California
Ricardo Lara
California Department of Insurance Producer Licensing Bureau
320 Capitol Mall
Sacramento, California, 95814
Appointments & Terminations
Yes
Yes
Within 14 days of first business submission (L/H) Appointment is required prior to solicitation (P/C)
CA INS § 1704 P/C Any person acting as a licensee under this chapter shall not act as an agent of an insurer unless the insurer has filed with the commissioner a notice of appointment, executed by the insurer, appointing the licensee as the insurer’s agent. CA INS § 1704.5 a licensed life agent may present a proposal for insurance to a prospective policyholder on behalf of a life insurer for which the life agent is not specifically appointed, and may also transmit an application for insurance to that insurer. If a policy of insurance is issued pursuant to that application, the insurer is considered to have authorized the agent to act on its behalf, and the insurer is responsible for all actions of the agent that relate to the application and policy as if the agent had been duly appointed for the insurer. Not more than 14 days after the life agent submits an application for insurance to the insurer for which the insurer issues a policy, the insurer shall forward to the commissioner a notice of appointment of the life agent as the insurer’s agent in accordance with the requirements of this article. The limited lines travel insurance agent must be appointed by an authorized insurer. An officer or managing agent of the insurer must sign a Notice of Appointment, Limited Lines Travel Insurance Agent, form [LIC-T1](https://www.insurance.ca.gov/0200-industry/0050-renew-license/0200-requirements/upload/LICTA1NoticeApptTravelInsAgy.pdf)
Yes
$32
$32
Yes
Yes
No
Yes
Required and is the date supplied on transaction, must not be in the past.
No, perpetual
No fees
No
Yes
Yes
Voluntary termination; inadequate production; cancelled by general agent; death; company defunct or liquidation; company indebtedness; poor policyholder service; agent moved
Yes
Required and is the date supplied on transaction. Must not be in the future
There is no grace period on license expiration. If license expires, appointments must be renewed with appropriate forms and fees
$32
No
Email notices are permitted
Licensing
Resident New License Insurance Producer: $188 (all LOAs other than those specified)
Resident New License Insurance Producer: $188 (Life-Only Agent and/or Accident and Health Agent)
Resident New License Insurance Producer: $188 (Property Broker Agent and/or Casualty Broker Agent)
Resident New License Insurance Producer: $188 (Personal Lines Broker Agent)
Resident New License Insurance Producer: $646 (Surplus Lines Broker, Special Lines SL Broker)
Resident New License Personal Lines Broker: $188
Nonresident New License Insurance Producer: $188 (all LOAs other than those specified)
Nonresident New License Insurance Producer: $188 ( Life-Only Agent and/or Accident and Health Agent)
Nonresident New License Insurance Producer: $188 (Property Broker Agent and/or Casualty Broker Agent)
Nonresident New License Personal Lines Broker: $188
Resident Renewal Insurance Producer: $188 Resident Renewal Insurance Producer: $188 Resident Renewal Insurance Producer: $188 Resident Renewal Insurance Producer: $188 Resident Renewal Personal Lines Broker: $188 Nonresident Renewal Insurance Producer: $188 Nonresident Renewal Insurance Producer: $188 Nonresident Renewal Insurance Producer: $188 Nonresident Renewal Personal Lines Broker: $188
90 days before expiration
Last day of license anniversary month every 2 years based on year of first state license issue
90 days before expiration
Last day of license anniversary month every 2 years based on year of first state license issue
Late renewal allowed up to one year after expiration
No
No
Residence, Business, and Mailing
Resident Vehicle Service Contract Provider-Agency, Nonresident Vehicle Service Contract Provider-Agency, Life/Disability, Independent Adjuster, Property & Casualty, Public Adjuster, Resident Title Marketing Representative, Reinsurance Intermediary Broker, Reinsurance Intermediary Manager, Adjuster, Crop Adjuster, Resident Insurance Producer, Resident Per Lines Broker-Agent, Nonresident Per Lines Broker-Agent, Resident Credit Insurance Agent, Nonresident Credit Insurance Agent, Resident Life Settlement Broker, Bail, Apprentice Public Adjuster, Nonresident Life Settlement Broker, Nonresident Insurance Producer
No
Included in Producer License Class. Insurers are not required to appoint Brokers per NAIC PLMA
Following the California update to the uniform Producer Licensing Model Act on 5/27/2022, California will include broker licensing under LC 3 Insurance Producer for both residents and nonresidents
Yes
Classroom / monitored self study
Must be submitted upon request
Pre-licensing certificates of completion expire 3 years from the course completion date whether or not license is issued.
Applicants holding one or more of the following designations are exempt from general insurance course requirements: a. Life Underwriting Training Council Fellow (LUTCF); b. Chartered Life Underwriter (CLU); c. Accredited Advisor in Insurance (AAI); d. Chartered Property Casualty Underwriter (CPCU); e. Certified Insurance Counselor (CIC); f. Certified Employee Benefit Specialists (CEBS); g. Chartered Financial Consultant (ChFC); h. Certified Financial Planner (CFP); i. Fellow, Life Management Institute (FLMI); j. Health Insurance Associate (HIA); k. Registered Employee Benefits Consultant (REBC); l. Registered Health Underwriter (RHU); or m. Associate in Risk Management (ARM). Applicants completing the following course requirements are exempt from general insurance course requirements: a. an approved insurance-related course taught by an accredited college or university totaling 15 credit hours; b. an approved course or instruction program created or sponsored by an authorized insurer, recognized agents' association or insurance trade association, or any independent instruction program may qualify for the number of classroom hours assigned by the curriculum board or the Commissioner; or c. an approved correspondence course may qualify for the number of classroom hours assigned by the Commissioner. Life agents are exempt if they are appointed to sell only life insurance or annuities: a. with a face amount of $20,000 or less; and b. designated for the payment of funeral or burial expenses.
All new applicants for the following licenses must complete 20 hours of prelicensing education and 12 hours of ethics and insurance code education: a. property broker-agent; b. casualty broker-agent; c. personal lines broker-agent; d. life agent; e. limited lines automobile agent; and f. accident and health or sickness agent. An applicant is only required to complete one 12-hour course on ethics and the insurance code when seeking a license for more than one of the following license types: a. property broker-agent; b. casualty broker-agent; c. personal lines broker-agent; d. life; or e. accident and health or sickness. An applicant for a property broker-agent or casualty broker-agent license or both who is licensed as a personal lines agent must complete 20 hours of prelicensing study. The applicant will not be required to repeat any personal lines prelicensing requirements
Yes – FBI
Yes, for both Residents and Nonresidents
Capital Live Scan (CLS)
One Year
NIPR Gateway
None
Yes
Yes
A licensee must immediately notify the Commissioner electronically of any change in his/her email, residence, principal business, or mailing address. Contact Change Request supported via NIPR Gateway.
Individuals may not hold a travel lines license. Business entities must have a limited lines travel license in order to act as a travel insurance agent for one or more insurance carriers.
Agency
No
Yes
Yes
The DRLP for Limited Line Automobile Insurance Agent must hold an active Property Broker-Agent AND Casualty Broker-Agent OR Personal Lines OR a single Limited Lines Automobile Insurance Agent license. At least one DRLP for Travel Insurance Agent must ALL actively hold a NONRESIDENT Property Broker-Agent AND Casualty Broker-Agent OR Life-Only Agent AND Accident and Health Agent on PDB.
90 days prior to expiration date until the license expiration date. Late renewal ends one year past expiration date.
Yes
Yes
License not required but branch must be registered
Every licensee is required to immediately notify the Department of Insurance, in writing, of any change in address. The Address Change form available on the state's website must be completed and signed by the LICENSEE or an officer of the business, general partner, or partnership.
Adjuster
Yes
No
AK, AR, AZ, CT, DE, GA, ID, KY, LA, ME, MI, MN, MS, MT, NC, NH, NV, SC, UT, VT, WA
AL, FL, HI, IN, NY, OK, OR, PR, RI, TX, WV, WY
No LOA required
Licensing Fee (Two year term): $311 per qualified manager. Examination Fee: $79
Yes
Fingerprints required
Biennially, on the last day of that same calendar month the license was issued.
No LOA required
$264
No Exam Required
1 Year
Those that complete the apprentice license term of 12 months will meet the experience requirement of 2 years for the California Adjuster license.
Biennially on the last day of that same calendar month the license was issued.
The entity types for a Public Adjuster are: Individual, corporation, partnership, nonprofit corporation, unincorporated association, limited liability company.
No LOA required
Licensing Fee (Two year term): $311 per qualified manager. Examination Fee: $79
Yes
After an emergency is declared, the qualified licensed adjusters are required to read and understand the CDI’s most recent Notice and guide within 15 calendar days of when that individual began adjusting claims.
Crop Insurance Adjuster
Licensing Fee (Two year term): $311 per qualified manager. Examination Fee: $79
Yes
Biennially, on the last day of that same calendar month the license was issued.
N/A
Yes
Continuing Education
24
2 years
Yes
Last day of license anniversary month
Year of first license issuance
Prior to license expiration.
90 days prior to expiration date
90 days prior to expiration date
Any person who is 70 years of age or older, and has been licensed in good standing for 30 continuous years is exempt from completing continuing education to renew Life and/or Fire & Casualty licenses. However, the licensee must still satisfy the California LTC requirement to sell long-term care insurance, as well as the annuities training in order to sell annuity products. [This exemption will no longer be available after the California full adoption of the NAIC Producer Licensing Model Act goes into effect in May 2022].
Licensee has one year to apply for reinstatement under your original license (as well as paying a 50% late fee). Until reinstatement, one can’t transact any insurance business. This doesn't apply to bail agents, who have to reapply as a new applicant if their license is not renewed prior to expiration.
Yes
Yes
Non-ethics credits only
3
Yes
3 hours of NFIP course
8-hour initial certification, with 4 hours of LTC-specific training each renewal cycle thereafter; must be specific to California laws, no state equivalents accepted
8-hour initial certification, with 4 hours of annuity-specific training each renewal cycle thereafter; must be specific to California laws, no other state-equivalents accepted, 2-hour course applies to all California life agents, both resident and nonresident, before each license renewal, focusing on individual variable life insurance policies.
At least 24 CE hours for certificate renewal on a biennial basis.
https://www.insurance.ca.gov/0200-industry/0050-renew-license/0300-cont-education/index.cfm
P&C insurance licensees selling homeowners insurance must take a one-time state-approved course covering home valuations before transacting business Limited lines auto insurance agents must complete only 20 hours of CE
Regulatory Updates
California Updates List of Approved Surplus Line Insurers April 23, 2025
Posted April 23, 2025, The Surplus Lines Association of California posted a bulletin that updated the List of Approved Surplus Line Insurers (LASLI) to reflect that: - Fortegra Specialty Insurance Company (Arizona) has been added to the LASLI effective April 16, 2025 The updated LASLI in its entirety is available on the [CDI website.](https://www.insurance.ca.gov/01-consumers/120-company/07-lasli/lasli.cfm) Please see the attachment for more information.
California Updates List of Approved Surplus Line Insurers April 11, 2025
Posted April 11, 2025, The Surplus Lines Association of California posted a bulletin that updated the List of Approved Surplus Line Insurers (LASLI) to reflect that: - Shield Indemnity Incorporated (Ohio) has been added to the LASLI effective April 10, 2025 The updated LASLI in its entirety is available on the [CDI website.](https://www.insurance.ca.gov/01-consumers/120-company/07-lasli/lasli.cfm) Please see the attachment for more information.
California Updates List of Approved Surplus Line Insurers April 7, 2025
Posted April 7, 2025, The Surplus Lines Association of California posted a bulletin that updated the List of Approved Surplus Line Insurers (LASLI) to reflect that: - Federated Specialty Insurance Company (Delaware) has been added to the LASLI effective April 4, 2025. - Superior Specialty Insurance Company and United Specialty Insurance Company have been redomesticated to Texas from Delaware effective January 8, 2025 - The updated LASLI in its entirety is available on the [CDI website.](https://www.insurance.ca.gov/01-consumers/120-company/07-lasli/lasli.cfm) Please see the attachment for more information.
California Updates List of Approved Surplus Line Insurers March 3, 2025
Posted March 3, 2025, The Surplus Lines Association of California posted a bulletin that updated the List of Approved Surplus Line Insurers (LASLI) to reflect that Fireman’s Fund Indemnity Corporation (New Jersey) has been added to the LASLI effective February 28, 2025. The updated LASLI in its entirety is available on the [CDI website.](https://www.insurance.ca.gov/01-consumers/120-company/07-lasli/lasli.cfm) Please see the attachment for more information.
California Surplus Lines Insurance Requirements
Posted March 7, 2025, The Surplus Lines Association of California posted a bulletin regarding licensing requirements for placing surplus lines insurance in California on behalf of a business entity licensee. The bulletin answers the following questions: - Who is required to be licensed in California for surplus line transaction/placement for a business entity licensee? - What are the basic requirements for a licensed broker-agent to obtain an individual surplus line broker license? - What are the potential penalties for transacting surplus line insurance without the required license? Please see the attachment for more information.
California Using CLS for Fingerprint Requirements
Posted February 17, 2025, California announced they will use Capital Live Scan (CLS) as the new fingerprinting vendor for resident license applicants. This change is effective immediately. Please follow the link below for more information. [California Resident Licensing Fingerprint Requirements](https://www.insurance.ca.gov/0200-industry/0200-prod-licensing/0100-applicant-info/0300-ca-fingerprint/)
California State of Emergency
Posted on January 13, 2025, California Governor Gavin Newsom proclaimed a state of emergency for the Los Angeles and Ventura Counties area due to the Palisades fire burning in California. The state of emergency authorizes insurers and licensed insurance adjusters to be able to utilize nonlicensed adjusters to the extent such use is reasonably necessary to respond to the losses arising out of the wildfires if each of the following three requirements are met: 1) The work performed by nonlicensed adjusters is under the active direction, control, charge, and/or management of a qualified licensed adjuster, qualified manager, or an insurer authorized to do business in California. 2) The nonlicensed adjuster registers with the Insurance Commissioner within 15 days from the date on which the nonlicensed adjuster commences the claims adjusting activity in connection with the wildfires. [Registration Information](https://interactive.web.insurance.ca.gov/apex_extprd/f?p=205:999) Registration is valid for a period of 180 days from the date of the registration. 3) All claims adjusters, whether California-licensed or not, who are assigned to wildfire claims must be properly trained on: - [California Unfair Practices Act, Fair Claims Settlement Practices Regulations, ](https://www.insurance.ca.gov/01-consumers/130-laws-regs-hearings/05-CCR/fair-claims-regs.cfm) - All laws relating to property and casualty insurance claims handling Please see the attachment for more information.
California Issued Mandatory Pause On Cancellations & Non Renewals For One Year
Posted January 9, 2025, California issued a mandatory pause on cancellations and non renewals of policies of residential property insurance for one year. “An insurer shall not cancel or refuse to renew a policy of residential property insurance for a property located in any ZIP Code within or adjacent to the fire perimeter, for one year after the declaration of a state of emergency" On January 7, 2025, Governor Gavin Newsom proclaimed a state of emergency in the following ZIP Codes: - Palisades Fire: 90049, 90265, 90272, 90290, 90402, 91301, 91302, 91320, 91356, 91361, 91364, 91436 - Eaton Fire: 91001, 91006, 91007, 91011, 91016, 91020, 91024, 91042, 91101, 91103, 91104, 91106, 91107, 91108, 91206, 91208, 91214, 91706, 91731, 91732, 91775, 91780, 93563 Please see the attachment for more information.
California Releases Guide for Post-Disaster Property Claims
Posted January 9, 2025, California releases a guide for adjusting property claims after a major disaster. In this guide, the topics go over: - Registration, - Required Documentation, - CE Requirements, - The Departments Annual Notice and Guide for Adjusting Property Claims After the state declares a state of emergency, licensed adjusters and qualified managers are to require the employees and non licensed adjusters under their supervision to read and understand the Department’s most recent Notice and this Guide no later than 15 calendar days from the date on which the employee began claims adjusting activity in California.
California 2025 Annual Property Insurance Policies
Posted January 9, 2025, California since 2007, has distributed notices to insurers, agents/brokers, and adjusters regarding significant California laws that pertain to residential property insurance policies. These notices focus on wildfire claims and can be found on the Department’s Wildfire Resources webpage. These cover a range of topics such as: - Cost Calculation, - Time Limit To Collect Cost, - Land Value Deduction, - Advance Payments (additional living expenses), - and More Please see the attachment for more information.
California 2025 Premium Tax Filing
Effective January 31, 2025, California requires Surplus Line Brokers and Special Lines Surplus Line Brokers licensed to make an annual premium tax filing whether or not business was transacted during the reporting year via the Premium Tax Processing System Portal. For more information, please use the following link. [CA Tax Forms, Instructions & Information](https://www.insurance.ca.gov/0250-insurers/0300-insurers/0100-applications/tax-forms-instruct-and-info/index.cfm)
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)
California Export List Review
Posted September 27, 2024, California posted a bulletin covering the latest ‘Export List’. During the annual renewal of the list, California’s Department of Insurance did not make any changes to the export list. Please see the attachment for more information.
California Revised Information Related To Variable Life-Specific Training Requirements
Effective January 1, 2025, California revised information related to variable life-specific training requirements: - This bill would require a life agent, licensed on or after January 1, 2024, who engages in the sale of specified life insurance policies on or after January 1, 2025, to complete specified hours of life insurance training courses before soliciting consumers to sell these life insurance policies. - The bill would require any life agent, who engages in the sale of variable life insurance policies, to complete specified hours of training before renewing their license. The bill would apply these training provisions to licenses that are issued or renewed on or after January 1, 2025. Please see the attachment for more information
California Announces Fingerprint Fee Increase
On April 30, 2024, California announced a fingerprint fee increase that became effective May 1, 2024. See attachment for full details.
California Making Changes to Resident Continuing Education Related to Life and Annuities
Effective January 1, 2025, California will be making changes to Continuing Education general requirements for residents related to life and annuities. See attachment for full details
California Issues Notice Regarding Requirement to Report Changes to Background Information
On March 5, 2024, California issued a notice regarding the requirement to report changes in background information. See attachment.
California Issues Notice Regarding Investment Adviser Representative Continuing Education
On February 15, 2023, California issued a notice requesting comment regarding Continuing Education Requirements for Investment Adviser Representatives. See attachment for full details.
California Department of Insurance Updates Affidavit Requirements for Property and Casualty Surplus Lines License and Premium Tax
On January 23, 2024, California updated Surplus Lines General Provisions for Affidavit Requirements, particularly related to a new and simplified SL-2 Form released earlier in January of 2024.
The Surplus Line Association of California Significantly Updates Diligent Search Report
Effective January 1, 2024 The Surplus Line Association of California has updated their Diligent Search Report Form reducing content in multiple sections. Please see attached for more detailed information.
California Department of Insurance Updates Wording for Producer Licensing Limited Lines Portable Electronics Vendor – Resident and Nonresidents
On December 5th 2023, California Department of Insurance changed Producer Licensing wording for residents and nonresidents in the Portable Electronics Vendor section. The change will update "communications equipment" to "portable electronics” while the rest of the information remains unchanged.
California Update to Requirements to Include License Number in Emails
Effective January 1, 2024, California has updated conditions under which the organization license number must be included in an email for both Residents and Nonresidents. A licensee's license number must be included in emails that involve activity requiring licensure. The license number must: a. be in a type size that is no smaller than the largest of any phone number, street address, or email address of the person included in the email; b. if an individual licensee, appear next to or on the line below the individual's name or title; and c. if an organizational license, appear next to or on the line below the organization's name if the email is sent from the organization and not an individual licensee.
California Added Examination Language Requirements
California Communicates Additional Foreign Language Requirements for Examinations. This is an update from December 1, 2023 related to the original notice posted on September 19, 2023 by California Department of Insurance. Producer license examinations must be provided in certain languages as discussed below. a. Beginning 1/1/2024, the Life Agent, Life - Limited to the Payment of Funeral and Burial Expenses, Disability Analyst, Accident and Health or Sickness Agent, Property Broker - Agent, Personal Lines, Limited Lines Auto, Commercial and Casualty Broker - Agent examinations must be provided in English, Spanish, Simplified Chinese, Vietnamese, and Korean. b. On or after 7/1/2024, the Life Agent, Life - Limited to the Payment of Funeral and Burial Expenses, Disability Analyst, Accident and Health or Sickness Agent, Property Broker - Agent, Personal Lines, Limited Lines Auto, Commercial and Casualty Broker - Agent examinations must be provided in Tagalog. Scheduling for the new license examinations will be available starting on Friday, December 15, 2023 Please see attached for more details.
California License Exam Requirement Changes
Effective January 1, 2024, California is making license exam requirement changes. See attachment for full details.
California Will Hold Public Hearing Concerning Renewal of Export List in Surplus Lines Area
California Will Hold Public Hearing Concerning Renewal of Export List in Surplus Lines Area
California Bulletin – No Changes to Surplus Lines Export List
Pursuant to California Insurance Code §1763.1, I, by order, may declare eligible for placement with a non-admitted insurer, exempt from all of the requirements of California Insurance Code §1763, (except the filing of a confidential written report), any type of insurance coverage or risk for which, after a public hearing, I find that there is not a reasonable or adequate market among admitted insurers or that the type of coverage is for new, innovative products for which a reasonable or adequate market among admitted insurers has not had time to develop. In 2022, as required by law, my Department held a public hearing and comment period regarding the annual renewal of the list. After the public hearing and receiving comments, I decided to not make any changes to the Export List. See attachment for full details.
California Announces New Online Services for Bail License
The Bail Fugitive Recovery Persons Act will take effect July 1, 2023 (Assembly Bill 2043, Jones-Sawyer, Chapter 768, Statutes of 2022). This Act requires all individuals who are currently or would like to be a Bail Fugitive Recovery Person to be licensed by the California Department of Insurance (Department). See attachment for full details.
California New Electronic Funds Transfer Bank Account and Routing Numbers
Effective May 31, 2023, US Bank will be replacing Union Bank for all Automated Clearing House Electronic Funds Transfer (EFT) transactions with California Department of Insurance (Department). First Data and Fiserv services will not be impacted and will continue to work with US Bank. The EFT bank account and routing numbers will change for ACH credit method. No change is expected on ACH debit method. See attachment for full details.
California LOA Description Updates
Effective May 11, 2023, California will update several LOA descriptions for Life Settlement Broker and Reinsurance Intermediary Broker license classes. Additionally, they will add a new License Class called Fugitive Recovery Agent on the PDB for display only
California Background Check Disclosure Reminder
California sent a reminder for background check disclosures. California Insurance Code (Cal. Ins. Code) section 1729.2 requires all licensees and applicants to report any changes in background information to the California Department of Insurance (CDI) within 30 days of the date the licensee or applicant learns of the change in background information. See attachment for full details.
California Announces New Coverage Codes
California announced new coverage codes for Surplus Lines filers. See attachment for details.
California Course Provider Update
Effective March 1, 2023, CA Educational Objectives will include a required one hour study on insurance fraud.
California Requires License Numbers on Emails
Beginning on January 1, 2023 California will have in place a new law requiring license numbers on emails regarding any activity for the several listed license types.
California Publishes Surplus Lines Export List
California released their surplus lines export list. They noted that, after review, the list has not changed.
California Announces their Stance on the Roe v. Wade Overturning
California has shared information on how California law protects insurance coverage for abortion. They have made it clear that they protect reproduction freedom and insurance coverage for abortion and that defending people's right to healthcare is a top priority.
PLMA Update: California Changes Initial and Renewal Applications
California will turn off the initial and renewal applications starting at 1PM CST. The application turn on time has not changed. This update relates to previous updates on the conversion to PLMA standards.
Updates to California Converts to PLMA Standards
The conversion to PLMA standards is now to take effect on May 27th. Appointments and terminations applications will be turned off on May 20, 2022, at 6:00 pm central. See the original post for more details on the impact of this conversion.
Update to California Converts to PLMA Standards
This update calls out that with this conversion, specific licenses and license qualifications will be converted to comply with PLMA standards. Current licenses will become inactive on May 27, 2022 and new license types will be added to the record.
Update to California Moving to PLMA Standards
The turn-off date has been updated to 8AM CST on May 6, 2022.
California Converts to PLMA Standards
May 12, 2022, California will be converting existing Producer license class descriptions to meet PLMA standards. This will impact licensing, termination, and renewals for both residents and nonresidents, entities and individuals.
California to Remove Non-Uniform Questions Related to Surplus and Special Lines
California is removing Non-Uniform questions related to Surplus and Special lines. This will apply to the individual entity type. A business rule is being added stating the required bond needing to be on file with the state in order for the license request to be approved. The questions to be removed asked about the bonds existence. Effective Date not yet announced.
California – Adding Non-Uniform Questions
California is adding new Non-Uniform (State-specific) questions on March 25th, 2022 that will impact initial and renewal applicants for both individual and business entities and residents and nonresidents.
California Issues a Reminder to Update Background Information and Report Changes
California requires all licensees (residents and nonresidents) to report any changes in background information to CDI within 30 days of learning of the change.
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