Idaho

Yes

Yes

Within 15 days of contract execution or first business submission

ID ST § 41-1018(2) It is the responsibility of the insurer to file a notice of appointment within fifteen days from the date the agency contract is executed or the first insurance application is submitted.

Yes

$0

$0

Yes

Yes

A person with an affiliation to an agency is able to use the agency appointment and is not required to have a direct appointment.

No

Yes

Required and is date supplied on transaction. Must be less than 15 days old and not in the future. Date effective is date supplied on transaction and cannot precede licensure.

Yes

Idaho portal

No fees

No

Yes

Yes

Cancelled; cancelled for cause

Yes

Required and is the date supplied on transaction. Must not be in the future and be less than 15 days old. Must not precede date of licensure for either appointee or appointer

No fee

No

Email notices are permitted

Within the email body text

Resident New License Insurance Producer: $80
Resident New License Surplus Lines Producer: $80
Nonresident New License Insurance Producer: $80
Nonresident New License Surplus Lines Producer: $80

Resident Renewal Insurance Producer: $60 Resident Renewal Surplus Lines Producer: $60 Nonresident Renewal Insurance Producer: $60 Nonresident Renewal Surplus Lines Producer: $60

90 days before expiration

Last day of birth month every 2 years based on year of first state license issue

90 days before expiration

Last day of birth month every 2 years based on year of first state license issue

Late renewal allowed up to one year after expiration

No

Yes

Residence, Business, and Mailing

Third Party Administrator, Charitable Gift Annuities, Managed Care Organization, Risk Retention Group, Temporary Resident Producer, Life Settlement Broker, Property and Casualty, Independent Adjuster, Life, Managing General Agency, Purchasing Group, Nonresident Public Adjuster, Title Agency, Resident Bail Agent, Nonresident Bail Agent, Resident Public Adjuster, Life Settlement Provider, Motor Service Club, Nonresident Surplus Lines Broker, Resident Surplus Lines Broker, Nonresident Third Party Administrator, Resident Producer, Nonresident Producer, Nonresident Third Party Administrator - Designated Home State Idaho

Yes

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

No

Yes – FBI

Yes, for Resident Licensing

Live Scan through exam vendor or PSI.
Applicant must contact PSI 800-733-9267 or www.psiexams.com to determine the nearest location for the electronic fingerprint processing service, if fingerprints have not already been submitted with exam results.

Pearson VUE

180 Days

Applicants who are not U.S. citizens must provide proof of eligibility to work in the U.S. Please submit legible copies of documents establishing your work eligibility (e.g., Work Visa/Green Card) to the NIPR Attachments Warehouse Additional Documents.

NIPR Gateway

None

No - allows partial renewal of inactive licenses only

Yes

Each licensee must notify the Director within 30 days of an address change. Contact Change Request supported via NIPR Gateway.

Individual and Business Entities can process via NIPR

Travel is covered under the property and casualty and life and health lines of authority in Idaho. But if a nonresident producer has a travel license listed on their resident license, they can add travel to their Idaho license as a line of authority.

No

Yes

Yes

90 days prior to expiration date until the last day of the month following the issue month, biennially. Late renewal period ends one year past expiration date.

Yes

No, except travel agency.

Main – Only the primary location is licensed. No notification is required.

Each licensee must notify the Director within 30 days of an address change. A business entity must notify the Director of any change in ownership, officer, directors, or the designated licensed producer within thirty days. Contact Change Request supported via NIPR Gateway.

Yes

Yes

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

CA, HI, NY, PR

No LOA Required

Licensing Fee: $80 Reinstatement Fee: $120.00 Renewal: $60

Yes

Biennially, on the last day of birth month

A surety bond of $20,000 is required as well as fingerprints. For a nonresident, one must hold a public adjuster license in their home state in addition to the surety bond.

No LOA required

Licensing Fee: $80 Reinstatement Fee: $120.00 Renewal: $60

Yes

No special license or qualifications are needed for licensed adjusters sent to the state due to emergency/catastrophe.

Yes

Yes

24

2 years

Yes

Last day of birth month

Year of first license issuance

Prior to license expiration.

90 days prior to expiration date

90 days prior to expiration date

Producers licensed only for limited lines or surplus lines, including variable insurance line of authority that is limited to credit or GAP insurance, travel, surety, pet, or portable electronics, are exempt from CE. Agency and nonresident adjusters are exempt from CE. Other licensees seeking an exemption can be listed on inactive status for reasons such as active military service.

Licensee has 30 days past your renewal date to get current and submit your renewal with an additional $100 fine. Past 30 days and up to 60 days, the fee becomes $200, and between 60 and 90 days, your fee is $300. If you’re 90 days past your renewal deadline, you’ll need to get current on CE and must retest for your lines of authority. At the year mark (365 days), you will need to reapply for a completely new license.

Yes

Yes

Yes, the ethics requirement is for a minimum of three credits in the Ethics course category. If you take more than three, any extra credits will apply to the overall 24 hour total you need for the CE requirement for your license renewal.

3 hours ethics or consumer protections

3 hours of NFIP course

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

One-time, 4-hour course

All residents are required to take 24 hours of CE within each two-year licensing period with at least 3 of those hours in the Ethics.

https://sbs.naic.org/solar-external-lookup/license-manager

https://agentsync.io/blog/individual-producers/insurance-continuing-education-idaho