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TITLE 28INSURANCE
PART 1TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF INSURANCE
CHAPTER 19LICENSING AND REGULATION OF INSURANCE PROFESSIONALS
SUBCHAPTER IGENERAL PROVISIONS REGARDING FEES, APPLICATIONS, AND RENEWALS
RULE §19.802Amount of Fees

(a) With each application for original license or renewal, notice of appointment, request for examination, or registration or renewal of registration, the applicant, licensee, or registrant must submit the amount shown in this section. The fees for examinations and reexaminations only apply if TDI does not contract with a testing service for the provisions of these examinations.

(b) The amounts of fees are as follows:

  (1) General life, accident, and health insurance agent:

    (A) original application--$50;

    (B) renewal--$50;

    (C) additional appointment--$10;

    (D) qualifying examination--$50.

  (2) County mutual agent:

    (A) original application--$50;

    (B) renewal--$50;

    (C) additional appointment--$10.

  (3) Insurance adjuster:

    (A) original application--$50;

    (B) renewal--$50;

    (C) qualifying examination--$50.

  (4) Insurance adjuster (emergency license): original application--$20.

  (5) General property and casualty agent:

    (A) original application--$50;

    (B) renewal--$50;

    (C) additional appointment--$10;

    (D) qualifying examination--50;

    (E) emergency application for license issued under Insurance Code §4051.054, concerning Deceased, Disabled, or Insolvent Agents; Emergency License--$50 (for original application with no additional charge for renewal).

  (6) Managing general agent:

    (A) original application--$50;

    (B) renewal--$50;

    (C) additional appointment--$10;

    (D) qualifying examination--$50;

    (E) emergency application for license issued under Insurance Code §4053.052--$50.

  (7) Limited lines agent (includes agents licensed under Insurance Code Chapter 4051, Subchapter C, concerning Limited Property and Casualty License, and Chapter 4054, Subchapter C, concerning Limited Life, Accident, and Health License):

    (A) original application--$50;

    (B) renewal--$50;

    (C) additional appointment--$10;

    (D) qualifying examination--$50.

  (8) Surplus lines agent:

    (A) original application--$50;

    (B) renewal--$50;

    (C) qualifying examination--$50.

  (9) Specialty insurance agent:

    (A) original application--$50 (per license authority);

    (B) renewal--$50 (per license authority);

    (C) additional appointment--$10.

  (10) Title attorney:

    (A) original application--$50;

    (B) renewal--$48.

  (11) Life insurance not exceeding $15,000:

    (A) original application--$50;

    (B) renewal--$50;

    (C) additional appointment--$10.

  (12) Risk manager:

    (A) original application--$50;

    (B) renewal--$50;

    (C) qualifying examination--$50.

  (13) Funeral prearrangement life insurance agent:

    (A) original application--$50;

    (B) renewal--$50;

    (C) additional appointment--$10.

  (14) Reinsurance intermediary:

    (A) original application--$500;

    (B) renewal--$500.

  (15) Temporary license application--For license types authorized by Insurance Code Chapter 4001, Subchapter D, concerning Temporary License, to be issued on a temporary basis, $100 in addition to the original license application fee for each license type.

  (16) Utilization review agent:

    (A) original application--$2,150;

    (B) renewal--$545.

  (17) Public insurance adjuster:

    (A) original application--$50;

    (B) renewal--$50;

    (C) qualifying examination--$50.

  (18) Provisional permit application fee is $50 in addition to the original license application fee for each license type.

  (19) Life agent:

    (A) original application--$50;

    (B) renewal--$50;

    (C) additional appointment--$10;

    (D) qualifying examination--$50.

  (20) Personal lines property and casualty agent:

    (A) original application--$50;

    (B) renewal--$50;

    (C) additional appointment--$10;

    (D) qualifying examination--$50;

  (21) Discount health care program operator:

    (A) initial registration fee--$1,000; or

    (B) renewal registration fee--$500.

(c) The limited lines agent license is a single license type that is authorized under Insurance Code Chapter 4051, concerning Property and Casualty Agents, and 4054, concerning Life, Accident, and Health Agents. Persons licensed as limited lines agents may be appointed to sell or solicit any line authorized by Insurance Code Chapter 4051, Subchapter C and Chapter 4054, Subchapter C without payment of additional license fees or examinations other than the necessary additional company appointment fees.

(d) All fees are the same for both residents and nonresidents. Insurance Code Chapter 4056 does not create an additional license type for nonresidents, but designates a procedure for licensing nonresidents under appropriate Texas license types.


Source Note: The provisions of this §19.802 adopted to be effective March 11, 1992, 17 TexReg 1542; amended to be effective August 13, 1992, 17 TexReg 5362; amended to be effective April 26, 1998, 23 TexReg 3836; amended to be effective September 1, 1999, 24 TexReg 6754; amended to be effective September 26, 2002, 27 TexReg 8948; amended to be effective November 2, 2003, 28 TexReg 9274; amended to be effective November 25, 2007, 32 TexReg 8314; amended to be effective September 8, 2010, 35 TexReg 8111; amended to be effective November 22, 2015, 40 TexReg 8031; amended to be effective June 19, 2023, 48 TexReg 3285

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