Contract Search Resources

The more information you have to make a decision, the stronger it will be. The NICB encourages you to do your research before accepting offers for contractor services. If you need a contractor, it's important to use the resources available to you.

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StateInsurance DepartmentContractor Licensing Lookup
AlabamaDepartment of InsuranceState of Alabama Home Builders Licensure Board
AlaskaDivision of InsuranceCorporations, Business & Professional Licensing
ArizonaDepartment of Insurance and Financial InstitutionsArizona Registrar of Contractors
ArkansasInsurance DepartmentArkansas State Government
CaliforniaCalifornia Department of InsuranceContractors State License Board
ColoradoDepartment of Regulatory AgenciesSecretary of State, Business Database Search
ConnecticutInsurance DepartmentSecretary of State, Business Records Search
DelawareDepartment of InsuranceDepartment of Revenue
District of ColumbiaDepartment of Insurance, Securities, & BankingDepartment of Licensing and Consumer Protection
FloridaOffice of Insurance RegulationFlorida Department of Business and Professional
GeorgiaOffice of Insurance and Safety Fire CommissionerSecretary of State, Licensing
Guam Contractors Licensing Board
HawaiiInsuranceContractor License Board
IdahoDepartment of InsuranceDivision of Building Safety
IllinoisDepartment of InsuranceDepartment of Financial & Professional Regulation
IndianaDepartment of InsuranceIndiana Government
IowaInsurance DivisionWorkForce Development
KansasInsurance DepartmentConsumer Protection Division
KentuckyDepartment of InsuranceSecretary of State
LouisianaDepartment of InsuranceLouisiana State Licensing Board for Contractors
MaineBureau of InsuranceDepartment of the Secretary of State
MarylandInsurance AdministrationDepartment of Labor
MassachusettsDivision of InsuranceBoard of Building Regulations and Standards
MichiganDepartment of Insurance and Financial ServicesBureau of Professional Licensing
MinnesotaCommerce DepartmentDepartment of Labor and Industry
MississippiInsurance DepartmentMS State Board of Contractors
MissouriDepartment of InsuranceSecretary of State, Business Registration
MontanaOffice of the Montana State Auditor, InsuranceDepartment of Labor & Industry
NebraskaDepartment of InsuranceDepartment of Labor
NevadaDepartment of InsuranceState Contractors Board
New JerseyDepartment of Banking & InsuranceDivision of Consumer Affairs
New MexicoOffice of Superintendent of InsuranceRegulation & Licensing Department
New YorkDepartment of Financial ServicesDepartment of State, Division of Corporations
North CarolinaDepartment of InsuranceLicensing Board for General Contractors
North DakotaInsurance DepartmentSecretary of State
Northern Mariana Islands Board of Professional Licensing
OhioDepartment of InsuranceDeparment of Commerce
OklahomaInsurance DepartmentConstruction Industries Board
OregonDepartment of Consumer & Business ServicesOregon Construction Contractors Board
PennsylvaniaInsurance DepartmentHome Improvement Contractor Registration
Puerto RicoOffice of the Insurance CommissionerDepartment of State
Rhode IslandInsurance DivisionContractors’ Registration and Licensing Board
South CarolinaDepartment of InsuranceLabor Licensing Regulation
South DakotaDivision of InsuranceSecretary of State, Business Information Search
TennesseeDepartment of Commerce & InsuranceDepartment of Commerce & Insurance, Contractors & Home Improvement
TexasDepartment of InsuranceTexas Department of Licensing and Regulation
UtahInsurance DepartmentDivision of Occupational and Professional Licensing
VermontDepartment of Financial RegulationOffice of Professional Regulation
VirginiaState Corporation CommissionDepartment of Professional and Occupational Regulation
WashingtonOffice of the Insurance CommissionerWashington Department of Labor and Industries
WisconsinOffice of the Commissioner of InsuranceDepartment of Safety and Professional Services
West VirginiaOffices of the Insurance CommissionerDivision of Labor
WyomingDepartment of InsuranceSecretary of State
U.S. Virginia IslandsDivision of Banking, Insurance & Financial RegulationDepartment of Licensing and Consumer Affairs