Citizens sells policies through independent partner agencies and their appointed agents. Roughly 4,500 agencies currently are appointed with Citizens. Agencies can request appointment with Citizens through myAgency, Citizens’ agency management system.

Individual agents seeking to sell and service Citizens policies must be appointed by an established Citizens agency. You can find Citizens agencies in your area by searching the Agent Lookup tool.

For more information, contact our Agency Field Management team.

How to Join Citizens

Thank you for your interest in becoming a Citizens agent.

Watch the Citizens Agency Appointment Process video for step-by-step instructions.

Agency Appointment

Agencies seeking appointment with Citizens must meet the following requirements:

• Registered with the Florida Department of Financial Services (DFS) through e-Appoint
• DFS agency registration/licensing number for each location
• Active Errors and Omissions policy with limits of at least $1 million/$1 million that covers all appointed agents.
• Register with Citizens through myAgency.
  • Only agency principals or their designees can complete an agency appointment application.

Agent Appointment

Only agency principals or their designees whose agencies are established with Citizens can appoint agents. Agents must meet the following additional requirements to be appointed with Citizens:

• 2-20 or 20-44 Florida resident agent license or a 9-20 or 90-44 nonresident agent license.
• Appointment with at least three authorized insurers writing one or more of the following lines of business:
  • Personal Residential
  • Commercial Residential
  • Commercial Nonresidential Property

For a list of companies currently writing new business in Florida, view the Eligible Company Matrix.

Agency principals and their designees can appoint agents through myAgency.

• Appointed agents must complete the New Agent Onboarding curriculum. This six-module training will be assigned to to them following the initial application submission.
• A $125 appointment fee is required for each agent appointed. This fee is due annually and can be paid through myAgency.

Register Your Agency

To request agency appointment with Citizens, agency principals must register with myAgency.* You will need the following information to begin you myAgency registration:

• Agency name and type
• Federal Tax Identification Number (TIN)
• Agency principal contact information

Once registered, you will need the following information to appoint agents:

• DFS license numbers for all appointed agents and LCRs
• Proof of an Errors & Omissions insurance policy with limits of at least $1 million/$1 million that covers all appointed agents
• Agency W-9
• Bank account information for electronic commission disbursement

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