Online Application for an Insurance License

The Fast Licensing Application Service is Here (FLASH) allows both resident license applicants* and nonresident license applicants* to apply for a Property Broker-Agent, Casualty Broker-Agent, Life-Only Agent, Accident and Health Agent, Personal Lines Broker-Agent, Limited Lines Automobile Insurance Agent, Surplus Lines Broker, Special Lines' Surplus Line Broker, Motor Club Agent, Travel Agent, and a Title Marketing Representative Certificate online. This service requires the applicant to pay their licensing fees with a credit card (American Express, VISA or MasterCard) or debit card (with the VISA or MasterCard logo) and, after submitting the application, schedule their license examination. 

To complete the license application, all the applicant needs to do is follow the steps noted below. This is truly an interactive service that will send your license application and fees via the Internet to the CDI. By using the Fast Licensing Application Service is Here (FLASH) service, the applicant will complete the license application and pay the application and examination fees. Very soon after submitting the application, the CDI will send an e-mail confirming receipt of the application. At that time, the CDI's e-mail will provide instructions for the applicant to schedule, through the Internet, his or her license examination at a time, location and date that is convenient.

Please follow the steps noted below to complete an application online and schedule your license examination.

Step 1
Who is eligible to use the FLASH Service?

Step 2
What items are needed to access the FLASH Service?

Step 3
How to complete the FLASH Application?

Step 4
Steps to Follow After Submitting the FLASH Application

Step 5
Fast Licensing Application Service is Here (FLASH)

Step 6
Checklist Page

• Resident Applicant: [If there are required documents listed in the Checklist, the Checklist and required documents must be taken to the CDI Examination Site. If you are taking an exam at a PSI test center you will need to send the additional required documents to the California Department of Insurance, Attn: License Application, 320 Capitol Mall, Sacramento, CA 95814]   
• Nonresident Applicant: [If the Checklist indicated there are required documents needed, the Checklist and the documents are to be mailed to the CDI.]

Step 7

The new examination scheduling service PSI, provides links to their procedures to schedule an examination either online or by telephone.

FLASH Frequently Asked Questions

The Fast Licensing Application Service is Here (FLASH) service allows all resident and nonresident license applicants to log-on to the CDI's Web site to apply for a license online. This process will expedite your license application. With the FLASH service, many delays associated with the manual processing of the application will be eliminated. The FLASH service will provide the license applicant with a confirmation that the CDI received the license application. This confirmation will provide the applicant with the date the application was received by the CDI, the date the fees were submitted, and allow for the applicant to schedule his or her license examination at a time, date and location that is convenient. Use the FLASH service to process your license application quickly!

*All resident and some nonresident applicants who file for an insurance license will be required to obtain fingerprint impressions.

If you have examination scheduling questions please call PSI at (877) 392-6422 to speak with a Consumer Service Representative Monday through Friday between 4:30 a.m. and 7:00 p.m. and Saturday, between 8:00 a.m. and 2:00 p.m., Pacific Time.