1. Complete Prelicense Education: Prelicensing education is mandatory to become a producer in the State of New York.
2. State Exam Reservation: All exam reservations will be done online at or by calling (800) 733-9267.
   The New York Department of Financial Services (DFS) has announced a remote online insurance licensing exam option. DFS will now offer insurance licensing exams remotely through its examination vendor PSI. This will be available for all 28 New York insurance licensing exams. Candidates can go to PSI's website to schedule an online exam beginning June 15th. Online testing will allow candidates to take the exams at a testing center or any other location of their choice, including their home or office. This option has been made available to all candidates.To register for remote testing please visit www.psionline.com/contact and visit https://www.dfs.ny.gov/reports_and_publications/press_releases/pr202006111 for additional remote testing information.
3. Materials Required at Test Center:Bring two forms of Signed identification.
4. Government Issued ID ( example: Driver’s license, Passport, or Military ID)
5. PLE Certificate of Completion (note: if submitting license application electronically, you must attest to completing the PLE requirements and provide the school code number listed on the certificate)
6. Fingerprinting Process: There are no fingerprint requirements in New York for agents.
7. File License Application: Apply for your license by completing an online application at www.nipr.com.Before applying online, please allow 1 to 3 business days after passing the required examination. Original passing exam score report, dated within 2 years prior to applying (paper applications only). Company appointment submitted electronically to the Department. Applicants can be submitted without an appointment, but an appointment must be made 15 days from either the date an agency contract is executed with the insurance company or the first insurance application is submitted to the company.
8. Print License: The Department no longer automatically mails paper licenses. Licenses are generated in PDF format. Applicant should print a license as soon as it is issued, by accessing the Electronic License Request, to log in, the license number is required. Use our Producer/Licensee Search to determine if the license has been issued and to view the license number. Once a license has been printed once, there is a $15.00 duplicate license fee for any future printing requests.

• Per New York PLE requirements, applicants are required to complete all of the lessons in the prelicense education course sequentially before they can be issued a certificate of completion.
• Applicants must read each lesson and pass the end-of-chapter quizzes with a 70% or higher to proceed to the next lesson.

• Passing Score: Applicants must pass the PLE final exam with a 70% or higher to receive a certificate of completion.
• Exam Requirement: Self-Study exams are closed-book and must be monitored by a NY approved monitor. The student is responsible for contacting an approved monitor and scheduling the course final exam with that person. If the monitor charges a fee, the student is responsible for paying the fee.

Please Note: Due to the COVID-19 public health threat, the New York State Department of Financial Services Licensing Services has waived the requirement to have an approved monitor present when taking a prelicense course final exam until further notice.

Upon successful completion of the course and Final Exam, WebCE will e-mail your certificate of completion to you. An applicant must meet New York’s PLE requirements before a certificate of completion is issued. The certificate is good for a lifetime and evidence that you successfully completed the course. Evidence that you possess a school certificate must be presented when you submit a license application.

New York Department of Insurance does not require Prelicense course completions to be reported

New residents currently licensed in another state or have been licensed in another state may waive the education and exam requirements by submitting the New York resident license application with a currently dated Letter of Certification or letter of Clearance from the former home state. The Letter of Certification or Letter of Clearance must indicate that the applicant has been licensed in the areas of insurance that is being applied for in New York and that the license has been in good standing within the last 90 days.

New residents who move to New York from another state who hold a New York nonresident license will only be required to change their address on the New York State Insurance Department website and select New York as their home state. Or applicants may submit an address change form along with a written statement to switch the home state to New York.

Ways to Apply
Apply Online: Submit your license application online
Apply by Paper: Individual Life/Accident and Health Application
Materials Needed to Apply: Application for Individual Resident License and appropriate fees

Nonresident license candidates may obtain a New York producer license, without having to complete the Prelicense education requirement as long as they are currently licensed as a resident and in good standing in their home state and hold an equivalent license for the same line of authority.

Ways to Apply
Apply Online: Submit your license application online
Apply by Paper: Individual Life/Accident and Health Application
Materials Needed to Apply

• Application for Individual Resident License and appropriate fees.
• Certification from home state if license information is not included in the National Producer Database

Fingerprinting Process: There are no fingerprint requirements in New York for agents.