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Resident License Renewal Covers: California resident license renewal; the department also publishes a separate nonresident process..Renewal at a glance
| Credential | Producer / agent |
|---|---|
| Renewal cycle | The published individual Personal Lines renewal term is two years. Check the expiration of each other license class separately. [source] |
| Renewal fee | Major-line insurance producer renewal: $188 per line-of-authority grouping for residents and nonresidents. Holding more than one grouping can increase the total. NIPR transaction fees are additional; specialty licenses have different fees. [source 1] [source 2] |
| Renewal application | Resident License Renewal |
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California insurance department Authority listed in State insurance licensing information.
Source review dates · 6 sources
Dates show when we retrieved the source pages. They do not certify a person’s license, guarantee a portal is online, or establish that every renewal rule was reviewed.
- State insurance licensing information Retrieved Oct 13, 2026
- CA Department of Insurance Retrieved Oct 13, 2026
- California / Resident Renewal / Individual Retrieved Oct 13, 2026
- California / Non-Resident Licensing / Individual Retrieved Oct 13, 2026
- California / Non-Resident Renewal / Individual Retrieved Oct 13, 2026
- Personal Lines Retrieved Oct 13, 2026
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