Regulatory Updates

**Which Texas Department of Insurance (TDI) rules are outdated, inefficient, unnecessarily burdensome, or duplicative?** TDI is partnering with the Governor’s Texas Regulatory Efficiency Office to identify opportunities to make government more efficient, transparent, and responsive. We want to hear from you. Your feedback will help us identify TDI's rules that can be streamlined, modernized, or eliminated while continuing to protect Texas consumers and support a strong insurance market. Share your recommendations: https://www.tdi.texas.gov/rules/regulatory-reduction-feedback.html

Effective, July 1, 2026 Rhode Island will remove a Non-Uniform Question (NUQ) for Company/Independent Adjuster from No Home State Products.     Are you a war veteran and requesting exemption from the state licensing fee and filing a DD214 form?  Note: Other states may use “disabled veteran” but Rhode Island rule applies to war (or conflict) veteran. 

TN ST s 56-6-103 (Effective 5/7/2026) - Per 2025 TN H.B. 1709(NS) - INDIVIDUAL RESIDENT/NON RESIDENT LICENSE REQUIREMENTS: GENERAL REQUIREMENTS - Added that a producer applicant must be a U.S. citizen or qualified alien.

Effective July 1, 2026 Virginia will add a Non-Uniform Question (NUQ) for all license classes for Resident Licensing (RL), Resident Licensing Renewal (RLR), Non-Resident Licensing (NRL), Non-Resident Renewal (NRR), Non-Resident Adjuster Licensing (NRAL), and Non-Resident Adjuster Renewal (NRAR) applications.

Please acknowledge that you have read the Virginia Sealing of Criminal Records statement below.

Please note that, pursuant to § 19.2-392.15 C and F of the Code of Virginia, in any application for a license or registration submitted to or filed with the Virginia Bureau of Insurance ("Bureau"), including those submitted to or filed through a third party, you are not required to disclose information concerning a prior arrest, charge, or conviction that has been sealed. If you are applying to multiple states on one application, including Virginia, § 19.2-392.15 C and F of the Code of Virginia apply only to Virginia's review of your application. If you are unsure about how to answer any question that may relate to any prior arrest, charge, or conviction you have had (including whether such matters have been sealed), or about the disclosure requirements of other states to which you are applying, you should consult an attorney and/or review your court records prior to answering. Bureau staff cannot provide guidance or advice regarding disclosure of matters that have been sealed.

Effective July 10, 2026, Florida is updating the Line of Authority description of Portable Electronics to Portable Electronics or Eyewear. This will affect the Resident Licensing (RL) application and Producer Database (PDB). Existing Portable Electronics lines displayed on the Producer Database will be converted to the new Line of Authority description.

Posted May 26, 2026, The Surplus Line Association of California has announced that an Export List hearing will take place via video conference and teleconference at 10:00 a.m. Pacific Daylight Time on June 24, 2026.

The hearing will consider requests to add the following coverages to the Export List: 1\. Private, Primary Flood—Personal 2\. Private, Primary Flood—Commercial 3\. Private, Primary, Residential Flood Insurance 4\. Cyber Insurance 5\. Technology Errors & Omissions/Cyber Insurance 6\. Track Vehicles—Auto Physical Damage

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Effective June 12, 2026, Alaska will offer Designated Home State electronic licensing for Independent Adjusters and Portable Electronic Adjusters.

**Independent Adjuster ** - Accident & Health or Sickness - Casualty - Crop - Life - Miscellaneous - Personal Lines - Property

**Portable Electronics Adjuster** - Casualty - Property

Effective June 1, 2026, Alabama has updated: fees, registration, and qualifications for a resident and a nonresident preneed agent license. 

**Fee Changes** - Old fee for initial and renewal - $33.00 - New fee for initial and renewal - $200.00

**Registration and Qualification Changes** To qualify as a preneed sales agent, an applicant must: • Submit a completed registration application with the application fee; • Be at least 18 years old; • Be in good standing with the Alabama Board of Funeral Services (Board); • Not have any felony or misdemeanor convictions relating to any activity regulated by Chapter 13 (Funeral Services) or a crime involving moral turpitude; • Be of good moral character; and • Submit the required information and two complete sets of fingerprints for a criminal history background check.

The preneed sales agent registration application must include: • The applicant's name, address, Social Security number, date of birth, and other information the Board may reasonably require of the applicant; • The sponsoring certificate holder's name, address, and license number; • A representation, signed by the applicant, that the applicant meets the requirements in AL ST § 34-13-199(f); • A representation, signed by the certificate holder, that: - The applicant is authorized to offer, sell, and sign preneed contracts on behalf of the certificate holder; and - The certificate holder has trained the applicant in Chapter 13 relating to preneed sales, the provisions of the certificate holder's preneed contract, and the nature of the merchandise, services, or burial rights sold by the certificate holder; and • A statement indicating whether the applicant has any type of working or agency relationship with any other certificate holder or insurer.

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Effective July 10th**, **2026**,** the** **District of Columbia will update the existing Lines of Authority descriptions. The new descriptions will be available for display and for electronic applications.

Starting July 9th, 2026, at 4 PM Central Time, electric applications for the District of Columbia will be shut off. Processing is expected to resume on July 10th, 2026, at approximately 9:30 AM Central Time.

Posted May 8, 2026, Louisiana agency company appointment renewal invoices will be available for payment from July 1, 2026, to August 3, 2026. The termination deadline is June 25, 2026.

$100 per appointment renewal