Application Procedures-Individual Residents

Step 1- Study the Life Examination Objectives and Complete the Required 12 Hours of Study on Ethics and the California Insurance Code

Study the Life License Examination Objectives and complete the required 12 hours of approved Study on Ethics and the California Insurance Code course to prepare for your license examination.

The 12 Hours of Study on Ethics and the California Insurance Code is only required to be taken once (California Insurance Code section 1749(a)(1)); therefore, applicants applying for more than one license type do not need to repeat the required hours of Ethics and the California Insurance Code.

Step 2 - Schedule and take license examination
 

PSI Services LLC (PSI) provides license examination services for the California Department of Insurance (Department). Instructions for scheduling examinations can be found at PSI's Examination Scheduling Service. Individuals may schedule their examinations with PSI either online or by telephone at (833) 518-7456.

Step 3 - License Application

After passing the license examination, go to www.Sircon.com/California and submit an electronic license application. If documents are required, please attach those documents to the electronic license application or these documents can be submitted to the National Insurance Producer Registry’s Attachments Warehouse. Alternatively, applicants may submit the documents via U.S. Mail. to the following address:

California Department of Insurance
Attn: Licensing Processing Section
300 Capitol Mall, 16th Floor
Sacramento, CA 95814

After 10 days from submitting the license application, applicants can check the status of their license applications by going to the Department ‘s Check License Application Status Services (CLASS).

Step 4 - Fingerprinting
 

All unlicensed applicants are required to submit fingerprint impressions. If you are a new license applicant, you must submit your fingerprints after filing your insurance license application with the Department, or soon after, to ensure the Department receives your fingerprint results promptly from the California Department of Justice (DOJ) and the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI).

• How to Submit and Properly Record Your Fingerprints
• What to do if your fingerprint results are delayed
• Fingerprint Process Frequently Asked Questions

Step 5 - Check License Application Status Service

License applicants can check the status of a license application by going to the Department’s Check License Application Status Service (CLASS). Please have your business address zip code from your license application to be able to retrieve your application record using CLASS.