training requirement. This requirement shall be part of, and not in addition to, the California resident licensee's continuing education requirement. Please see the attachment for more information as well as the links below. - [Resident](https://www.insurance.ca.gov/0200-industry/0050-renew-license/0400-resident-materials/index.cfm) - [Nonresident](https://www.insurance.ca.gov/0200-industry/0100-education-provider/non-resident-provider-training-materials.cfm)
South Dakota Continuing Education Changes
Effective January 1, 2025, South Dakota adjusted two rules affecting continuing education: Please see the attachment for more information.
Nebraska Updating LOA Descriptions
Effective January 9th, 2025, Nebraska will update the following license classes Lines of Authority (LOA) descriptions: Insurance Producer, Producer Temporary, and Apprentice Temporary Insurance Producer The new LOA descriptions will be available for display and offered for applications electronically.
Alaska Fingerprinting Fee Reduction
Effective January 1, 2025, Alaska will reduce the current fingerprint fees for a resident individual application. Current Fingerprint Fee - $48.25 New Fingerprint Fee - $47.00 Please click below to see the list of license classes impacted
Washington Will Start Processing Business Entity Address Change Electronically
Effective December 13, 2024, Washington will allow Business Entities to process address change updates electronically. Additionally, existing individual address change processing rules will be updated.