Regulatory Updates

Effective January 1, 2026, Louisiana Department of Insurance amends its licensing and appointment fees. Please see the attachment for details on the price changes.

Posted July 9, 2025, Virginia Bureau of Insurance posted a bulletin on Agent Appointment and Appointment Billing Processes. As of July 1, 2025, there are NO changes to the agent appointment and billing processes, and the $50 a day penalty for late payments of fees was repealed. Please see the attachment for details about the Appointment Process.

Effective August 15, 2025, Arizona's Department of Insurance and Financial Institutions (DIFI) will start displaying the following new license status reasons on why a license is inactive:  - Inactive - DIFI - Staff Inactive – Relocation

Posted July 8, 2025, Kansas sent out the 2025 summer edition of the Regulator Roundup. This newsletter includes information about the following topics and more: - Highlights of the Department’s legislative initiatives signed into law this last legislative session - Offering assistance with insurance claims due to the disasters in Grinnell and El Dorado  - Professional Employer Organization registrations are now handled directly by the Kansas Secretary of State - Department Updates between: - Staffing Updates - Name changed to Kansas Department of Insurance  Please see the attachment for more information.

Effective July 11th**, **2025**,** Delaware late renewal fees will be updated for the following license classes: Insurance Producer, Adjuster, Public Adjuster, Appraiser, Fraternal Producer, Limited Lines Producer, Bail Producer, Surplus Lines Broker, Viatical Settlement Provider, Viatical Settlement Broker, Portable Electronic Producer, Discount Medical Plan Organization, 17B Travel, and Self-Service Storage Producer. The new fees will reflect a $25 decrease

Posted July 2, 2025, Hawaii posted a memorandum to provide guidance to third-party administrators (TPA) around new requirements under the Hawaii Travel Insurance Act.  All TPAs intending to sell, underwrite, or adjust claims of travel insurance in Hawaii must designate an employee who is a licensed individual producer with property and casualty lines of authority to serve as a designated responsible producer. Please see the attachments for more information. 

Posted July 03, 2025, New York has removed a company from the list of Excess & Surplus lines (E&S) insurers, maintained by the Excess Line Association of New York (ELANY). Please see the attachment for more information.

Effective August 15, 2025, Puerto Rico will start displaying Third Party Administrator license classes on the Producer Database and will allow electronic application submissions for initial and renewal applications as a resident and nonresident.  Puerto Rico will also be updating the contact email address for Puerto Rico to regulado@ocs.pr.gov

Effective July 3, 2025, Kansas will update over a million appointment records, removing the expiration date on file. Kansas Appointment records will remain active/appointed until terminated.

Effective September 1, 2025, Arizona will be transitioning to PSI Services LLC (PSI) as the new vendor for administering pre-licensing examinations and Continuing Education (CE) for insurance professionals in Arizona. Please see the attachment for more information.