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LICENSE SEARCH

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Insurance Licenses

Insurance License Search Instructions
Review these steps prior to searching insurance professionals or insurance companies.
Insurance Professionals and Insurance Companies (powered by State Based Systems)

View the license and associated information for

  • A "licensee" (individual or business entity licensed as an insurance producer/agent, surplus lines broker, bail bond agent, rental car agent, self-service storage agent, etc.); or,
  • A "company" (insurance company, life and health administrator, service company or other type of entity authorized to operate in Arizona).
NAIC Consumer Tools and Information

The NAIC’s Consumer Tools and Information webpage provides information about insurance and insurance companies that you can use BEFORE purchasing insurance.  

Health Insurance Marketplace Agents/Brokers 
(powered by Healthcare.gov)

Find a Health Insurance Marketplace agent/broker.  To be a Marketplace agent/broker, an individual must BOTH be registered as a Marketplace agent/broker; and, be licensed as an accident and health insurance producer by the Arizona Department of Insurance.

We encourage all Marketplace agents/brokers to verify the completeness and accuracy of information maintained on the Healthcare.gov web site.

Arizona Corporation Commission Securities Division

In the "Ask & Check" section, follow the "research an investment, adviser, stockbroker or company" link to:

  • Verify a variable life/annuities insurance producer is a registered securities representative or principal.  
  • Verify a viatical settlements product or other investment product is registered. 
NAIC Global Receivership Information Database ("GRID")

Find information about insolvent/bankrupt insurance companies.


SURPLUS LINES INSURERS:  A qualified insurance company authorized in another state ("foreign") or country ("alien") that is not authorized/licensed in Arizona, or an insurance company organized within Arizona (a "domestic" insurer) that is authorized/licensed with special limited authority, may offer insurance on a "surplus lines" basis.  "Surplus lines" essentially means that insurance to cover a risk is not readily available through a traditional insurance policy from an Arizona-authorized insurance company.  A surplus lines broker is required to make a diligent effort to find insurance from an authorized insurer before procuring insurance for a client from a surplus lines broker. ARS § 20-407.  
Arizona Domestic Surplus Lines Insurers
Find insurers organized in Arizona that are only permitted to provide surplus lines insurance (they cannot also offer traditional insurance).
List of Qualified Unauthorized Surplus Line Insurers
Find insurers organized and authorized in a US state outside Arizona that meet qualifications set forth in Arizona law and are permitted to provide surplus lines insurance when (traditional) insurance is not readily available.
NAIC Quarterly Listing of Alien Insurers
Find alien (outside U.S.) unauthorized insurers that the National Association of Insurance Commissioners has qualified for use by surplus lines brokers for surplus/excess lines insurance coverage.

INSURANCE COMPANY RATINGS:  The Department of Insurance does not provide any opinion concerning, nor does it guarantee, the accuracy of information provided by nationally recognized statistical rating organizations ("NRSRO's"), registered through the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.
A.M. Best Rating Services, Inc.
(800) 544-2378
Dominion Bond Rating Services, Inc. (DBRS) 
(312) 332-3429
Egan-Jones Rating Co.
(844) 495-5244
Fitch Ratings, Inc.
(212) 908-0500
HR Ratings de México, S.A. de C.V.
+52 55 1500 3130
Kroll Bond Rating Agency, Inc.
(212) 702-0707
Moody's Investors Service, Inc.

(212) 553-1653

Morningstar Credit Ratings, LLC
(800) 299-1665
S&P Global Ratings
(212) 438-7240

 

Financial Institution/Enterprise Licenses

Arizona-chartered Financial Institutions and Financial Enterprises ("az.gov E-LICENSING portal")
View license information for Arizona-chartered financial institutions (banks, credit unions, trust companies) and financial enterprises (lenders, money transmitters and other financial services)
National Banks and Federal Savings Associations (Office of the Comptroller of the Currency "Financial Institution Lists")
National banks and federal savings associations are chartered and regulated by the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency ("OCC").  If you are having a problem with a national bank or federal savings association, visit HelpWithMyBank.gov, an OCC website designed to answer questions about national banks and federal savings ssociations.
Credit Union Search ("Credit Union Locator")

The National Credit Union Administration ("NCUA") Credit Union Locator page allows you to locate federal credit unions ("FCUs") and federally insured state credit union ("FISCUs"). 

  • The Arizona Department of Insurance of Insurance and Financial Institutions ("DIFI") is the primary regulator for FISCUs. 
  • If you need help or information about FCUs, visit the NCUA Consumer Assistance Center webpage (mycreditunion.gov/consumer-assistance-center).
Money Services Business Registrations (U.S. Treasury Financial Crimes Enforcement Network "MSB Registrant Search")
The mission of the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network ("FinCEN") is to safeguard the financial system from illicit use, combat money laundering and its related crimes including terrorism, and promote national security through the strategic use of financial authorities and the collection, analysis, and dissemination of financial intelligence.

 

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