How do you look up an insurance license or check whether someone holds a valid license?

Use NIPR's NPN Lookup, a free tool that finds a licensee by Social Security number, license number, or FEIN and returns the National Producer Number (NPN), the unique identifier used to track producers, adjusters, and navigators nationally. For a fuller record, individual producers can pull one free Producer Report per year, which includes demographic, licensing, appointment, and regulatory action information from all participating jurisdictions. Some states also run their own search tools, such as New York's Producer/Licensee Search.

Use the licensee search on the Alabama Department of Insurance (ALDOI) website to verify whether someone holds a valid license and to see their lines of authority. The National Insurance Producer Registry (NIPR) also maintains a producer database that shows license status across states. Note that Alabama license numbers no longer include the leading alpha character or leading zeros, so search by number such as "12345" rather than "A012345".

The fastest way to check is the National Insurance Producer Registry (NIPR) Producer Database. Anyone can use NIPR's online license verification to confirm whether an individual or business entity holds an active license, and detail reports show licensing, appointment, and regulatory action information from all participating states. Individual producers are entitled to one free report per year.

You can verify any Arkansas insurance license through the National Insurance Producer Registry (NIPR) website, which lets you search license information and look up National Producer Numbers (NPN). Licensees can print their licenses and retrieve education transcripts through the National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) License Manager. The Arkansas Insurance Department Licensing Division can also be reached at 501-371-2750.

Use the California Department of Insurance's Check a License online service, which retrieves the license status and discipline history of an agent, broker, adjuster, bail agent, or business entity using a license number or name. The license record also includes links to additional license details. You can also call the department's Licensing Hotline at (800) 967-9331, Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 4:45 p.m.

You can verify a Colorado insurance license through the National Insurance Producer Registry (NIPR), which maintains the national producer database and offers producer detail reports online. The Colorado Division of Insurance can also confirm license status by phone at 303-894-7499 or toll free at 800-930-3745.

Use the Connecticut Insurance Department's license search tool to verify whether someone holds a valid producer or adjuster license; the same tool lets licensees print a copy. Appointments can be viewed through State Based Systems (SBS) or the National Insurance Producer Registry (NIPR). Continuing education transcripts are available through the state's SBS license manager at sbs.naic.org.

You can verify a Delaware insurance license through the State Based Systems (SBS) public license lookup at sbs.naic.org, which the Delaware Department of Insurance uses for license number searches. Licensees can also use SBS Online Licensee Services to print license copies and update addresses; that service costs $5.95 per year. Delaware reports licensing data to the NAIC Producer Database, which regulators use to verify licensure for nonresident applications.

Yes. You can verify DC insurance licenses through the Department of Insurance, Securities and Banking (DISB) Licensee Look-up, which its producer licensing page links to. A license can also be printed at no charge at www.statebasedsystems.com, the State-Based Systems (SBS) site DISB uses for licensee services.

Use the Florida Department of Financial Services Licensee Search at licenseesearch.fldfs.com. You can search by individual name, agency or firm name, Florida license number, NPN, email, or location, and filter by license status (Valid or Invalid), license category, or appointment status. The same tool shows CE due dates and can flag licensees with no qualifying appointment.

You can verify any insurance producer's license through the National Insurance Producer Registry (NIPR), which lets you search by Social Security number, license number, or National Producer Number, and covers all 50 states. The Idaho Department of Insurance issues these licenses and can confirm the status of a producer licensed in Idaho. Licensees may also download a free copy of their own license from the department's SBS License Manager.

Use the National Insurance Producer Registry's (NIPR) National Producer Number (NPN) lookup tool at npn-lookup.app.nipr.com. You can search by name, state, license number, or SSN. The NPN is the unique identifier assigned to individuals and business entities in the Producer Database (PDB) during the licensing process, and it is used to identify licensees across states.

Yes. You can verify an Indiana insurance license online through the National Insurance Producer Registry (NIPR) Licensing Center or through Indiana's Sircon site (sircon.com/Indiana), where the state also maintains producer continuing education transcripts. The Indiana Department of Insurance (IDOI) uses these same systems to process applications and renewals, and you can check a pending application status there as well.

You can verify any Iowa insurance license through the NAIC State Based Systems (SBS) website (sbs.naic.org). The free public lookup shows license status, expiration date, lines of authority, and appointments, and lets you print a license. The Iowa Insurance Division uses this system as its official license verification tool.

You can search the National Insurance Producer Registry (NIPR) NPN Lookup tool, which reports license records through the Producer Database (PDB). The tool allows searches by Social Security Number for individuals, by license number, state, and license type, or by FEIN for agencies. The National Producer Number is a unique identifier assigned through the licensing process to producers, adjusters, and other insurance licensees.

Yes. The Kentucky Department of Insurance posts license records in its Individual/Business Entity Search on insurance.ky.gov, where you can search a person's or company's name once an application has been processed. The National Insurance Producer Registry (NIPR) also maintains the Producer Database (PDB), a national record of licensed producers you can check from any state.

You can verify a Louisiana insurance license through the National Insurance Producer Registry (NIPR), which hosts the producer database that regulators use to confirm licensing status. NIPR's LicenseHub provides producer detail reports showing individual licensing records. Licensees can also view their own records and continuing education transcripts through Louisiana's Producer/Adjuster Portal.

Maine license lookups run through the ALMS Online portal on the Maine.gov Professional and Financial Regulation site, where you can search any Maine insurance license and view its details. For a national search, the National Insurance Producer Registry (NIPR) offers a free public lookup of a producer's National Producer Number (NPN).

Use the National Insurance Producer Registry (NIPR). Its Producer Database (PDB) compiles demographic, licensing, appointment, and regulatory action information from all participating jurisdictions. Individual producers are entitled to one free Producer Report per year; PDB data is subject to the Fair Credit Reporting Act and requires a permissible purpose. You can also search NIPR's National Producer Number (NPN) lookup by Social Security number and last name, or by license number and state.

You can verify a Massachusetts insurance license through the Division of Insurance's online verification service, which runs on State Based Systems (SBS). It covers producers, agencies, public insurance adjusters, motor vehicle damage appraisers, and other licensees, and it is available at no charge on the Massachusetts state service SBS page. You can also generate downloadable lists of licensees through the report generator for a fee assessed by the National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC).

You can verify a Michigan license through the Department of Insurance and Financial Services (DIFS) Insurance License Locator or through the National Insurance Producer Registry (NIPR) Producer Database, searching by National Producer Number (NPN). Michigan does not offer electronic license printing, so a screen print from either system documents licensure. The Insurance Agent Locator also shows a licensee's continuing education review date.

Minnesota reports producer licensing information to the NAIC producer database, so a license can be verified by searching that database for the producer's name or National Producer Number. A producer must appear there with an active resident or nonresident license for each line of authority held.

Use the free license lookup at sircon.com/mississippi, which searches Mississippi's licensing records. Mississippi's data also feeds the national State Producer Licensing Database, which all 50 states use to verify a licensee's home-state status. The state database is updated daily.

Use the Missouri Department of Commerce and Insurance (DCI) Licensee Search tool, which lets you find an insurance agent or company by name or license number. You can also verify a license through the National Insurance Producer Registry (NIPR) or print license copies through DCI's online services. DCI's search covers producers, bail bond agents, adjusters, and other DCI-regulated licensees.

You can look up any Montana insurance license through the state's licensee lookup, part of the NAIC State Based Systems (SBS) portal the Montana Commissioner of Securities and Insurance uses for license printing, continuing education transcripts, and education provider lookups. The same system lets licensees print copies of their licenses and confirm that reported continuing education credits have been applied.

Use the NAIC State Based Systems license manager at sbs.naic.org to verify a producer's license status, continuing education transcript, and National Producer Number. Nebraska uses the National Producer Number as the state license number, so the same number works in a national lookup. Licensees themselves print license copies at NIPR.com, since the department does not mail them.

Use the "Verify a License" link on the Nevada Division of Insurance website to check whether someone holds a valid Nevada insurance license. You can also use the National Insurance Producer Registry (NIPR) lookup tool, which searches by last name and Social Security number, by license number and state, or by employer identification number for agencies. Individual producers can request one free Producer Report per year to verify their own license data.

You can verify a New Hampshire insurance license at no charge through the online verification service (license status) on the New Hampshire Insurance Department home page, or through NIPR's Producer Database. Both show current license status and active lines of authority.

Use the National Insurance Producer Registry (NIPR) licensing center, which lets anyone look up a producer by Social Security number, name and state, or license number through its National Producer Number search. A National Producer Number is the unique identifier the National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) assigns when a license application is filed. New Jersey licensees can also verify and print their own licenses through NAIC State Based Systems, though it can take 24 to 48 hours after a transaction for updates to appear.

You can verify a New Mexico insurance license through the National Insurance Producer Registry (NIPR) website. Its Producer Database detail reports show demographic, licensing, appointment, and regulatory action information from all participating jurisdictions. Individual producers are entitled to one free Producer Report per year, and application status can be checked with a transaction, payment, or order number.

You can check any New York insurance license through the Department of Financial Services Producer/Licensee Search tool. The search shows license status, lines of authority, and expiration dates, and licensees print their own licenses from it because the Department does not mail paper licenses.

You can verify a North Carolina insurance license through the National Producer Database (PDB), the registry that shows whether a license is active. North Carolina itself uses the PDB to confirm the license standing of nonresident producers. Once licensed, individuals can also print their own license through SBS Connect.

To check a North Dakota insurance license, use the NAIC State Based Systems (SBS) Lookup Search. The National Producer Number (NPN) serves as the license number in North Dakota, so you can search by name or NPN to confirm whether a producer holds a valid license and which lines of authority they hold.

You can verify an Ohio insurance license through the National Insurance Producer Registry (NIPR) LicenseHub, which provides producer detail reports for individual licensees. Ohio's self-service Agent Portal also supports license lookups and printing. NIPR covers all participating states, so the same search works for checking a license in Ohio or elsewhere.

Use the National Insurance Producer Registry (NIPR) Producer Database to verify a license in any state; individual producers can download one free Producer Report per year. Detail reports include demographic, licensing, appointment, and regulatory action information from all participating jurisdictions. In Oklahoma, licensees can also view and print their license from the state's online licensing portal, since the Oklahoma Insurance Department maintains a paperless office.

You can verify any producer's license through the National Insurance Producer Registry (NIPR) "Look up your National Producer Number" tool at www.nipr.com. In Oregon, the license number and the National Producer Number (NPN) are the same number, so either one works for the search. The lookup confirms whether a license is active.

The Pennsylvania Insurance Department provides a Producer Application Status Lookup Tool for pending applications and an Individual License Search for issued licenses. To view or print your own license, use the Department's online license printing page: individuals enter their license number, with the last 4 digits of their Social Security number as the password.

You can verify a license through the National Insurance Producer Registry (NIPR), which consolidates data from all participating state regulators. Individual producers are entitled to one free Producer Report per year, which includes demographic, licensing, appointment, and regulatory action information across participating jurisdictions. NIPR also offers a license-printing tool organized by state. Note that the underlying Producer Database is covered by the Fair Credit Reporting Act, so access requires a permissible purpose.

You can verify a Tennessee insurance license through State Based Systems at www.statebasedsystems.com, which offers license lookup, continuing education transcripts, and license printing (help desk 1-816-783-8990). Tennessee stopped issuing certification and clearance letters in May 2010, so producer information is verified through the National Producer Database and that same site.

The Texas Department of Insurance (TDI) provides license lookup tools through its agent and adjuster licensing hub on its website. You can use them to verify whether someone holds a valid Texas insurance license, covering both agent and adjuster credentials.

Use the Utah Insurance Department's free Licensee Search tool on its official website. You can search by individual or agency name, by license number, or by location (ZIP code or city with a radius), and you can limit results to active licenses only. The Department directs applicants and licensees to this same tool to verify whether a new or renewal license has been approved and issued.

Use the free license manager tool from the National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) on the State Based Systems website to look up any Vermont insurance license and verify whether it is active. Vermont's Department of Financial Regulation does not send renewed paper licenses, so license status is checked online. The same State Based Systems service also shows continuing education transcripts and appointment records, and license copies can be printed from the license manager tool.

You can verify whether someone holds a valid Virginia insurance license through the Bureau of Insurance's online license lookup, which shows license status, lines of authority, and expiration dates. The state also relies on the NAIC Producer Database, which records an agent's National Producer Number and licensing history across states.

Use the Washington Office of the Insurance Commissioner's (OIC) online agent search service. It shows licensing status and the licensee's Washington Office of the Insurance Commissioner (WAOIC), National Producer Number (NPN), or National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) number. Producers, agents, and brokers can also log in to the OIC online licensing portal to print their own license certificate.

Yes. You can verify a West Virginia insurance license through State Based Systems (SBS), the electronic licensing system used by the Offices of the Insurance Commissioner. The OIC no longer mails paper licenses, so licensees themselves verify and print their own licenses through SBS. NIPR's Producer Database also displays license records, and an applicant's name, birth date, and license number must match that record.

Wisconsin license information can be looked up through the state's State Based Systems (SBS) license lookup tool, where anyone can check whether an agent holds an active license. In Wisconsin, the National Producer Number (NPN) is the same as the license number. Wisconsin does not mail a hard copy of the license; licensees print their own copy free through the SBS tool.

Use the National Insurance Producer Registry (NIPR) producer database to verify an individual's license status; Wyoming law treats NAIC Producer Database confirmation as proof that a license is in good standing. For Wyoming-specific questions, the Department of Insurance Producer Licensing Section can be reached at 307-777-7319.