Notice - Online Application
The California Department of Insurance (CDI) requires California resident applicants to first pass the qualifying license examination prior to submitting their license application.
This affects California residents applying for any license in which an examination is required (i.e., life, accident and health or sickness, property, casualty, personal lines, limited lines automobile, and life limited to funeral and burial expenses). The online application service is available through Sircon.com - Apply for a License.
Resident Applicant
A California resident applicant applying for licensure in this state using the Sircon.com - Apply for a License service that is required to submit additional documents, the documents must emailed to LicDocuments@insurance.ca.gov or mailed to the following address:
California Department of Insurance
Attention: Resident License Application
300 Capitol Mall, 16th Floor
Sacramento, CA 95814-4313.
The applicant's failure to mail the required documents to CDI will result in delayed issuance of the applicant's license.
Non-Resident Applicant
California Non-resident applicants are to review the following link for California's fingerprint requirement. Select this link to apply for an insurance license using Sircon.com - Apply for a License. In addition, if the applicant is required to submit additional documents must be emailed to LicDocuments@insurance.ca.gov or mailed to the following address:
California Department of Insurance
Attention: Nonresident License Application
300 Capitol Mall, 16th Floor
Sacramento, CA 95814-4313
Important Information! Please read the following:
Answer the background screening questions on your application truthfully and completely. You must read the background screening questions on the application carefully and answer truthfully and completely. Provide all the information being requested at the time you file your application to prevent delays
Failure to disclose disciplinary actions or crimes which occurred, can be considered an attempt to obtain a license by fraud or misrepresentation and could result in the denial and/or delay in processing of your application. Regardless of any advice that may have been received from others, the license applicant is held responsible, under penalty of perjury, for disclosing accurate and complete information.
Carefully review your entire history and provide complete and accurate information. You must provide accurate, complete and detailed background information regarding:
- Any disciplinary action taken against a business or professional license;
- Any criminal convictions (except juvenile offenses). This includes Driving Under the Influence (DUIs), reckless driving convictions, driving on a suspended license convictions, misdemeanors, felonies, military offenses, etc.; and
- Any criminal charges pending at the time you submit your application.
When in doubt disclose. In the event you have one or more offenses to report, please make sure you disclose all convictions regardless of how long ago they occurred, or whether or not a conviction has been dismissed under California Penal Code Section 1203.4 or a similar statute.
Warning:
The failure to disclose charges/convictions will cause substantial delays in the processing of your application and may result in denial of your license application. Failure to disclose all convictions is falsification of the application which was signed under penalty of perjury and is grounds for denial.
Keep in mind that due to the severity and nature of the criminal history in some instances, the license application can still be denied irregardless of how well the applicant follows instructions in the application process in completing the background questions.
If you need further assistance, please call the CDI's Producer Licensing Bureau at (800) 967-9331, or send an e-mail to Producer Licensing Bureau. Please be sure to include your name, telephone number, license number and e-mail address.
