Insurance Information and Enforcement System (IIES)

The Insurance Information Enforcement System (IIES) is the Department of Motor Vehicles' comprehensive vehicle based system that makes use of an insurance information database to monitor the insurance status of NYS registered vehicles. Vehicle registrants provide DMV with vehicle identification numbers (VINS) during their vehicle registration process and insurance companies use the same names and VINS when reporting any change in a registrants insurance coverage to DMV.

Insured vehicle information is used by DMV and Law Enforcement personnel and is intended to identify, sanction and ultimately remove uninsured vehicles from New York's highways.

IIES Index

• Frequently Asked Questions
• How to use the Software
• IIES Directions
• IIES Links
• Lost or Misplaced Pin numbers
• Lost or Misplaced Private Keys
• Updated! Problems Downloading the Software

How to use the software

If you have questions regarding how to use the software please contact the Licensing Bureau at 1-518-473-3207 or via e-mail at INS-IIES@dfs.ny.gov.

IIES Directions

• Updated! Letter to Licensees
  • Word Format
  • PDF Format

IIES Links

• Insurance Information and Enforcement System (IIES) – Email Submission
  • Have you or anyone in your organization ever applied for an IIES private key for this particular license number prior to today?
    • If so, select this link.
    • If you are not sure, please contact the Licensing Bureau at 1-518-473-3207.
  • If you have not applied before, select this link.
• Download the IIES Software - Version 1.2 (Updated 03/14/2012)
  • Revision History
• Circular Letter No. 2 (2000): Motor Vehicle Insurance Policies Covering Taxis, Liveries, Buses and Rental Vehicles; Insurance Information Enforcement System (IIES)
• Circular Letter No. 24 (1999): Insurance Information and Enforcement System (IIES) of the New York State Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV)
• Motor Vehicle Bureau Web site
  

If you do not have the Adobe Acrobat Reader, you will need to download and install this free Reader in order to view and print PDF files. Please read the software license agreement before downloading the program. Select the Adobe icon to begin this process.

Lost or Misplaced Pin numbers

If you or your company was previously issued a Pin number that has been lost or misplaced, please contact the Licensing Bureau at 1-518-473-3207.

Lost or Misplaced Private Keys

If you or your company was previously issued a key that has been lost or misplaced, please contact the Licensing Bureau via e-mail at INS-IIES@dfs.ny.gov.

Not sure if you or anyone in your organization ever applied for an IIES private key for this particular license number prior to today?

• Contact the Licensing Bureau at 1-518-473-3207.

Problems Downloading the Software

To All Agents, Brokers and Company Licensees who are having difficulties downloading the IIES ID Card Generator software provided by the Department of Motor Vehicles:

• If you should receive the following message(s):
  1. “Insufficient Rights”
  2. “Insufficient Privileges” or
  3. “Insufficient Administrative Rights”
     or one similar in context, then we recommend that you please contact your IT Group/Professional and request them to assist you with the download.
• Question: I just downloaded the IIES software and received the following error message "System file is not suitable for running MS DOS and Microsoft Windows applications". What can I do to resolve this?

  Answer: The following steps.

  1. Open Windows Explorer
  2. Go to C:\WINDOWS\repair or for Windows NT users C:\Winnt\Repair
  3. Copy files autoexec.nt and config.nt
  4. Paste files autoexec.nt and config.nt under directory
     C:\WINDOWS\System32 or
     for Windows NT users C:\Winnt\System32
  5. If you receive the question:
     "This folder already contains these files. Would  you like to replace these two existing files?"
     Please select "Yes".
  6. Then run IDCardGenerate.exe again.

  Article about this XP SP2 bug: http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;324767&Product=winxp
  
  

• Other questions/problems downloading:
  • Please check the Frequently Asked Questions page for further information.
    
  • Questions regarding the download of the software from the DFS Web site may be directed to NYSDFS at INS-IIES@dfs.ny.gov.  Please label the subject of the e-mail "IIES".
    
  • You may also call the New York State Department of Financial Services Help Center: 1-518-473-3207

Updated 01/19/2012