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Producer Licensing (EX) Working Group
Executive (EX) Committee
Producer Licensing (EX) Task Force

The Producer Licensing (EX) Task Force will appoint the Producer Licensing (EX) Working Group to develop uniform guidelines for background check reviews by the 2009 Summer National Meeting—Essential

The Producer Licensing (EX) Working Group supports:

 
2009 Charges for Producer Licensing (EX) Working Group:
  • Develop uniform guidelines for background check reviews by the 2009 Summer National Meeting. – Essential
  • Review process for examination development and develop uniform standards by 2009 Fall National Meeting for the delivery of examinations, updating of examinations and passage rate for examinations. – Essential
  • Review limited line licensing issues with particular focus on the following: (1) the establishment of a limited line that encompasses several insurance products where the business of insurance is ancillary to the business of the person offering the product, (2) the licensing requirements of individuals selling limited line insurance products, and (3) the fingerprinting of individuals selling limited line insurance products.
  • Continue to provide oversight and ongoing updates, as needed, to the State Licensing Handbook. – Essential
  • In response to inquiries about state adoption and interpretation of the Producer Licensing Model Act (PLMA), provide updates to the frequently asked questions document regarding the PLMA. – Important
  • Provide ongoing maintenance and review of reciprocity guidelines for continuing education providers, state review and approval of courses, with particular attention to continuing educations provided over the Internet. – Important
  • Provide input and feedback to NAIC/NIPR staff regarding the development of electronic licensing applications, such as a centralized filing point for notification of administrative/criminal actions and Personalized Information Capture System (PICS) alerts for state regulators. – Essential
  • Serve as informal focus group with NAIC staff for the development and delivery of a State Licensing Handbook training for state insurance departments. – Essential

Action Items:

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Please review the current Uniform Criminal History and Regulatory Actions Background Guidelines Draft. Adopted by Producer Licensing Task Force on September 22, 2009.

Please review the current Ancillary Line Draft Definition

Limited Lines Documents:

Comments Received:

PLWG adopted the Guidelines for Online CE Courses on September 3, 2009.

The PLWG adopted the revisions to the Continuing Education Reciprocity Form in September 2009.

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Meeting Minutes
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Notice of Upcoming Quarterly Producer Licensing Roundtable Call:

  • TBD – Following 2009 Fall National Meeting

Winter 2009 National Meeting
December 2009

  • Meeting Materials (coming soon)
  • Meeting Summary (coming soon)
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The Independent Adjuster Licensing Guideline adopted by Executive Committee Fall 2008 National Meeting

NAIC Producer Licensing Assessment Report:

NAIC Uniform Applications

The Uniform Applications with revisions adopted by the Producer Licensing (EX) Working Group on Nov. 12, 2008, and the D Committee on Nov. 20, 2008, were adopted by the Producer Licensing Task Force on June 15, 2009 and were adopted by the Joint Executive (EX) Committee/Plenary meeting on September 23, 2009.

The uniform applications will be implemented effective January 2010. The reinstatement application has been eliminated since no jurisdictions have been using it.

NAIC Uniform Applications with adopted revisions (September 2009)

The current NAIC Uniform Applications without revision can be found near the bottom of this page.

State Licensing Handbook: (Update)

The State Licensing Handbook was adopted by the Executive Committee during the 2008 Winter National Meeting and may be purchased from the NAIC Publications Department. Click here to access the Publications Catalog.

Producer Licensing Uniformity Survey

State Surveys on Producer Issues

  • PDB vs. Home State Certification [PDF]
  • Licensable Versus Non-Licensable Activities [Word]
  • Commission Sharing Exemption [PDF]
  • Multi-State Commercial Lines Exemption [Excel] [PPT]
    Note: These are two separate items.
Producer Licensing Model Act FAQ

Continuing Education (CE) Reciprocity

Uniform Applications – Current
The Producer Licensing Working Group adopt the current version of the NAIC Uniform Applications in 2006. It is up to the state's discretion to use these applications. Please see the Product List by State document on the NIPR Web site for the states that use these products. The electronic applications at the NIPR site are based on these applications.

  • Uniform Applications for Individual and Business Entity License/Registration
    [ Individual ][ Business ]
  • Uniform Producer and Business Entity
    Reinstatement Applications
    [ Individual] [ Business]
  • Uniform Producer and Business Entity
    Renewal/Continuation Applications
    [ Individual] [ Business]
  • Uniform Appointment/Termination Form and Procedures [ Word ]
  • Uniform TPA Application [ Word ]
Related NAIC Publications

Compendium of State Laws on Insurance Topics

Model Laws, Regulations and Guidelines
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