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Section 3905.09 | Temporary insurance agent license.

... of a licensed insurance agent entering active service in the United States armed forces; (4) Any other person if the superintendent determines that the public interest will best be served by the issuance of the license. (B) A temporary license issued under division (A) of this section shall remain in force for a period not to exceed one hundred eighty days. However, a temporary license may not continue in force un...

Section 3905.11 | Agent's use of assumed name.

...An insurance agent that intends to do business in this state under any name other than the agent's legal name shall notify the superintendent of insurance prior to using the assumed name.

Section 3905.12 | Rules.

...e, renewal, late renewal, extension, reactivation, and reinstatement of insurance agent licenses; (2) Provide for the issuance and renewal of limited authority licenses, and establish any prelicensing education, examination, or continuing education requirements the superintendent considers appropriate for such a license; (3) Establish a schedule of fees to be paid to the superintendent for extensions, late re...

Section 3905.14 | Disciplinary actions.

... value, cost, or effective dates of any actual or proposed insurance contract or application for insurance; (6) Having been convicted of or pleaded guilty or no contest to a felony regardless of whether a judgment of conviction has been entered by the court; (7) Having been convicted of or pleaded guilty or no contest to a misdemeanor that involves the misuse or theft of money or property belonging to another, fr...

Section 3905.15 | Hearing to determine administrative action modification.

...to determine whether the administrative action imposing the denial, suspension, revocation, or surrender should be modified, provided that all of the following conditions are met: (1) At least five years have elapsed since the date of the administrative action sought to be modified; (2) At least two years have elapsed since any previous request for a modification was made under this section; (3) The burden of p...

Section 3905.16 | Surrender of license.

...ed, revoked, suspended, canceled, or inactivated by request, all appointments held by the agent are void. If a new license is issued to that person or if that person's previous license is reinstated or renewed, any appointment of the person to represent an insurer must be made in accordance with the requirements of this chapter. (2) If an agent's license is surrendered, revoked, or canceled and the person wish...

Section 3905.18 | Paying unlawful consideration.

...(A) Neither an insurer nor an insurance agent shall pay a commission, service fee, brokerage fee, or other type of consideration to a person for selling, soliciting, or negotiating insurance in this state, if the person is required to be licensed by the superintendent of insurance under this chapter but is not so licensed. However, renewal or other deferred commissions may be paid to such a person for selling, solici...

Section 3905.181 | Accepting consideration without license.

...A person shall not accept a commission, service fee, brokerage fee, or other type of consideration for selling, soliciting, or negotiating insurance in this state if that person is required to be licensed under this chapter and is not so licensed.

Section 3905.182 | Sale of shares of capital stock of life insurance company or agency.

...egistered under the "Investment Company Act of 1940," 54 Stat. 789, 15 U.S.C.A. 80a-l, as amended, or any policies, annuities, or other contracts described in section 3907.15 of the Revised Code.

Section 3905.20 | Appointment of insurance agent to act as agent of insurer.

...(A) An insurance agent shall not act as an agent of an insurer unless the insurance agent is appointed as an agent of the insurer. An insurance agent who does not act as an agent of an insurer shall not be required to be appointed as an agent of the insurer. For purposes of this division, an insurance agent acts as an agent of an insurer when the insurance agent sells, solicits, or negotiates any product of t...

Section 3905.201 | Limited line credit insurance program of instruction.

...(A) Each insurer that sells, solicits, or negotiates any form of limited line credit insurance shall provide a program of instruction to each insurance agent whose duties will include selling, soliciting, or negotiating limited line credit insurance. The program of instruction shall be provided to the insurance agent prior to the agent's appointment by the insurer. (B) The superintendent may require prior review and...

Section 3905.21 | Notice of terminating relationship with insurance agent.

...nates the appointment, employment, contract, or other insurance business relationship with an insurance agent shall notify the superintendent of insurance, in the manner prescribed by the superintendent, within thirty days after the effective date of the termination. The insurer shall provide any additional information, documents, records, or other data relating to the termination or activity of the insurance agent t...

Section 3905.211 | Immunity.

...(A) In the absence of actual malice, an insurer, the authorized representative of an insurer, an insurance agent, the superintendent of insurance, or any organization of which the superintendent is a member, which organization compiles the information provided pursuant to section 3905.21 of the Revised Code and makes it available to other insurance commissioners or to regulatory or law enforcement agencies, is immune...

Section 3905.212 | Sanctions.

...mation required under that section with actual malice. Any such person is also subject to the civil penalty authorized under section 3905.14 of the Revised Code.

Section 3905.22 | Agent to provide notice of administrative action or of prosecution and disposition.

...dent of insurance of any administrative action taken against the agent in another jurisdiction or by another governmental agency having professional, occupational, or financial licensing authority within thirty days after the final disposition of the matter. The notice shall include a copy of the order, consent to order, or any other relevant legal document. (B) An insurance agent shall provide notice to the superin...

Section 3905.24 | Confidentiality of records and information - exceptions.

...ds or information. If no administrative action is initiated with respect to a particular matter about which the superintendent obtained records or other information as part of an investigation, all such records and information relating to that matter shall remain confidential for three years after the file on the matter is closed. (2) Division (A)(1) of this section applies only to investigations that could result i...

Section 3905.26 | Centralized agent license registry.

...(A) The superintendent of insurance may participate, in whole or in part, with the NAIC or any of its affiliates or subsidiaries, in a centralized agent license registry in which insurance agent licenses and appointments are centrally or simultaneously effected for all states that require an insurance agent license and that participate in the registry. (B) The superintendent may adopt rules in accordance with Chapte...

Section 3905.28 | Rules.

...The superintendent of insurance may adopt rules in accordance with Chapter 119. of the Revised Code to carry out the purposes of sections 3905.01 to 3905.28 of the Revised Code.

Section 3905.29 | Mutual protective associations exempted.

...Sections 3905.01 to 3905.28 of the Revised Code do not apply to associations organized and operating under sections 3939.01 to 3939.11 of the Revised Code.

Section 3905.30 | Resident and nonresident surplus lines broker's license.

...taxable premium for that insurance contract is allocated. (b) If more than one insured from an affiliated group are named insureds on a single unauthorized insurance contract, "home state" means the state in which the member of the affiliated group that has the largest percentage of premium attributed to it under such insurance contract. (2) "Principal place of business" means the state where the insured maintains ...

Section 3905.31 | Prohibitions.

...pany, or attempt or assist in any such act, or perform any act in this state concerning any policy or contract of insurance of any unauthorized insurance company provided that any duly licensed property and casualty agent may place business with an agent licensed under section 3905.30 of the Revised Code and may accept compensation therefor, if such insurance is written in conformity with the insurance laws of ...

Section 3905.32 | License fees.

...For each initial license issued under section 3905.30 of the Revised Code and renewal of that license, the superintendent of insurance shall collect one hundred dollars.

Section 3905.33 | Unauthorized insurers; applicability and construction of federal provisions; due diligence.

...horized market that may provide greater protection with more regulatory oversight. (b) After receipt of the disclosure required under division (B)(4)(a) of this section, the exempt commercial purchaser has requested in writing that the insurance agent or broker procure or place the insurance from an unauthorized insurer. (C) Except when exempt from due diligence requirements under division (B) of this section, an i...

Section 3905.331 | Exempt commercial purchasers; qualifications; qualified risk managers.

...the consumer price index for all urban consumers published by the bureau of labor statistics of the United States department of labor. (C) A qualified risk manager employed or retained to negotiate insurance by an exempt commercial purchaser under this section shall satisfy all of the following requirements: (1) The person is an employee of, or third-party consultant retained by, the commercial policyholder. ...

Section 3905.332 | Designation as domestic surplus lines insurer.

...evised Code nor are they subject to the protection of either Ohio insurance guaranty association account established pursuant to section 3955.06 of the Revised Code. (I) Surplus lines insurance policies issued in this state by a domestic surplus lines insurer are not subject to and are exempt, in the same manner and to the same extent as surplus lines insurance policies issued by an insurer domiciled in another sta...