Michigan Laws 500.1205 – Resident insurance producer license; filing; application; statement; requirements; business entity; verification of information; limited line credit insurance
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Terms Used In Michigan Laws 500.1205
- Business entity: means a corporation, association, partnership, limited liability company, limited liability partnership, or other legal entity. See Michigan Laws 500.1201
- Director: means , unless the context clearly implies a different meaning, the director of the department. See Michigan Laws 500.102
- Insurance: means any of the lines of authority in chapter 6. See Michigan Laws 500.1201
- Insurance producer: means a person required to be licensed under the laws of this state to sell, solicit, or negotiate insurance. See Michigan Laws 500.1201
- Insurer: means an individual, corporation, association, partnership, reciprocal exchange, inter-insurer, Lloyds organization, fraternal benefit society, or other legal entity, engaged or attempting to engage in the business of making insurance or surety contracts. See Michigan Laws 500.106
- License: means a document issued by the director authorizing a person to act as an insurance producer for the qualifications specified in the document. See Michigan Laws 500.1201
- Limited line credit insurance: includes credit life, credit disability, credit property, credit unemployment, involuntary unemployment, mortgage life, mortgage guaranty, mortgage disability, guaranteed automobile protection insurance, and any other form of insurance offered in connection with an extension of credit that is limited to partially or wholly extinguishing that credit obligation that the director determines should be designated a form of limited line credit insurance. See Michigan Laws 500.1201
- state: when applied to the different parts of the United States, shall be construed to extend to and include the District of Columbia and the several territories belonging to the United States; and the words "United States" shall be construed to include the district and territories. See Michigan Laws 8.3o
(1) A person applying for a resident insurance producer license shall file with the director the uniform application required by the director and shall declare under penalty of refusal, suspension, or revocation of the license that the statements made in the application are true, correct, and complete to the best of the individual’s knowledge and belief. The director shall not approve an application for a resident insurer producer license unless the director finds that the individual meets all of the following conditions:
(a) Is at least 18 years of age.
(b) Has not committed any act listed in section 1239(1).
(c) As required under section 1204(2), has completed a prelicensing course of study for the qualifications for which the person has applied.
(d) Has paid the fees applicable to the individual under section 240.
(e) Has successfully passed the examination required for each qualification for which the person has applied.
(2) A business entity acting as an insurance producer shall obtain an insurance producer license. A business entity applying for an insurance producer license shall file with the director the uniform business entity application required by the director. The director shall not approve an application for an insurance producer license under this subsection unless the director finds all of the following:
(a) The business entity has paid the fees under section 240(1)(d).
(b) The business entity has designated an individual licensed producer responsible for the business entity’s compliance with this state‘s insurance laws, rules, and regulations.
(c) The business entity has not committed any act listed in section 1239(1).
(3) The director may require the production of any documents reasonably necessary to verify the information contained in an application.
(4) An insurer that sells, solicits, or negotiates any form of limited line credit insurance shall provide to each individual whose duties will include selling, soliciting, or negotiating limited line credit insurance a program of instruction that may be approved by the director.