Section 10-2-406 - Licensing of agencies

(1) For the purposes set forth in section 10-2-701, an insurance agency or business entity shall be licensed as an insurance producer.(2)(a) The insurance agency or business entity shall register the name of every natural person who, as a member, officer, director, stockholder, owner, or employee of the agency or business entity, is acting as and is licensed as an insurance producer.(b) A fee, prescribed by the commissioner in accordance with section 10-2-413, shall be paid for the registration of each insurance producer.(3) The insurance agency or business entity shall, within ten days, notify the commissioner, on a form prescribed by the commissioner, of every change relative to the licensed individual insurance producers registered and authorized to act as insurance producers for the insurance agency or business entity.(4) The insurance agency or business entity shall, within ten days, notify the commissioner, on a form prescribed by the commissioner, of any change relative to the insurance agency or business entity name, officers, directors, partners, or owners, to report a merger, or that the insurance agency or business entity has ceased doing business in this state.(5) When

nsurance agency or business entity name, officers, directors, partners, or owners, to report a merger, or that the insurance agency or business entity has ceased doing business in this state.(5) When an insurance agency or business entity ceases to do business in this state, the insurance agency or business entity shall return the producer license to the commissioner within ten days after ceasing to do business.(6) When an insurance agency or business entity changes its principal address to another state, the insurance agency or business entity shall, within ten days, notify the commissioner and return the producer license for cancellation. Relicensing will be subject to the provisions of part 5 of this article.(7)(a) The insurance agency or business entity shall comply with section 10-2-404.(b) A nonresident insurance agency shall also comply with the qualification requirements of section 10-2-501.L. 93: Entire article R&RE, p. 1359, § 1, effective 1/1/1995. L. 2001: (1), (2)(a), (3), (4), (5), (6), and (7)(a) amended, p. 1198, § 13, effective 1/1/2002.