DC insurance broker bonds.
$600. Five minutes.
A District insurance broker files a $20,000 surety bond with the Department of Insurance, Securities and Banking (DISB) in support of the broker license. Ours is $600 flat — 3% of the bond amount, the same for every broker. No credit check on this bond.
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Three steps. One sitting.
License bonds are the simplest thing in surety. Here's the entire process:
Apply online
Business details and an effective date. That's the application — no financials, no credit check section.
Pay & e-sign
License bonds like this are among the thousands of bond types that issue right after purchase. At most, 1–2 business days.
File with DISB
Your executed $20,000 bond arrives by email on the DISB surety bond form, ready to file in support of your broker license. Wet-ink original mailed on request.
The whole pricing page.
$20,000 bond × 3% = $600, one-time per term. Fixed amount, fixed price, multi-year if you want it.
What it is and who needs it.
What the bond actually guarantees
The District licenses insurance producers and brokers through the Department of Insurance, Securities and Banking (DISB). An insurance broker bond is a client-protection guarantee — it backs the broker’s honest handling of the premiums and business entrusted to them, in support of the license DISB issues.
It's a three-party arrangement: the broker (the principal), the surety carrier, and the District together with the broker’s clients (the protected parties). If a broker mishandles client funds or violates insurance law, a harmed party can recover against the $20,000 bond.
It is not insurance for you — if the surety pays a claim, you repay the surety. Note that the District’s separate “broker” license is a narrower, legacy category distinct from the standard resident/non-resident producer license; many producers do not need this bond. Confirm with DISB that the broker bond is what your specific license requires before you file.
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Five minutes. The whole thing.
These are the actual issuing fields — no credit check section, because this bond doesn't have one.
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$600 flat, five-minute application, no credit check. Free until issued.