All insurance companies that do business in the District of Columbia are required to
report to DMV, within 30 days, all vehicles that are registered in DC and are
considered by the insurance companies to have terminated, expired or cancelled motor
vehicle insurance policies.
This process, called Program for Insurance Electronic Reporting (PIER), will reduce
manual efforts of both DMV and insurance companies. The DMV will continue
the insurance verification process by requesting the insurance information from the
citizen, and randomly verifying this insurance information with insurance companies.
PIER User Guide describes the insurance companies with the information
needed to participate in Program for Insurance Electronic Reporting (PIER). This document will
provide the business and technical information to define when and how insurance information will
be transmitted between the DMV and the insurance companies.
Insurance companies can choose one of the following electronic methods to report
terminations to DMV:
- File Transfer Protocol (FTP) to a designated DC server using Secure Socket Layer(SSL). Use the PIER FTP Access Request form, if you choose to
participate in Program for Insurance Electronic Reporting (PIER) using File Transfer Protocol (FTP).
- Entry of terminations on a secured web site provided by the
DMV also using Secure Socket Layer (SSL). If you choose
to participate in Program for Insurance Electronic Reporting (PIER)
using DMV web site, complete PIER Web Registration with DMV. Instructions
to register with DMV are described in the PIER
Web Access Request document. If you are already registered and approved by DMV, Login to PIER.
If you have any questions, send an email to dcdmvpier@dc.gov. Please note that this e-mail address is only for Insurance companies. All citizen inquiries related to insurance or other DMV matters should be directed to dmv@dc.gov.
