How to Get a Insurance producer License in Kansas (2026)

Kansas Commissioner of Insurance

Kansas Commissioner of Insurance

"Commissioner" means the commissioner of insurance as defined in K.S.A. 40-102

Last verified Oct 25, 2026

Open the official agency page

https://www.ksrevisor.gov/statutes/chapters/ch40/040_049_0005.html

Insurance agent license required; application; fingerprinting and criminal history background check; costs; powers of commissioner; hearing.

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18 years old

18

Is at least 18 years of age

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Pass the examination for each requested line of authority.

Pass the examination for each requested line of authority.

has successfully passed the examination for each line of authority for which the applicant has applied.

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$10

10

K.S.A. 40-4905 Biennial Resident Agent Application Fee $10.00

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For agents subject to CE reporting, the biennial due date is the end of the birth month, no earlier than two years after initial licensure.

"Biennial due date" means the last day of the birth month of any licensed insurance agent who is required to complete C.E.C.'s and report the completion of such C.E.C.'s to the commissioner pursuant to this act, except that such due date shall not be earlier than two years from the date of the insurance agent's initial licensure under this act. Applies to: Individual resident agents subject to CE

"Biennial due date" means the last day of the birth month of any licensed insurance agent who is required to complete C.E.C.'s and report the completion of such C.E.C.'s to the commissioner pursuant to this act, except that such due date shall not be earlier than two years from the date of the insurance agent's initial licensure under this act.

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18 hours

18

each licensed insurance agent shall biennially obtain a minimum of 18 C.E.C.s

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Include at least 3 hours of insurance ethics, which may also include regulatory compliance.

Include at least 3 hours of insurance ethics, which may also include regulatory compliance.

include at least three hours of instruction in insurance ethics that also may include regulatory compliance.

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A nonresident must have a home-state resident license in good standing, submit the application and required fees, and be from a state granting Kansas residents licenses on the same basis.

A nonresident must have a home-state resident license in good standing, submit the application and required fees, and be from a state granting Kansas residents licenses on the same basis.

Such person is currently licensed as a resident and in good standing in such person's home state; (2) such person has submitted the proper request for licensure and has paid to the commissioner a nonrefundable application fee not to exceed $30 and a biennial fee not to exceed $50; (3) such person has submitted or transmitted to the commissioner of insurance a copy of the application for licensure that such person submitted to such person's home state, or in lieu of the same, a completed application on a form prescribed by the commissioner; and (4) such person's home state awards a nonresident agent license to residents of this state on the same basis.

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A state agent license is required to sell, solicit or negotiate insurance, subject to statutory exemptions.

A state agent license is required to sell, solicit or negotiate insurance, subject to statutory exemptions.

Subject to the provisions of K.S.A. 40-4904 , and amendments thereto, it shall be unlawful for any person to sell, solicit or negotiate any insurance within this state unless such person has been issued a license as an insurance agent in accordance with this act.

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K.S.A. 40-4903 Biennial Resident Agent Renewal Fee $4.00

The 2026 resident biennial renewal fee is $4.

K.S.A. 40-4903 Biennial Resident Agent Renewal Fee $4.00

Last verified Oct 25, 2026

License continuation requires CE by the biennial due date, a renewal application and the renewal fee.

License continuation requires CE by the biennial due date, a renewal application and the renewal fee.

an insurance agent license shall remain in effect as long as: (1) Education requirements for resident individual agents are met by such insurance agent's biennial due date; (2) such insurance agent submits an application for renewal on a form prescribed by the commissioner; and (3) such insurance agent pays a biennial renewal application fee not to exceed $4.

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