Licensing Requirements

To obtain an insurance license in Nevada, you must satisfy these requirements:

1. Complete the education requirements. You must complete your education hours through a state-approved school. Depending on the line of authority you are applying for, the required hours of education for each line are:
   • 20 hours of Life Insurance
   • 20 hours of Health Insurance
   • 40 hours of Life & Health Insurance
   • 20 hours of Property Insurance
   • 20 hours of Casualty Insurance
   • 40 hours of Property & Casualty Insurance
   • 80 hours for all lines of Insurance
   Most commonly, students enroll in 40 hours of education for a Life & Health (L&H) license or 40 hours for a Property & Casualty (P&C) license:
2. Pass the Nevada insurance license exam.
3. Submit an Individual Licensing application to the Nevada Division of Insurance and pay the license fee plus an agency affiliation fee.
4. Submit to a criminal history check. The state of Nevada requires a criminal history report for applicants that are residents of Nevada. Complete 2 fingerprint cards with the detailed information required in Document 324. You must attach the cards to your licensing application with a separate cashiers check or money order.
5. A producer wishing to sell for an agency must be “affiliated” with that agency in order to transact insurance unless the producer is directly appointed by the insurer. A producer can’t transact insurance until they are affiliated with the agency they are employed with. Direct producer appointments must be filed within 15 days after the agency contract is executed or an initial Nevada insurance license is issued. The effective date of the appointment will be listed on the NAIC Producer database.

1. Provide an original letter of clearance from the regulatory agency of the state in which you were actively licensed. An applicant for licensing in Nevada who was previously licensed for the same lines of authority in another state need not complete any prelicensing education or examinations if the application is received within 90 days after the cancellation of the license.
2. Submit an Individual Licensing application to the Nevada Division of Insurance and pay the license fee plus an agency affiliation fee.
3. Submit to a criminal history check. The state of Nevada requires a criminal history report for applicants that are residents of Nevada. Complete 2 fingerprint cards with the detailed information required in Document 324. You must attach the cards to your licensing application with a separate cashiers check or money order.
4. A producer wishing to sell for an agency must be “affiliated” with that agency in order to transact insurance unless the producer is directly appointed by the insurer. A producer can’t transact insurance until they are affiliated with the agency they are employed with. Direct producer appointments must be filed within 15 days after the agency contract is executed or an initial Nevada insurance license is issued. The effective date of the appointment will be listed on the NAIC Producer database.