Texas Department of Insurance
Please Note
We are a service company that can help you file with the Texas Department of Insurance. We are not associated with this nor any other government agency. We offer paid services and software to help you file. You are not required to purchase our service to file - you may file directly with this agency without using our service.
Contact Information
333 Guadalupe
Austin, TX 78701
Phone: (800) 578-4677
Web: Home Name search Forms
Email: License@tdi.texas.gov
Licenses
We track the following licenses with the Texas Department of Insurance in order to provide compliance services to our clients. As a client, you see this and other Compliance Core™ data in License Manager in-line with your licenses.
Texas Charitable Gift Annuity Registration
Initial Registration
| Notes: | Texas charities must provide notice on the day they first enter into a charitable gift annuity agreement. Notices must identify the organization, certify that the organization is a charity and that the annuities issued are qualified charitable gift annuities, and be signed by an officer or director. |
Renewal Not Required
Not required
Texas General Lines Agent License - Non-Resident
| Agency: | Texas Department of Insurance |
Initial Registration
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| Agency Fee: | $75 |
Registration Renewal
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| Agency Fee: | $75 |
| Due: | Biennially by the end of the licensee's birth month. Individuals initially licensed in an even-numbered year renew every even-numbered year, and individuals initially licensed in an odd-numbered year renew every odd-numbered year. |
Texas General Lines Agent License - Resident
| Agency: | Texas Department of Insurance |
Initial Registration
| Filing Method: | |
| Agency Fee: | $75 |
Registration Renewal
| Filing Method: | |
| Agency Fee: | $75 |
| Due: | Biennially by the end of the licensee's birth month. Individuals initially licensed in an even-numbered year renew every even-numbered year, and individuals initially licensed in an odd-numbered year renew every odd-numbered year. |
Texas Insurance Adjuster License
| Agency: | Texas Department of Insurance |
Initial Registration
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| Filing Method: | |
| Agency Fee: | $50 |
Registration Renewal
| Filing Method: | |
| Agency Fee: | $50 |
| Due: | Biennially by the end of the licensee's birth month. Individuals initially licensed in an even-numbered year renew every even-numbered year, and individuals initially licensed in an odd-numbered year renew every odd-numbered year. |
Texas Insurance Agency License
| Agency: | Texas Department of Insurance |
Initial Registration
This section applies to insurance firms that are applying for a license in Texas for the first time.
| Agency: | Texas Department of Insurance |
| Form: | |
| Agency Fee: | Varies by insurance type. Baseline of $50 |
Texas Insurance Agent License
| Agency: | Texas Department of Insurance |
Initial Registration
This section applies to insurance agents that are applying for a license in Texas for the first time.
| Agency Fee: | $50 for most. |
Registration Renewal
| Agency Fee: | $50 |
| Due: | Biennially by the last day of initial registration month |
Texas Life Agent License - Non-Resident
| Agency: | Texas Department of Insurance |
Initial Registration
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| Agency Fee: | $75 |
Registration Renewal
| Filing Method: | |
| Agency Fee: | $74 |
| Due: | Biennially by the end of the licensee's birth month. Individuals initially licensed in an even-numbered year renew every even-numbered year, and individuals initially licensed in an odd-numbered year renew every odd-numbered year. |
Texas Life Agent License - Resident
| Agency: | Texas Department of Insurance |
| Exam Required? | Yes |
Initial Registration
| Filing Method: | |
| Agency Fee: | $75 |
Registration Renewal
| Filing Method: | |
| Agency Fee: | $75 |
| Due: | Biennially by the end of the licensee's birth month. Individuals initially licensed in an even-numbered year renew every even-numbered year, and individuals initially licensed in an odd-numbered year renew every odd-numbered year. |
Texas Limited Lines Agent License - Non-Resident
| Agency: | Texas Department of Insurance |
Initial Registration
| Filing Method: | |
| Agency Fee: | $75 |
Registration Renewal
| Filing Method: | |
| Agency Fee: | $75 |
| Due: | Biennially by the end of the licensee's birth month. Individuals initially licensed in an even-numbered year renew every even-numbered year, and individuals initially licensed in an odd-numbered year renew every odd-numbered year. |
Texas Limited Lines Agent License - Resident
| Agency: | Texas Department of Insurance |
| Exam Required? | Yes |
Initial Registration
| Filing Method: | |
| Agency Fee: | $75 |
Registration Renewal
| Filing Method: | |
| Agency Fee: | $75 |
| Due: | Biennially by the end of the licensee's birth month. Individuals initially licensed in an even-numbered year renew every even-numbered year, and individuals initially licensed in an odd-numbered year renew every odd-numbered year. |
Texas Managing General Agent License - Non-Resident
| Agency: | Texas Department of Insurance |
Initial Registration
| Filing Method: | |
| Agency Fee: | $75 |
Registration Renewal
| Filing Method: | |
| Agency Fee: | $75 |
| Due: | Biennially by the end of the licensee's birth month. Individuals initially licensed in an even-numbered year renew every even-numbered year, and individuals initially licensed in an odd-numbered year renew every odd-numbered year. |
Texas Managing General Agent License - Resident
| Agency: | Texas Department of Insurance |
| Exam Required? | Yes |
Initial Registration
| Filing Method: | |
| Agency Fee: | $75 |
Registration Renewal
| Filing Method: | |
| Agency Fee: | $75 |
| Due: | Biennially by the end of the licensee's birth month. Individuals initially licensed in an even-numbered year renew every even-numbered year, and individuals initially licensed in an odd-numbered year renew every odd-numbered year. |
Texas Personal Lines Property & Casualty Agent License - Non-Resident
| Agency: | Texas Department of Insurance |
Initial Registration
| Filing Method: | |
| Agency Fee: | $75 |
Registration Renewal
| Filing Method: | |
| Agency Fee: | $75 |
| Due: | Biennially by the end of the licensee's birth month. Individuals initially licensed in an even-numbered year renew every even-numbered year, and individuals initially licensed in an odd-numbered year renew every odd-numbered year. |
Texas Personal Lines Property & Casualty Agent License - Resident
| Agency: | Texas Department of Insurance |
Initial Registration
| Filing Method: | |
| Agency Fee: | $75 |
Registration Renewal
| Filing Method: | |
| Agency Fee: | $75 |
| Due: | Biennially by the end of the licensee's birth month. Individuals initially licensed in an even-numbered year renew every even-numbered year, and individuals initially licensed in an odd-numbered year renew every odd-numbered year. |
Texas Surplus Lines Agent License - Non-Resident
| Agency: | Texas Department of Insurance |
Initial Registration
| Filing Method: | |
| Agency Fee: | $75 |
Registration Renewal
| Filing Method: | |
| Agency Fee: | $75 |
| Due: | Biennially by the end of the licensee's birth month. Individuals initially licensed in an even-numbered year renew every even-numbered year, and individuals initially licensed in an odd-numbered year renew every odd-numbered year. |
Texas Third Party Administrator License
Initial Registration
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| Filing Method: | |
| Agency Fee: | $1,000 |
Renewal Not Required
Not required
TPA licenses do not expire. Reporting requirements must be met to maintain good standing, but the licenses themselves do not need to be renewed.
Supplemental Reporting
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| Agency Fee: | $200 |
| Due: | Annually by June 30 |
| Notes: | Insurers and HMOs acting as TPA's should complete Form FIN487 and Form FIN488 and upload them as one .pdf file to this submission portal. They should then mail the filing fee along with Form FIN321 to the address on the form. |
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Supplemental Reporting
| Agency: | Texas Comptroller |
| Form: | Annual Insurance Maintenance, Assessment and Retaliatory Report |
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| Agency Fee: | Fees vary based on taxable premiums and applicable tax rates. The amount can be found once the annual report form is completed. |
| Due: | Annually by March 1 |
Texas Utilization Review Agent Certification
Initial Registration
| Form: | |
| Agency Fee: | $2,150 for certification. There is no fee for 'registered' applicants. |
| Notarization Required?: | Required |
| Required Attachments: |
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Registration Renewal
| Form: | |
| Agency Fee: | $545 for certification. There is no fee for 'registered' applicants. |
| Due: | Biennially by the date of issuance. |
| Notarization Required?: | Required |
| Required Attachments: |
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Related Government Agencies
Explore other Texas government agencies we can help you stay compliant with:
- Public Utility Commission of Texas
- Roofing Contractors Association of Texas (TX)
- Texas Attorney General - Consumer Protection Division
- Texas Attorney General - Financial and Tax Litigation Division - Charitable Trusts Section
- Texas Board of Architectural Examiners: Architects, Interior Designers, Landscape Architects
- Texas Board of Professional Engineers & Land Surveyors
- Texas Board of Professional Geoscientists
- Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) - Occupational Licensing Section
- Texas Comptroller
- Texas Department of Banking
- Texas Department of Insurance - State Fire Marshall
- Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation
- Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation - Air Conditioning and Refrigeration Contractors Program
- Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation - Electricians Program
- Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation - Elevators Program
- Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation - Industrialized Housing and Buildings
- Texas Department of Public Safety
- Texas Department of Savings and Mortgage Lending
- Texas Department of State Health Services - Asbestos Program
- Texas Department of State Health Services - Drug and Medical Devices Group
- Texas Department of State Health Services - Environmental Lead Program
- Texas Department of State Health Services - Pseudoephedrine Retail Certificate of Authority Program
- Texas Health and Human Services
- Texas Lottery - Charitable Bingo Operations Division
- Texas Office of Consumer Credit Commissioner
- Texas Real Estate Commission
- Texas Secretary of State - Corporations Section
- Texas Secretary of State - Registrations Unit
- Texas State Board of Pharmacy
- Texas State Board of Plumbing Examiners
- Texas State Board of Public Accountancy
- Texas Workforce Commission
