To check the status of a license, to verify the expiration date and/or check the producer’s company appointments. Enter the last name, first name, (or licensed business entity name), license number (no leading zeros) or NPN. Then click “Submit”.
Important Notice: Effective 7/1/2009, the IID will no longer print and mail licenses. A license may be printed through the SBS Connect link.
At no charge, SBS Connect is a service offered by the National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) which provides insurance licensees and license administrators with the ability to complete numerous functions related to licensing and licensee status online. An SBS Connect Account is required in order to use this service. You will need to sign up and establish a user id and a password. (No fee)
Click here for Instructions to set up a SBS Connect account.
(You will need your license number, which is the same as your National Producer Number (NPN). If you do not have it, locate it at "Licensee Lookup” by entering your first and last name, clicking submit, and observing the license number in the “Look up Results” box).
If you have any problems with this site, you need to contact the NAIC Helpdesk at 816-783-8500 or help@naic.org
Print a license - About 48 hours after you apply or renew, (maybe sooner) you can print your new license.
Continuing Education - View the credits that have been reported to the Iowa Insurance Division
Receive E-mail notifications for:
- Address Changes
- Name Changes *
- License Status Changes *
- Residency Status Changes *
- Line of Authority Additions *
- Line of Authority Deletions *
- Original License Approvals *
- License Renewals*
- Doing-Business-As Name Additions *
- Doing-Business-As Name Deletions *
* This change cannot be performed from within SBS Connect, however you will receive an e-mail when the Iowa Insurance Division makes this change
RIS Individual / Company Search Look-up
Original Resident Application Requirements:
1) For individuals applying for all lines of authority, successfully pass the Iowa Producer licensing exam(s). If you successfully pass the state licensing exam, your test results are automatically electronically submitted to the online system. Please allow two to three business days before applying for that line of authority.
2) Individuals must provide documentation for any "yes" answers to questions 39.1 or 39.2. Documents are submitted via the Electronic Attachments Warehouse linked from the online application. If documents are not submitted there, please scan the documentation and email as an attachment. Alternately, please fax the documentation to the Iowa Insurance Division, Attn: Licensing at 515-281-3059.
3) For Business Entities, Iowa requires the Producers listed as the Designated Responsible Licensed Producer to have an active Iowa license prior to the Business Entity license submission.
Continuing Education
Classroom Course List and
Self-Study
Course List
Frequently-updated list of courses approved for producer continuing education. These
lists are maintained by our vendor, Pearson
Vue. If you have any problems finding the list, contact their Customer
Service at 877-538-3420
New Crop Insurance Producers Continuing Education Requirement
11.3(8) For a resident producer who holds qualification only for a crop
insurance line of authority and who is requesting renewal of a producer license
on or after January 1, 2010, the producer must be able to demonstrate the
following each time renewal of a license is requested:
- a. The producer has completed all training and continuing education requirements imposed by the federal Risk Management Association, if any
- b. The producer has completed 18 credits of continuing education, 3 of which must be in the area of ethics, except that a producer who is requesting renewal of a producer license during 2010 must demonstrate that the producer has completed 9 credits of continuing education, 3 of which must be in the area of ethics.
Long-Term Care Regulation
Explanation of rule regarding long-term care continuing education requirements
Indexed Annuity Outline
The IID recently adopted rules 191-15.80 - 87 which require all producers who
wish to sell fixed index life or annuity products on or after January 1, 2008 to
complete a 4 credit training course. Courses must be filed and approved
according to the general continuing education course approval guidelines.
Contact Pearson VUE
for further details and to view a listing of approved courses. The rules call
for the IID to publish an outline of the required topics. The following June 1,
2007 outline is hereby published.
Additional Information and Resources Related to Insurance Agent Licensing
- Active Military Service and Waiver of Continuing Education Requirements
- Iowa Insurance Agency License Application Instructions
- Change of name or address
- Duplicate license
- Iowa Resident Agent Application Process
- Iowa Nonresident Agent Application Process
- Application by a Rental Company for an Iowa Limited License to Sell Insurance
- Application for Iowa Counter Employee License
- Continuing Education Summary
- Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994 (18. U.S.C. §§ 1033-1034)
- Continuing Education (CE) Courses - The Iowa Insurance Division has contracted with Pearson VUE to review and approve continuing education (CE) courses and providers.
- Producer Mailing List Request Form
- Viatical & Life Settlements Application Process for Brokers & Providers
- Deadline for completing flood insurance training requirements for insurance producers selling through the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP)
- Public Adjuster Application Process
- Surplus Lines Application Process