Insurance Agent Permit Requirements in Stamford, CT

1. EIN (Employer Identification Number)

   Required if you have employees or operate as an LLC or corporation. Free from the IRS.

   Official government source

   Free·Immediate (online application)

   Free

   Immediate (online application)

1. Connecticut Department of Revenue Services — Sales Tax Permit

   Required for all businesses selling tangible personal property or taxable services in Connecticut. Connecticut charges a 6.35% state sales tax and taxes certain services (broader base than many states). Register with the Connecticut Department of Revenue Services via myconneCT; a $100 registration fee applies.

   Official government source

   $100 (registration fee)·Immediate (online via myconneCT)

   $100 (registration fee)

   Immediate (online via myconneCT)

2. Connecticut Insurance Agency / Business Entity Producer License

   If you operate as a business entity - LLC, corporation or partnership - rather than as an individual, the entity itself must hold a Business Entity Producer License from the Connecticut Insurance Department in addition to the individual producer licenses of the people selling insurance. The entity license fee is $130 and it renews on January 31 of every even year.

   Official government source

   $130 (business entity producer license)·Renews January 31 every even year; issued after CID reviews the entity application and its designated licensed producer

   $130 (business entity producer license)

   Renews January 31 every even year; issued after CID reviews the entity application and its designated licensed producer

1. Connecticut Insurance Department - Insurance Producer License

   All insurance agents and brokers in Connecticut must be licensed as producers by the Connecticut Insurance Department. The path is pre-licensing education, passing the state licensing examination for each line of authority sought, a background check, and application through the department's licensing system. The department issues separate credentials for an individual producer and for a business entity, so an agency operating as a company needs both its own entity licence and licensed individuals. Renewal cycles differ between the two: the individual producer licence renews biennially in even years, while the business entity producer licence renews every year.

   Official government source

   $140 for an individual producer licence and $130 for a business entity producer licence, plus the separate examination and pre-licensing course fees charged by the testing vendor and course provider·The individual producer licence renews every even year on a biennial cycle; the business entity producer licence renews every year

   $140 for an individual producer licence and $130 for a business entity producer licence, plus the separate examination and pre-licensing course fees charged by the testing vendor and course provider

   The individual producer licence renews every even year on a biennial cycle; the business entity producer licence renews every year

2. Stamford Certificate of Occupancy and category-specific permits (no general business license)

   Stamford requires no general business license, and Connecticut has no statewide one - so nothing is issued annually to be displayed at the place of business. What Stamford does require is a Certificate of Occupancy for the premises from the Building Department, plus whichever category-specific permits fit the business. The city's Permits and Licenses catalogue lists Building Department permits (building, demolition, zoning, signs, temporary tents, contractor registration), Engineering excavation and obstruction permits, and Department of Health licences (annual food establishment, retail food store, mobile food establishment, cosmetology, massage establishment, hotel/motel, public pool, multiple family dwelling, rooming house, refuse trucks). Note the Building Department sits under Operations; Economic Development is a separate office that issues no permits.

   Official government source

   No general business license fee exists; Building, Engineering and Health permit fees are set per category by Stamford's adopted fee schedules·A building permit must be issued or refused within 30 days of application (CGS Sec. 29-263(a)); Health Department licences such as food and cosmetology run annually and require plan review and inspection before issuance

   No general business license fee exists; Building, Engineering and Health permit fees are set per category by Stamford's adopted fee schedules

   A building permit must be issued or refused within 30 days of application (CGS Sec. 29-263(a)); Health Department licences such as food and cosmetology run annually and require plan review and inspection before issuance

Official Sources

• Connecticut Insurance Department — Insurance Producer License
• City of Stamford Department of Building, Land Use & Economic Development

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