Wisconsin Agent Appointment Renewal Invoices Due 2026
Summary
The Wisconsin Office of the Commissioner of Insurance (OCI) has issued a bulletin regarding agent appointment renewal invoices due in 2026. Insurance companies must process renewals electronically through the National Insurance Producer Registry (NIPR) by March 15, 2026.
What changed
The Wisconsin Office of the Commissioner of Insurance (OCI) has issued a bulletin detailing the process for agent appointment renewals for 2026. All renewals will be handled electronically via the National Insurance Producer Registry (NIPR). The key deadline for companies is December 15, 2025, by which all agent terminations must be submitted to exclude them from the renewal invoice. Companies that fail to pay the renewal invoice by March 15, 2026, will have all agent appointments terminated.
Insurance companies with Wisconsin agent appointments must ensure they are set up to process these renewals electronically through NIPR. They need to submit all agent terminations by December 15, 2025, to avoid them appearing on the renewal invoice. The renewal invoice and agent list will be available on NIPR from January 6, 2026, with a payment deadline of March 15, 2026. Failure to meet this payment deadline will result in the termination of all active appointments, requiring new appointment fees to be paid to reactivate them. Companies previously exempt from electronic processing must now set up an NIPR account.
What to do next
- Submit all agent terminations by December 15, 2025, to exclude them from the 2026 renewal invoice.
- Ensure NIPR account is set up for electronic processing if previously exempt.
- Pay the agent appointment renewal invoice by March 15, 2026.
Penalties
If the renewal invoice is not paid by the March 15, 2026 deadline, all agent appointments will be terminated and will require new initial appointment fees to be reinstated.
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OCI > Bulletin, November 07, 2025, Wisconsin Agent Appointment Renewal Invoices Due 2026
Bulletin, November 07, 2025, Wisconsin Agent Appointment Renewal Invoices Due 2026
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Last Updated: November 7, 2025
Date: November 7, 2025
To: Insurance Companies with Wisconsin Agent Appointments
From: Nathan Houdek, Commissioner of Insurance
Subject: Wisconsin Agent Appointment Renewal Invoices due 2026
Bulletin20251107AgentAppointmentRenewal.pdf
The Wisconsin Office of the Commissioner of Insurance (OCI) will process all company appointments electronically through the National Insurance Producer Registry (NIPR). The appointment renewal invoice will include all resident/nonresident appointment renewals.
All agents will appear on the renewal list unless the agent was terminated by 11:59 p.m. CST on December 15, 2025.
DATES & CONSIDERATIONS
- Appointment billings become available, and payments may be submitted starting on January 6, 2026.
- The appointment invoice and a list of agents associated with the invoice will be available on the NIPR website at https://nipr.com/industry-solutions/company-appointment-renewals on the morning of January 6, 2026, through 4:00 p.m. CDT, March 15, 2026.
- Appointment terminations can only be processed for appointments that are shown as active on the Producer Database (PDB) at the time the termination transaction is sent to NIPR.
- Appointments added on or after December 16, 2025, will be assigned a 2027 renewal date and will not be included on this year's invoice.
- The deadline to submit an agent termination is 11:59 p.m. on December 15, 2025. No reconciliation will be allowed on or after December 16, 2025.
- Companies who had previously qualified for OCI exemption from the electronic appointment process will need to set up an account directly with NIPR to submit their appointment transactions. https://nipr.com/industry-solutions/company-appointment-renewals.
- If the company fails to pay the renewal invoice by the March 15, 2026, deadline, all agent appointments will be terminated. To activate those appointments, the company will need to reappoint and pay initial appointment fees again via https://nipr.com/industry-solutions/appointment-and-terminations.
- NIPR transaction processing fees are nonrefundable.
- By using NIPR's electronic appointment renewals, the NIPR invoice will be updated as paid, and the transactions to renew will be forwarded to OCI within 24 business hours.
- NIPR will display the invoices as paid once payment is received.
- The appointee must hold an “Intermediary (Agent) Individual" license class on PDB. The License Class PDB/PIN Codes are 9294/9294. RECONCILIATION INFORMATION
Companies with an NAIC Co Code wishing to reconcile their appointments with OCI may obtain a list of agents via the Company Appointment Report (CAR) before the appointment renewal invoices are created. https://nipr.com/industry-solutions/company-appointment-renewals.
Terminations can be made through the Interactive Appointment and Termination Application. https://nipr.com/industry-solutions/appointment-and-terminations.
If an invoice appears to be inaccurate, please do not pay. Contact NIPR at Support@NIPR.com.
PAYMENT/FEE INFORMATION
Payments for OCI appointment renewals must be received by NIPR through one of the following electronic options:
- Credit Card
- If you are paying by credit card (Visa, Mastercard, or American Express), the process will be entirely electronic, and a receipt will be displayed that can be printed for your records. There is a $60,000 limit on credit card payments. If your invoice exceeds the limit, you must choose an alternative payment method.
- Electronic Check
A few banks or credit unions may not offer electronic check services. If your bank requires a pre-authorization to use the electronic check service, you will need to provide them with this information: NIPR ACH-9431763793. There is a $20 returned check charge for any electronic check that does not clear the applicant's bank. Additionally, the state will be notified when a payment issue is not promptly resolved, possibly resulting in nonrenewal of appointments or a reversal of renewals until payment is made.
Paper Checks are NOT AcceptedCompanies that submit a payment to NIPR via paper check will not have their renewal invoice processed and will have the payment returned to them.
Receipt of a paper check is through a lockbox account, so NIPR may take several days to post the paper check and issue a return check to your company.
NIPR is not responsible if nonrenewal terminations are incurred during this period.
NIPR Transaction Fees
The NIPR renewal processing fee is 1% of the total state fee charged, with a minimum of $5 and a maximum of $1,000.
- For example: For 100 appointments, the State Fee per Appointment Renewal = $10, the Total State Appointment Renewal Fee = $1,000, and the NIPR transaction fee = $10.
Transaction fees must be paid to renew and NIPR processing fees are not refundable .
Wisconsin Office of the Commissioner of Insurance Appointment Renewal Fees
The fee is based on whether the agent is a resident or nonresident of Wisconsin as reported to the Producer Database (PDB). Wisconsin's fee is not based on the resident state of the company.The renewal start date is January 6, 2026, and the renewal end date is March 15, 2026
Resident fee = $16 Nonresident fee = $30
PROCESS BEGINNING JANUARY 6, 2026, when the electronic invoices are on the websiteGo to www.nipr.com
Follow the links to company appointment renewals and sign in using any of your company identifiers:
Company Co Codes FEIN Company name
After entering the necessary identifying information, you can:
Print/pay the invoice View the detailed 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 support@nipr.com.
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