Search Tips Targeted Search by Area Website FAQs Notice of SAI Plus enforcement action. The Texas Department of Insurance began providing on-line renewal of agent licenses at the end of December 2000 after two months of testing. On-line license renewal is part of the Portal Project, a legislatively mandated initiative to bring the benefits of electronic commerce to state agency customers. TDI volunteered to participate in the project.
Electronic commerce is the wave of the future for state licensing agencies.
It offers huge benefits in convenience for our licensees and potential labor cost savings for taxpayers. Texas law requires insurance agents to renew their licenses every two years. Agents may renew on-line if they have received their renewal notices and are within 90 days of their license expiration dates. Agents also may renew by mailing checks and paper forms to TDI, as in the past. The agents will be billed by their credit card companies.