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Alabama Life & Health Insurance Agent Exam: Fees, Registration & Licensing Steps

Official exam fees, registration links, fingerprinting, license types, and non-resident notes — all in one place.

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Verified Nov 8, 2026 · Source: DOI Examinations webpage, undated; checked Nov 8, 2026

Testing vendor
University of Alabama
Testing format
State exam locations are listed by the Department; remote availability is needs confirmation.
Before registering
Prelicensing education is no longer required; review the state producer qualifications before registering.

Exam options & fees

  • Life$50.00License application basis: $80 standard; waiver wording requires confirmation · Source
  • Health$50.00License application basis: $80 standard; waiver wording requires confirmation · Source
  • Combined Life and Health$75.00License application basis: $80 standard; waiver wording requires confirmation · Source

License application amounts are not a new charge for every exam component. Separate examinations, combined examinations and discounted sessions are labeled above.

Other licensing costs

  • License application — standard Life / Health route$80 standard; waiver wording requires confirmationOfficial source
    Confirm with the state
  • NIPR transaction — only if applying through NIPR$5.60 per applicationOfficial source
  • Other vendor / processing chargesCheck the official page for any additional processing chargesOfficial source
  • Fingerprinting / backgroundFingerprinting costs are listed below. Some states collect them with your application; any included charge is not an additional fee.

Go directly to the official source

Register / schedule your examFind test centers / locationsCandidate handbook / official exam guideOfficial examination fee sourceState insurance licensing authorityResident license application requirementsOfficial education / prerequisite instructions

Location and remote availability depend on examination eligibility, date and vendor rules.

Register for the Alabama insurance agent exam

  1. Prelicensing education is no longer required; review the state producer qualifications before registering.
  2. Open the University of Alabama insurance-testing site and follow Register Today to choose an available session.
  3. Choose the correct examination and permitted testing format, select an appointment, and pay the official examination fee.
  4. Keep the confirmation. Review the handbook’s exact name-match, photo ID, certificate, check-in, cancellation and retake requirements.

After passing

Apply online through NIPR after passing; follow the Department’s fingerprinting and producer-application requirements.

Source differences & fee cautions

  • Application/waiver · Confirm with the stateThe standard application fee is $80. Confirm eligibility for any first-time applicant waiver with the Department of Insurance.
  • NIPR transaction · Fee detailsThe current NIPR transaction fee is $5.60. The older $5 figure is not an additional charge.

Fingerprinting & background checks

Requirement
Required, subject to listed exemptions
State instructions
New resident producers must submit fingerprints for a federal and state criminal background check; only Fieldprint results for Alabama insurance licensing are accepted.
Vendor / contact
Fieldprint · ALDOI Producer Licensing: 334-241-4126; producerlicensing@insurance.alabama.gov; Fieldprint: 877-614-4364
Separate cost
$49.20

When to fingerprint, fee details & official sources

When in the process
The Department recommends fingerprinting after passing the state exam and one day before applying. Results are kept for only 30 days; a later application requires new fingerprints and payment.
Fee / route notes
Fieldprint Alabama lists $49.20 for the insurance background check. Schedule after the exam and one day before applying. A separate state/FBI/vendor breakdown is unavailable.
Official fingerprint scheduling / instructions

Additional life-related, restricted & specialty license types (5)

These are not shortcuts to unrestricted Life & Health authority. Appointment, securities, employer, tenure and exemption conditions can apply.

  • Insurance Producer — Variable Life and Variable Annuity

    Examination
    Underlying Life qualification plus securities registration; no standalone variable exam listed
    Exam fee
    Underlying Life exam — see Life option; check securities-registration costs separately
    Application
    $80

    An existing Life license or a simultaneous Life application and the state’s FINRA/CRD requirements apply. The NIPR exam-required group is not treated as a new standalone variable examination.

    Official source 1Official source 2

  • Insurance Producer — Credit

    Examination
    No state insurance examination required for this authority
    Exam fee
    Not required — state insurance exam
    Application
    $80
    Official source 1Official source 2

  • Insurance Producer — Dental Services

    Examination
    No state insurance examination required for this authority
    Exam fee
    Not required — state insurance exam
    Application
    $80
    Official source 1Official source 2

  • Temporary Producer — Life

    Examination
    No state insurance examination required for this authority
    Exam fee
    Not required — state insurance exam
    Application
    $0
    Official source 1Official source 2

  • Temporary Producer — Accident & Health or Sickness

    Examination
    No state insurance examination required for this authority
    Exam fee
    Not required — state insurance exam
    Application
    $0
    Official source 1Official source 2

Non-resident licensing summary

Already licensed in another state? Qualifying matching Life / A&H authority usually does not require a new target-state exam. Home-state-dependent fees, fingerprint exemptions and other conditions differ from the resident path. Confirm your final eligibility and payment total on the official application.

Non-resident state fees

Life-only state application
$80
A&H-only state application
$80
Life + A&H in the same application
$80
NIPR transaction — separate, only for NIPR applications
$5.60 general initial-application transaction fee; confirm the final charge for your selected state and application with NIPR before paying.

Insurance Producer license fee; Life and A&H authorities are in the same producer class.

Fingerprinting & background

Requirement
Not required on the qualifying reciprocal pathway — see official scope and exceptions
State instructions
Alabama fingerprint page scopes requirement to resident applicants. Citizenship proof still applies to all initial applicants.

Continuing education and other notes

Home-state CE compliance in a reciprocal state satisfies Alabama CE. Alabama requires proof of citizenship/lawful presence for ALL applicants; upload proof within 10 days or application is rejected. This is not a fingerprint requirement.

Non-resident license types

  • Insurance Producer

    Lines
    Life
    Fee
    $80

  • Insurance Producer

    Lines
    Accident & Health (Health/Sickness)
    Fee
    $80

  • Insurance Producer

    Lines
    Life, Accident & Health (Health/Sickness)
    Fee
    $80

    Both authorities on one application, not necessarily a distinct combined license class.

Official non-resident application links

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