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Licensing
Welcome to Licensing

Under the Federal Financial Services Reform Act of 1999, Michigan became the first state to coordinate the regulatory efforts of the insurance, financial institutions, and securities industries. In the insurance industry, approximately 120,000 individual producers, agencies, adjusters, counselors, foreign risk retention groups, managing general agents/agencies, purchasing groups, solicitors, surplus lines producers and agencies, and third party administrators are licensed, certified, or registered.

There are over 7,000 mortgage and consumer finance licensees/registrants under the following classifications: consumer financial services Class 1 or Class ll, credit card, first and subordinate lien mortgage broker, lender and/or servicer, motor vehicle installment seller and sales finance company, regulatory loan and sale of checks.

In the securities industry, there are 121,000 agents, 2,200 broker-dealers, and 1,600 investment advisers registered in Michigan.

<< Licenses Available are listed in the left column. Click on the appropriate title for specific licensing information.

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 Spotlight

• Effective July 1, 2009, OFIR will no longer print pictures on insurance licenses

• Legislative Changes Affecting Continuing Education (CE) PDF icon
Effective January 1, 2010

• Legislative Changes Affecting Prelicensure Education PDF icon
Effective July 16, 2009

• Request for Licensee DOB
OFIR recently requested date of birth information from 2,500 licensees. If you received a letter or email asking for date of birth information, please respond by the due date in the request.

• Effective 1/1/09, Address Change Request (ACR). is available to adjusters, counselors and solicitors.

• Insurance producer candidates may access and print NIPR ERL application at Michigan test center kiosks
Complete demographic, employment, and background information must be supplied.

• Extended Service Warranties/Contracts
Are generally not insurance products, or companies regulated by OFIR. Contact Michigan's Attorney General-Consumer Protection Division with complaints.


Online Services

• Michigan Online Application for Individual License - Producer/Agent

• Insurance Regulation Seminar Registration

• Upcoming Investment Adviser Seminar Registration

• Upcoming Mortgage Seminar Registration

• Mortgage Workshop Registration


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• Consumer Finance Locators

• Insurance Licensee Locators

• Securities Locators




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