What Is NPN (National Producer Number)?

Why it matters

Carriers and states use the NPN to match an agent's licenses, appointments, and records. It is assigned during the first license application. Agents need it for contracting forms and can look it up on the NIPR site. The NPN is not the same as a state license number, which differs by state. Keep it handy, since almost every carrier form asks for it.

Source: nipr.com

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Related terms

National Insurance Producer Registry (NIPR): NIPR is the National Insurance Producer Registry, a nonprofit affiliate of the NAIC. It runs systems that help agents apply for and renew licenses and help carriers verify them.
Producer License: A producer license is a state-issued credential that lets a person sell, solicit, or negotiate insurance. States issue it by line of authority, such as life, and the holder must follow that state's insurance laws.
Contracting: Contracting is the process of signing an agent up with an insurance carrier so the agent can sell and be paid on its products. It includes forms, a background review, and a commission agreement.
Carrier Appointment: A carrier appointment is the approval an insurance company gives an agent to sell its policies in specific states. The carrier registers the agent with each state's insurance department.
Nonresident License: A nonresident license lets an agent who is licensed in a home state sell insurance to people in another state. The agent applies to each additional state and pays that state's fee.

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National Producer Number (NPN)

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