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...(A) Notwithstanding any other provision of the Revised Code, a domestic insurer may be designated a domestic surplus lines insurer pursuant to this section. (B) A domestic insurer shall not be designated a domestic surplus lines insurer unless all of the following are met: (1) The domestic insurer possesses minimum capital and surplus of at least fifteen million dollars. (2) The domestic insurer is seeking to b...

...of March or when required under the compact entered into by the superintendent of insurance as authorized by division (D) of section 3905.33 of the Revised Code, each surplus lines broker shall file details of the business done during the preceding calendar year in the format prescribed by the superintendent.

...an insurance company authorized to transact surety business in this state, be on a form prescribed by the superintendent, and be deposited with the superintendent and kept in the superintendent's office.

...shall procure, continue, or renew contracts of insurance with such unauthorized insurance company, association, individual, firm, underwriter, or Lloyd's, for which insurance there is a gross premium, shall file the details of the transaction annually, on or before the thirty-first day of March, and shall at the same time pay to the treasurer of state, or to the superintendent of insurance upon the mutual agree...

...No person, company, association, or corporation shall fail to make the report required in section 3905.36 of the Revised Code and to furnish all the information that is required to determine the amount due under that section.

...r casualty, by exchange of private contracts for protection only and not for profit, nor apply to life or accident and sickness insurance. Sections 3905.30 through 3905.37 of the Revised Code do not apply to ocean marine insurance when placed by licensed agents of this state.

...Unless revoked by the superintendent of insurance or unless cancelled by him on written notice from the company, or the "attorney" designated under section 3931.01 of the Revised Code, all certificates of authority and licenses of companies, or such "attorneys" organized or admitted to do business under the laws relating to insurance companies, may, in the discretion of the superintendent, and at the request of the c...

...ors engaged in portable electronic transactions at more than ten locations in this state, an application fee not to exceed five thousand dollars for an initial license and a biennial license renewal fee not to exceed two thousand five hundred dollars for each renewal thereafter; (2) For vendors engaged in portable electronic transactions at ten or fewer locations in this state, an application fee not to exceed three...

...The valuation fee specified in division (B) of section 3905.40 of the Revised Code does not apply to reinsurance ceded to affiliated domestic companies.

...The superintendent of insurance may open an account in the name of each insurance company authorized to do business in this state and in the name of any authorized insurance agent, and charge the accounts with all fees incurred by such companies or agents in accordance with sections 3905.20, 3905.40, 3919.26, and 3931.03 of the Revised Code, and other statutes imposing fees. The statutory fee for each service r...

...ss of insurance, or enter into any contracts substantially amounting to insurance, or in any manner aid therein, or engage in the business of guaranteeing against liability, loss, or damage, including guaranteeing the fidelity of persons holding places of public or private trust, who are required to, or in their trust capacity do, receive, hold, control, or disburse public or private property, or transacting the busi...

...cle charges, the difference between the actual value of the stolen vehicle at the time of the theft and the cost of a replacement vehicle, sales taxes, registration fees, transaction fees, and mechanical inspection fees. (2) "Vehicle protection product" means a vehicle protection device, system, or service that is installed on or applied to a vehicle and that is designed to deter the theft of a vehicle or facilitate...

...n this section: (1) "Home service contract" means a contract, however described or denominated by the issuer of the contract, whereby, for a predetermined fee, a person undertakes to repair or replace all or any part of any structural component, appliance, or system of a home necessitated by wear and tear, deterioration, or inherent defect that occurs on or after the effective date of the home service contract. (2)...

...ferred to a consumer in a consumer transaction. (3) "Consumer goods service contract" means a contract or agreement to perform or pay for repairs, replacement, or maintenance of consumer goods due to a defect in materials or workmanship, normal wear and tear, power surges, or accidental damage from handling, that is effective for a specified duration and paid for by means other than the purchase of the consumer good...

...ent" may include the customer's call to active military service, involuntary unemployment, death, disability, hospitalization, marriage, divorce, evacuation, displacement due to a natural disaster or other cause, qualification for family leave, or similar occurrence. (B) A waiver of customer obligation is not insurance and the laws of this state relating to insurance shall not govern the sale or issuance of such a w...

...(A) As used in this section: (1) "Contract holder" means the person who purchased a motor vehicle ancillary product protection contract, any authorized transferee or assignee of the purchaser, or any other person assuming the purchaser's rights under the motor vehicle ancillary product protection contract. (2) "Motor vehicle" has the same meaning as in section 4501.01 of the Revised Code and also includes utility v...

...No person, firm, association, partnership, company, or corporation shall publish or distribute or receive and print for publication or distribution any advertising matter in which insurance business is solicited, unless such advertiser has complied with the laws of this state regulating the business of insurance.

...enance or servicing of policies or contracts of insurance or annuity which have been lawfully written.

...sured, or other evidence of death satisfactory to the insurer, and a certificate of completion. The certificate of completion shall be signed by the provider and shall certify that the provider has delivered all the goods and performed all the services contracted for, by, or on behalf of the insured. (B) A provider of funeral or burial goods or services shall not pledge, assign, transfer, borrow from, or otherwis...

...al goods or services, and the contractual obligation to provide the goods or services, are not subject to section 4717.36 of the Revised Code.

... violation of its provisions by persons acting for similar companies organized under the laws of any other state of the United States.

...(A)(1) No agent shall sell, solicit, or negotiate insurance through an exchange, or enroll or offer to enroll a person in a health benefit plan offered through an exchange, on or after October 1, 2013, without first completing a training program either required by an exchange or approved by the superintendent of insurance in accordance with division (B) of this section. (2) If an exchange does not require the...

...d health plan under the Affordable Care Act, as approved by the superintendent of insurance. Nothing in this section shall be construed to allow the superintendent of insurance to impose any additional state certification requirements in order to be a qualified health plan.

...ual can obtain from an exchange the contact information of insurance agents operating near the individual's residence address that are certified to sell health benefit plans through an exchange and insurance navigators that are certified under section 3905.471 of the Revised Code.

...No person shall act as, perform the duties of, or hold one's self out to be an in-person assister unless that person is either a licensed insurance agent certified to sell insurance through an exchange under section 3905.47 of the Revised Code or an insurance navigator certified under section 3905.471 of the Revised Code.