(a) Each qualifying examination for a license pursuant to this chapter shall be in writing and shall be of sufficient scope to satisfy the commissioner that the applicant has sufficient knowledge of, and is reasonably familiar with, the insurance laws of this state and with the provisions, terms, and conditions of the insurance that may be transacted pursuant to the license sought, and that the applicant has a general and fair understanding of the obligations and duties of the holder of that license.

(b) The examination for a license as a life agent, accident and health or sickness agent¸ property broker-agent, and casualty broker-agent shall be provided in English, Spanish, Simplified Chinese, Vietnamese, and Korean.

Terms Used In California Insurance Code 1677

  • Casualty broker-agent: means a person licensed pursuant to Section 1625. See California Insurance Code 33.5
  • Commissioner: means the Insurance Commissioner of this State. See California Insurance Code 20
  • license: includes a certificate of convenience and a permanent license, and the term "persons who are licensed" includes the holders of any such certificate or the license, but these definitions and the use of those terms in this chapter shall not confer upon a certificate of convenience or any holder thereof any property right in or to the certificate, the certificate being and remaining only a temporary permit, issued as a matter of convenience, allowing the transaction of insurance without a permanent license, but within the limits, and subject to the conditions of the certificate of convenience issued and the laws applicable thereto. See California Insurance Code 1627
  • Property broker-agent: means a person licensed pursuant to Section 1625. See California Insurance Code 33.5
  • State: means the State of California, unless applied to the different parts of the United States. See California Insurance Code 28

(c) On or after July 1, 2024, the examination for a license as a life agent, accident and health or sickness agent¸ property broker-agent, and casualty broker-agent shall also be provided in Tagalog.

(d) As part of the commissioner’s annual report to the Governor required under Section 12922, the commissioner shall also include the following information:

(1) The number of people taking the Spanish, Simplified Chinese, Vietnamese, Korean, and Tagalog examinations.

(2) The first-time pass rate of the Spanish, Simplified Chinese, Vietnamese, Korean, and Tagalog examinations, including a comparison between the comparable licensing examination taken in English.

(e) This section shall become operative on January 1, 2024.

(Amended (as added by Stats. 2016, Ch. 560, Sec. 3) by Stats. 2023, Ch. 136, Sec. 1. (AB 451) Effective January 1, 2024. Section operative January 1, 2024, by its own provisions.)

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