Montana Insurance Producer License: Requirements, Cost & How to Apply (2026)
Quick answer
Minimum age: 18 years old; Exam: Pass the resident licensing examination with a score of at least 75%; Experience: Experience, training or other qualification in the insurance kinds requested, with reasonable familiarity with the governing insurance code.
24 hours
Continuing education
Must complete 24 approved credit hours by the license lapse/renewal date each biennial.Official source
Verified Oct 25, 2026 · 3 official sources
How to get an insurance producer license in Montana
Application steps: Not verified yet. See the official instructions.
What are the Montana insurance producer license requirements?
Exam
Pass the resident licensing examination with a score of at least 75%.
Pass the exam with a score of 75% or betterOfficial source
Experience
Experience, training or other qualification in the insurance kinds requested, with reasonable familiarity with the governing insurance code.
has experience or training or otherwise is qualified in the kind or kinds of insurance for which the applicant applies to be licensed and is reasonably familiar with the provisions of this code that govern the applicant's operations as an insurance producer;Official source
Licensing agency and application
Board
Montana State Auditor, Commissioner of Securities and Insurance
THE OFFICE OF THE MONTANA STATE AUDITOR, COMMISSIONER OF SECURITIES AND INSURANCEOfficial source
Official agency page
PRODUCER, ADJUSTER & CONSULTANT LICENSINGOfficial source
Apply with the agency
STEP 2: APPLY FOR A LICENSE THROUGH NIPROfficial source
Reciprocity
A nonresident may qualify with a resident license in good standing, the required request and fees, an accepted application, and reciprocal licensing treatment by the home state.
(a) the person is currently licensed as a resident and is in good standing in the person's home state; (b) the person has submitted the proper request for licensure and has paid the fees required by 33-2-708; (c) the person has submitted or transmitted to the commissioner the application for licensure that the person submitted to the person's home state or a completed application in a form approved by the commissioner; and (d) the person's home state awards nonresident insurance producer licenses to residents of this state on the same basis.Official source
Verified Oct 25, 2026 · 4 official sources
What else should I know?
Agency guidance
Resident applicants must submit fingerprints and the fee to the Montana Criminal Records Division.
STEP 4: SUBMIT FINGERPRINTS & FEE DIRECTLY TO MONTANA CRIMINAL RECORDS DIVISIONOfficial source
Agency guidance
Renewal is available through NIPR using the official licensing page.
Renew your producer, adjuster or consultant license online at NIPR.Official source
Agency guidance
A person acting as an insurance producer must obtain a license.
A person acting as an insurance producer shall obtain a license.Official source
Verified Oct 25, 2026 · 3 official sources
How do I renew my insurance producer license in Montana?
Continuing education hours
24 hours
Must complete 24 approved credit hours by the license lapse/renewal date each biennial.Official source
Continuing education topics
Each biennium includes at least 1 hour of Montana insurance legislative/rule changes and at least 3 hours of ethics.
Must include a minimum of 1 approved credit hour of legislative changes in Montana insurance statutes and administrative rules as part of each biennial continuing education filing. Must include a minimum of 3 approved credit hours of ethics as part of each biennial continuing education filing.Official source
Verified Oct 25, 2026 · 1 official source
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How do I look up a insurance producer license in Montana?
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Which official sources support this guide?
Verified Oct 25, 2026 · 4 official sources
Official sources and verification (12)
Last verified Oct 25, 2026. Each quotation supports the corresponding published value.
Montana State Auditor, Commissioner of Securities and Insurance
Montana State Auditor, Commissioner of Securities and Insurance
THE OFFICE OF THE MONTANA STATE AUDITOR, COMMISSIONER OF SECURITIES AND INSURANCEOfficial source
Last verified Oct 25, 2026
https://csimt.gov/insurance/licensing/
PRODUCER, ADJUSTER & CONSULTANT LICENSINGOfficial source
Last verified Oct 25, 2026
https://csimt.gov/steps-to-obtaining-a-resident-insurance-license/
STEP 2: APPLY FOR A LICENSE THROUGH NIPROfficial source
Last verified Oct 25, 2026
Pass the resident licensing examination with a score of at least 75%.
Pass the resident licensing examination with a score of at least 75%.
Pass the exam with a score of 75% or betterOfficial source
Last verified Oct 25, 2026
18 years old
18
is 18 years of age or older;Official source
Last verified Oct 25, 2026
Experience, training or other qualification in the insurance kinds requested, with reasonable familiarity with the governing insurance code.
Experience, training or other qualification in the insurance kinds requested, with reasonable familiarity with the governing insurance code.
has experience or training or otherwise is qualified in the kind or kinds of insurance for which the applicant applies to be licensed and is reasonably familiar with the provisions of this code that govern the applicant's operations as an insurance producer;Official source
Last verified Oct 25, 2026
24 hours
24
Must complete 24 approved credit hours by the license lapse/renewal date each biennial.Official source
Last verified Oct 25, 2026
Each biennium includes at least 1 hour of Montana insurance legislative/rule changes and at least 3 hours of ethics.
Each biennium includes at least 1 hour of Montana insurance legislative/rule changes and at least 3 hours of ethics.
Must include a minimum of 1 approved credit hour of legislative changes in Montana insurance statutes and administrative rules as part of each biennial continuing education filing. Must include a minimum of 3 approved credit hours of ethics as part of each biennial continuing education filing.Official source
Last verified Oct 25, 2026
Resident applicants must submit fingerprints and the fee to the Montana Criminal Records Division.
Resident applicants must submit fingerprints and the fee to the Montana Criminal Records Division.
STEP 4: SUBMIT FINGERPRINTS & FEE DIRECTLY TO MONTANA CRIMINAL RECORDS DIVISIONOfficial source
Last verified Oct 25, 2026
Renewal is available through NIPR using the official licensing page.
Renewal is available through NIPR using the official licensing page.
Renew your producer, adjuster or consultant license online at NIPR.Official source
Last verified Oct 25, 2026
A person acting as an insurance producer must obtain a license.
A person acting as an insurance producer must obtain a license.
A person acting as an insurance producer shall obtain a license.Official source
Last verified Oct 25, 2026
A nonresident may qualify with a resident license in good standing, the required request and fees, an accepted application, and reciprocal licensing treatment by the home state.
A nonresident may qualify with a resident license in good standing, the required request and fees, an accepted application, and reciprocal licensing treatment by the home state.
(a) the person is currently licensed as a resident and is in good standing in the person's home state; (b) the person has submitted the proper request for licensure and has paid the fees required by 33-2-708; (c) the person has submitted or transmitted to the commissioner the application for licensure that the person submitted to the person's home state or a completed application in a form approved by the commissioner; and (d) the person's home state awards nonresident insurance producer licenses to residents of this state on the same basis.Official source
Last verified Oct 25, 2026
Not yet verified: license fee, required hours, renewal — see the official agency.
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Official sources (4)
- https://csimt.gov/insurance/licensing/
- https://csimt.gov/steps-to-obtaining-a-resident-insurance-license/
- https://mca.legmt.gov/bills/mca/title_0330/chapter_0170/part_0020/section_0110/0330-0170-0020-0110.html
- https://mca.legmt.gov/bills/mca/title_0330/chapter_0170/part_0040/section_0010/0330-0170-0040-0010.html
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