(v. 20150319)
For applications received by the Department of Insurance
on or before June 30, 2016
INSTRUCTIONS FOR
FORM L-169
Application for an Insurance
License for an Individual
USE THE NATIONAL INSURANCE PRODUCER REGISTRY (www.nipr.com)
instead of Form L-169 to apply for a license online. NIPR applications are processed more
quickly. If you do not use the NIPR application, you will need to explain the reason.
IF YOU USE FORM L-169 INSTEAD OF NIPR TO APPLY FOR YOUR LICENSE:
KEEP THESE INSTRUCTIONS –
DO NOT
return them with your license application.
DO NOT use Form L-169…
To renew a license. See the PRODUCERS page of the Department of Insurance web site
for instructions on how to renew a license.
To apply for a license as a health insurance exchange navigator or certified
application counselor. Use Form L-NAV to apply for this license authority.
Carefully read instructions. You may need to submit additional forms or documents
with your application. If your application does not contain all the necessary forms or
documents, or is otherwise not complete, the application will be returned as deficient.
Complete this form on your computer, save the completed form and print it out to
submit with other required documents and fees. To use this form, you must have Adobe
Acrobat Reader software. Form L-169 will not print unless you have completed all
parts of the form.
Make sure to sign and date the application in the Authorization and Release section.
Mail or deliver the completed application with all required documents and fees to:
INSURANCE LICENSING SECTION, 2910 NORTH 44TH STREET, SUITE 210, PHOENIX, AZ 85018-7269
QUESTIONS? Before calling the Department of Insurance, look for answers on the
PRODUCERS page of the Department of Insurance Internet web site (https://insurance.az.gov).
For questions not addressed on our web site, contact the Insurance Licensing Section:
E-mail: Licensing@azinsurance.gov
Phone: 602-364-4457, or 877-660-0964 if calling long-distance within Arizona.
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INSTRUCTIONS FOR FORM L-169
Insurance License Application for an Individual
1. FEES (for a new license OR to add authority to an existing license):
Fees are NON-REFUNDABLE and are not prorated [ARS § 20-167(B)].
Make your check or money order payable to INSURANCE LICENSING SECTION.
Surplus Lines Broker License Fee for
Surplus Lines Broker
Mexican Insurance Surplus Lines Broker
$500.00 to add authority to an existing
license that expires in two years or less;
OR
$1,000.00
for authority that expires in
more than two years.
Other Insurance License Fee
One fee for one or more lines of other (non-
surplus-lines) insurance license authority
$120.00 (regardless of the number of non-
surplus lines broker lines of authority for
which you are applying).
Combined Insurance License Fee
(“Surplus Lines” and “Other”)
$1,120.00
Fingerprint Card Processing Fee*
[§§ 20-142(E) and 41-1750(G)(2)]
$22.00 for each fingerprint card submitted*
*The fingerprint card processing fee is separate from the fee that a fingerprinting
service will charge to apply fingerprints to a fingerprint card.
2. LICENSE TERM
A new license expires on the last day of the licensee’s birth month between 3 and 4 years from
the date of issuance.
License authority added to an existing license expires on the same date as existing authority.
3. IF YOU ANSWER “YES” TO ONE OR MORE OF THE QUESTIONS IN SECTION V, include:
a. A signed statement describing in detail all incidents including
names of all parties involved,
dates and locations,
the names and localities of any courts and/or administrative agencies involved,
the disposition of each matter,
whether the conviction, plea or finding was for a felony or open-ended charge;
and
b. Copies of any and all indictments, complaints, plea agreements, orders of conviction, notices
of hearing or trial, sentencing orders, suspension/revocation orders and any other information
which relates to each matter. If copies are not available, you must provide as a part of this
application a letter from the clerk of the pertinent court or the official involved stating the
records are not available and the reason.
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4. ASSUMED NAME (OR DBA). While conducting insurance business, you must use your legal
name or an acceptable assumed name. To use an assumed name, submit Form L-193. A
licensee should also consider protecting the name against use by others by applying with the
Arizona Secretary of State for a Trade Name Certificate (www.sosaz.gov | 602-542-6187).
5. IF YOU ARE APPLYING FOR A NONRESIDENT LICENSE:
You must hold an active resident license in your home state (a US state or territory) EXCEPT:
o If you are an insurance adjuster or a portable electronics insurance adjuster from a state
that does not issue adjuster licenses, you must provide with your application Form L-152
(see INSTRUCTIONS § 6.b) and a fingerprint card (see INSTRUCTIONS § 6.d).
o If you are an insurance adjuster (not portable electronics insurance adjuster) and your
home state does not issue adjuster licenses, you must also pass the Arizona adjuster
examination (see INSTRUCTIONS § 6.c).
Your home state license will be electronically verified and must be in good standing.
If you are applying for license authority that you hold in your home state that is not shown in
SECTION II of Form L-169, write the line of authority on the line entitled, “Other Limited Line.”
6. IF YOU ARE APPLYING FOR A RESIDENT LICENSE:
a. Principal location. To apply as an Arizona resident, you must maintain your principal place
of business or your principal place of residence within Arizona.
b. Licensing eligibility requirement. If you do not already hold an Arizona-resident license and
you are either a resident of Arizona or a non-resident adjuster from a state that does not issue
adjuster licenses, you must submit Form L-152.
c. Examination requirement. Arizona residents must pass an insurance license examination
before applying for the following license authority:
Insurance producer (including credit insurance producer applicants)
Surplus lines broker
Bail bond agent
Insurance adjuster -
A non-resident from a state that does not license insurance adjusters must also
pass Arizona’s insurance adjuster examination.
For examination information and scheduling, visit Prometric’s Internet web site at
www.prometric.com/arizona or call Prometric at 800.853.5448.
Relocating to Arizona. If you are moving to Arizona from another state, you may submit a
‘Clearance Letter’ from your previous home state in lieu of passing Arizona’s insurance license
examination (see EXCEPTION noted below). The Department of Insurance must receive your
Clearance Letter and your complete license application (including all required forms and fees)
within 90 days after your license in your previous home state is cancelled.
EXCEPTION to using a Clearance Letter in lieu of passing an Arizona insurance
examination: If you failed Arizona’s insurance license examination for the desired line of authority
four times within the 12-month period, you must wait 12 months after the last examination failure to
apply for the line of authority, even if you become licensed as a resident of another state, cancel
the license in the other state and return to Arizona with a Clearance Letter from the other state.
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d. Fingerprints. If you are an Arizona resident who does not already hold an Arizona-resident
insurance license, or if you are a non-resident adjuster from a state that does not license
adjusters, you must complete the following procedures:
Submit a sealed envelope containing the completed fingerprint card (Form FD-258) and
Form L-FPV in accordance with the procedures shown on Form L-FPV.
Ensure the fees you submit with your application include the FBI Fingerprint Processing
Fee for each card you submit.
We strongly recommend that you use a professional fingerprinting service that scans your
fingerprints with LiveScan technology and prints your fingerprints on a fingerprint card.
LiveScan equipment typically provides more legible fingerprints. Fingerprints that are
illegible will be rejected and a replacement fingerprint card will need to be submitted.
The fingerprinting technician must carefully follow instructions on Form L-FPV (Fingerprint
Verification Form), which will require you to show a valid, unexpired government-issued
photo ID. Information on your ID must be current and must match the information entered
on the fingerprint card.
The fingerprinting technician will place the completed card and Form L-FPV in a sealed
envelope and will write his/her name along the envelope seal. DO NOT open or fold the
envelope containing the card or the card will be rejected.
Send or deliver to the Insurance Licensing Section the unopened and not-folded fingerprint
card envelope with the fingerprint card processing fee and other license application
materials in a larger envelope.
e. Application for consent to engage in the business of insurance under 18 U.S.C. § 1033.
An applicant or any person employed by the applicant who proposes to conduct insurance
business and who has been convicted of an 18 U.S.C. § 1033 offense must complete an
Arizona Application for Consent to Engage in the Business of Insurance Under 18 USC §
1033, which is accessible on the PRODUCERS page of the Department of Insurance Web site
(insurance.az.gov).
7. IF YOU ARE APPLYING FOR A BAIL BOND AGENT LICENSE
Submit (with the surety’s power of attorney) and maintain throughout the term of the license a
$10,000 surety bond using Form L-195.
Fingerprints submitted with an insurance license application will be used to check
FBI criminal history records.
If you have a criminal history record, the Department of Insurance shall provide you the
opportunity to complete or challenge the accuracy of the information in the record, and a
reasonable amount of time to correct or complete the record (or decline to do so) before
a license is denied based on the criminal history record. The procedures for changing,
correcting or updating your FBI criminal history record are set forth in Code of Federal
Regulations (CFR) Title 28, Sections 16.30 through 16.34. Information on how to review
and challenge an FBI criminal history record is available on the FBI Web site at
www.fbi.gov (under Criminal History Summary Checks) or by calling (304) 625-5590.
To obtain a copy of your Arizona criminal history record in order to review/update/correct
the record, you can contact the Arizona Department of Public Safety (ADPS) Criminal
History Records Unit at (602) 223-2222. Information concerning the DPS review and
challenge process is available on the ADPS Web site, at www.dps.gov.
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Include Form L-BBAA
A bail bond agent may not employ or assist in the employment of any person who has been
convicted in any jurisdiction of:
1. ANY felony
2. ANY theft conviction (misdemeanor, felony etc.) or;
3. ANY crime (misdemeanor, felony etc.) involving carrying or the possession of a deadly
weapon or dangerous instrument . ARS § 20-341.03(A)(9).
8. IF YOU ARE APPLYING FOR A SURPLUS LINES BROKER LICENSE
To transact surplus lines insurance for an insured whose home state is within this state, you
must possess a surplus lines broker license issued by the Arizona Department of Insurance.
ARS § 20-411(A).
If you will only be selling, soliciting or negotiating alien insurance for coverage in Mexico
(pursuant to ARS § 20-422), you may apply for a Mexican Insurance Surplus Lines Broker
license instead of a Surplus Lines Broker license.
9. IF YOU ARE APPLYING FOR A RISK MANAGEMENT CONSULTANT LICENSE, include
written authorization from the political subdivision (city/town/county) with which you are employed.
THE ARIZONA DEPARTMENT OF INSURANCE IS AN EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY
AGENCY THAT COMPLIES WITH THE AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT ("ADA”) OF 1990.
PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES MAY REQUEST ACCOMMODATION BY CONTACTING THE ADA
COORDINATOR AT 602-364-3471. REQUESTS SHOULD BE MADE AS EARLY AS POSSILE TO
ALLOW TIME FOR THE DEPARTMENT TO MAKE APPROPRIATE ARRANGEMENTS
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APPLICATION FOR AN INSURANCE LICENSE FOR AN INDIVIDUAL (FORM L-169)
FOR APPLICATIONS RECEIVED BY THE ARIZONA DEPARTMENT OF INSURANCE ON OR BEFORE 6/30/2016
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IF YOU ARE SUBMITTING THIS FORM INSTEAD OF USING THE NIPR ONLINE APPLICATION:
1. Explain why you are submitting your application on paper rather than using the NIPR online application.
2. CAREFULLY READ THE FIVE INSTRUCTION PAGES. INCOMPLETE APPLICATIONS WILL BE RETURNED. Other required forms
are available from the PRODUCERS page of our Web site (https://insurance.az.gov).
3. DO NOT USE FORM L-169 to apply to renew a license (see Form L-191); for a license for a business entity (see Form L-176);
for a health insurance navigator license (see Form L-NAV).
4. Use your computer to enter information on both pages of Form L-169; print, sign and date the form; fulfill all other requirements
described in the application and application instructions; and send with your fee payment to:
INSURANCE LICENSING SECTION, 2910 North 44th Street, Suite 210, Phoenix, AZ 85018-7269
SECTION I: BUSINESS INFORMATION
A
. (Legal) Last Name (including Jr/Sr/etc if applicable)
B
. Full First Name
C. Full Middle Name
D.
Physical Street Address of Place of Business (must NOT be a PO or PMB box,
must be where you principally conduct business)
City
State
ZIP Code
E.
Name of Business (if applicable, for mailing purposes)*:
*If the business is involved in the sale, solicitation or
negotiation of insurance, the business must also be licensed.
F
. Mailing Address (optional; P O box permitted)
City
State
ZIP Code
G.
Business Phone w/ Area Code:
H.
Fax w/ Area Code (optional):
I.
E-mail Address (optional):
SECTION II: LICENSE SELECTION
IMPORTANT! You must select (“X”) ALL of the line(s) of authority for which you are applying. If you fail to select a line of authority that you
want, you will be required to apply for that line of authority with a separate license application and fee.
Life Insurance Producer
Property Insurance Producer Surplus Lines Broker
WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING IS TRUE:
Accident and Health or
Sickness Insurance Producer
Casualty Insurance Producer Mexican Insurance Surplus
Lines Broker
The applicant does not hold an Arizona
insurance license and wants to be
issued an Arizona insurance license.
Variable Life and Variable
Annuities Insurance Producer
Personal Lines Insurance
Producer
Insurance Adjuster
The applicant already holds Arizona
insurance license # ______________
and wants additional license authority.
Credit Insurance Producer
Bail Bond Agent Portable Electronics
Insurance Adjuster
Risk Management Consultant
Other (specify):
The applicant is moving from another
state to Arizona.
SECTION III: PERSONAL INFORMATION
A.
Gender
Male Female
B
. Date of Birth:
C
. Social Security Number [ARS § 25-320(P)]
D
. Home Area Code and Phone Number
E
. Physical Street Address of Applicant's Home (must not be a post office box or PMB)
City
State
ZIP Code
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SPACE BELOW IS FOR INSURANCE DEPARTMENT USE ONLY
AZ License #:
TF#:
56 Quad Other (120)
58 Quad SLB (1000)
18 Half SLB (500)
66 Fingerprint (22 X ______)
Exam passed on ____/____/_____
Exam passed on ____/____/_____
PDB Checked
L-152 submitted
License Tech Initials _______
Want your license fast? Want to pay for your license with a credit card?
Don’t use this form. Apply for your license online using NIPR!
Go now to www.ni
p
r.com
, the National insurance Producer Registry
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SECTION IV: INSURANCE LICENSE HISTORY Are you now, or have you ever been, licensed to transact any kind of insurance in
this state or elsewhere? Yes
No If “Yes,” attach a list of the insurance licenses you held and, for each, the license number, the line(s)
of insurance on the license, the state or locality that issued the license, the date the license was issued and the license expiration date.
SECTION V: ADDITIONAL INFORMATION Carefully read and respond to each of the following questions. You should provide a
“YES” answer even if you believe an incident has been cleared from your record. Willful misrepresentation of any fact required to be
disclosed in any application or accompanying statement is a violation of law and a ground to deny your application. NOTE: ADDITIONAL
INFORMATION IS REQUIRED if you respond “YES” to any of the following. Please see INSTRUCTIONS.
For the purposes of this application, "judgment" includes, but is not limited to, having been found guilty by judge or jury or pled guilty or no
contest to any charge. You must answer “Yes” even if a conviction was dismissed, expunged, pardoned, appealed, set aside, vacated or
reversed, etc., OR even if you had civil rights restored, had a plea withdrawn, or were given probation, a suspended sentence, a fine, or
successfully completed a diversion program. You must answer “Yes” even if your conviction was initially labeled an undesignated offense.
A Have you EVER had any professional, vocational, business license or certification refused, denied, suspended,
revoked or restricted, OR been issued a consent order, an administrative action OR a fine imposed by any public
authority?
Yes No
B. Have you EVER withdrawn an application for a license or certification to avoid its denial, or have you EVER
surrendered a license or certification to avoid disciplinary action?
Yes No
C. Have you EVER been found guilty of, have you had a judgment made against you for, or have you admitted to, any of the following:
1. A felony (of any kind)? ............................................................................................................................................
2. Obtaining or attempting to obtain any type of license through misrepresentation or fraud? ...................................
3. Forging another's name to any document related to an insurance transaction? .....................................................
4. Withholding, misappropriating, converting or stealing money or property? ............................................................
5. Committing an insurance unfair trade practice or fraud? ........................................................................................
6. Using fraudulent, coercive or dishonest business practices including forgery with intent to defraud? ....................
7. Conducting business in an incompetent, untrustworthy or financially irresponsible manner? ................................
8. Transacting, or helping someone else transact, insurance without the required license authority?........................
9. Intentionally misrepresenting the terms of an actual or proposed insurance contract or application for
insurance? ..............................................................................................................................................................
Yes No
Yes No
Yes No
Yes No
Yes No
Yes No
Yes No
Yes No
Yes No
D. Is any case currently pending against you in any jurisdiction accusing you of any issue listed in Question C?: ............
Yes No
E. If you ARE NOT applying for a bail bond agent license, answer “Not applicable.”
Not applicable
If you ARE applying for a bail bond agent license, have you EVER been convicted in any jurisdiction of any
crime (felony, open-ended or misdemeanor, etc.) that involved theft OR carrying, illegally using or possessing a
deadly weapon or dangerous instrument? .....................................................................................................................
Yes No
SECTION VI: EMPLOYMENT HISTORY List your employment, insurance and non-insurance, history (and periods of
unemployment or education) for the past 5 years. If you need more space, attach and sign a separate sheet with the information.
Employer Name
Position Held
City/State
EMPLOYMENT DATES
FROM (mm/yy) TO (mm/yy)
SECTION VII: AUTHORIZATION AND RELEASE By signing and submitting this application, you agree to all the following.
You authorize the Arizona Department of Insurance (“DEPARTMENT”) to conduct a background investigation to determine your fitness for
an insurance license. You agree to promptly respond to questions that may arise from the investigation.
You authorize and request every person, firm, company, corporation, governmental agency, court, association or institution having control of
any documents, records and other information about you to furnish the DEPARTMENT with any such information and you permit the
DEPARTMENT, its employees, agents or representatives, and your authorized insurers, to inspect and make copies of such documents,
records and other information.
You release, discharge and exonerate the DEPARTMENT, its employees, agents and representatives, the State of Arizona, your authorized
insurers, and any person furnishing information pursuant to this Authorization and Release from any and all liability that may arise from the
investigation made by the DEPARTMENT.
You attest that you read, understood and followed the five-page INTRUCTIONS FOR FORM L-169 document.
You attest that you have read and understand the foregoing. You certify, under penalty of denial, suspension or revocation of the
license and under any other penalties that may apply that the answers, statements and information furnished in connection with this license
application are true, correct and complete to the best of your knowledge and belief.
__________________________________________ _____________________________________________
Printed Name of Applicant Full Signature of Applicant
SECTION VII ATTESTATION INCOMPLETE