Terms and Abbreviations

Address Change Request (ACR) Legacy version for individuals in which only physical addresses can be updated and which requires a resident license to use.
Contact Change Request (CCR) Replacement for Address Change Request (ACR) for individuals which will include physical addresses, emails and phone/fax information. CCR does not include business information at this time.
Date of Birth Licensee’s date of birth.
Last Name Last name of licensee. Last name must match what is on PDB.
License Number License number for a specific state on PDB.
License State State which issued the license.
National Producer Number (NPN) A unique numeric value assigned by NIPR to the licensee.
Producer Database (PDB) The Producer Database (PDB) is a central repository of producer licensing information updated on a timely basis by state insurance departments.
Social Security Number (SSN) Unique number assigned by the United States government.
Transaction For the purpose of this document, ‘transaction’ represents data changes that will be sent to a specific state.