MyStateExam.comOfficial state & testing-vendor links
Independent guide · Official sources
For Insurance Agents

District of Columbia 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.

Open the interactive map for District of ColumbiaNon-resident path
Home / District of Columbia
DC
Become a licensed Life & Health insurance agent in

District of Columbia

Verified Nov 8, 2026 · Source: Candidate Handbook, cover September 2022; revision footer December 2024

Testing vendor
Pearson VUE
Testing format
Test centers are listed. Remote availability is needs confirmation on the current program page; check before booking.
Before registering
Review the resident-producer eligibility and any education or approval requirements on the official state licensing page before booking.

Exam options & fees

  • Life$75License application basis: $100 — Life Grouping · Source
  • Health$75License application basis: $100 — Life Grouping · 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$100 — Life GroupingOfficial source
  • 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 requirements

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

Register for the District of Columbia insurance agent exam

  1. Review the resident-producer eligibility and any education or approval requirements on the official state licensing page before booking.
  2. Open the official testing program; create an account using the legal name on your identification.
  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 through NIPR after passing and complete the state’s remaining licensing requirements.

Fingerprinting & background checks

Requirement
Required, subject to listed exemptions
State instructions
Applicants passing the DC exam and completing an application, and nonresident-to-resident conversions, must submit fingerprints and a background check through Fieldprint before licensing.
Vendor / contact
Fieldprint · DISB: (202) 727-8000
Separate cost
$31.50

When to fingerprint, fee details & official sources

When in the process
after submitting application/address-change request. Earlier fingerprints are not accepted; complete before license granted.
Fee / route notes
DOI page states total fee; no component split given.
Official fingerprint scheduling / instructions

Additional life-related, restricted & specialty license types (2)

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
    No state insurance examination required for this authority
    Exam fee
    Not required — state insurance exam
    Application
    $100 for Life or Limited Line grouping; higher fee applies if selecting another grouping
    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
    $100 for Life or Limited Line grouping; higher fee applies if selecting another grouping
    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
$100
A&H-only state application
$100
Life + A&H in the same application
$100
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.

Life grouping fee $100 per application; Life and Accident/Health fall in the Life grouping. Higher fee if requesting authorities across groups, rather than adding group fees.

Fingerprinting & background

Requirement
Not required on the qualifying reciprocal pathway — see official scope and exceptions
State instructions
No routine additional fingerprint submission on the qualifying reciprocal pathway. D.C. Code §31-1131.16(a) expressly waives other requirements except §31-1131.08 for reciprocal valid home-state licensees. The enumerated nonresident conditions impose no routine fingerprint submission. This conclusion rests on the EXPRESS waiver, not merely silence in a checklist. Separate disciplinary/1033 consent review is outside this ordinary pathway.

Continuing education and other notes

For ordinary Life/A&H nonresidents, reciprocal home-state CE satisfies DC CE under D.C. Code §31-1131.16(b). The four DC-specific hours are for nonresident TITLE producers under §31-1131.07b, not Life/A&H. Maintain equivalent active home-state authority; under §31-1131.08(h), DC license/appointment terminates when equivalent home authority is terminated, suspended or revoked.

Non-resident license types

  • Insurance Producer

    Lines
    Life
    Fee
    $100

  • Insurance Producer

    Lines
    Accident & Health (Health/Sickness)
    Fee
    $100

  • Insurance Producer

    Lines
    Life, Accident & Health (Health/Sickness)
    Fee
    $100

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

General non-resident rules

  • Valid active resident home-state producer license in good standing; reciprocal home-state licensingD.C. Code §31-1131.16(a) expressly waives other requirements except §31-1131.08 for reciprocal valid home-state licensees. Ordinary reciprocal licensing requires no additional target-state exam; maintain the matching home-state authority.
  • Reciprocal home-state CE recognitionHome-state CE satisfies DC CE under §31-1131.16(b). The four DC-specific credit hours apply to nonresident Title producers, not ordinary Life/A&H.
  • Equivalent resident authority remains active; licensing record available in PDB§31-1131.08(b), (f), (h): PDB verification is permitted; equivalent home license is required and losing it terminates DC license/appointment.

Source differences

  • Four DC-specific CE hoursQualifying non-resident Life/A&H producers meet reciprocal home-state continuing education requirements; four DC-specific hours are not required.

Official non-resident application links

NIPR online licensingNIPR target-state requirements and fees

Explore the interactive non-resident path for District of Columbia