The following are the requirements for licensing of insurance agents:
National Identification Card or Passport of applicant.
Evidence of the required qualification in insurance for the Principal Officer which shall include either of the following:
a) Certificate of Proficiency (COP) or Executive Certificate of Proficiency (ECOP),
b) COP exemption certificate issued by the College of Insurance,
c) Insurance professional qualification from an approved organization,
d) Bachelor of Commerce (Insurance Option) from a recognized University
Certificate of registration of business names or Certificate of incorporation (in case of corporate agents).
The Principal Officer is allowed to represent only one insurance entity at a time.
The license fee of Ksh. 1,000. An existing agent is required to pay a license renewal fee of Ksh. 1,000 on or before 30th September 2024. A late license renewal application shall attract a penalty of Ksh. 1,000
The eCitizen Portal does not support bulk payments by insurers and hence agents should make their individual payments .
