.insurance Domain Name Information

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  • Time to Register Instant
  • Type gTLD
  • Renewal Grace Period 40 days
  • Redemption Period 30 days
  • Registration Period 1 - 10 years
  • DNSSEC Supported / Learn how to add DNSSEC
  • Registry Lock Available
  • Trustee/Proxy Service No
  • Individuals can register No
  • Businesses can register Yes
  • Is there a special use for .insurance? Yes
    Use by businesses, associations, organizations and professionals associated with the insurance industry.
  • Is there any other information needed to register a .insurance domain? Yes

    Registry Operator may offer premium domain names that are subject to non-standard registration fees. Please ask us about pricing for these domain names.

  • Does .insurance have any additional fees? No
  • Any additional documents, requirements or information needed to register a .insurance? Yes

    As a courtesy, we will pre-screen your request to confirm you meet the eligibility and naming requirements for .INSURANCE. Placing an order for a .INSURANCE domain name does not guarantee it will be successfully registered to you. You will be required to complete the verification process (described below) directly with the registry.

    .INSURANCE DOMAIN ELIGIBILITY AND NAMING REQUIREMENTS
    To become a .INSURANCE Registrant, your organization must be one of the following government regulated entities:

    1. Insurance company
    2. Insurance agent/agency, broker/brokerage or other equivalents (e.g., intermediaries, representatives)
    3. Insurance holding or parent companies

    Other eligible organizations include:

    1. Associations or groups of associations whose membership is primarily comprised of the above regulated entities
    2. Government regulators of insurance companies, insurance agents/agencies, brokers/brokerages or other equivalents (e.g., intermediaries, representatives) or organizations whose members are primarily comprised of such government regulators (if approved by the fTLD Board)

    Domain Name Eligibility (Naming Requirements)
    Domain names must correspond to organization's legal name or branding (e.g., trademark, trade name, service mark) in bona fide use for the offering of goods or services, or provision of information, in the jurisdiction where the organization is licensed, approved or certified to conduct business. A registered trademark is not required to register a domain name.

    Your domain submission will go through a detailed verification process to ensure that registrations are made only with organizations that meet the eligibility requirements. fTLD Registry performs verification upon the initial registration, annually thereafter, and if certain registration information changes (e.g., Registrant Organization, Registrant Name, Registrant Email). You may be required to submit certain information to fTLD Registry during the Verification process.

    In accordance with fTLD Registry Services, the Registry Operator, .INSURANCE Registered Name Holder's consent to the collection and use of Personal Data by the Registry Operator. In addition, Registered Name Holder agrees that in the event of any dispute concerning the time of the entry of a Registered Name registration into the Registry System, the timestamp shown in the Registry System records shall control. All applicable national, state or local law, regulation or court order in relation to its operations and registrations of the .INSURANCE shall apply. In addition, the use of privacy or proxy registration services by the Registered Name Holder in registering or maintaining domain name registrations are not permitted. You will however be able to designate a role name such as "Domain Administrator" for use on public whois.

    Additional information on eligibility, Registrant Obligations, naming requirements and verification process can be found on Registry Operator's website at www.ftld.com/policies/.

    In addition to the .INSURANCE Policies, which are the foundation of a protected, trusted and more secure environment for .INSURANCE domains, other documents are included to identify a variety of security and operational requirements, including: www.ftld.com/security/ and www.ftld.com/faq-dotinsurance.

    Public Interest Commitments (PICs)
    These commitments are mandated by ICANN and included as Specification 11 in fTLD's Registry Agreement. Public Interest Commitments (PICs) are reflected in 101domain Legal Agreements, the .INSURANCE Policies or .INSURANCE Security Requirements. Some PICs are included in .INSURANCE Policies and in the Security Requirements.

    fTLD Security Requirements
    These Requirements are essential for fTLD to fulfill its mission for the .INSURANCE domain. Some of the Requirements are drawn from the PICs and others from the Community Registration Policies included as Specification 12 to fTLD's Registry Agreement. The Requirements address issues such registrant verification and DNSSEC and identify the responsible party (i.e., Registry Operator, Registrar or Registrant) to ensure compliance. More information is available at Security Requirements which may be amended from time-to-time to meet the security and other needs of the global financial services community.

    Registrant shall take all necessary action(s) as directed by Registrar or Registry Operator in relation to compliance actions, directives, or instructions from ICANN, and/or as otherwise directed by Registry Operator in its sole discretion as being reasonably necessary for the provision of Registry Services, and enforcing compliance with Registry Operator's Operational and Security Requirements and Operations Pledge, including monitoring for compliance regarding the Registered Name.

    Verification
    Verification, conducted by the registry operator, of registrants and their domains names will occur 1) annually and 2) if certain registration information changes (e.g., Registrant Organization, Registrant Name, Registrant Email).

  • Are Individual .insurance domain registrations allowed? No
  • Company or legal entities registrations allowed for .insurance? Yes
  • Are some .insurance domain names restricted? Yes

    Some domain names may be permanently or temporarily reserved or restricted by registry operator, designated as premium domain names, or reserved by ICANN.The lists of reserved names can be found here.

  • Do I need a trademark/brand name to register .insurance? No
  • Private Registration service available? No
  • .insurance Trustee / Proxy service offered? Fees? No
What is the registration term allowed for .insurance domain names?
.insurance domain names are available for 1-10 years.
How long does it take to register my .insurance domain name?
The domain registration time frame for .insurance during general availability is Instant.
What are the characters and valid character lengths for .insurance domain names?

Domain Names must:

  • have minimum of 1 and a maximum of 63 characters;
  • begin with a letter or a number and end with a letter or a number;
  • use the English character set and may contain letters (i.e., a-z, A-Z),numbers (i.e. 0-9) and dashes (-) or a combination of these;
  • neither begin with, nor cpr144449003101 end with a dash;
  • not contain a dash in the third and fourth positions (e.g. www.ab- -cd.insurance); and
  • not include a space (e.g. www.ab cd.insurance).
What is DNSSEC, and is it available for .insurance domain?
DNSSEC is available for .insurance domain. Enabling DNSSEC will protect .insurance domain names against counterfeit DNS data by providing origin authentication and integrity protection on that data. DNSSEC can be configured in your domain name's DNS panel.
What is Trustee Service, and is it available for .insurance?
Trustee Service is not available for .insurance extension. Trustee Service can help satisfy most local presence requirements when there are restrictions on registering a domain name.
Can I transfer out my .insurance domain if I'm using your Trustee Service?
Because Trustee Service is non-transferable, you must update your ownership according to .insurance requirements before a transfer out can be started.
Can I hide my .insurance registration information (Private Registration)?
No. You will however be able to designate a role name such as "Domain Administrator" for use on public whois.
What is the grace period for .insurance domain name?
In accordance with ICANN, Generic Top Level Domains (gTLD) have a 40 day "Grace period" in which a domain name can be renewed without incurring an additional fee. Its important to note however that your domain will no longer resolve on the day it expires. After the 40 day grace period, there is a 30 day "Redemption Period" in which you can renew your domain name for an additional $150 USD.
Who is the registry that manages .insurance domain names?
The registry that manages the registration of domain names with the .insurance Top Level Domain is fTLD Registry Services, LLC. You may visit them at https://www.ftld.com/.
  • Registry fTLD Registry Services, LLC
  • .insurance Registry logo
  • Accredited Yes
  • Dispute Policy https://www.icann.org/resources/pages/help/dndr/udrp-en
  • Sponsoring Organization
    fTLD Registry Services LLC
    600 13th Street, NW
    Suite 400
    Washington, DC 20005
    United States
  • Administrative Contact
    Craig Schwartz
    fTLD Registry Services, LLC
    600 13th Street, NW
    Suite 400
    Washington, DC 20005
    United States
    Email: [email protected]
    Voice: +1 202 589 2532
    Fax: +1 202 589 2525
  • Technical Contact
    Bonnie Bryant
    Verisign, Inc.
    12061 Bluemont Way
    Reston Virginia 20190
    United States
    Email: [email protected]
    Voice: +1-703-925-6999
    Fax: +1-703-948-3978
  • Sub Domains
  • Name Servers
    Host NameIP Address(es)
    ac3.nstld.com 192.42.175.30
    2001:500:122:0:0:0:0:30
    ac1.nstld.com 192.42.173.30
    2001:500:120:0:0:0:0:30
    ac2.nstld.com 192.42.174.30
    2001:500:121:0:0:0:0:30
    ac4.nstld.com 192.42.176.30
    2001:500:123:0:0:0:0:30