New Licenses
The Department does not mail licenses. Once a license is issued (in PDF format) you should save and print the license.
- Property/casualty brokers: The following wording has been added to your license: "An insurance broker with the property/casualty line is authorized to act as such with respect to any and every line of authority except life insurance and variable life and variable annuity insurance."
- Life Settlement Providers, and Life Settlement Intermediaries: Online license requests and duplicate license requests are not available.
Print a New License
Use the Producer/Licensee Search application to determine if a license has been issued and to view the license number.
You will use DFS ID credentials and multi-factor authentication (MFA) to access NY LINX, so be sure to have or download an authenticator app (e.g., Google Authenticator or Microsoft Authenticator) on a mobile device before signing in.
- New Producers: You should have received an invitation with a registration link for DFS ID at the email address you provided in the application process. Use the primary email address you provided and the password you created to sign in.
- Returning Producers: You should have received an invitation at your primary licensing email address with a registration link for DFS ID in February 2026. Use the primary email address you provided and the password you created to sign in.
If you have forgotten your DFS ID password use the ‘Forgot Password?’ link in DFS ID to generate a new one-time-use link. If you did not complete your registration, or no longer have access to an email account, visit DFS ID to learn how to get help.
To get started, use the button below and sign in using DFS ID credentials and your MFA authenticator:
Once logged in, you are the Entity Administrator for your license. You can add additional users to your entity to help manage your license in LINX.
Print a Duplicate License
A duplicate license may be requested when a license is lost or destroyed. Before a duplicate license is generated, you will be required to attest that the license was either lost or destroyed. There is a $15.00 fee for duplicate licenses. Credit card payment is the only payment option available.
To get started, sign into NY LINX as instructed above.
Contact Us
If you have a question about using NY LINX, or about licensing in general, email [email protected].
If you have forgotten your DFS ID password use the ‘Forgot Password?’ link in DFS ID to generate a new one-time-use link. If you did not complete your registration, or no longer have access to an email account, visit DFS ID to learn how to get help.