Licensing and Education Division

WEST VIRGINIA

Offices of the Insurance Commissioner

Erin K. Hunter

Insurance Commissioner

Licensing and Education Division (Producers & Adjusters)

The Licensing and Education Division is responsible for licensing and regulating individuals and business entities that transact insurance business in West Virginia. These licensees include both resident and non-resident insurance producers, adjusters, bail bondsmen, surplus lines agents, viatical settlement brokers, and all associated business entities.

Electronic Invoices

March 1, 2025 the WVOIC Licensing and Education Division ceased mailing paper invoices. Invoices are now delivered using the business email address you have on file with us. If you would like to confirm or change your business email address on file, please do so through NIPR.

Fingerprinting Announcement by IdentoGo

To complete the registration for fingerprints applicants will need the West Virginia Offices of the Insurance Commissioner service code which can be found here. To register please use https://uenroll.identogo.com/.

Resident adjusters and non-resident adjusters designating West Virginia as the home state will be required to be fingerprinted when adding a new adjuster license type or new adjuster line of authority. Fingerprints are valid for 60 days and are completed at IdentoGo facilities. To renew an existing adjuster license fingerprints are not required.

Applicant Notification and Record Challenge: Your fingerprints will be used to check the criminal history records of the FBI. You have the opportunity to complete or challenge the accuracy of the information contained in the FBI identification record. The procedure for obtaining a change, correction, or updating an FBI identification record are set forth in Title 28. CFR. 16.34.

FBI Privacy Act Statement

Testing Centers and Fingerprint Locations

State Announcements

ATTENTION:

Beginning July 1st, 2024, candidates seeking a professional or surety bail bond license must pass the bail bond exam. There are no pre-licensing requirements for the bail bond exam however each candidate will need to be fingerprinted after passing the bail bond exam.

Pre-licensing Certificate NOTICE

Pre-licensing will be valid from six months from the date of completion on the certificate. Please contact oicagentlicensing@wv.gov for further questions. Please also visit https://home.pearsonvue.com/Test-takers.aspx for the latest developments on testing opportunities.

NIPR schedule of fees:

NIPR schedule of fees

Notice regarding Letter of Clearance and Letter of Certification Process Changing

2026 Company Appointment Renewal Notice

Applicants applying for a surplus lines license before March 1, will be required to renew the license at the upcoming license renewal (May 31). Applicants applying for a Business Entity license before March 1, will also be required to renew the license at the upcoming license renewal (June 30). If you plan to do business in West Virginia before March 1, you must be licensed.

The license expiration date is as follows: