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Alaska

state commissioner

Lori Wing-Heier

STATE phone
(907) 465-2515
STATE LICENSE DIVISION ADDRESS

Juneau Office Alaska Division of Insurance

Appointments & Terminations

Required to report appointments?

No, Registry

Can be processed via nipr?

No

Fees for appointing a non resident agency or individual?

$0

Termination reasons

Registry State - Cancelled; cancelled for cause

Licensing

Initial individual new license fee

Resident New License Insurance Producer: $75 Resident New License Limited Lines: $75 Resident New License Surplus Lines Broker: $300 Non Resident New License Insurance Producer: $80

License renewal fee

Resident Renewal Insurance Producer: $75 Resident Renewal Limited Lines: $75 Resident Renewal Surplus Lines Broker: $75 Non Resident Renewal Surplus Lines Broker: $300 Non Resident Renewal Travel Limited: $75

When does the resident individual producer license renewal period begin?

90 days before expiration

What is the resident individual producer license renewal date?

Last day of birth month every 2 years based on year of birth

When does the nonresident individual producer license renewal period begin?

90 days before expiration

What is the nonresident individual producer license renewal date?

Last day of birth month every 2 years based on year of birth

Can a producer use a P.O. Box in their resident or business address?

No

Are individuals required to list their county as part of the address?

No

What addresses are required for individual license maintenance?

Residence, Business, and Mailing

State individual licenses include

Third Party Administrator, Property/Casualty Insurer, Risk Retention Group, Surplus Lines Insurer, Viatical Settlement Broker, Surplus Lines Broker, Independent Adjuster, Viatical Settlement Representative, Exempt Managing General Agent, Exempt Third-Party Administrator, Exempt Reinsurance Intermediary Broker, Insurance Producer, Managing General Agent, Reinsurance Intermediary Broker, Reinsurance Intermediary Manager, Viatical Settlement Provider, Life/Health Insurer, Portable Electronics Adjuster, Portable Electronics Limited Producer, Credit Insurance Limited Producer, Exempt Motor Vehicle Employee, Motor Vehicle Rental Agency Limited Producer, Title Insurance Limited Producer, Trainee Independent Adjuster, Travel Insurance Limited Producer, Nonresident Limited Producer, Exempt Independent Adjuster, Motor Vehicle Service Contract Provider, Motor Vehicle Service Contract Administrator, Crop Insurance Limited Producer

State broker license rule

Included in Producer License Class. Insurers are not required to appoint Brokers per NAIC PLMA

Broker license notes

Sec. 21.27.180. Scope of broker license. [Repealed, § 47 ch 51 SLA 1990.] An insurer appointment is not required to obtain a license, but is required if a producer acts as an agent on behalf of an admitted insurer

Requires pre licensing courses?

No

Agency

Can a sole proprietor be licensed as an entity?

Yes

DRLP must have active state license

Yes

DRLPs must cumulatively cover all LOAs in application

Yes

Agency Licensing renewals

90 days prior to expiration until the expiration date.

Agency License required?

Yes

Affiliations: Indicates if producers selling on behalf of/through an entity must be formally affiliated with that entity and if the entity must notify the department of changes

No

Branch office

Main license meets requirements

Adjuster

Requires adjuster license?

Yes

Offers designated home state?

Yes

DHS exam required?

Yes

Reciprocity states

AL, AR, AZ, CT, DE, FL, GA, ID, IN, KY, LA, ME, MI, MN, MS, MT, NC, NH, NM, NV, OK, OR, RI, SC, TX, UT, VT, WA, WV

Which states require an exam for reciprocity?

CA, HI, NY, PR, WY

Independent adjuster LOAS

Property, Casualty, Life, Personal Lines, Crop

Independent adjuster fees

Licensing Fee: $75 Resident Applicant Fingerprint Card Processing Fee: $51.50 Renewal Fee: $75 Reinstatement Fee: $100 (1-60 days after expiration) Reinstatement Fee: $200 (over 61 days after expiration)

Independent adjuster exam required?

Yes

Apprentice adjuster license LOAS

Property, Casualty, Life, Crop, Health, Personal Lines

Apprentice adjuster license exam required?

No Exam Required

Apprentice adjuster license duration

4 Months

Apprentice adjuster license details

The pre-license education requirements state that you must have 6 months of training. Obtaining an apprentice/trainee license will last 4 months and then the individual must wait two months to apply for an individual adjuster license.

Emergency adjuster details

In the event of a catastrophe, an individual that holds an adjuster license in their state can adjust a single loss in the state within a calendar year. The Director of Insurance requires a notice in writing of any adjuster who is looking to adjust in response to a catastrophe.

Continuing Education

Total hours per renewal period

24

Renewal period

2 years

CE due before license renewal date?

Yes

License renewal date is

Last day of birth month

License renewal year based on...

Year of birth

When is the CE due?

Prior to license expiration.

How long before expiration does state send CE reminder?

90 days prior to month of birth

Exemptions to CE

Licensees are exempt from the CE requirements if licensed for fewer than 24 months. Limited lines and temporary licensees are also exempt, as are producers who have maintained an active insurance license in the state since 1979.

What if a producer missed the renewal date?

There is a 24 month reinstatement period where you must meet the stated CE requirements as well as pay associated late fees. If it has been 12 months since the license expiration, you will have to be re-fingerprinted.

CE instructors get credit for teaching courses?

Yes, only credit for one of each kind of course per renewal period

Ethics requirements

3

Flood-specific CE requirements

3 hours of NFIP course

LTC-specific CE requirements

8-hour initial certification, with 4 hours of LTC-specific training each renewal cycle thereafter

Annuity-specific CE requirements

One-time, 4 hour course excluding training on sales, marketing, or other solicitations

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