The following table shows the fees charged by each state for filing a Foreign Uniform Application. Please note that, due to retaliatory statutes, the ultimate amount of fees you pay in any state may be more than the amount indicated below.
Updates to the information will be noted with a " * " next to the state name and edits will italicized and bolded.
Last Update: 10/31/2023
State | Filing Fees | Payee | Instructions |
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AL |
Expansion: Foreign Corporate Amendment: The following fees are to be submitted electronically at https://appengine.egov.com/apps/al/aldoi/examiners. |
Alabama DOI Checks made payable to the Commissioner of Insurance |
Remit $2,000 fee at https://appengine.egov.com/apps/al/aldoi/examiners. |
AK |
Expansion: $2,250 or retaliatory, whichever is greater. Foreign Corporate Amendment: |
Alaska Division of Insurance |
Submit payment via OPTINS or by mailing a check (including backup with company name, NAIC #, and application #) to: Alaska Division of Insurance |
AZ |
Expansion: Expansion Application: Articles of Incorporation $175.00 Filing Fee. Do not submit Artilces Fees to DIFI. Foreign Corporate Amendment: Amended Certificate of Authority (Name Change, Redomestication, Add/Delete Lines) fee - $225.00 (if not amending Bylaws $195.00). Articles for name change/redomestications - $175.00. Do not submit Articles fees to DIFI. Articles for other types of changes - $25.00. Do not submit Articles fees to DIFI. |
Arizona Department of Insurance and Financial Institutions Arizona Corporation Commission Arizona Department of Insurance and Financial Institutions Arizona Corporation Commission |
Arizona Department of Insurance and Financial Institutions OPTins (ARIZONA APPLICATION/RENEWAL FEES) or Mail check made payable to the Arizona Department of Insurance and Financial Institutions. Note the payment method in the application cover letter. |
AR |
Expansion: $1,000 or retaliatory, whichever is greater Foreign Corporate Amendment: $500.00 |
Arkansas Insurance Department Trust Fund |
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CA |
Expansion App: $4,656 Foreign Corporate Amendment: |
Make checks payable to: California Department of Insurance and mail to California Department of Insurance |
Application fee should be mailed with a cover letter. Application can be submitted electronically to CAB-SF-Intake@insurance.ca.gov |
CO |
Expansion: $500 nonrefundable processing fee |
Payable to: Colorado Division of Insurance |
Mails checks with application. |
CT |
Expansion: $220 for filing all documents prerequisite to the issuance of a license. Foreign Corporate Amendment: $200 subject to retaliation. Do not prepay. Department will invoice the Company for the fee. |
Treasurer - State of Connecticut | Fee should NOT be included with the application. An invoice will be sent to the applicant for appropriate filing fee. |
DE |
Expansion: $1,000 (or retaliatory, whichever is greater) for filing application for initial Certificate of Authority, including all documents submitted as part of such application. $150 (or retaliatory, whichever is greater) issuance fee for the Certificate of Authority. Foreign Corporate Amendment: Refer to 18 Del. C. § 701 |
Make checks payable to:
Delaware Department of Insurance Make checks payable to Delaware Department of Insurance 1351 West North Street, Dover, DE 19904. |
UCAA Expansion Applications and Corporate Amendments should be submitted electronically, and the application fee (check) should be mailed with a cover letter and application number. Go to our webpage at https://insurance.delaware.gov/divisions/berg/ or contact us at BERG@Delaware.gov with any questions. |
DC |
Expansion: $500 Foreign Corporate Amendment: |
Make checks payable to: District of Columbia Treasurer Mail Fees To: |
Kathy Alexander Mail Correspondence To: |
FL | Primary* & Expansion App: $1,500 Filing Fee $1,000 Company License Tax Primary App: *If a redomestication and company is already licensed in Florida and license tax is current, $1,500 filing fee only. |
Make checks payable and mail directly to: Department of Financial Services P.O. Box 6100 Tallahassee, Florida 32314-6100 |
Applicants are required to include the following codes on each check:
Primary & Expansion App: |
GA |
Expansion: Pursuant to Bulletin 20-EX-8, a processing fee of $5 will be added to each transaction. Foreign Corporate Amendment: Adding and/or Deleting Lines of Business - $80 |
Georgia DOI Suite 904, West Tower 2 MLK, Jr. Drive Atlanta, GA 30334 |
Application fee and processing fee should accompany application. |
HI | Effective May 28, 2015 Initial Application Fee $900 (due at time of application) C/A Issuance Fee $600 |
Make check payable to: Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs. |
Contacts: Irene Baek (808) 586-3870 ibaek@dcca.hawaii.gov |
ID |
Expansion: Surplus less than $10M: $1,000 Foreign Corporate Amendment: None |
Idaho Department of Insurance |
Contact: doi.companyactivities@doi.idaho.gov |
IL |
Expansion: Filing all documents for Expansion Application/Admission $5,000
Foreign Corporate Amendment: Admissions Fee $5,000 |
Illinois Department of Insurance |
If for a Property and Casualty company, make check made payable to the: Illinois Department of Insurance, and mail to the attention of: Marcy Savage, Deputy Director Corporate Reg Section, 320 West Washington Street, 4th Floor, Springfield, IL 62767-0001 If for a Life Accident and Health company, a Fraternal, HMOs, LHSOs same as above but mail check to the attention of: |
IN |
Upon receipt of application an invoice will be forwarded for the required filing fees. Schedule of Fees, Taxes, Deposits etc. located at https://www.in.gov/idoi/files/2023.07.25-Schedule-of-Company-Fees.pdf |
All filing fees are to be paid electronically via NAIC OPTins or SIRCON for States. Request fees not be remitted prior to receiving an invoice. |
Provided on invoice. |
IA |
Expansion: Foreign Corporate Amendment: $50 for filing amended articles or retaliatory fee, whichever is greater. $25 for Certificate of Authority or retaliatory fee, whichever is greater, for a total of $75 or retaliatory. |
Iowa Insurance Division |
Make checks payable to Iowa Insurance Division. Mail check with cover letter, making sure to include the name of company and purpose of the fees. |
KS |
Larger of $500 or retaliatory amount, nonrefundable fee due at the time of application submission.
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Checks are made payable to the Kansas Insurance Department. |
Mail check with application. If the larger admission fee is $500, additional fees will be required only if the Certificate of Authority is approved. If the larger admission fee is the retaliatory amount, no additional fees will be required. |
KY | Domestic Companies Charter Documents $100 Original Certificate of Authority $500 Total $600 Foreign Companies Annual Statement $100 Charter Documents $100 Original Certificate of Authority $500 Total $700 Or retaliatory fee, whichever is greater. |
Checks are made payable to Kentucky State Treasurer and forwarded with the application. | |
LA |
Expansion: Application fee is calculated as follows: Foreign Corporate Amendment: |
Make Checks Payable to: Louisiana Department of Insurance. Mail to: Louisiana Department of Insurance |
Checks are made payable to the Louisiana Department of Insurance. The check for Policy Form Review must be a separate check. |
ME |
Primary App: $1,000 |
Make Checks Payable to: |
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MD |
Expansion: Dollar amounts for fees are set forth in the Insurance Article of Annotated Code of Maryland in Sections 2-112, 2-112.1 and 2-113. Fees for Health Maintenance Organizations are set forth in Section 19-709 of Article Health General of the Annotated Code of Maryland. Foreign Corporate Amendment: There is no fee for a name change. If the By-Laws and Articles of Incorporation changed, there is a $10 fee for each document. Per Section 6-303, fees are subject to retaliatory tax. |
Maryland Insurance |
Expansion App: Erin Nickles |
MA |
Primary App: $1,000 |
Checks payable to: Massachusetts Division of Insurance |
Application filing fees must accompany the application. The issuance fee will be billed if the applicant is approved for licensure. |
MI |
Expansion: Expansion Apps: Certificate of Authority Issuance Fee, $25 or retaliatory whichever is the greater amount Foreign Corporate Amendment: Retaliatory fees charged pursuant to Section 500.476a. |
Make checks payable to “The State of Michigan” Department of Insurance and Financial Services |
Application filing fees must accompany the application. The issuing fees will be billed if the applicant is approved for licensure. |
MN |
Expansion: Expansion Apps: Foreign Corporate Amendment: No fees for corporate amendments themselves, however, filing articles/amendments are $100 and filing bylaws/amendments is $75. |
Minnesota Department of Commerce |
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MS |
Expansion: Expansion App: $1,000 Foreign Corporate Amendment: License Amendment - $25 |
MS Insurance Department |
If additional fees are required they will be invoice upon the processing of the application. |
MO |
Expansion: Admission Fee - $1,000.00 Foreign Corporate Amendment: $150 per corporate amendment |
DCI |
Mail check with documentation of application or invoice can be paid electronically after application submitted. Include notation on check stating company name and “Application fee”. |
MT |
Expansion: $1,900 or retaliatory, whichever is greater. Foreign Corporate Amendment: None |
Commissioner of Insurance |
Submit payment with the application payable to the Commissioner of Insurance State of Montana |
*NE |
§44-114 Nonrefundable Preadmission |
Nebraska DOI OR PO Box 95087 |
Kristy Hadden, Company Administrator Effective Immediately: |
NV |
http://doi.nv.gov/Insurers/Company-Admissions/ Click on Application Fees |
Nevada Division of Insurance |
Mail check for application fees to the Nevada Division of Insurance. If paying by ACH, an ACH Deposit Form must be submitted at time of payment. Address any ACH questions to Kimberly Aubert at (775) 687-0782. |
NH |
Expansion: Expansion Application Fee is the larger of $1,000 or retaliatory amount. Foreign Corporate Amendment: All fees are retaliatory and non-refundable |
Make check payable to New Hampshire Insurance Department New Hampshire Insurance Department |
Expansion App: Please submit proper payment according to company’s state of domicile. See state specific page for fees. Linda Zalinskie |
NJ |
Expansion: Expansion App:
Foreign Corporate Amendment: Non-Life/Health: $500 for adding a line of business |
Payable to the New Jersey State Treasurer Non Life/Health Life/Health |
Fee is submitted with the application. |
NM |
Expansion: $1,000 Nonrefundable
Foreign Corporate Amendment: Amended Certificate of Authority – $200 |
Office of Superintendent of Insurance P.O. Box 1689 Santa Fe, NM 87504-1689 |
Make check payable to: Office of Superintendent of Insurance or OSI Please refer to the OSI website for more information regarding fees at https://www.osi.state.nm.us/pages/bureaus/company/resources/fees |
NY |
$10 fee for initial issuance of license |
All filing fees are payable to the “Superintendent of Financial Services” and must be remitted to the Office of General Counsel in Albany. | |
NC |
Certificate of Authority Application fee (due at time of application) |
Make checks payable to: |
Mail check with application. |
ND |
Expansion: Larger of $500 or retaliatory amount Foreign Corporate Amendment: Amended Certificate of Authority – $50 or Retaliatory Fee |
Commissioner |
Company Licensing and Examination Division |
OH | Strictly Retaliatory | Ohio DOI Risk Assessment 50 W. Town Street, Suite 300 Columbus, OH 43215 |
Primary & Expansion Apps: Corporate Amendment Apps: |
OK |
Primary App (Paper Filing): |
Oklahoma Insurance Department Check payable to: Oklahoma Insurance Department State Specific Information Legal References Contact |
Expansion App: Filing fees should be mailed to the Oklahoma Insurance Department with a cover letter identifying the company name, NAIC CoCode, application tracking number, and a detailed explanation for any additional paperwork/check mailed to the Department. |
OR | Larger of $2,500 or retaliatory, nonrefundable amount | Oregon Department of Consumer & Business Services Insurance Division 350 Winter Street NE, Room 440 Salem, OR 97301-3883 |
Mail check with application. |
PA |
Expansion: $2,500 Foreign Corporate Amendment: Dependent upon the type of Certificate of Authority amendment. Please see requirements at Filing Fees on : http://www.insurance.pa.gov/Companies/DoingBusiness/Pages/Filing%20Fees… |
Checks should be made payable to the “PA Department of Insurance” and should be mailed to: Pennsylvania Insurance Department, Company Licensing Division, 1345 Strawberry Square, Harrisburg, PA 17120. |
Please mail check with application to: |
PR |
Expansion: To be authorized the Insurer/Reinsurer must pass through two phases: First phase: $350 to evaluate the application. After this Office approves the first phase the Insurer/Reinsurer must comply with other requirements and additional fees are required. Foreign Corporate Amendment: None |
Checks payable to:
Secretary of Treasury |
Office of the Commissioner of Insurance of Puerto Rico |
RI |
Expansion:$1200 Foreign Corporate Amendment: |
Rhode Island General Treasurer |
Pursuant to RIGL §27-2-17(a), foreign company fees are retaliatory if the company’s state of domicile would charge a Rhode Island insurance company a higher fee for a like transaction. |
SC |
Expansion: Strictly Retaliatory Foreign Corporate Amendment: Strictly retaliatory except for adding a line of authority, which is $400.00 for each line of business to be added. |
South Carolina DOI |
Deonna G. Rogers Stacy Johnson |
SD |
Expansion: |
Checks Payable to SD Division of Insurance |
File expansion applications electronically through UCAA |
TN |
Expansion: |
Tennessee Department of Commerce and Insurance |
We prefer company licensing fees to be paid online via the NAIC OPTins system. Otherwise, make hardcopy checks payable to |
TX |
Expansion: $0 Foreign Corporate Amendment: $0
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UT |
Expansion: Expansion App: $1,000 filing fee if UCAA electronic filing or $1,025 filing fee if UCAA non-electronic filing. Foreign Corporate Amendment: |
Utah Insurance Department |
Check is made payable to the Utah Insurance Department. |
VT |
Expansion Application Fee (alien, foreign, reciprocal, HMO’s, fraternal): $200 |
Vermont Department of Financial Regulation |
Send check to: Include retaliatory fees |
VA |
Expansion: Foreign Corporate Amendment: The Bureau of Insurance does not impose a filing fee. Items filed with the Clerk’s Office of the Virginia State Corporation Commission may incur a filing fee. |
Payable to: Treasurer of Virginia |
Mail a check for the application fee along with a cover letter to the Bureau of Insurance. The application will not become eligible for review until the Bureau receives and has processed the check. |
WA |
Expansion: Expansion Applications - $275 or retaliatory, whichever is greater.
Foreign Corporate Amendment: All fees retaliatory. |
US Mail: Overnight: |
Please file expansion applications electronically via UCAA and mail the application fee payment with a cover letter at the time of filing. |
WV |
Expansion: Foreign Corporate Amendment: |
WV Offices of the Insurance Commissioner or |
If the application is filed in hard-copy, then the filing fee must accompany it. If the application is filed electronically, then the filing fee must be sent to our Payee address along with an explanatory cover letter. |
WI |
Expansion: Application Fee: Larger of $400 or retaliatory amount. Foreign Corporate Amendment: |
US Mail: Overnight: |
Mail check with application. |
WY |
Expansion: Larger of $750 or retaliatory amount Upon approval of the application, an assessment for the Department’s budget will need to be paid before a Certificate of Authority is issued. The assessment amount varies depending on the amount of the Department’s budget. Foreign Corporate Amendment: |
Wyoming DOI |
Make checks payable to: |