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How to Complete the Online Application

Sircon's Apply for a License  asks the same questions as those listed on the Individual Application, Form LIC 441-9. The only difference is that CDI will receive the application on the same day it is completed. Listed below are descriptions of the screens the applicant will view when completing the application. Please review the CDI's eligibility requirements before beginning to use Sircon's Apply for a License.

How to Apply for a License:

In Sircon for Individuals: 

  1. If you do not have a Sircon for Individuals account: 
    On the Sircon home page,select Apply for a License.
    Then:

  2. In the New Insurance Licenses section, select the New Insurance License button.

  3. Click Resident and Individual, and then select the Continue button.

  4. Enter your e-mail address, and then select Continue. If your e-mail address is registered to an existing Sircon for Individuals account, you will be prompted to sign in to your Sircon for Individuals account and submit your application from there. To submit a license application without logging in, select Continue as Guest below the login button.

  5. Enter identifying information, including Last Name and SSN. Re-type your SSN to confirm it.  

  6. Select Applicant if you are applying for the license for yourself. 

  7. Select the state to which you are applying for a license, and then select Continue.

  8. From the list of License Types available in the selected state, select the license you want to apply for. Indicate if you have been Previously Licensed? in the state, and select to view the State Requirements for the license (if available). Then, select Continue.

  9. Select the specific license line(s) (a.k.a., LOA or Qualifications) you are applying for. They should look familiar as being similar to the types of insurance products you will be selling. Select Continue.

  10. Enter your personal and professional information needed to process the license application, including name, contact, and demographic information. Be sure to enter all information that is marked as being required, then select Continue.

  11. Enter your employment history or education background for the past five years. (See Additional Information, below, for help.), and then select Continue.

  12. If you are affiliated with an agency or firm, you may enter affiliation information. Select Continue.

  13. Answer background questions, attach documents (if necessary), and attest to the application. Select Continue. (Note that some states may require fees in addition to regular license fees, based on answers to background questions.)

  14. Carefully review the Summary page, including all select licenses, additional state requirements, and fee information. If you need to change anything, select the Back button. 

  15. You will be prompted for your Payment Details. You can pay by either credit card or electronic check. When you completed the process, select the Submit button once. The transaction will be submitted.

  16. Review the Confirmation page and make a special note of the Confirmation ID, Destination State, and Additional State Requirements. Attach Documents to your license application, if necessary. Select View Result Details to review additional information about the license application transaction. You may print the Confirmation page, if you wish to. Sircon will send a confirmation email to the business email address you entered on the application with an updated status and information on how to follow up.

Please note: California resident license applicants are required to complete prelicensing education for the property, casualty, life-only, accident and health, personal lines, and limited lines automobile agent license types. If the applicant certifies that these requirements were met, they must provide the completion date. If not met, the prelicensing education requirements must be completed prior to taking the examination.

All new applicants for the following license types must complete the following prelicensing requirements:

  • take an approved minimum 20-hour class to qualify for the property broker-agent license exam, and/or;
  • take an approved minimum 20-hour class to qualify for the casualty broker-agent license exam, and/or:
  • take an approved minimum 20-hour class to qualify for the life-only agent license exam, and/or;
  • take an approved minimum 20-hour class to qualify for the accident and health agent exam;
  • take an approved minimum 20-hour class to qualify for the personal lines broker-agent license exam,
  • take an approved minimum 20-hour class to qualify for the limited lines automobile insurance agent exam,
    ~ and ~
  • take an approved minimum 12-hour class on ethics and the California Insurance Code.

If you are applying for multiple lines of authority you will need to take an approved 20-hour class for each line of authority and a 12-hour ethics class.

Background Questions:

If you answer "yes" to any of these questions, you must submit a signed statement, with your original signature explaining the circumstance of the incident. You must also provide the additional certified documentation described with each question. These items must be submitted to LicDocuments@insurance.ca.gov or mailed to the following address: California Department of Insurance, Producer Licensing Bureau, ATTN: License Application, 300 Capitol Mall, 16th Floor, Sacramento, CA 95814-4313.


Additional Information


  • To obtain insurance licensing information, you may phone the Producer Licensing Bureau at (800) 967-9331.
  • To obtain insurance licensing forms by mail, send an e-mail request to: Producer Licensing Bureau.
  • All filing fees submitted are not refundable, whether or not the application is acted upon or an examination taken.
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