Regulatory Updates

Effective, October 1, 2026, Alaska will update their Fingerprint Fee from $47 to $50 for all individual resident licenses for all license classes and for individual adjuster no home state Independent Adjusters.

Pursuant to Hawaii Revised Statutes ("HRS") § 431:9-201(b), Insurance Commissioner Scott K. Saiki (“Commissioner”) issues this declaration authorizing temporary assistance of nonresident independent adjusters due to Hurricane Lala. The Commissioner will allow nonresident independent adjusters to operate in the State temporarily to facilitate the amount of work resulting from Hurricane Lala to ensure that insurance companies timely respond to property owners' claims. See attachment for full details.

The Colorado Division of Securities has new investment adviser licensing requirements effective August 12, 2026. The changes are based on legislative amendments to the Colorado Securities Act. Review House Bill 26-1188 to see all of the amendments.

**For convenience, the changes to the licensing requirements are summarized below. Please be sure to review the bill and the amended Colorado Securities Act to verify all requirements:** - State investment advisers that transact business in this state are required to license in Colorado, pursuant to 11-51-402(1.5), unless exempt. The place of business requirement was removed from this section. - Federal covered advisers that transact business in this state are required to notice file in Colorado, pursuant to 11-51-402(1.6), unless exempt. The place of business requirement was removed from this section. - Investment adviser representatives for a federal covered adviser without a place of business in this state are not required to license pursuant to an order from the Securities Commissioner issued on August 12, 2026. The Interpretive Order excludes such persons from the definition of investment adviser representative for a covered adviser found at §11-51-201 (9.6)(b) for licensing purposes only. ReviewInterpretive Order No. 2026- IN-001, see attached.

Effective September 12, Arizona will add the Staff Adjuster LOA to the Adjuster License Class. Applicants may qualify for the Staff Adjuster license without taking the state adjuster examination if they meet the requirements below. The staff adjuster license is an optional license, and the application is available for a limited time. Arizona staff adjusters will continue to be exempt from Arizona licensure. - **Requirements before January 1, 2026** - The applicant must have been an Arizona resident before January 1, 2026. - The applicant must have held an active Designated Home State (DHS) license in another state before January 1, 2026, and qualified for the DHS license through a state-approved examination. - **Requirements before June 30, 2027** - The applicant must submit the application, pay the required fee, and complete fingerprinting before June 30, 2027. - Applicants who do not meet the above requirements can still qualify for the Adjuster LOA by taking the AZ Adjuster Exam.

Effective August 8, 2026, Montana has adopted NEW RULE 1 (6.6.6007) SUPERVISION FOR TEMPORARY SURETY BAIL BOND INSURANCE LICENSEES. See attachment for full details.

Effective immediately Iowa will no longer require fingerprints for Non-Resident Insurance Producer applicants who reside in a state whose insurance division does not fingerprint for the same license type.

Effective January 1, 2027, the Arkansas Insurance Department will transition to Slip+ for States as the required platform for Arkansas surplus lines insurers, agents, and brokers to report transactions and pay premium taxes in accordance with Ark. Code Ann. § 23- 65-315. Slip+ for States will replace the OptIns platform. See attachment for full details.

Effective September 11, 2026, Kansas will require an underlying Life line of authority or a Life exam for resident applicants to obtain a Viatical Broker license.

On July 31 2026, Hawaii issued a memorandum to clarify that pursuant to Act 79 (SLH 2025), pet insurance is now classified as property insurance. See attachment for full details. 

Effective, August 14, 2026, New Mexico will require Resident and No Home State applicants to submit fingerprints when amending an existing license that was issued more than two years ago.