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CT Gen Stat § 38a-702r (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 38a - Insurance|Chapter 701a - Insurance Producers, Agents and Third-Party Administrators|Section 38a-702r - Construction. Provisions not applicable to bail bond or title insurance.

 Nothing in sections 38a-702a to 38a-702q, inclusive, shall be construed as applicable to bail bond insurance under chapter 700f, or title insurance under chapter 700a.(P.A. 01-113, S. 18, 42.)History: P.A. 01-113 effective September 1, 2002.
CT Gen Stat § 38a-702s (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 38a - Insurance|Chapter 701a - Insurance Producers, Agents and Third-Party Administrators|Section 38a-702s - Additional grounds for denial of producer licenses.

 Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection (a) of section 38a-702e, subsection (a) of section 38a-702f or subsection (a) of section 38a-702g, in addition to the grounds for denial of an insurance producer's license set forth in section 38a-702k, the Insurance Commissioner may deny an application for an insurance producer license if said commissioner determines such applicant is not properly qualified or trustworthy and that granting such license is against the public interest. The provisions of subsection (b) of section 38a-702k shall apply to any such denial.(P.A. 14-216, S. 2.)
CT Gen Stat § 38a-703. (Formerly Sec. 38-70) (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 38a - Insurance|Chapter 701a - Insurance Producers, Agents and Third-Party Administrators|Section 38a-703. (Formerly Sec. 38-70) - Soliciting business for unlicensed insurance or surety company prohibited.

 No person shall, within this state, solicit or procure insurance, except with regard to his own property or person, with or by any insurance company that does not hold a certificate then in force from the commissioner authorizing such insurance company to do such insurance business in this state, or deliver policies or collect premiums of or for any such company; nor shall any person aid in any way in the transaction in this state of any insurance business with or by any insurance company not thus authorized, except to obtain insurance upon his own property or person. Any person who aids any corporation, association or person not authorized to do insurance business in this state in soliciting such business from residents of this state, by means of any advertisement published in this state or by any other means, shall be fined not more than two thousand dollars or imprisoned not more than six months, or both.(1949 Rev., S. 6058; P.A. 08-178, S. 24.)History: Sec. 38-70 transferred to Sec. 38a-703 in 1991; P.A. 08-178 made technical changes and increased maximum fine from $100 to $2,000.Annotation to former section 38-70:Cited. 9 CA 622.
CT Gen Stat § 38a-704. (Formerly Sec. 38-71) (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 38a - Insurance|Chapter 701a - Insurance Producers, Agents and Third-Party Administrators|Section 38a-704. (Formerly Sec. 38-71) - Penalty for acting as insurance producer without license.

 Any person, partnership, association, limited liability company or corporation, or any person, partnership, association, limited liability company or corporation acting under a trade name, that acts within this state, either on the person's own behalf or as a representative or agent of any other person or partnership, association, limited liability company or corporation or any other person, partnership, association, limited liability company or corporation acting under a trade name, as an insurance producer, as defined in section 38a-702a, unless such person holds an insurance producer license then in force from the commissioner authorizing the person so to act, shall be fined not more than ten thousand dollars or imprisoned not more than three months, or both.(1949 Rev., S. 6059, 6066; P.A. 90-243, S. 24; P.A. 94-160, S. 4, 24; P.A. 95-79, S. 187–189; P.A. 01-113, S. 19, 42; P.A. 08-178, S. 25.)History: P.A. 90-243 removed public adjusters from purview of section; Sec. 38-71 transferred to Sec. 38a-704 in 1991; P.A. 94-160 amended the section to include partnerships, associations or corporations or any of such acting under a trade name to more accurately reflect the current modernization and nomenclature of the industry, effective January 1, 1996; P.A. 95-79 included a person who acts as representative of a limited liability company, effective May 31, 1995; P.A. 01-113 substituted “section 38a-702a” for “subsection (1) of section 38a-702” and made technical changes for the purpose of gender neutrality, effective September 1, 2002; P.A. 08-178 made technical changes and increased maximum fine from $500 to $10,000.See Sec. 38a-413 re title agent and title insurer exemption.Annotations to former section 38-71:Cited. 162 C. 508.Cited. 5 CA 616.
CT Gen Stat § 38a-705. (Formerly Sec. 38-73) (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 38a - Insurance|Chapter 701a - Insurance Producers, Agents and Third-Party Administrators|Section 38a-705. (Formerly Sec. 38-73) - Exemption of fraternal benefit societies.

 The provisions of sections 38a-703, 38a-704 and 38a-769 shall not apply to any otherwise lawful activities of fraternal benefit societies.(1949 Rev., S. 6065; 1957, P.A. 448, S. 45.)History: Sec. 38-73 transferred to Sec. 38a-705 in 1991.
CT Gen Stat § 38a-706. (Formerly Sec. 38-75) (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 38a - Insurance|Chapter 701a - Insurance Producers, Agents and Third-Party Administrators|Section 38a-706. (Formerly Sec. 38-75) - Sharing commission.

 Section 38a-706 is repealed, effective September 1, 2002.(1949 Rev., S. 6063; P.A. 94-160, S. 5, 24; P.A. 01-113, S. 41, 42.)
CT Gen Stat § 38a-707b (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 38a - Insurance|Chapter 701a - Insurance Producers, Agents and Third-Party Administrators|Section 38a-707b - Disclosure of producer fees and compensation upon request of municipality or board of education.

 (a) For purposes of this section, “insurance”, “insurance producer” and “insurer” have the same meanings as provided in section 38a-702a, and “municipality” means any town, city or borough, consolidated town and city or consolidated town and borough.(b) Any insurance producer who sells, solicits or negotiates insurance on behalf of an insurer to a municipality or local or regional board of education shall, upon request from the municipality or local or regional board of education, fully disclose, in writing, the amount of any fees or compensation such insurance producer receives from the insurer for such services pursuant to the written memorandum required under section 38a-707 or the Investment Advisers Act of 1940, 15 USC 80b-1, et. seq., as amended from time to time.(P.A. 10-174, S. 2.)
CT Gen Stat § 38a-708. (Formerly Sec. 38-76a) (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 38a - Insurance|Chapter 701a - Insurance Producers, Agents and Third-Party Administrators|Section 38a-708. (Formerly Sec. 38-76a) - Company to furnish facts relative to termination of agent's appointment. False statement sole grounds for cause of action by agent.

 Upon the request of the Insurance Commissioner, any insurance company shall furnish to the Insurance Department the facts relative to the termination of an agent's appointment and the causes thereof. No agent shall have a cause of action against any insurance company as a result of such company's having furnished to said department pursuant to this section any statement, oral or written, unless such statement is false and was known by such company to be false when made.(1961, P.A. 85; P.A. 77-614, S. 163, 610; P.A. 79-173; P.A. 80-482, S. 287, 345, 348.)History: P.A. 77-614 placed insurance commissioner within the department of business regulation and made insurance department a division within that department, effective January 1, 1979; P.A. 79-173 replaced provision which had deemed every statement made pursuant to this section a privileged communication and had prohibited statements use as evidence in court action or proceedings with provision re agents cause of action; P.A. 80-482 restored insurance commissioner and division to prior independent status and abolished the department of business regulation; Sec. 38-76a transferred to Sec. 38a-708 in 1991.
CT Gen Stat § 38a-709. (Formerly Sec. 38-76b) (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 38a - Insurance|Chapter 701a - Insurance Producers, Agents and Third-Party Administrators|Section 38a-709. (Formerly Sec. 38-76b) - Termination of producer's appointment and contract.

 (a) Any insurance company authorized to transact fire or casualty business in this state shall, upon termination of a producer's appointment by said company, permit the renewal of all contracts of insurance written by such producer for a period of eighteen months from the date of such termination, as determined by the individual underwriting requirements of said company, provided, in the event of any contract not meeting such underwriting requirements, the company shall give the producer sixty days' notice of its intention not to renew said contract, and provided further that such period of time may be reduced, in whole or in part, as the commissioner may deem necessary for the purpose of adequately protecting the insured or securing the solvency of such company.(b) No insurance agency contract entered into in this state, by a licensed insurer with an insurance producer licensed under section 38a-769, shall be terminated by the licensed insurer appointing such producer unless the licensed insurer upon terminating such contract shall give not less than ninety days' written notice in advance to the other party unless the contract shall be terminated by the licensed insurer for failure of the producer, after receiving a written demand, to pay over moneys due to such insurer, provided during said ninety-day period after any such notice, the producer shall not write or bind any new business on behalf of the licensed insurer without the specific written approval by such insurer of such business.(c) Any insurance company renewing contracts of insurance in accordance with this section shall pay commissions for such renewals to the terminated producer in the same amount as had been paid to him on similar policies during the twelve months immediately preceding the notice of termination.(d) The provisions of this section shall not apply to any contract with a producer for the sale of life or accident and health insurance.(1969, P.A. 485, S. 1, 2; 1971, P.A. 176; P.A. 77-199, S. 1, 12; P.A. 85-102, S. 2; P.A. 96-193, S. 15, 36.)History: 1971 act inserted new Subsec. (c) concerning renewal commissions and relettered former Subsec. (c) accordingly; P.A. 77-199 authorized renewals for 18 months rather than one year and added proviso re reduction of time period to protect insured or secure company's solvency in Subsec. (a); P.A. 85-102 amended Subsec. (d) to specifically exclude accident and health insurance from the provisions of the section; Sec. 38-76b transferred to Sec. 38a-709 in 1991; P.A. 96-193 substituted “producer” for “agent”, effective June 3, 1996.
CT Gen Stat § 38a-710. (Formerly Sec. 38-76d) (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 38a - Insurance|Chapter 701a - Insurance Producers, Agents and Third-Party Administrators|Section 38a-710. (Formerly Sec. 38-76d) - Insurers prohibited from cancelling or amending contract of independent producer solely because of adverse underwriting experience.

 No company shall cancel or amend the contract of an independent insurance producer for property or casualty insurance, solely because of adverse underwriting experience for the two years preceding the date of such cancellation or amendment on such lines of insurance for which the company requires submission of an application for approval or for which the company accepts without approval policies issued by its appointed producers, if the information on any such application or on the company copy of any policy issued by an appointed producer is substantially complete and not intentionally or substantially incorrect or misleading. In calculating the average loss ratio for purposes of determining adverse underwriting experience for such preceding two years, reserves against claims pending shall not be included.(P.A. 79-277; P.A. 90-243, S. 33; P.A. 92-53, S. 1, 2; P.A. 96-193, S. 16, 36.)History: P.A. 90-243 substituted “property” for “fire” insurance; Sec. 38-76d transferred to Sec. 38a-710 in 1991; P.A. 92-53 prohibited amending the contract of an independent insurance agent because of adverse underwriting experience; P.A. 96-193 substituted “producer” for “agent” and “appointed” for “licensed”, effective June 3, 1996.
CT Gen Stat § 38a-711. (Formerly Sec. 38-92) (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 38a - Insurance|Chapter 701a - Insurance Producers, Agents and Third-Party Administrators|Section 38a-711. (Formerly Sec. 38-92) - Payment of commissions to unlicensed persons.

 Section 38a-711 is repealed, effective September 1, 2002.(1949, S. 2797d; P.A. 94-160, S. 7, 24; P.A. 98-72; P.A. 01-113, S. 41, 42.)
CT Gen Stat § 38a-713. (Formerly Sec. 38-89) (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 38a - Insurance|Chapter 701a - Insurance Producers, Agents and Third-Party Administrators|Section 38a-713. (Formerly Sec. 38-89) - Signing or countersigning insurance policies in blank. Penalties.

 Any insurance producer who signs or countersigns any policy of insurance or countersigns any endorsement thereon in blank shall be fined not more than one thousand dollars, and the commissioner shall revoke the producer's license.(1949 Rev., S. 6074; P.A. 01-113, S. 31, 42; P.A. 08-178, S. 26.)History: Sec. 38-89 transferred to Sec. 38a-713 in 1991; P.A. 01-113 substituted “producer” for “agent” and “the producer's” for “his”, effective September 1, 2002; P.A. 08-178 increased maximum fine from $100 to $1,000.See Sec. 38a-774 re suspension or revocation of license.
CT Gen Stat § 38a-714. (Formerly Sec. 38-90) (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 38a - Insurance|Chapter 701a - Insurance Producers, Agents and Third-Party Administrators|Section 38a-714. (Formerly Sec. 38-90) - Personal liability of person acting on behalf of insurance company not licensed to do business in this state.

 Any person making within this state directly or indirectly any contract of insurance on behalf of any insurance company which is not licensed to do business in this state shall be personally liable to the insured for the performance of such contract by the insurance company.(1949 Rev., S. 6075; P.A. 10-32, S. 122.)History: Sec. 38-90 transferred to Sec. 38a-714 in 1991; P.A. 10-32 made a technical change, effective May 10, 2010.See Sec. 38a-744 re liability of licensee.Annotation to former section 38-90:Cause of action founded on statute is of a contractual nature. 2 CS 50.
CT Gen Stat § 38a-715. (Formerly Sec. 38-90a) (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 38a - Insurance|Chapter 701a - Insurance Producers, Agents and Third-Party Administrators|Section 38a-715. (Formerly Sec. 38-90a) - Payment by insured to producer as payment to company.

 Any payment made by or on behalf of an insured to any producer for policies of insurance which have been issued to such producer for delivery to the insured or issued directly to the insured on the order of such producer shall, in controversies between the insured and the company, be deemed to have been paid to the company.(1963, P.A. 142; P.A. 94-160, S. 9, 24.)History: Sec. 38-90a transferred to Sec. 38a-715 in 1991; P.A. 94-160 substituted “producer” for “broker” to accurately reflect the modernization and nomenclature of the industry, effective January 1, 1996.
CT Gen Stat § 38a-716. (Formerly Sec. 38-90b) (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 38a - Insurance|Chapter 701a - Insurance Producers, Agents and Third-Party Administrators|Section 38a-716. (Formerly Sec. 38-90b) - Premium advancing by producer. Cancellation of policy.

 (a) If any insurance producer advances, on behalf of an insured, premium for a policy to an insurer, with respect to any property or casualty insurance policy other than one providing coverage for homeowners, tenants, private passenger nonfleet automobile, mobile manufactured home and other property and casualty insurance for personal, family or household needs and such insured has not paid the premium due, the producer may request cancellation of such policy by the insurer, provided the producer has sent, by certified or registered mail, return receipt requested, to the insured at the address shown on the policy, a written notice that includes: (1) The name and address of the insured and the insurer, (2) policy number, (3) an itemization of the premium due the insurance producer stated separately for each policy or endorsement, including separate itemization of all payments received for and credits applied to, each policy, (4) a statement of the insurance producer's intent to request, in writing, cancellation of the policy by the insurer for nonpayment of premium, unless the default is cured not later than fifteen days after the date the notice is postmarked, (5) a statement specifying that in the event the insured submits any written response to the notice, it shall be forwarded to the insurer with the request for cancellation. If written response is received following submission of written request for cancellation, it shall be immediately forwarded to the insurer by the insurance producer. The insurer shall reply directly to the insured not later than ten days after receipt of the insured's response and forward a copy of its response to the producer.(b) If upon receipt of the written request from the insurance producer, the insurer cancels the policy, such cancellation shall be made in accordance with the policy provisions regarding cancellation for nonpayment of premium and on a pro-rata basis. The producer is entitled to and has a lien on any return premium for the policy, to the extent of the amount owed by the insured to the producer, for such policy.(c) Any insurance producer or insurer who violates any provisions of this section shall be subject to the provisions of section 38a-817.(P.A. 82-59; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 83-3, S. 1; P.A. 94-160, S. 10, 24; P.A. 17-15, S. 82.)History: June Sp. Sess. 83-3 changed term “mobile home” to “mobile manufactured home” in Subsec. (a); Sec. 38-90b transferred to Sec. 38a-716 in 1991; P.A. 94-160 substituted “producer” for “agent or insurance broker” to accurately reflect the modernization and nomenclature of the industry, effective January 1, 1996; P.A. 17-15 made technical changes in Subsec. (a).See Sec. 1-2a re construction of references to “United States mail”, “postmark” or “registered or certified mail”.
CT Gen Stat § 38a-717. (Formerly Sec. 38-91) (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 38a - Insurance|Chapter 701a - Insurance Producers, Agents and Third-Party Administrators|Section 38a-717. (Formerly Sec. 38-91) - Payment of commissions to producers.

 Section 38a-717 is repealed, effective September 1, 2002.(1949 Rev., S. 6076; 1961, P.A. 7; 1967, P.A. 11; P.A. 94-160, S. 11, 24; P.A. 01-113, S. 41, 42.)
CT Gen Stat § 38a-718. (Formerly Sec. 38-76c) (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 38a - Insurance|Chapter 701a - Insurance Producers, Agents and Third-Party Administrators|Section 38a-718. (Formerly Sec. 38-76c) - Restrictions on negotiation of insurance incidental to extension of credit.

 (a) As used in this section (1) “bank holding company” has the same meaning as provided in section 36-419, and (2) “lending institution” includes, but is not limited to, banks, savings and loan associations and credit unions.(b) No person, partnership, association or corporation licensed under the provisions of section 38a-769, which is owned or controlled, directly or indirectly, by a bank holding company or lending institution, shall negotiate any policy of insurance applicable to any real or personal property which is security for an extension of credit by any lending institution, if approval of the transaction is contingent on the purchase of said insurance.(c) The terms of this section shall not be construed to apply to any person, partnership, association or corporation owned or controlled by a bank holding company or any lending institution engaged in the activity prohibited hereby on December 31, 1971.(1972, P.A. 109, S. 1–3; P.A. 07-217, S. 158; P.A. 14-122, S. 171.)History: Sec. 38-76c transferred to Sec. 38a-718 in 1991; P.A. 07-217 made technical changes in Subsec. (a), effective July 12, 2007; P.A. 14-122 made technical changes in Subsec. (a).
CT Gen Stat § 38a-720b (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 38a - Insurance|Chapter 701a - Insurance Producers, Agents and Third-Party Administrators|Section 38a-720b - Payments of premiums or charges to a third-party administrator.

 (a) If an insurer or other person utilizes the services of a third-party administrator, the payment of any premiums or charges by or on behalf of an insured to the third-party administrator shall be deemed to have been received by the insurer or other person utilizing the services of the third-party administrator.(b) Return premium payments or claim payments forwarded by the insurer or other person utilizing the services of the third-party administrator to the third-party administrator shall not be deemed to have been paid to the insured or claimant until such payments are received by such insured or claimant.(c) Nothing in this section shall limit any right of an insurer or other person utilizing the services of a third-party administrator to bring a cause of action arising from the failure of such third-party administrator to make payments to the insurer, other person utilizing the services of the third-party administrator, insureds or claimants.(P.A. 11-58, S. 22.)
CT Gen Stat § 38a-720d (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 38a - Insurance|Chapter 701a - Insurance Producers, Agents and Third-Party Administrators|Section 38a-720d - Advertising.

 A third-party administrator shall only use advertising pertaining to the business underwritten by an insurer that has been approved, in writing, by the insurer prior to its use. A third-party administrator that mentions any customer or person utilizing the services of the third-party administrator in its advertising shall obtain such customer's or person's prior written consent.(P.A. 11-58, S. 24.)
CT Gen Stat § 38a-720e (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 38a - Insurance|Chapter 701a - Insurance Producers, Agents and Third-Party Administrators|Section 38a-720e - Responsibilities of insurer or other person utilizing a third-party administrator.

 (a) Each insurer or other person utilizing the services of a third-party administrator shall be responsible for determining the benefits, premium rates, underwriting criteria and claims payment procedures for the lines, classes or types of insurance such third-party administrator is authorized to administer, and for securing reinsurance, if any. The insurer or other person utilizing the services of a third-party administrator shall provide to such third-party administrator, in writing, procedures pertaining to such third-party administrator's administration of benefits, premium rates, underwriting criteria and claims payment. Each insurer or other person utilizing the services of a third-party administrator shall be responsible for the competent administration of such insurer's or other person's benefit and service programs.(b) If a third-party administrator administers benefits for more than one hundred certificate holders on behalf of an insurer or other person utilizing the services of a third-party administrator, such insurer or other person shall, at least semiannually, conduct a review of the operations of the third-party administrator. At least one such review shall be an on-site audit of the operations of the third-party administrator.(P.A. 11-58, S. 25.)