New Hampshire PreLicensing Requirements

The licensing information presented here is a brief summary only and is not intended to be comprehensive or complete. We urge you to check with your state's insurance department for complete and current information about its licensing rules and requirements.

Major Lines of Authority Available

*To qualify for a variable contracts license, applicants must be life licensed or in the process of becoming life licensed. In addition, applicants must either be registered with FINRA Series 6 or 7 and FINRA Series 63 or 66 OR be a New Hampshire registered representative.

Licensing Requirements and Process

Individual Resident Producer Requirements

To qualify for a license as a resident New Hampshire insurance producer, the applicant must satisfy the following requirements:

Be at least 18 years of age.
Be a resident of New Hampshire.
Not have committed any act that is grounds for license denial, suspension, or revocation.
Pass the license examination as required by state statute.
Pay the required fees.

Requirements for Conducting Insurance Transactions as a Producer

New Hampshire has a single producer licensing system. Producers may act as agents, brokers, or consultants. To be an authorized agent for any insurer, a person must be a licensed producer and the insurance company must register an agent appointment within 15 days of initiating business with a producer.

Application Process

To qualify as a New Hampshire resident insurance producer, applicants must submit:

an NAIC Uniform Application
original passing exam results
the appropriate licensing fee (See the Department’s Web site for current fees.)

Electronic license applications are the preferred method of application. Again, see the DepartmentWeb site for instructions.

Individual Nonresident Producer Requirements and Process

Application Process

Applicants who are not residents of New Hampshire but hold one or more similar insurance licenses in their home state may qualify for a New Hampshire nonresident producer’s license without taking a New Hampshire license exam. Applicants wishing to apply for a New Hampshire nonresident producer’s license must apply electronically through the National Insurance Producer Registry (NIPR), an affiliate of the NAIC, at www.nipr.com.

Registering for an Exam

To register or to schedule an examination, applicants must register directly with Prometric, the exam provider, through one of the following:

Online through the Prometric Web site at least 24 hours before the desired exam date.
Call 800-869-6603 between 8 a.m. and 9 p.m. (Eastern time), Monday through Friday.
Fax your completed exam registration form to Prometric at 800-347-9242.

An exam registration remains valid for 90 calendar days after it has been processed and expires without further notice. Registration fees are not refunded.

Lastly, walk-in examinations are not available.

For information about your exam:

Candidate Handbook—The Licensing Information Booklet is available online from the Prometric Web site.
Exam Content Outline—The Examination Content Outline is available online from the Prometric Web site.

State-Required Product Training

Your state has special training requirements in order for licensed agents to sell the following products:

Long-Term Care: Before selling, soliciting or negotiating LTC Partnership insurance products in New Hampshire, a producer must be licensed with the Accident and Health or Sickness or Life line of authority; and have completed eight (8) hours of approved initial LTCP training. The satisfaction of these training requirements in any state shall be deemed to satisfy the training requirements in New Hampshire.

Purchasing State-required Product Training with your exam prep course from the PreLicense.com catalog will allow you to take one of the special training requirement courses from WebCE. Additional fees for state filing, books or shipping may apply at the time you register to begin taking the product training course.

Click here for more information regarding state-specific product training.

Contact Information

State of New Hampshire Insurance Department
License Division
21 South Fruit Street, Suite 14
Concord, NH 03301

Phone: 603-271-0203
Fax: 603-271-0203

Web site: www.nh.gov/insurance