For Producers

You're moving to another state

When you’re licensed as a Washington state resident and moving to another state

You will need to cancel your Washington state resident license in order to obtain a resident license from your new home state.

NOTICE: Effective March 1, 2022, we will no longer issue letters of clearance.

If you'll be transacting insurance business in Washington after you've moved to another state

If it has been 30 days or less since your Washington resident license was cancelled

  1. Obtain a resident license from your new home state.
  2. Send a fax to 360-586-2019 or send us a request for your non-resident Washington license.

You will not have to complete a new application or pay new license fees if your request is received within 30 days of the cancellation of your Washington state resident license.

Your request for a new non-resident license needs to include:

  • Notice that your Washington state license status has changed from resident to non-resident.
  • Your name and WAOIC number.
  • Your old resident and mailing addresses.
  • Your new resident and mailing addresses.
  • A copy of your new resident license. We will not verify your new resident licensure online. You must provide a copy.

If it has been more than 30 days since your Washington resident license was cancelled

  1. Obtain a resident license from your new home state.
  2. Send a fax to 360-586-2019 or send us a message with your new resident address information before you try to submit your application. We will need to modify your license record internally before our online system will allow you to list a new resident state on your application.
  3. Complete your new application and pay new license fees (fortress.wa.gov).

When you have a Washington state non-resident license and resident license from another state and are changing your resident state

Send us notice via fax or email within 30 days of changing your home state and we will update our non-resident record accordingly. Remember, your non-resident license with Washington state is granted based on you holding an active resident license with another state. Be sure we can verify your new resident license status online.