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CA Ins Code § 1718 (2021)
2021 California Code|Insurance Code - INS|DIVISION 1 - GENERAL RULES GOVERNING INSURANCE|PART 2 - THE BUSINESS OF INSURANCE|CHAPTER 5 - Production Agencies|ARTICLE 11 - License Terms|Section 1718.

1718.  (a) Not less than 60 days before a permanent license will expire, the commissioner may use an electronic delivery method, including email or other similar electronic method of delivery, to deliver, or may mail, to the latest email or mailing address appearing on the commissioner’s records, an application to the licensee to renew the license for the appropriate succeeding license term. It is the licensee’s responsibility to renew whether or not a renewal notice is received. The commissioner may accept a late renewal, provided the licensee’s failure to comply is due to clerical error or inadvertence on the part of the department.(b) Application for renewal of a license may be filed on or before the expiration date. When filed under this subdivision, the fee for filing shall be as specified in Section 1750.(c) The application for renewal of an expired license may be filed after the expiration date and until that same month and day of the next succeeding year. The fee for a renewal application under this subdivision shall be the fee specified in subdivision (b) and a delinquent fee in the amount specified for a one-year period in Section 1750 for the filing. Each licensee shall be subject to payment of delinquent fees under this section.(Amended by Stats. 2021, Ch. 133, Sec. 15. (SB 272) Effective July 23, 2021.)
CA Ins Code § 1719 (2021)
2021 California Code|Insurance Code - INS|DIVISION 1 - GENERAL RULES GOVERNING INSURANCE|PART 2 - THE BUSINESS OF INSURANCE|CHAPTER 5 - Production Agencies|ARTICLE 11 - License Terms|Section 1719.

1719.  The commissioner shall not issue any permanent license within 30 days prior to the expiration date on record for a previously licensed entity unless the person shall have also filed an application for renewal of the license for that license year or term directly following the expiration date to which the application for renewal relates and shall have paid the fee for filing specified in Section 1750. As to the filing of the renewal application, the provisions of Section 1718 shall not be applicable.(Amended by Stats. 1985, Ch. 770, Sec. 9.1.)
CA Ins Code § 1720 (2021)
2021 California Code|Insurance Code - INS|DIVISION 1 - GENERAL RULES GOVERNING INSURANCE|PART 2 - THE BUSINESS OF INSURANCE|CHAPTER 5 - Production Agencies|ARTICLE 11 - License Terms|Section 1720.

1720.  (a) A licensee who has applied to renew a license under this chapter shall be entitled to continue operating under the existing license for 60 days after its specified expiration date, or until notified by the department that the renewal application is deficient, whichever comes first, if the applicant has satisfied all license renewal requirements, including, but not limited to, the following:(1) The submission of the applicable renewal application and fee on or before the expiration date of the license.(2) The satisfaction of all required continuing education or training requirements.(b) This section shall not apply to any license that is suspended or revoked.(Amended by Stats. 2005, Ch. 312, Sec. 4. Effective January 1, 2006.)
CA Ins Code § 1722 (2021)
2021 California Code|Insurance Code - INS|DIVISION 1 - GENERAL RULES GOVERNING INSURANCE|PART 2 - THE BUSINESS OF INSURANCE|CHAPTER 5 - Production Agencies|ARTICLE 11 - License Terms|Section 1722.

1722.  If a natural person while licensed pursuant to the provisions of this chapter or Chapter 6 (commencing with Section 1760), Chapter 7 (commencing with Section 1800), or Chapter 8 (commencing with Section 1831) of this part, Part 5 (commencing with Section 12140) of Division 2, or Chapter 1 (commencing with Section 14000) or Chapter 2 (commencing with Section 15000) of Division 5 enters the military service of the United States and is in that service at a time prescribed for the filing of a renewal application, the filing of that application is waived, and the license held by that licensee at the time of the licensee’s entry into military service shall remain in force during the period of that military service and until the end of the license year in which the licensee is released from that service, but not for less than six months after that release. During that period, the licensee may secure a license of the type held by the licensee upon entry into military service upon the filing of an application and paying the fee therefor without the necessity of taking an examination or paying a penalty.(Amended by Stats. 2019, Ch. 502, Sec. 1. (SB 240) Effective October 3, 2019.)
CA Ins Code § 1723 (2021)
2021 California Code|Insurance Code - INS|DIVISION 1 - GENERAL RULES GOVERNING INSURANCE|PART 2 - THE BUSINESS OF INSURANCE|CHAPTER 5 - Production Agencies|ARTICLE 11 - License Terms|Section 1723.

1723.  (a) At the time any original or renewal license application that is submitted to the commissioner shows a conviction of the applicant of a felony involving dishonesty or breach of trust, or of a violation of Section 1033 of Title 18 of the United States Code, the commissioner shall either commence a proceeding pursuant to Section 1668 or 1669, or Section 1738 in the case of a renewal application, or give written consent to the applicant or licensee pursuant to paragraph (2) of subsection (e) of Section 1033 of Title 18 of the United States Code.(b) This section shall apply to all licenses and registrations issued by the commissioner pursuant to this code, whether included in this chapter or in any other chapter of this code, and without regard to whether another chapter incorporates the requirements of this section by reference.(Added by Stats. 1999, Ch. 782, Sec. 3. Effective January 1, 2000.)
CA Ins Code § 1724 (2021)
2021 California Code|Insurance Code - INS|DIVISION 1 - GENERAL RULES GOVERNING INSURANCE|PART 2 - THE BUSINESS OF INSURANCE|CHAPTER 5 - Production Agencies|ARTICLE 12 - Conduct of Licensee|Section 1724.

1724.  An agent, broker, or solicitor who is not an active member of the State Bar of California may not share a commission or other compensation with an active member of the State Bar of California. For purposes of this section, “commission or other compensation” means pecuniary or nonpecuniary compensation of any kind relating to the sale or renewal of an insurance policy or certificate or an annuity, including, but not limited to, a bonus, gift, prize, award, or finder’s fee.(Added by Stats. 2003, Ch. 547, Sec. 4. Effective January 1, 2004.)
CA Ins Code § 1725 (2021)
2021 California Code|Insurance Code - INS|DIVISION 1 - GENERAL RULES GOVERNING INSURANCE|PART 2 - THE BUSINESS OF INSURANCE|CHAPTER 5 - Production Agencies|ARTICLE 12 - Conduct of Licensee|Section 1725.

1725.  A license to act as a resident property broker-agent, casualty broker-agent, personal lines broker-agent, and limited lines automobile insurance agent shall be prominently displayed by the holder thereof in the license holder’s office in a manner whereby anyone may readily inspect it and ascertain both its currency and the capacity in which its holder is licensed to act.(Amended by Stats. 2021, Ch. 133, Sec. 17. (SB 272) Effective July 23, 2021.)
CA Ins Code § 1726 (2021)
2021 California Code|Insurance Code - INS|DIVISION 1 - GENERAL RULES GOVERNING INSURANCE|PART 2 - THE BUSINESS OF INSURANCE|CHAPTER 5 - Production Agencies|ARTICLE 12 - Conduct of Licensee|Section 1726.

1726.  (a) A person who is licensed in this state as an insurance agent or broker, advertises insurance on the internet, and transacts insurance in this state, shall identify all of the following information in the same size type on the person’s internet website home page or in a prominently displayed link from the home page, regardless of whether the insurance agent or broker maintains the internet presence or if the presence is maintained on the person’s behalf:(1) The person’s name as filed with the commissioner that has not been disapproved pursuant to Section 1724.5.(2) The person’s state of domicile and principal place of business.(3) The person’s California insurance license number.(4) The word “insurance.”(b) A person shall be deemed to be transacting insurance in this state when the person advertises on the internet, regardless of whether the insurance agent or broker maintains the internet presence or if it is maintained on the person’s behalf, and does any of the following:(1) Solicits a California resident.(2) Provides an insurance premium quote to a California resident.(3) Accepts an application for coverage from a California resident.(4) Communicates with a California resident regarding one or more terms of an agreement to provide insurance or an insurance policy.(5) Enters into negotiations before executing an insurance contract with a California resident.(6) Executes an insurance contract with a California resident.(7) Transacts matters after executing an insurance contract with a California resident that arise out of that contract.(c) This section shall become operative on July 1, 2020.(Repealed in (Sec. 6) and added by Stats. 2019, Ch. 201, Sec. 7. (AB 1813) Effective January 1, 2020. Section operative July 1, 2020, by its own provisions.)
CA Ins Code § 1727 (2021)
2021 California Code|Insurance Code - INS|DIVISION 1 - GENERAL RULES GOVERNING INSURANCE|PART 2 - THE BUSINESS OF INSURANCE|CHAPTER 5 - Production Agencies|ARTICLE 12 - Conduct of Licensee|Section 1727.

1727.  (a) The commissioner shall, after notice and hearing, promulgate reasonable rules and regulations specifying the manner and type of records to be maintained by those licensees acting as insurance agents and brokers and the location where the records shall be kept. Those records shall be open to inspection or examination by the commissioner at all times, and the commissioner may at any time require the licensee to furnish any information maintained or required to be maintained in those records.(b) Every licensee acting as an insurance agent and broker shall keep the records as required by the regulations promulgated pursuant to subdivision (a).(c) Every licensee acting as an insurance agent and broker employing a licensee in the capacity of an insurance solicitor shall keep the records required by the regulations promulgated pursuant to subdivision (a) for any insurance transacted by the insurance solicitor in the capacity of employee of the employing licensee.(Amended by Stats. 1999, Ch. 782, Sec. 4. Effective January 1, 2000.)
CA Ins Code § 1728 (2021)
2021 California Code|Insurance Code - INS|DIVISION 1 - GENERAL RULES GOVERNING INSURANCE|PART 2 - THE BUSINESS OF INSURANCE|CHAPTER 5 - Production Agencies|ARTICLE 12 - Conduct of Licensee|Section 1728.

1728.  Every resident insurance property broker-agent and every resident insurance casualty broker-agent shall maintain a principal office in this state for the transaction of business. The address of the office shall, pursuant to Section 1658, be specified on all applications for license and renewal applications.(Amended by Stats. 2011, Ch. 411, Sec. 29. (AB 1416) Effective January 1, 2012.)
CA Ins Code § 1729 (2021)
2021 California Code|Insurance Code - INS|DIVISION 1 - GENERAL RULES GOVERNING INSURANCE|PART 2 - THE BUSINESS OF INSURANCE|CHAPTER 5 - Production Agencies|ARTICLE 12 - Conduct of Licensee|Section 1729.

1729.  Every licensee and every applicant for a license shall immediately notify the commissioner using an electronic service approved by the commissioner of any change in that licensee or applicant’s email, residence, principal business, or mailing address as given to the commissioner pursuant to Sections 1658 and 1728.(Amended by Stats. 2021, Ch. 133, Sec. 19. (SB 272) Effective July 23, 2021.)
CA Ins Code § 1729.2 (2021)
2021 California Code|Insurance Code - INS|DIVISION 1 - GENERAL RULES GOVERNING INSURANCE|PART 2 - THE BUSINESS OF INSURANCE|CHAPTER 5 - Production Agencies|ARTICLE 12 - Conduct of Licensee|Section 1729.2.

1729.2.  (a) An applicant or licensee shall notify the commissioner when any of the background information set forth in this section changes after the application has been submitted or the license has been issued. If the licensee is listed as an endorsee on any business entity license, the licensee shall also provide this notice to any officer, director, or partner listed on that business entity license.(b) A business entity licensee, upon learning of a change in background information pertaining to any unlicensed person listed on its business entity license or application therefor, shall notify the commissioner of that change. The changes subject to this requirement include changes pertaining to any unlicensed officer, director, partner, member, or controlling person, or any other natural person named under the business entity license or in an application therefor.(c) The following definitions apply for the purposes of this section:(1) “License” includes all types of licenses issued by the commissioner pursuant to Chapter 5 (commencing with Section 1621), Chapter 5A (commencing with Section 1759), Chapter 6 (commencing with Section 1760), Chapter 6.5 (commencing with Section 1781.1), Chapter 7 (commencing with Section 1800), and Chapter 8 (commencing with Section 1831) of Part 2 of Division 1, Chapter 1 (commencing with Section 10110) of Part 2 of Division 2, Chapter 4 (commencing with Section 12280) of Part 5 of Division 2, Article 8 (commencing with Section 12418) of Chapter 1 of Part 6 of Division 2, and Chapter 1 (commencing with Section 14000) and Chapter 2 (commencing with Section 15000) of Division 5.(2) “Background information” means any of the following: a misdemeanor or felony conviction; a filing of felony criminal charges in state or federal court; an administrative action regarding a professional or occupational license; any licensee’s discharge or attempt to discharge, in a personal or organizational bankruptcy proceeding, an obligation regarding any insurance premiums or fiduciary funds owed to any company, including a premium finance company, or managing general agent; and any admission, or judicial finding or determination, of fraud, misappropriation or conversion of funds, misrepresentation, or breach of fiduciary duty.(3) “Applicant” and “licensee” include individual and organization applicants and licensees, and officers, directors, partners, members, and controlling persons (as defined in subdivision (b) of Section 1668.5) of an organization.(d) Notification to the commissioner shall be in writing and shall be sent within 30 days of the date the applicant or licensee learns of the change in background information.(e) The commissioner may adopt regulations necessary or desirable to implement this section.(Amended by Stats. 2015, Ch. 348, Sec. 11. (AB 1515) Effective January 1, 2016.)
CA Ins Code § 1729.5 (2021)
2021 California Code|Insurance Code - INS|DIVISION 1 - GENERAL RULES GOVERNING INSURANCE|PART 2 - THE BUSINESS OF INSURANCE|CHAPTER 5 - Production Agencies|ARTICLE 12 - Conduct of Licensee|Section 1729.5.

1729.5.  A property broker-agent, casualty broker-agent, or life agent who has a service contract with a corporation licensed under this code or who is a stockholder or member of any incorporated association or corporation organized under the Corporations Code for the purpose of providing services to property broker-agents, casualty broker-agents, or life agents may use the name of that corporation or association on any stationery or advertisements and other written or printed matter used to identify the business of the property broker-agent, casualty broker-agent, or life agent provided that the name of the property broker-agent, casualty broker-agent, or life agent is clearly identified as bearing only that relationship to the corporation or association in one of the following ways:“Representing ____;”“A stockholder of ____;”“Placing business through ____;”“Using services of ____.”The use of the corporation or association name in the manner provided in this section shall not constitute such use as would mislead the public within the meaning of Section 1724.5.(Amended by Stats. 2011, Ch. 411, Sec. 30. (AB 1416) Effective January 1, 2012.)
CA Ins Code § 1730 (2021)
2021 California Code|Insurance Code - INS|DIVISION 1 - GENERAL RULES GOVERNING INSURANCE|PART 2 - THE BUSINESS OF INSURANCE|CHAPTER 5 - Production Agencies|ARTICLE 12 - Conduct of Licensee|Section 1730.

1730.  A licensee shall not misrepresent the type of license under which that licensee is transacting insurance, nor shall that licensee engage in transactions not authorized by the licenses held by that licensee.(Amended by Stats. 2021, Ch. 133, Sec. 20. (SB 272) Effective July 23, 2021.)
CA Ins Code § 1730.5 (2021)
2021 California Code|Insurance Code - INS|DIVISION 1 - GENERAL RULES GOVERNING INSURANCE|PART 2 - THE BUSINESS OF INSURANCE|CHAPTER 5 - Production Agencies|ARTICLE 12 - Conduct of Licensee|Section 1730.5.

1730.5.  A life agent, a property broker-agent, and a casualty broker-agent shall provide to all insureds or applicants at the time of application or receipt of premium moneys the effective date of coverage, if known, or the circumstances under which coverage will be effective if there exists conditions precedent to coverage. This section shall apply only to coverage for personal lines of insurance, such as private passenger automobile, homeowner and renter insurance, personal liability, and individual disability and health insurance.(Amended by Stats. 2011, Ch. 411, Sec. 31. (AB 1416) Effective January 1, 2012.)
CA Ins Code § 1730.6 (2021)
2021 California Code|Insurance Code - INS|DIVISION 1 - GENERAL RULES GOVERNING INSURANCE|PART 2 - THE BUSINESS OF INSURANCE|CHAPTER 5 - Production Agencies|ARTICLE 12 - Conduct of Licensee|Section 1730.6.

1730.6.  (a) Every property broker-agent and every casualty broker-agent shall, prior to arranging premium financing or transacting any agreement for the periodic payment of premium for any new or renewal policy of insurance specified in Section 660, disclose to any applicant or prospective insured any options for premium financing or the periodic payment of premium from the insurer or, if applicable, the California Automobile Assigned Risk Plan, that are available for the insurance being purchased. This disclosure may be in the form of a written document. In the event the applicant or prospective insured elects to enter into an agreement for premium financing, the property broker-agent and casualty broker-agent shall comply with the requirements of Section 778.4.(b) For purposes of this section and Section 778.4:(1) “Periodic payment of premium” means the payment plan provided by the California Automobile Assigned Risk Plan, or a payment plan provided by the insurer that allows the total premium to be paid in more than one installment.(2) “Arrange premium financing” means assisting an applicant or prospective insured to arrange for payment of the premium through a premium finance agreement as defined in Section 778.1.(Amended by Stats. 2011, Ch. 411, Sec. 32. (AB 1416) Effective January 1, 2012.)
CA Ins Code § 1731 (2021)
2021 California Code|Insurance Code - INS|DIVISION 1 - GENERAL RULES GOVERNING INSURANCE|PART 2 - THE BUSINESS OF INSURANCE|CHAPTER 5 - Production Agencies|ARTICLE 12 - Conduct of Licensee|Section 1731.

1731.  A person licensed as a broker-agent shall be deemed to be acting as an insurance agent in the transaction of insurance placed with those insurers for whom a notice of appointment has been filed with the Insurance Commissioner in accordance with Section 1704 and is then in force.(Amended by Stats. 1990, Ch. 1420, Sec. 56.5. Operative January 1, 1992, by Sec. 77 of Ch. 1420.)
CA Ins Code § 1732 (2021)
2021 California Code|Insurance Code - INS|DIVISION 1 - GENERAL RULES GOVERNING INSURANCE|PART 2 - THE BUSINESS OF INSURANCE|CHAPTER 5 - Production Agencies|ARTICLE 12 - Conduct of Licensee|Section 1732.

1732.  A person acting as an insurance broker may, on behalf of an insurance company, collect and transmit premium or return premium and deliver policies and other documents evidencing insurance. Performance of those functions shall not be construed for any purpose to mean that the person is an insurance agent.(Amended by Stats. 2008, Ch. 304, Sec. 3. Effective January 1, 2009.)
CA Ins Code § 1733 (2021)
2021 California Code|Insurance Code - INS|DIVISION 1 - GENERAL RULES GOVERNING INSURANCE|PART 2 - THE BUSINESS OF INSURANCE|CHAPTER 5 - Production Agencies|ARTICLE 12 - Conduct of Licensee|Section 1733.

1733.  All funds received by any person acting as a licensee under this chapter, Chapter 5A (commencing with Section 1759), Chapter 6 (commencing with Section 1760), or Chapter 7 (commencing with Section 1800), as premium or return premium on or under any policy of insurance or undertaking of bail, are received and held by that person in that person’s fiduciary capacity. A person who diverts or appropriates those fiduciary funds to that person’s own use is guilty of theft and punishable for theft as provided by law. Any premium that a premium financer agrees to advance pursuant to the terms of a premium finance agreement shall constitute fiduciary funds as defined in this section only if actually received by a person licensed in one or more of the capacities herein specified.(Amended by Stats. 2021, Ch. 133, Sec. 21. (SB 272) Effective July 23, 2021.)
CA Ins Code § 1734 (2021)
2021 California Code|Insurance Code - INS|DIVISION 1 - GENERAL RULES GOVERNING INSURANCE|PART 2 - THE BUSINESS OF INSURANCE|CHAPTER 5 - Production Agencies|ARTICLE 12 - Conduct of Licensee|Section 1734.

1734.  This section applies to a person licensed, hereinafter “licensee,” whether under a permanent license, restricted license, temporary license, or certificate of convenience, to act in any of the capacities specified in Section 1733. If fiduciary funds, as defined in Section 1733, are received by the licensee, the licensee shall do one of the following:(a) Remit premiums, less commissions, and return premiums received or held by the licensee to the insurer or the person entitled thereto.(b) Maintain those fiduciary funds at all times in a trust account in a bank or savings and loan association, within any state of the United States, which account is insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), and is licensed by any state government within the United States or by the United States government, separate from any other account, in an amount at least equal to the premiums and return premiums, net of commissions, received by the licensee and unpaid to the persons entitled thereto or, at their direction or pursuant to written contract, for the account of those persons. However, that person may commingle with those fiduciary funds in the account those additional funds as the licensee may deem prudent for the purpose of advancing premiums, establishing reserves for the paying of return commissions, or for those contingencies as may arise in the licensee’s business of receiving and transmitting premium or return premium funds.(c) Maintain those fiduciary funds pursuant to Section 1734.5.(Amended by Stats. 2021, Ch. 133, Sec. 22. (SB 272) Effective July 23, 2021.)