Division of Insurance - Insurance Professionals

Choose one of the following Insurance Licensing categories. If you are unable to find an answer to your question, please send us an email to dbr.inslic@dbr.ri.gov

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Online Producer Licensing:

All resident and non-resident applicants can apply or renew an Insurance Producer License online at www.NIPR.com

Need to update your license with a new name and/or address?

Producer Lines of Authority

An insurance producer may receive qualification for a license in one or more of the following lines of authority:

Major Lines (exam required)

  • Life Insurance
  • Accident and Health or Sickness Insurance
  • Property Insurance
  • Casualty Insurance
  • Personal Lines – Property and Casualty Insurance
  • Variable Life and Variable Annuity Insurance

Core Limited Lines

  • Credit Insurance
  • Crop Insurance
  • Travel Insurance

Non-Core Limited Lines

  • Pet Insurance
  • Life Settlement Broker
  • Surety

Individual Producer Licensing:

Business Entity Licensing:

  • At least one (1) Designated Responsible Licensed Producer (DRLP) must be provided on the application and have an active resident or non-resident license in Rhode Island.
  • DRLPs are not required to cumulatively cover the lines of authority (LOAs) on the business application.
  • Address changes to Business Entity Licenses can be completed online through SBS for Organizations or submitted directly to us via email to dbr.inslic@dbr.ri.gov.

230-RICR-20-50-2 - Governing Regulation for Continuing Education for Insurance Producers

For Providers:

For Producers:

All applicants can apply or renew an adjuster license at www.NIPR.com

Important Information About Adjuster Licensing in Rhode Island

2023-2 2023 Insurance Claim Adjuster Licensing 
Industry Alert 2024-1 Non-Resident Company and Independent Adjuster Licensing
Insurance Bulletin 2024-7-Insurance Claim Adjuster Continuing Education Requirement

Independent and Company Insurance Adjuster Licensing:

  • Rhode Island resident independent and company adjusters: Before you apply for a license at NIPR you must wait 3-5 days for your exam results to be loaded for electronic validation. You cannot move through the application and apply for your line of authority without the exam results loaded in the backend system. You will need to obtain a B.C.I. (State Background Check) from the RI Attorney General and send it to dbr.inslic@dbr.ri.gov. We will not accept a B.C.I. that is over 30 days old.
  • Non-residents New applicants: All new non-resident applicants should be licensed in their resident state if their resident state offers independent adjuster licensing. If a company/staff adjuster’s resident state offers a resident independent adjuster license and does not restrict a company/staff adjuster from obtaining that license, the adjuster should hold the independent adjuster license in that state to be eligible for a non-resident license in RI. We understand that there are jurisdictions awarding DHS status to these individuals in lieu of requiring a resident license, and we will continue to reciprocate with an active DHS in lieu of requiring the resident license in these exact situations until December 31, 2028. Renewals: Insurers should be mindful of resident licensing requirements for non-resident company/staff adjusters and adjust their internal procedures accordingly. We will continue to reciprocate with an active DHS in lieu of requiring the resident license in these situations until December 31, 2028.

Available Lines of Authority:

  • Property & Casualty
  • Workers Compensation
  • Crop (no exam required)

Public Adjuster Licensing:

Rhode Island resident public adjusters: Before you apply for a license at NIPR you must wait 3-5 days for your exam results to be loaded for electronic validation. You cannot move through the application without the exam results loaded in the backend system. You will need to obtain a B.C.I. (State Background Check) from the RI Attorney General and send it to dbr.inslic@dbr.ri.gov. We will not accept a B.C.I. that is over 30 days old.

Non-resident public adjusters: Before you apply for a license at NIPR you must have an active resident license in your resident state on the Producer Database (PDB).

Emergency Adjuster Licensing:

All residents and non-residents can apply or renew a RI Surplus Line Broker License online at www.NIPR.com  

New license eligibility requirements:

RI resident applicants - there is no licensing exam, but you must hold an active Insurance Producer license to be eligible.

Non - resident applicants - you must hold a reciprocal license in your resident jurisdiction.

All renewal applicants:

After a renewal application is submitted, we work directly with the Division of Taxation to get clearance for each renewal. Clearance is provided when all taxes have been filed in accordance with the Division of Taxation requirements. 
For questions on surplus lines tax filing requirements please reach out to the Corporate Tax team at tax.corporate@tax.ri.gov or 401-574-8829.
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  • Effective 01/01/2020, all Life Settlement Provider applications will be processed through www.NIPR.com.
  • After renewing on NIPR, the electronic application will pended to our licensing team for review. To complete the application, you are required to submit the annual report no later than March 1st to DBR.InsLic@dbr.ri.gov.
  • Life Settlement Provider Regulation 230-RICR-20-60-10
  • In accordance with RI Gen. Laws § 27-72-3, a life insurance producer who has been duly licensed as a resident insurance producer with a life line of authority in this state or their home state for at least one year and is licensed as a nonresident producer in this state shall be deemed to meet the licensing requirements of this section and shall be permitted to operate as a broker.
  • All resident and non-residents can visit www.nipr.com to either amend their license or to apply for a license.

Online Title Licensing:

  • All residents and non-residents can apply or renew a Title Insurance License online at www.NIPR.com .
  • Click here for all Title Insurance Guidelines.

     
  • Click here for more information about the Rhode Island Title Insurers Act.
  • All residents and non-residents can apply or renew a Reinsurance Intermediary Broker or Manager License online at www.NIPR.com.
    • RI resident applicants are required to hold an active Rhode Island Insurance Producer license prior to applying.
    • Non-resident applicants are required to hold both an active resident insurance producer license and a reciprocating reinsurance license in the applicant’s resident state prior to applying.
  • Reinsurance intermediary licensing is governed by RI Gen Laws § 27-52-3.
Licensing Fees Resident Fee Non-Resident Fee
Biennial Licenses
Insurance Producer  $          120.00  $                     130.00
Title  $          120.00  $                     130.00
Life Settlement Broker  $          120.00  $                     130.00
Independent/Company Adjuster  $          250.00  $                     250.00
Public Adjuster  $          250.00  $                     250.00
Motor Vehicle Damage Appraiser  $          150.00  $                     150.00
Portable Electronics Vendor  $          200.00  $                     200.00
Reinsurance Intermediaries  $          200.00  $                     200.00
Surplus Line Broker  $          100.00  $                     100.00
Annual Licenses
Third Party Health Insurance Administrators - Certificate of Authority  $          250.00  $                     250.00
Third Party Health Insurance Administrators - Waiver Certificate  $          250.00  $                     250.00
Third Party Health Insurance Administrators - ERISA Exempt Registration  $                   -    $                              -  
Other Fees
License Line of Authority Amendment  $            50.00  $                       50.00
Reinstatement Fee  $            50.00  $                       50.00
Returned Check Fee  $            25.00  $                       25.00

We have partnered with SBS for Organizations to allow licensees and licensing administrators better access and more control over notifications regarding Rhode Island Licenses. SBS for Organizations has options that will allow a licensee or license administrator to receive reminders about CE, renewal dates, and other changes to their licenses. For more information, please visit at www.StateBasedSystems.com or by call the SBS Help Desk at 816-783-8990 between the hours of 8 a.m and 5 p.m. CST, Monday through Friday (except holidays).

  First Time Takers
Exam Name Total Graded Total Passed Pass Rate
IN-PERSON EXAMS
Rhode Island Casualty Producer 101 68 67%
Rhode Island Accident and Health Producer 278 153 55%
Rhode Island Life Producer 364 220 60%
Rhode Island Personal Lines Producer 94 70 74%
Rhode Island Property Producer 101 70 69%
Rhode Island Motor Vehicle Damage Appraiser 172 161 94%
Rhode Island Property Casualty Adjuster 203 135 67%
Rhode Island Public Adjuster 7 4 57%
Rhode Island Workers' Compensation Adjuster 34 29 85%
REMOTELY PROCTORED EXAMS
Rhode Island Motor Vehicle Damage Appraiser 56 50 89%
Rhode Island Casualty Producer 30 22 73%
Rhode Island Accident and Health Producer 150 73 49%
Rhode Island Life Producer 182 110 60%
Rhode Island Property Casualty Adjuster 51 32 63%
Rhode Island Personal Lines Producer 8 4 50%
Rhode Island Property Producer 27 19 70%
Rhode Island Public Adjuster 4 1 25%
Rhode Island Workers' Compensation Adjuster 9 7 78%