How to Get Your Texas Life & Health Insurance License
To get your Texas life & health insurance license, you'll take the state exam administered by Pearson VUE and file your application through TDI via NIPR/Sircon. Fingerprints are required (IdentoGO ($44.20 total)).
Exam vendor
Pearson VUE
Application system
TDI via NIPR/Sircon
Fingerprints
Required — IdentoGO ($44.20 total)
Mandatory fees
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Mandatory licensing fee stack
First-time Texas resident Life + Health producer path. Explicit $0 rows are included.
- Exam
- $49 General Lines Life, Accident & Health exam
- Application / license
- $50 agent application
- Fingerprint / background
- $44.20 IdentoGO fingerprints
- Transaction / platform
- Plus NIPR or Sircon 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: NIPR or Sircon transaction fee varies at checkout
Step-by-step
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- 1Pass the Texas L&H exam at Pearson VUE
- 2Apply via NIPR/Sircon ($50)
- 3THEN schedule IdentoGO fingerprints ($44.20)
- 4License issued after background clears
Watch-outs
- Submit the application BEFORE booking prints — per FBI rules TDI can't match early prints. Exam results valid 12 months.
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Official Texas links
- Schedule the Texas examPearson VUE
- Apply for your Texas licenseNIPR or Sircon
- Book Texas fingerprintsIdentoGO — code emailed after you apply
- Texas Department of InsuranceOfficial source
Frequently asked questions
- Who administers the Texas insurance exam?
- The Texas life & health insurance exam is administered by Pearson VUE.
- Do I need fingerprints for a Texas insurance license?
- Yes — fingerprints are required for Texas resident insurance producers (IdentoGO ($44.20 total)). AFTER application (FBI requires app on file).
- How do I apply for my Texas insurance license?
- Applications are filed through TDI via NIPR/Sircon.
- What does a Texas insurance license cost?
- Texas mandatory fee stack: Exam: $49 General Lines Life, Accident & Health exam; Application / license: $50 agent application; Fingerprint / background: $44.20 IdentoGO fingerprints; Transaction / platform: Plus NIPR or Sircon 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.