How to get an insurance license in Kansas: the official requirements
The resident insurance producer license, its lines of authority, pre-licensing education, the exam, the fingerprint or background check and how to apply, from the Kansas Department of Insurance.
To sell insurance in Kansas, you get licensed by the Kansas Department of Insurance. The Kansas resident insurance producer license. How to apply: Submit the NAIC Uniform Application online through NIPR, with a Kansas Certificate of Tax Clearance and a copy of your driver's license or ID uploaded to the NIPR Attachment Warehouse. Pre-licensing education: No pre-licensing course is needed: Kansas has no pre-licensing education rule, so you can sit the exam without a course. Licensing exam: The licensing examination for your lines, scheduled through Pearson VUE; scores are valid for two years. Fingerprints and background check: Fingerprints for a criminal history background check, with the signed Waiver Agreement and FBI Privacy Act Statement.
Kansas insurance producer license requirements
| Requirement | Kansas |
|---|---|
| License you apply for | The Kansas resident insurance producer license. |
| Lines of authority | Major lines: life, accident and health or sickness, property and allied lines, casualty and allied lines, and personal lines. |
| How to apply | Submit the NAIC Uniform Application online through NIPR, with a Kansas Certificate of Tax Clearance and a copy of your driver's license or ID uploaded to the NIPR Attachment Warehouse. |
| Eligibility | At least 18. |
| Pre-licensing education | No pre-licensing course is needed: Kansas has no pre-licensing education rule, so you can sit the exam without a course. |
| Licensing exam | The licensing examination for your lines, scheduled through Pearson VUE; scores are valid for two years. |
| Fingerprints and background check | Fingerprints for a criminal history background check, with the signed Waiver Agreement and FBI Privacy Act Statement. |
| Insurer appointment | Not stated in the official source we read. Check with the Kansas Department of Insurance. |
| State fees | $10 application fee and a $60 criminal background check processing fee, paid when you apply; both are nonrefundable. |
| License term | Not stated in the official source we read. Check with the Kansas Department of Insurance. |
| Continuing education | Not stated in the official source we read. Check with the Kansas Department of Insurance. |
Where the official source we read does not state something, the table says so rather than guessing. Fees shown are the regulator's own. Fees charged by exam vendors, course providers, fingerprint vendors and application portals are not included.
How to get licensed in Kansas
- Get a Certificate of Tax Clearance from the Kansas Department of Revenue.
- Submit the NAIC Uniform Application through NIPR and pay the $10 and $60 fees.
- Upload the tax clearance and a copy of your driver's license or ID to the NIPR Attachment Warehouse.
- Be fingerprinted and send the Fingerprint Waiver Form to the Department.
- Pass the licensing exam for your lines with Pearson VUE.
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How this page is built
Each fact on this page comes from the Kansas Department of Insurance (sources named below), read on the dates shown, with the exact wording we relied on kept on file. Requirements and fees change; the Kansas Department of Insurance's current instructions govern. We re-read each state's sources every six months (next review by May 7, 2027).
- Not legal advice.
- Licensing rules can change. Verify current requirements with the issuing agency.
- Fees shown are the regulator's own. Fees charged by exam vendors, course providers, fingerprint vendors and application portals are not included.
- This page covers the resident individual license. Nonresident, business entity, limited lines, adjuster and temporary licenses have their own rules.
- Kansas Department of Insurance, Producer Licensing (New License Checklist: Kansas Resident Initial Application), official source, read Nov 6, 2026.
- Kansas Department of Insurance, Producer Examinations, official source, read Nov 6, 2026.