The commissioner shall not grant authority to transact variable life and variable annuity unless the life agent or applicant furnishes proof that the person is registered to sell securities in California in accordance with the rules of the United States Securities and Exchange Commission or the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority. Any authority granted to a life agent to transact variable life and variable annuity shall immediately terminate upon the life agent no longer being registered to sell securities in accordance with the rules of the United States Securities and Exchange Commission or the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority.

(Amended by Stats. 2020, Ch. 184, Sec. 29. (SB 1255) Effective January 1, 2021.)

Terms Used In California Insurance Code 1758.3

  • Annuity: A periodic (usually annual) payment of a fixed sum of money for either the life of the recipient or for a fixed number of years. A series of payments under a contract from an insurance company, a trust company, or an individual. Annuity payments are made at regular intervals over a period of more than one full year.
  • Commissioner: means the Insurance Commissioner of this State. See California Insurance Code 20
  • Person: means any person, association, organization, partnership, business trust, limited liability company, or corporation. See California Insurance Code 19