Regulatory Updates

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.

Please see the attachment for more information

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 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

Effective April 09, 2026, Mississippi updated the fee for getting a Certificate of Authority as a resident and nonresident. The original fee was $25; this fee has been increased to $50. The general requirements for Viatical settlement providers, representatives, and brokers have been updated.

GENERAL REQUIREMENTS - No person may act as a viatical settlement provider, viatical settlement representative or viatical settlement broker without a license. - Licenses are renewed annually on January 1. Renewal fees are the same as the application fees. Failure to pay the fees by the renewal date results in expiration of the license. - The privilege tax (license fee) for a viatical settlement provider is $200 payable annually on January 1. -  A viatical settlement representative must be appointed by a licensed viatical settlement provider or licensed viatical settlement broker. - The privilege tax (license fee) for viatical settlement representative or broker is $50. Term of license is January - January. A 50% penalty will be assessed if the license is not renewed by the due date. - Certificate of authority fee (appointment) is $50. - The license issued must be for a life authority. - Nonresident applicants must file one of the following with Commissioner: - A written designation of an agent for service of process; or - A written irrevocable consent that actions against the applicant may be commenced by service of process on the Commissioner. For more information about these changes, please use the link below.

Effective July 15, 2026, Kentucky is updating the language for residents and nonresident Third Party Administrators (TPA) and Managing General Agents (MGA). Additional requirements for the designated individuals' licenses to act under these licenses For more information about these changes, please see the following link. https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26rs/hb527.html

Effective May 6, 2026, West Virginia will update late fees for Resident and Nonresident Professional Bail Bondsmen and Surety Bail Bondsmen.    - Resident License Renewal - Old Fee - $100 - New Fee - $0 - Nonresident License Renewal - Old Fee - $100 - New Fee - $0

Effective June 12, 2026, South Carolina will no longer accept partial renewals. All active lines of authority must be renewed. 

Effective May 5, 2026, Louisiana is requiring all authorized property and casualty insurers (admitted insurers), approved unauthorized property and casualty insurers (surplus line insurers), and surplus lines brokers conducting the business of insurance in the state of Louisiana to complete and submit Market Data through the POIDRS module in the Industry Access Portal, found at . 

Beginning with the 2026 data year, submissions shall be required on an annual basis, replacing the previous quarterly reporting requirement. Please see the attachment for more information

Effective May 4, 2026, Louisiana issued a bulletin notifying all licensed Third-Party Administrators (TPAs) of their obligations when entering into agreements with entities offering insurance products or services in Louisiana. Please see the attachment for more information