NATIONAL INSURANCE PRODUCER REGISTRY (NIPR)

The National Insurance Producer Registry (NIPR) was established in October 1996 as an independent non-profit affiliate of the NAIC. The NIPR is a unique public-private partnership that supports the work of the states and the NAIC in making the producer-licensing process more cost-effective, streamlined and uniform for the benefit of regulators, the insurance industry and the consumers they protect and serve. NIPR developed and implemented the national repository for producer license information (PDB) and established a network to facilitate the electronic exchange of producer information (NIPR Gateway). NIPR is governed by a 13 member board of directors, including six members representing NAIC member states, six members representing industry trade associations (three of which are producer trade associations) and NAIC's CEO or COO.