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Timestamp: 2019-04-25 17:58:28+00:00

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(3) receiving any direct commission or variance in compensation based on the volume of surplus lines premiums taken and received from, or as a result of, another person selling, soliciting, binding, effecting, or procuring surplus lines insurance policies, contracts, or coverages, except for a general lines property and casualty agent making a referral of surplus lines business to a surplus lines agent that then completes the surplus lines transaction.
(4) contacting clients, insureds, agents, other persons, and insurers to gather and transmit information regarding claims and losses under the policy to the extent the contact does not require a licensed adjuster as set forth under Insurance Code Chapter 4101.
(c) This section must not be construed to prohibit distribution of agency profits to unlicensed persons, including shareholders, partners, and employees.
(2) the fee specified by §19.801 and §19.802 of this title.
(e) Texas-resident applicants, and nonresident applicants who do not hold a surplus lines license in their state of residence or whose state of residence does not license Texas residents on a reciprocal basis as determined by TDI, must meet all licensing requirements set forth in Insurance Code Chapter 981. Nonresident applicants under this section must also comply with Insurance Code §4056.051.
(f) Nonresident applicants who hold a surplus lines agent license in good standing in the agent's state of residence and meet the requirements of Insurance Code §4056.052 must meet all the licensing requirements of Insurance Code Chapter 981 to the extent that the requirements are not waived by the Commissioner under Insurance Code §4056.055.
(g) Notwithstanding any other subsection of this section, nonresident applicants are not required to obtain a general property and casualty agent license if they meet the requirements of Insurance Code §981.203(a-1).
(h) Each surplus lines agent license issued to an agent will be valid for a term as established under Insurance Code §4003.001 and Chapter 19, Subchapter I of this title. The license may be renewed by submitting a renewal application and a nonrefundable license fee as specified by §19.801 and §19.802 of this title.

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