Missouri Laws 375.025 – Temporary license — to whom issued
1. The director may issue a temporary insurance producer license for a period not to exceed ninety days without requiring an examination if the director deems the temporary license is necessary for the servicing of an insurance business in the following circumstances:
(1) To the surviving spouse or court-appointed personal representative of a licensed insurance producer who dies or becomes mentally or physically disabled to allow adequate time for the sale of the insurance business owned by the producer or to provide for the training and licensing of new personnel to operate the business of the producer;
Terms Used In Missouri Laws 375.025
- Director: the director of the department of commerce and insurance. See Missouri Laws 375.001
- following: when used by way of reference to any section of the statutes, mean the section next preceding or next following that in which the reference is made, unless some other section is expressly designated in the reference. See Missouri Laws 1.020
- Insurer: all insurance companies, reciprocals, or interinsurance exchanges transacting the business of insurance in this state. See Missouri Laws 375.001
- United States: includes such district and territories. See Missouri Laws 1.020
(2) To a member or employee of a business entity licensed as an insurance producer, upon the death or disability of an individual designated in the business entity application or the license;
(3) To the designee of a licensed insurance producer entering active service in the Armed Forces of the United States; or
(4) In any other circumstance in which the director deems that the public interest will best be served by the issuance of the license.
2. The director may by order limit the authority of any temporary licensee in any way deemed necessary to protect insureds and the public. The director may require the temporary licensee to have a suitable sponsor who is a licensed producer or insurer and who assumes responsibility for all acts of the temporary licensee and may impose other similar requirements designed to protect insureds and the public. The director may revoke a temporary license if the interests of insureds or the public are endangered. A temporary license may not continue after the owner or the personal representative disposes of the business.