Nevada Casualty Insurance — License Examination Requirements
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Producer of insurance — casualty (business entity)
Business organization producer holding casualty authority and designating a licensed natural person responsible for compliance.
Licensing authority: Nevada Department of Business and Industry, Division of Insurance · Application information
Nonresident business entity addition of casualty authority
- Agent Appointment
- NRS 683A.321(1) requires appointment when acting as an insurer’s agent; a producer acting as a broker does not need appointment.
- Application
- Business organization application on the Commissioner’s prescribed form; apply electronically through Sircon.
- Division Appointment Statement
- The Division’s Individual Producers page states: "Nevada law requires each individual and business entity producer be appointed by an insurance company."
- Establish and maintain a valid electronic mail address.
- Existing License
- Existing licensed producer business entity seeking casualty authority.
- Fee
- The Division states $50 to add a line of authority to an existing license.
- Fees
- Pay all applicable nonrefundable licensing fees; the Division states $185 plus $50 for each DRLP and online processing fees.
- Home State License
- Current resident producer license and good standing for the same casualty authority in the home state; this is an applicant condition, not an examination requirement.
- Reciprocity
- The home state must grant nonresident licenses to Nevada residents under substantially the same procedure.
- Responsible Producer
- Associate a DRLP holding casualty authority.
- Service Of Process
- Appoint the Commissioner for service of process and agree to appear pursuant to NRS 683A.281.
Official no-examination sources
Effective from 2026-09-22.
- 2025 NRS edition; revised April 15, 2026
NRS 683A.251(2)
- Undated official business-entity producer instructions; requirements corroborated by NRS 683A.251(2) and 683A.271 in the 2025 NRS edition
Designated Responsible Licensed Producer
- Licensing FAQs for Applicants and Licensees, updated April 18, 2025
Printed page 7, question 16, per-line DRLP requirement
- Undated official business-entity producer instructions; requirements corroborated by NRS 683A.251(2) and 683A.271 in the 2025 NRS edition
Fees, line-addition fee
- 2025 NRS edition; revised April 15, 2026
NRS 683A.271(1)
Nonresident business entity initial licensure
- Agent Appointment
- NRS 683A.321(1) requires appointment when acting as an insurer’s agent; a producer acting as a broker does not need appointment.
- Application
- Business organization application on the Commissioner’s prescribed form; apply electronically through Sircon.
- Division Appointment Statement
- The Division’s Individual Producers page states: "Nevada law requires each individual and business entity producer be appointed by an insurance company."
- Establish and maintain a valid electronic mail address.
- Fees
- Pay all applicable nonrefundable licensing fees; the Division states $185 plus $50 for each DRLP and online processing fees.
- Home State License
- Current resident producer license and good standing for the same casualty authority in the home state; this is an applicant condition, not an examination requirement.
- Reciprocity
- The home state must grant nonresident licenses to Nevada residents under substantially the same procedure.
- Responsible Producer
- Designate a natural person licensed as a producer and authorized to act for the organization; the Division requires at least one DRLP holding casualty authority.
- Service Of Process
- Appoint the Commissioner for service of process and agree to appear pursuant to NRS 683A.281.
Official no-examination sources
Effective from 2026-09-22.
- 2025 NRS edition; revised April 15, 2026
NRS 683A.251(2)
- 2025 NRS edition; revised April 15, 2026
NRS 683A.241
- Undated official business-entity producer instructions; requirements corroborated by NRS 683A.251(2) and 683A.271 in the 2025 NRS edition
Designated Responsible Licensed Producer
- Licensing FAQs for Applicants and Licensees, updated April 18, 2025
Printed page 7, question 16, per-line DRLP requirement
- 2025 NRS edition; revised April 15, 2026
NRS 683A.321(1), agent appointment and broker exception
- Undated official individual-producer instructions, including fingerprint requirements effective August 1, 2025
Appointment Requirements
- 2025 NRS edition; revised April 15, 2026
NRS 683A.271(1)
- Nevada Insurance Licensing Candidate Handbook, October 2024
Printed page 6, Nonresident Licensing Requirements
Nonresident business entity late renewal within 30 days
- Late Window
- Renew within 30 days after the renewal date while otherwise satisfying NRS 683A.261(2).
- Penalty
- Pay an additional 50 percent of applicable renewal fees, except any fee under NRS 680C.110.
- Residency
- Nonresident entity maintaining the same-line home-state license.
- Responsible Producer
- Designate a natural person licensed as a producer and authorized to act for the organization; the Division requires at least one DRLP holding casualty authority.
Official no-examination sources
Effective from 2026-09-22.
- 2025 NRS edition; revised April 15, 2026
NRS 683A.261(2)-(4)
- 2025 NRS edition; revised April 15, 2026
NRS 683A.251(2)
- Undated official business-entity producer instructions; requirements corroborated by NRS 683A.251(2) and 683A.271 in the 2025 NRS edition
Designated Responsible Licensed Producer
Nonresident business entity renewal
- Education
- Satisfy any applicable renewal requirement under NRS 683A.261(2)(c); the DRLP retains the applicable individual license.
- Home State License
- Nonresident entities must retain the home-state license for the same authority.
- Renewal
- Submit the renewal request and pay all applicable fees on or before the statutory renewal date.
- Responsible Producer
- Designate a natural person licensed as a producer and authorized to act for the organization; the Division requires at least one DRLP holding casualty authority.
Official no-examination sources
Effective from 2026-09-22.
- 2025 NRS edition; revised April 15, 2026
NRS 683A.261(2)-(4)
- 2025 NRS edition; revised April 15, 2026
NRS 683A.251(2)
- Undated official business-entity producer instructions; requirements corroborated by NRS 683A.251(2) and 683A.271 in the 2025 NRS edition
Designated Responsible Licensed Producer
Nonresident business entity renewal with an extenuating circumstance waiver
- Residency
- Nonresident entity maintaining the same-line home-state license.
- Responsible Producer
- Designate a natural person licensed as a producer and authorized to act for the organization; the Division requires at least one DRLP holding casualty authority.
- Waiver Ground
- A licensed producer unable to renew because of military service, extended medical disability, or another extenuating circumstance may request the statutory waiver.
- Waiver Request
- Request waiver of the time limit and any fine or sanction for failure to renew; satisfy the remaining applicable renewal requirements.
Official no-examination sources
Effective from 2026-09-22.
- 2025 NRS edition; revised April 15, 2026
NRS 683A.261(2)-(4)
- 2025 NRS edition; revised April 15, 2026
NRS 683A.261(7)
- 2025 NRS edition; revised April 15, 2026
NRS 683A.251(2)
Resident business entity addition of casualty authority
- Agent Appointment
- NRS 683A.321(1) requires appointment when acting as an insurer’s agent; a producer acting as a broker does not need appointment.
- Application
- Business organization application on the Commissioner’s prescribed form; apply electronically through Sircon.
- Division Appointment Statement
- The Division’s Individual Producers page states: "Nevada law requires each individual and business entity producer be appointed by an insurance company."
- Establish and maintain a valid electronic mail address at the organization’s expense.
- Existing License
- Existing licensed producer business entity seeking casualty authority.
- Fee
- The Division states $50 to add a line of authority to an existing license.
- Fees
- Pay all applicable nonrefundable licensing fees; the Division states $185 plus $50 for each DRLP and online processing fees.
- Residency
- Nevada resident business organization.
- Responsible Producer
- Associate a DRLP holding casualty authority.
Official no-examination sources
Effective from 2026-09-22.
- 2025 NRS edition; revised April 15, 2026
NRS 683A.251(2)
- Undated official business-entity producer instructions; requirements corroborated by NRS 683A.251(2) and 683A.271 in the 2025 NRS edition
Designated Responsible Licensed Producer
- Licensing FAQs for Applicants and Licensees, updated April 18, 2025
Printed page 7, question 16, per-line DRLP requirement
- Undated official business-entity producer instructions; requirements corroborated by NRS 683A.251(2) and 683A.271 in the 2025 NRS edition
Fees, line-addition fee
Resident business entity initial licensure
- Agent Appointment
- NRS 683A.321(1) requires appointment when acting as an insurer’s agent; a producer acting as a broker does not need appointment.
- Application
- Business organization application on the Commissioner’s prescribed form; apply electronically through Sircon.
- Division Appointment Statement
- The Division’s Individual Producers page states: "Nevada law requires each individual and business entity producer be appointed by an insurance company."
- Establish and maintain a valid electronic mail address at the organization’s expense.
- Fees
- Pay all applicable nonrefundable licensing fees; the Division states $185 plus $50 for each DRLP and online processing fees.
- Residency
- Nevada resident business organization.
- Responsible Producer
- Designate a natural person licensed as a producer and authorized to act for the organization; the Division requires at least one DRLP holding casualty authority.
Official no-examination sources
Effective from 2026-09-22.
- 2025 NRS edition; revised April 15, 2026
NRS 683A.251(2)
- 2025 NRS edition; revised April 15, 2026
NRS 683A.241
- Undated official business-entity producer instructions; requirements corroborated by NRS 683A.251(2) and 683A.271 in the 2025 NRS edition
Designated Responsible Licensed Producer
- Licensing FAQs for Applicants and Licensees, updated April 18, 2025
Printed page 7, question 16, per-line DRLP requirement
- 2025 NRS edition; revised April 15, 2026
NRS 683A.321(1), agent appointment and broker exception
- Undated official individual-producer instructions, including fingerprint requirements effective August 1, 2025
Appointment Requirements
Resident business entity late renewal within 30 days
- Late Window
- Renew within 30 days after the renewal date while otherwise satisfying NRS 683A.261(2).
- Penalty
- Pay an additional 50 percent of applicable renewal fees, except any fee under NRS 680C.110.
- Residency
- Resident business organization.
- Responsible Producer
- Designate a natural person licensed as a producer and authorized to act for the organization; the Division requires at least one DRLP holding casualty authority.
Official no-examination sources
Effective from 2026-09-22.
- 2025 NRS edition; revised April 15, 2026
NRS 683A.261(2)-(4)
- 2025 NRS edition; revised April 15, 2026
NRS 683A.251(2)
- Undated official business-entity producer instructions; requirements corroborated by NRS 683A.251(2) and 683A.271 in the 2025 NRS edition
Designated Responsible Licensed Producer
Resident business entity renewal
- Education
- Satisfy any applicable renewal requirement under NRS 683A.261(2)(c); the DRLP retains the applicable individual license.
- Home State License
- The entity is a resident producer business organization.
- Renewal
- Submit the renewal request and pay all applicable fees on or before the statutory renewal date.
- Responsible Producer
- Designate a natural person licensed as a producer and authorized to act for the organization; the Division requires at least one DRLP holding casualty authority.
Official no-examination sources
Effective from 2026-09-22.
- 2025 NRS edition; revised April 15, 2026
NRS 683A.261(2)-(4)
- 2025 NRS edition; revised April 15, 2026
NRS 683A.251(2)
- Undated official business-entity producer instructions; requirements corroborated by NRS 683A.251(2) and 683A.271 in the 2025 NRS edition
Designated Responsible Licensed Producer
Resident business entity renewal with an extenuating circumstance waiver
- Residency
- Resident business organization.
- Responsible Producer
- Designate a natural person licensed as a producer and authorized to act for the organization; the Division requires at least one DRLP holding casualty authority.
- Waiver Ground
- A licensed producer unable to renew because of military service, extended medical disability, or another extenuating circumstance may request the statutory waiver.
- Waiver Request
- Request waiver of the time limit and any fine or sanction for failure to renew; satisfy the remaining applicable renewal requirements.
Official no-examination sources
Effective from 2026-09-22.
- 2025 NRS edition; revised April 15, 2026
NRS 683A.261(2)-(4)
- 2025 NRS edition; revised April 15, 2026
NRS 683A.261(7)
- 2025 NRS edition; revised April 15, 2026
NRS 683A.251(2)
Temporary producer of insurance — casualty
Temporary authority to continue a casualty producer business in the statutory circumstances, subject to Commissioner-imposed limits.
Licensing authority: Nevada Department of Business and Industry, Division of Insurance · Application information
Temporary license following death or disability of a designated producer
- Commissioner Determination
- The Commissioner must believe the temporary license is necessary to carry on the business of insurance.
- Duration
- 180 days or less; no licensing examination is required for this temporary license.
- Eligibility
- Member or employee of a licensed producer business organization upon the death or disability of the natural person designated in its application or license.
- Scope
- Carry on the casualty producer business subject to any limits imposed by the Commissioner.
- Sponsor
- The Commissioner may require a suitable licensed producer or authorized insurer to sponsor the licensee and assume responsibility for all acts.
- Termination
- The temporary license expires when the owner, personal representative, or guardian disposes of the business; it may be revoked if insureds or the public are endangered.
Official no-examination sources
Effective from 2026-09-22.
- 2025 NRS edition; revised April 15, 2026
NRS 683A.311
Temporary license for an active service producer’s designee
- Commissioner Determination
- The Commissioner must believe the temporary license is necessary to carry on the business of insurance.
- Duration
- 180 days or less; no licensing examination is required for this temporary license.
- Eligibility
- Designee of a licensed producer entering active service in the United States Armed Forces.
- Scope
- Carry on the casualty producer business subject to any limits imposed by the Commissioner.
- Sponsor
- The Commissioner may require a suitable licensed producer or authorized insurer to sponsor the licensee and assume responsibility for all acts.
- Termination
- The temporary license expires when the owner, personal representative, or guardian disposes of the business; it may be revoked if insureds or the public are endangered.
Official no-examination sources
Effective from 2026-09-22.
- 2025 NRS edition; revised April 15, 2026
NRS 683A.311
Temporary license in another public interest circumstance
- Commissioner Determination
- The Commissioner must believe the temporary license is necessary to carry on the business of insurance.
- Duration
- 180 days or less; no licensing examination is required for this temporary license.
- Eligibility
- Other circumstance in which the Commissioner believes issuing a temporary license best serves the public interest.
- Scope
- Carry on the casualty producer business subject to any limits imposed by the Commissioner.
- Sponsor
- The Commissioner may require a suitable licensed producer or authorized insurer to sponsor the licensee and assume responsibility for all acts.
- Termination
- The temporary license expires when the owner, personal representative, or guardian disposes of the business; it may be revoked if insureds or the public are endangered.
Official no-examination sources
Effective from 2026-09-22.
- 2025 NRS edition; revised April 15, 2026
NRS 683A.311
One additional temporary license renewal
- Approval
- The Commissioner must approve the renewal.
- Duration
- One additional period of 180 days.
- Existing License
- Hold a temporary producer license issued under NRS 683A.311.
- Renewal Request
- Submit a written request with sufficient justification by the last renewable date specified by the Commissioner.
- Scope
- Continue under the temporary-license limits and protections in NRS 683A.311(2).
Official no-examination sources
Effective from 2026-09-22.
- 2025 NRS edition; revised April 15, 2026
NRS 683A.311(3)
- 2025 NRS edition; revised April 15, 2026
NRS 683A.311(2)
Temporary license for a deceased or incapacitated producer’s representative
- Commissioner Determination
- The Commissioner must believe the temporary license is necessary to carry on the business of insurance.
- Duration
- 180 days or less; no licensing examination is required for this temporary license.
- Eligibility
- Surviving spouse, personal representative, or guardian of a licensed producer who dies or becomes incompetent or incapacitated, to allow sale of the business, recovery or return of the producer, or training and licensing of replacement personnel.
- Scope
- Carry on the casualty producer business subject to any limits imposed by the Commissioner.
- Sponsor
- The Commissioner may require a suitable licensed producer or authorized insurer to sponsor the licensee and assume responsibility for all acts.
- Termination
- The temporary license expires when the owner, personal representative, or guardian disposes of the business; it may be revoked if insureds or the public are endangered.
Official no-examination sources
Effective from 2026-09-22.
- 2025 NRS edition; revised April 15, 2026
NRS 683A.311