CT Gen Stat § 38a-771. (Formerly Sec. 38-92l) (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 38a - Insurance|Chapter 702 - Licensing|Section 38a-771. (Formerly Sec. 38-92l) - Licensee to notify commissioner of change in information. Violations. Hearings. Penalties.

 (a) Any person, firm, partnership, association or corporation holding a license issued pursuant to sections 38a-702b, 38a-702j, 38a-703 to 38a-716, inclusive, 38a-731 to 38a-735, inclusive, 38a-769 to 38a-776, inclusive, 38a-786, 38a-790, 38a-792 and 38a-794 or holding a license in the name of a trade name shall notify the Insurance Commissioner, in writing, not later than thirty days after any: (1) Change in business address, residence address or electronic mail address; (2) change in employer; (3) change in name; or (4) change in licensed insurance producer responsible for ensuring compliance by such person, firm, partnership, association or corporation with the insurance laws, rules and regulations of this state, as stated in the application for license filed in this state by such person, firm, partnership, association or corporation.(b) Any person, firm, partnership, association or corporation, or any person, firm, partnership, association or corporation acting as a trade name, holding a license issued pursuant to sections 38a-702j, 38a-703 to 38a-718, inclusive, 38a-731 to 38a-735, inclusive, 38a-769 to 38a-777, inclusive, 38a-786, 38a-790, 38a-792 and 38a-794, shall notify the Insurance Commissioner, in writing, not later than thirty days after any bankruptcy proceeding or the conviction of a felony, or any administrative action taken against such licensee in another state not later than thirty days after the entering of the administrative order in that state. Such notification shall be accompanied by all supporting documentation.(c) If, upon investigation, the commissioner determines that a producer has violated the provisions of subsection (b) of this section, the commissioner may, following a hearing as specified in section 38a-774, impose a fine upon and suspend or revoke the license of the producer.(P.A. 87-20; P.A. 91-29, S. 5, 8; P.A. 94-160, S. 15, 24; P.A. 01-113, S. 21, 42; P.A. 12-145, S. 31; P.A. 14-235, S. 62; P.A. 19-125, S. 7.)History: Sec. 38-92l transferred to Sec. 38a-771 in 1991; P.A. 91-29 made technical changes deleting references to sections repealed by the same act; P.A. 94-160 applied Subsec. (a) to persons, firms, partnerships, associations or corporations holding a license in the name of a trade name, added new Subsec. (b) requiring certain entities to notify the insurance commissioner in writing, within 30 days of any bankruptcy proceeding, conviction of a felony or any other administrative action and added new Subsec. (c) re penalties for violations of Subsec. (b), effective January 1, 1996; P.A. 01-113 deleted references to Secs. 38a-702, 38a-717 and 38a-795, substituted references to Sec. 38a-702j for Sec. 38a-783, and substituted “not later than thirty days after” for “within thirty days of” in Subsecs. (a) and (b), and substituted “the commissioner” for “he” in Subsec. (c), effective September 1, 2002; P.A. 12-145 amended Subsec. (a) to replace reference to Sec. 38a-777 with reference to Sec. 38a-776, effective June 15, 2012; P.A. 14-235 amended Subsecs. (a) and (b) to delete references to Secs. 38a-741 to 38a-745; P.A. 19-125 amended Subsec. (a) by adding reference to Sec. 38a-702b, adding “or electronic mail address” and making a technical change in Subdiv. (1), replacing “members of a firm, partnership, association or officers of a corporation as stated in the application for license” with “insurance producer responsible for ensuring compliance by such person, firm, partnership, association or corporation with the insurance laws, rules and regulations of this state, as stated in the application for license filed in this state by such person, firm, partnership, association or corporation” in Subdiv. (4).