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See below for step-by-step instructions to complete your annual licence renewal through the Insurance Council's online portal. You can opt to view a short video overview of the annual licence renewal process below or a more detailed tutorial video for the corresponding section.
Log in to Annual Licence Renewal
For agencies and firms: How to submit payment in bulk for multiple licences, (e.g., an agency or firm submitting payment on behalf of licensees authorized to represent the agency or firm).
Prepaid accounts: A prepaid account will need to be set up with the Insurance Council's Finance team (accounting@insurancecouncilofbc.com) with funds deposited into the account (via credit card or EFT) before it can be selected as a payment option. Prepaid accounts are for annual licence fees only and any funds remaining in the prepaid account will be returned to the agency/firm after the late renewal period is over. Please note that any agency or firm wishing to use EFT must set-up a prepaid account with the accounting team; EFT payments will not be an option without a prepaid account. In order to be eligible for a prepaid account, an agency or firm must be submitting fees for a minimum of 40 licences.
Credit card (Visa/Mastercard/Amex) and Interac Online: Payments are submitted via Moneris's payment processing site. As the Moneris site is external, please be patient as our online portal redirects you to the Moneris site. There is no maximum for the number of fees that can be paid at once, but the site may load more slowly the greater the number of fees being paid in the same transaction, so please use a small number of fees per transaction. If you have a large number of licensees to pay for, please consider using a prepaid account instead.
Note: If you are submitting annual licence fees for multiple licences that you hold (i.e., two individual licences or an individual licence and an agency or firm licence), you will need to first follow the steps for Completing an Annual Licence Renewal for a Licence noted above, as declarations must be submitted for each licence prior to payment.
For an agency or firm licence, you can select that the fee will be paid as part of a bulk payment. This allows the nominee to complete the renewal for the agency or firm, but the fee can be paid by someone with delegate access to the agency or firm's profile. If you hold an agency/firm and individual licence, the system will not detect that you have multiple licences to pay for if you use the bulk payment option, so please make sure that you have added all of the fees you need to pay. Once annual licence renewal is complete, a system-generated email confirming completion is sent and the next renewal date will be updated to June 1, 2027 on the public Insurance Licensee Directory. Licensees can download or print an updated licence certificate from their online portal accounts.