The Insurance Division is responsible for issuing licenses or authority for many types of regulated individuals dealing with insurance related products. Individuals operating as insurance producers, appraisers, adjusters, navigators, umpires, or viatical settlement brokers must be licensed.
Alert: NIPR Temporary Suspension of Licensing Transactions
NIPR will implement technical updates to the NAIC Uniform Licensing Application beginning on Thursday, April 9, 2026, at 4:00 p.m. CDT, concluding on the morning of Friday, April 10, 2026. Licensing transactions processed through NIPR will be unavailable during this time. For more information, please visit the NIPR Uniform Licensing Application Update page.
Fingerprinting and Criminal History Checks
The Iowa Insurance Commissioner is authorized to require certain applicants to provide state and federal criminal history checks and fingerprints. Read more details below.
