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Off-premises collection needs license
We have become aware of a practice by a life insurance agency of letting paramedics pick up insurance premiums. Under this marketing program, the......
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Payment of commissions
Whose responsibility is it to make sure that an agent is properly licensed to receive commission?...
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Limited insurance representatives
What does the New Jersey limited-lines authority include?...
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Personal bankruptcies
If a producer has filed for a personal bankruptcy, will this affect the renewal of the producer’s license?...
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Changing name on insurance license
I’ve just had my divorce finalized and need to change my name on my insurance license back to my maiden name. How do I go about this process?...
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Pennsylvania nonresident licensing
I’m a New Jersey producer and have a Pennsylvania nonresident individual producer’s license. I’d like to open an office in......
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Licensee moving to New Jersey
I’m a New York-resident producer who also holds a nonresident producer license in New Jersey. I’m going to move to New Jersey and wish......
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Pre-licensing—attorney exemption
We are a New Jersey property/casualty agency and are looking to hire someone who has a law license. Because of her education, she is exempt from......
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Potential licensee—DWI conviction
We are looking to hire someone, send them to licensing school and, eventually, have them work for us as a producer. However, this prospective......
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License suspended or revoked
When a New Jersey licensee has his or her license revoked or suspended, obviously he or she cannot engage in any work that requires licensure.......
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Producer licensing—sealed criminal records
We are in the process of getting a new employee licensed. This employee has told us that he had a criminal record but that the record of this......
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Signatures—agency employees
Is it permissible for our licensed employees to sign insurance applications on behalf of the agency?...
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Do employees need to be licensed if the agency has a nonresident license?
Our firm has several nonresident licenses in our business name. The partners have corresponding personal nonresident licenses. Would there be any......
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Branch offices
I am opening a satellite office with a small 10x10 office space with one employee. Is this considered a branch office and do I need to notify the......
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Background checks
We have a company asking us to sign an authorization to do a criminal background check. The company says it is required by law to do them.......
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Florida licensing requirements
I plan on moving to Florida but would like to stay active selling insurance. What do I need to do to become licensed there?...
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Licensing exemptions when writing a multistate risk
Do I need to be licensed in every state where one of my commercial clients has a location? I am licensed and write the policy where the company......
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National Insurance Producer Registry—license renewal
I’m an agency owner and listed as the responsible producer for my agency, and hold a valid property/casualty license. Why won’t the......
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Soliciting door to door
I understood that my agent/broker/producer license gives me the authority to sell, negotiate and solicit insurance across my entire state.......
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Licensing for Canada
What steps must I take to become licensed to sell insurance in Canada?...
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Nonresident licensing—Hawaii
I work for an agency that operates under a business-entity license. I have the opportunity to handle an account in Hawaii, and need to know if I......
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Branch offices in various states
If I must give up my New York and New Jersey resident licenses, how can I have branch or home offices in the three [Florida] states?...
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Florida nonresident—receiving commissions
We have a producer in our office who is licensed in Florida as a nonresident. One of this producer’s clients is asking our agency to write a......
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Citizenship requirements for licensing
Can a non-citizen be an insurance agent?...
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Nonresident license in Virginia
Do I need to have domicile in Virginia in order to do business there as a nonresident agency?...