Washington Department of Insurance Publishes Changes to Licensing Requirements for Residents
On November 8, 2023, Washington Department of Insurance published changes on licensing requirements for Individuals. Please see below for updated sections.
**Washington Department of Insurance Individual Resident License Requirements**
**Fee Summary**
Managing General Agent Appointment (biennially): $ 200.00
Fingerprint processing fee: $49.25
**Application**
An applicant for a producer license must file the uniform application and declare under penalty of refusal, suspension or revocation of license that statements in the application are true and complete to the best of the individual's knowledge and belief. Applicants must:
a. Submit an online application including payment
of licensing fees; and
b. Submit fingerprints electronically from the
IDEMIA-IdentoGo Center.
**Fingerprints**
All fingerprints must be submitted electronically from the IDEMIA-IdentoGo Center.
3\. Applicants must schedule a fingerprint appointment with
IDEMIA no later than 1 business day prior to the examination
date.
a. To schedule an appointment, applicants must:
I. visit
https://bit.ly/3QPW9WY; or
II. call IDEMIA at (888)771-5097.
b. A fingerprinting fee must be paid by credit card, eCheck,
or company billing account to IDEMIA at the time of
appointment scheduling.
**Examination**
To schedule an examination, an applicant must:
a. visit
https://bit.ly/49ua8sY; or
b. call (855)205-5825 (Monday - Friday, 2:30 AM -9:00 PM, or
Saturday - Sunday, 6:00 AM - 2:30 PM, Pacific Time).
Candidates must bring 1 form of photo-bearing identification
that is valid and unexpired to the examination center. The identification may be 1 of the following items:
a. state-issued driver's license;
b. state-issued identification card;
c. U.S. government-issued passport;
d. U.S. government-issued military identification card;
e. U.S. government-issued alien registration card; or
f. Canadian government-issued ID.
Reservations for reexamination cannot be made at the examination center, and candidates must wait 24 hours before rescheduling another exam.
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