How to Get Your Arkansas Life & Health Insurance License
To get your Arkansas life & health insurance license, you'll take the state exam administered by PSI and file your application through NIPR. No fingerprints are required.
Exam vendor
PSI
Application system
NIPR
Fingerprints
Not required
Mandatory fees
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Mandatory licensing fee stack
First-time Arkansas resident Life + Health producer path. Explicit $0 rows are included.
- Exam
- $50 Life + $50 Health when taken together ($100 total)
- Application / license
- $15 application
- Fingerprint / background
- Required Arkansas State Police background check: $22 online or $25 by mail/in person; no fingerprint card for the state-only check
- Transaction / platform
- Plus NIPR transaction fee shown at checkout
- Other mandatory
- $0 — no other mandatory fee identified for this first-time resident Life + Health producer path
Total: Add the five rows above. When a row varies, the official checkout or appointment quote is the total-setting mechanism.
Conditions: Background-check channel changes the fee; NIPR transaction fee varies at checkout
Step-by-step
- ★Complete your prelicensing education or exam prep. LicenseIQ offers an online prelicensing course and exam prep you can start today.
- 1Pass the Arkansas L&H exam
- 2Apply via NIPR
- 3AID runs a general background check
- 4License issued
Watch-outs
- No fingerprints — one of only 3 such states (AR, IA, KY).
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Official Arkansas links
- Schedule the Arkansas examPSI
- Apply for your Arkansas licenseNIPR
- Arkansas Department of InsuranceOfficial source
Frequently asked questions
- Who administers the Arkansas insurance exam?
- The Arkansas life & health insurance exam is administered by PSI.
- Do I need fingerprints for a Arkansas insurance license?
- No — Arkansas does not require fingerprints for resident insurance producer applicants.
- How do I apply for my Arkansas insurance license?
- Applications are filed through NIPR.
- What does a Arkansas insurance license cost?
- Arkansas mandatory fee stack: Exam: $50 Life + $50 Health when taken together ($100 total); Application / license: $15 application; Fingerprint / background: Required Arkansas State Police background check: $22 online or $25 by mail/in person; no fingerprint card for the state-only check; Transaction / platform: Plus NIPR transaction fee shown at checkout; Other mandatory: $0 — no other mandatory fee identified for this first-time resident Life + Health producer path. Sources were accessed 2026-08-24; variable fees use the official checkout or appointment pricing mechanism.