FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

HIGHLY ANTICIPATED ADDRESS
CHANGE TOOL AVAILABLE
NIPR's ACR Adds Uniformity and Cuts Processing Time

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (July 2, 2007) - The National Insurance Producer Registry (NIPR) is pleased to announce the release of the Address Change Request (ACR), its newest online innovation designed to ease the burden of processing producer address changes.

With more than 2 million licensed individuals holding more than 5 million licenses, producers and state insurance departments process hundreds of thousands address change requests annually. The old process to change addresses differed from state-to-state and often involved time consuming paper forms and manual entry. With ACR, a producer can leverage technology to electronically complete address changes for multiple states using only one form.

The NIPR will not charge transaction fees for this service.

“ACR has been the most anticipated product offering from NIPR because of the tremendous time savings it will offer state insurance departments and licensed producers,” said NIPR Executive Director Maryellen Waggoner. "The ACR is an important piece of the producer licensing puzzle and a pioneering development in support of the National Association of Insurance Commissioner's uniformity initiatives."

Thirty-five jurisdictions are currently available. Producers and authorized users can view the complete list of participating states, and submit individual producer address changes through the NIPR Web site, www.NIPR.com. NIPR plans to have all 50 states and the District of Columbia accessible by the end of the year.

About NIPR

Incorporated in October 1996, the National Insurance Producer Registry (NIPR) is a non-profit affiliate of the National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC). NIPR developed and implemented the Producer Database (PDB) and Electronic Appointments/Terminations (formerly PIN). NIPR is governed by a board of directors structured to include seven members representing the NAIC and six industry members representing a cross section of the insurance industry. For more information, visit NIPR on the Web at: http://www.NIPR.com.

You are currently subscribed to the "NAIC News Release" electronic service.
For information regarding this service, please contact the NAIC Communications Department, 2301 McGee Street, Kansas City, MO 64108, E-mail: news@naic.org.

To unsubscribe from the "NAIC News Release" electronic service, send a blank
e-mail to the News Release service. 

To unsubscribe from all NAIC Electronic Services, send a blank e-mail to NAIC Opt Out services.

[ NIPR Home | NAIC Home | NIPR Contacts | NIPR Help Desk | Privacy Statement

2007 National Insurance Producer Registry. All rights reserved.