Regulatory Updates

Effective April 11, 2025, Tennessee will allow applicants with an "inactive" status reason to reapply as a new applicant electronically, regardless of the expiration date. These applicants can not be renewed.

Effective April 11, 2025, Tennessee will implement the Automobile Club Agent license class for resident & nonresident initial applications electronically. 

Effective March 20, 2025, Virginia's new pre-licensing examinations will be live.  CE Providers are asked to review the updated exam content outlines and make necessary changes to their pre-licensing education materials.  Please see the attachment for more information. 

Effective April 11, 2025, Oklahoma will be updating its acceptable designated home state list to include Mississippi, Washington, and West Virginia.

The current list of states accepted by Oklahoma for designated home state is below.

Posted March 7, 2025, The Surplus Lines Association of California posted a bulletin regarding licensing requirements for placing surplus lines insurance in California on behalf of a business entity licensee. The bulletin answers the following questions:

- Who is required to be licensed in California for surplus line transaction/placement for a business entity licensee?  - What are the basic requirements for a licensed broker-agent to obtain an individual surplus line broker license? - What are the potential penalties for transacting surplus line insurance without the required license?

Please see the attachment for more information.

Posted March 3, 2025, The Surplus Lines Association of California posted a bulletin that updated the List of Approved Surplus Line Insurers (LASLI) to reflect that Fireman’s Fund Indemnity Corporation (New Jersey) has been added to the LASLI effective February 28, 2025. The updated LASLI in its entirety is available on the CDI website. 

Please see the attachment for more information. 

Effective May 1, 2025, Nebraska company appointment renewal invoices will be available for payment from May 1, 2025, through July 31, 2025. The termination deadline is April 25, 2025. The cost is $8 per appointment. Invoice fees are based on the residency of the appointee, see below.

Effective April 11, 2025, Pennsylvania will implement new validation requirements for applicants requesting amendments to the lines of authority on their license class. If the license is within the renewal window, the applicant must first renew the license. Once the license expiration date is updated, the applicant can then submit the amendment request.

Posted March 6, 2025, Arkansas posted a bulletin regarding 2025 appointment renewals for insurance producers. An insurance company must annually renew all producer records on its appointed Arkansas producers and business entities file. Please see the attachment for more information. The company can research its appointed producers and business entities by going to the following link. 

Effective April 11, 2025, Maine will add the Worker’s Compensation line of authority to the Adjuster (Nonresident) license classes, as reflected on the Producer Database Display.