Washington
Verified Nov 8, 2026 · Source: Candidate Information Bulletin, last revised August 3, 2026
- Testing vendor
- PSI Services
- Testing format
- Available — test center or remote proctoring is described in the official bulletin. Confirm eligibility and run the system 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 Producer$38License application basis: $55 · Source
- Disability Producer$38License application basis: $55 · Source
- Combined Life and Disability Producer$55License application basis: $55 · Source
- Credit$38License application basis: $20 limited-lines initial license; not added if major lines are in the same application · 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$55Official 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
Location and remote availability depend on examination eligibility, date and vendor rules.
Register for the Washington insurance agent exam
- Review the resident-producer eligibility and any education or approval requirements on the official state licensing page before booking.
- Open the official testing program; create an account using the legal name on your identification.
- Choose the correct examination and permitted testing format, select an appointment, and pay the official examination fee.
- Keep the confirmation. Review the handbook’s exact name-match, photo ID, certificate, check-in, cancellation and retake requirements.
After passing
Apply using the Commissioner’s resident-producer instructions and complete required fingerprints.
Fingerprinting & background checks
- Requirement
- Required, subject to listed exemptions
- State instructions
- Resident applicants must submit fingerprints electronically for background check; nonresident applicants have no fingerprint requirement. No license issued until results received.
- Vendor / contact
- IDEMIA / IdentoGO · IdentoGO 888-771-5097; OIC licensing 360-725-7144
- Separate cost
- $52.00 effective October 1, 2026
When to fingerprint, fee details & official sources
- When in the process
- Complete the exams and submit your application first. Use the OIC/NIPR transaction number from the confirmation to schedule fingerprints. Allow36–48hours after applying so the application is in the system.
- Fee / route notes
- Combined background-check fee and IdentoGO rolling/service charge. Older $49 statement on same page is superseded by effective-date notice. Select Washington Office of the Insurance Commissioner.
Additional life-related, restricted & specialty license types (3)
These are not shortcuts to unrestricted Life & Health authority. Appointment, securities, employer, tenure and exemption conditions can apply.
Insurance Producer — Credit
- Examination
- Credit
- Exam fee
- $38
- Application
- $20 limited-lines initial license; not added if major lines are in the same application
Insurance Producer — Variable Life and Variable Annuity
- Examination
- No state insurance examination required for this authority
- Exam fee
- Not required — state insurance exam
- Application
- $55
Life Settlement Broker — Life Settlement Broker (specialty)
Confirm with the state- Examination
- Exact specialty examination / exemption: confirm with the state
- Exam fee
- See official page
- Application
- $100
DOI fee schedule requires an active Life producer license first; initial Life Settlement Broker application $100. Exact examination / registration exemption needs confirmation.
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
- $55
- A&H-only state application
- $55
- Life + A&H in the same application
- $55
- 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.
Per initial application. Additional lines cannot be amended through NIPR; use OIC directly.
Fingerprinting & background
- Requirement
- Not required on the qualifying reciprocal pathway — see official scope and exceptions
- State instructions
- Washington’s fingerprint instructions exempt non-resident producers and adjusters.
Continuing education and other notes
No Washington CE for ordinary nonresident producers; maintain home-state CE and applicable product training. Apply initial license via NIPR, but submit additional-line amendments directly to OIC. No nonresident fingerprint requirement.
Non-resident license types
Insurance Producer
- Lines
- Life
- Fee
- $55
Insurance Producer
- Lines
- Accident & Health (Health/Sickness)
- Fee
- $55
Insurance Producer
- Lines
- Life, Accident & Health (Health/Sickness)
- Fee
- $55
Both authorities on one application, not necessarily a distinct combined license class.