How to Get Your West Virginia Life & Health Insurance License
To get your West Virginia life & health insurance license, you'll take the state exam administered by Pearson VUE and file your application through NIPR. Fingerprints are required (IdentoGO ($44.50)).
Mandatory licensing fee stack
First-time West Virginia resident Life + Health producer path. Explicit $0 rows are included.
- Exam
- $84 per Pearson VUE examination reservation; the official examination selection determines whether the selected Life + Health authorities use one or two reservations
- Application / license
- $50 producer application
- Fingerprint / background
- $47.25 mandatory fingerprint fee
- 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: West Virginia prices each reservation separately and the selected authorities determine the count
LicenseIQ is a West Virginia Offices of the Insurance Commissioner–approved pre-licensing education provider (Provider #238170).
- #114894LicenseIQ WV Life Prelicensing · 20 hours · Self-study · Pre-Licensing Life
- #114895LicenseIQ WV Accident & Sickness PL · 20 hours · Self-study · Pre-Licensing Accident & Sickness
Step-by-step
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- 1Pass the West Virginia L&H exam at Pearson VUE
- 2Apply via NIPR
- 3Schedule + pay IdentoGO fingerprints ($44.50)
- 4Provisional license possible before background returns
Watch-outs
- WV can issue a provisional license before the background check completes.
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Official West Virginia links
- Schedule the West Virginia examPearson VUE
- Apply for your West Virginia licenseNIPR
- Book West Virginia fingerprintsIdentoGO — code 228NS5
- West Virginia Department of InsuranceOfficial source
Frequently asked questions
- Who administers the West Virginia insurance exam?
- The West Virginia life & health insurance exam is administered by Pearson VUE.
- Do I need fingerprints for a West Virginia insurance license?
- Yes — fingerprints are required for West Virginia resident insurance producers (IdentoGO ($44.50)). When you apply — pay at IdentoGO scheduling.
- How do I apply for my West Virginia insurance license?
- Applications are filed through NIPR.
- What does a West Virginia insurance license cost?
- West Virginia mandatory fee stack: Exam: $84 per Pearson VUE examination reservation; the official examination selection determines whether the selected Life + Health authorities use one or two reservations; Application / license: $50 producer application; Fingerprint / background: $47.25 mandatory fingerprint fee; 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.