April 1, 2014

Connecticut Appointment Renewals for 2014

Key Information:

In 2014 Connecticut will process all appointment renewals electronically through the National Insurance Producer Registry (NIPR).

Appointment renewal date begins May 1st, 2014 and ends June 30th, 2014.
Appointment renewals will be electronically processed through NIPR.
Only appointments with active licenses on Producer Database (PDB) will be renewed. If there is an inactive license on PDB, they will not be included in the invoice.
Appointment renewal invoices and the list of appointment renewals due will be available on the NIPR website beginning 8:00 AM CDT May 1st, 2014 through 4:00 PM CDT June 30th, 2014.
All appointments must be renewed by June 30th, 2014 or the appointment will become Inactive.
All terminations must be completed by April 15th, 2014 to ensure they will not be included on appointment renewal invoices.
Appointment terminations can only be processed for appointments that are shown as active on the PDB at the time the termination transaction is sent to NIPR.
All producers and agencies with active appointment(s) on PDB, as of April 28th, 2014, will be included on the appointment renewal invoices for companies that have active licenses in Connecticut.
Terminations can be made by NIPR Subscribers through the Interactive Appointment/Termination Application or the Company Appointment Reconciliation Report (CARR). If you are not a subscriber, please contact NIPR at 816-783-8467 or marketing@nipr.com for subscription information. You may also utilize the services of a NIPR Authorized Business Partner http://www.nipr.com/general/business-partners.htm.
Any new appointments that are not included on the renewal invoices will be included on the July quarterly and then again at the next renewal period.
Appointment Renewal and NIPR fees are non-refundable.
By using NIPR's Electronic Appointment Renewals, you can be assured that the NIPR invoice will be updated as paid, and the transactions to renew will be forwarded to the state within twenty-four (24) business hours.
NIPR will display the invoices as paid, once payment is received.

Company Appointment Renewable License Classes

Producer (PDB/PIN code 3)
Fraternal Agent (PDB/PIN code 51)

(All LOA’s)

IMPORTANT PAYMENT INFORMATION

Payments for Appointment Renewals must be received by NIPR through the Electronic Options made available.

NOTE: NO PAPER CHECKS:

Companies that submit a payment to NIPR via paper check will not have their renewal invoice processed and will have the payment returned to them.
Since receipt of a paper check is through a lock box account, NIPR may take several days to post the paper check and issue a return check to your company.
- NIPR is not responsible if late fees or non-renewal terminations are incurred during this period

NIPR Fees

1% of total state fees charged

Minimum $5.00 / Maximum $1,000.00

Example:

# of appts:
100

State Fee per Appt Renewal:
$20.00

Total State Appt Renewal fee:
$2,000.00

NIPR Transaction fee would be 1% of the State Appointment Renewal Fee of $2,000 = $20.00

NIPR renewal fee are based on the number of appointment renewals on the invoice

State Premium Tax Rate Fees
State of Domicile	Renewal Start Date	Renewal End Date	$ 0	$ 20	$ 80	$ 100
ALABAMA	May 1, 2014	June 30, 2014		X (A&H)	X (P&C, LIFE)
ALASKA			X
ARIZONA			X
ARKANSAS					X
CALIFORNIA					X
CONNECTICUT						X
COLORADO			X
DELAWARE					X
FLORIDA					X
GEORGIA					X
HAWAII			X
IDAHO					X
ILLINOIS			X
INDIANA			X
IOWA				X
KANSAS					X
KENTUCKY					X
LOUISIANA					X
MAINE					X
MARYLAND			X
MASSACHUSETTS					X
MICHIGAN				X
MINNESOTA					X
MISSISSIPPI					X
MISSOURI			X
MONTANA			X
NEBRASKA				X
NEVADA					X
NEW HAMPSHIRE				X
NEW JERSEY					X
NEW MEXICO					X
NEW YORK			X
NORTH CAROLINA					X
NORTH DAKOTA					X
OHIO				X
OKLAHOMA					X
OREGON			X
PENNSYLVANIA					X
RHODE ISLAND			X
SOUTH CAROLINA				X
SOUTH DAKOTA					X
TENNESSEE					X
TEXAS				X
UTAH					X
VERMONT					X
VIRGINIA					X
WASHINGTON					X
WASHINGTON DC				X
WEST VIRGINIA					X
WISCONSIN					X
WYOMING				X

Payment Method and other Fees
Credit Card	If you are paying by credit card (Visa, MasterCard, or American Express) the process will be entirely electronic. Please note there is a $60,000.00 limit on Credit Card payments. If your invoice exceeds $60,000.00, you must choose an alternative payment method. If you have questions regarding the other methods, please call NIPR Customer Service. An appropriate receipt will be displayed for you to print for your records.
Electronic Check	A few banks or credit unions may not participate in electronic check services If your bank needs a pre-authorization to use this electronic check service you will need to provide your financial institution with this information: NIPR ACH-9431763793. There is a $25.00 returned check charge for any electronic check that does not clear the applicant’s bank. Additionally, the state will be notified if any issue with payment is not promptly resolved, possibly resulting in non-renewal of appointments or a reversal of renewals, until payment is made.
PayPal Account

NIPR fees are not refundable.

Process beginning May 1, 2014 when the electronic invoices are on the website:

On the Internet, go to www.nipr.com
Follow the links to company appointment renewals and sign-in using your company identifiers: company Cocodes, FEIN, and/or company name
After entering the necessary identifying information, you can:
- Print/Pay the Invoice
- View the detail report of appointment renewals
- Print the Report
- Download the Report as text (delimited)
- Download the Report as XML.
Help screens and NIPR Customer Support are available to guide you through the process.

If you have any questions regarding this new appointment renewal process, contact:

NIPR Customer Service at 855-674-6477 or abpdirect@nipr.com
CT Insurance Dept - Licensing Division cid.licensing@ct.gov.