New Mexico Casualty Insurance — License Examination Requirements

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This page provides licensing requirements, not a question bank. Review the applicable pathway and official sources below.

Licenses, application pathways and examination requirements

Each license and applicant pathway has its own requirements and exemptions. Choosing practice questions does not determine your eligibility.

Temporary Insurance Producer — Casualty

Temporary servicing authority for a casualty producer business, issued for no more than 180 days.

Temporary servicing license for a business member or employee

No examination is required for this applicant pathway.

Application: Apply as for a permanent license with prescribed modifications; no examination fee. Under 13.4.2.25.C applicant and insurer may assume issuance effective on filing unless OSI says otherwise within 15 days.
Duration: No more than 180 days and does not continue after the owner or representative disposes of the business.
Eligible applicant: Member or employee of the licensed entity following death or disability of its designated responsible licensed producer.
Limitations: The superintendent may limit authority or revoke it when insureds or the public are endangered.
Necessity: Superintendent must find the temporary license necessary for servicing the insurance business.
Sponsor: 13.4.2.25 requires supervision by a suitable licensed producer or insurer who assumes responsibility for all acts.

Effective from 2026-09-22.

Temporary servicing license for a military service designee

No examination is required for this applicant pathway.

Application: Apply as for a permanent license with prescribed modifications; no examination fee. Under 13.4.2.25.C applicant and insurer may assume issuance effective on filing unless OSI says otherwise within 15 days.
Duration: No more than 180 days and does not continue after the owner or representative disposes of the business.
Eligible applicant: Designee of a licensed producer entering active United States military service.
Limitations: The superintendent may limit authority or revoke it when insureds or the public are endangered.
Necessity: Superintendent must find the temporary license necessary for servicing the insurance business.
Sponsor: 13.4.2.25 requires supervision by a suitable licensed producer or insurer who assumes responsibility for all acts.

Effective from 2026-09-22.

Temporary servicing license in another public interest circumstance

No examination is required for this applicant pathway.

Application: Apply as for a permanent license with prescribed modifications; no examination fee. Under 13.4.2.25.C applicant and insurer may assume issuance effective on filing unless OSI says otherwise within 15 days.
Duration: No more than 180 days and does not continue after the owner or representative disposes of the business.
Eligible applicant: Another circumstance in which the superintendent finds temporary authority best serves the public interest.
Limitations: The superintendent may limit authority or revoke it when insureds or the public are endangered.
Necessity: Superintendent must find the temporary license necessary for servicing the insurance business.
Sponsor: 13.4.2.25 requires supervision by a suitable licensed producer or insurer who assumes responsibility for all acts.

Effective from 2026-09-22.

Temporary servicing license for surviving spouse or personal representative

No examination is required for this applicant pathway.

Application: Apply as for a permanent license with prescribed modifications; no examination fee. Under 13.4.2.25.C applicant and insurer may assume issuance effective on filing unless OSI says otherwise within 15 days.
Duration: No more than 180 days and does not continue after the owner or representative disposes of the business.
Eligible applicant: Surviving spouse or court-appointed personal representative of a producer who died or became mentally or physically disabled, to allow sale, recovery or training and licensing of replacement personnel.
Limitations: The superintendent may limit authority or revoke it when insureds or the public are endangered.
Necessity: Superintendent must find the temporary license necessary for servicing the insurance business.
Sponsor: 13.4.2.25 requires supervision by a suitable licensed producer or insurer who assumes responsibility for all acts.

Effective from 2026-09-22.