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CA Ins Code § 1658 (2021)
2021 California Code|Insurance Code - INS|DIVISION 1 - GENERAL RULES GOVERNING INSURANCE|PART 2 - THE BUSINESS OF INSURANCE|CHAPTER 5 - Production Agencies|ARTICLE 4 - Applications|Section 1658.

1658.  Each application filed by a natural person for a license shall contain the residence address, the principal business address, and the mailing address of the applicant. The application shall also contain the e-mail address to which the applicant wants the commissioner to direct all license-related correspondence. Each application for an organization license shall contain the principal business address and the mailing address of the applicant. The application shall also contain the e-mail address to which the applicant wants the commissioner to direct all license-related correspondence.(Amended by Stats. 2009, Ch. 254, Sec. 5. (AB 800) Effective January 1, 2010.)
CA Ins Code § 1661 (2021)
2021 California Code|Insurance Code - INS|DIVISION 1 - GENERAL RULES GOVERNING INSURANCE|PART 2 - THE BUSINESS OF INSURANCE|CHAPTER 5 - Production Agencies|ARTICLE 4 - Applications|Section 1661.

1661.  Whenever an organization licensed as a life agent, property broker-agent, casualty broker-agent, personal lines broker-agent, or limited lines automobile insurance agent desires to change, remove, or add to the natural person or persons who are to transact insurance under authority of its license pursuant to Section 1656, it shall immediately file an application or notice on a form prescribed by the commissioner with the commissioner for an endorsement changing its license accordingly. The form shall be submitted by a means of electronic service approved by the commissioner. The commissioner shall require that the prelicensing education standards set forth in Section 1749 be met and that the qualifying examination provided by this code be taken by any natural person named by the organization to exercise its agency or brokerage powers who would be required to take and pass the qualifying examination. That natural person or persons and the organization are in all other respects subject to the provisions of this chapter and the insurance laws.(Amended by Stats. 2017, Ch. 417, Sec. 13. (AB 1696) Effective January 1, 2018.)
CA Ins Code § 1662 (2021)
2021 California Code|Insurance Code - INS|DIVISION 1 - GENERAL RULES GOVERNING INSURANCE|PART 2 - THE BUSINESS OF INSURANCE|CHAPTER 5 - Production Agencies|ARTICLE 5 - Bonds|Section 1662.

1662.  A property broker-agent, a casualty broker-agent, and a personal lines broker-agent shall, prior to acting in the capacity of an insurance broker, file with the commissioner and continuously maintain in force the bond required by this article. Any authority to act as broker shall automatically terminate immediately upon there being no bond in force.(Amended by Stats. 2017, Ch. 417, Sec. 14. (AB 1696) Effective January 1, 2018.)
CA Ins Code § 1663 (2021)
2021 California Code|Insurance Code - INS|DIVISION 1 - GENERAL RULES GOVERNING INSURANCE|PART 2 - THE BUSINESS OF INSURANCE|CHAPTER 5 - Production Agencies|ARTICLE 5 - Bonds|Section 1663.

1663.  Such bond shall be duly executed by an admitted surety insurer, shall be continuous in form, and shall be in favor of the people of the State of California.(Repealed and added by Stats. 1959, Ch. 4.)
CA Ins Code § 1665 (2021)
2021 California Code|Insurance Code - INS|DIVISION 1 - GENERAL RULES GOVERNING INSURANCE|PART 2 - THE BUSINESS OF INSURANCE|CHAPTER 5 - Production Agencies|ARTICLE 5 - Bonds|Section 1665.

1665.  The bond of a property broker-agent and a casualty broker-agent shall be in the amount of ten thousand dollars ($10,000). Individuals and organizations licensed for both property and casualty are only required to obtain one ten-thousand-dollar ($10,000) bond to act as a broker. The bond shall be contingent on the accounting by the property broker-agent or the casualty broker-agent to any person requesting insurance, for moneys or premiums collected by the property broker-agent or the casualty broker-agent when acting as a broker for insurance other than life.(Amended by Stats. 2011, Ch. 411, Sec. 16. (AB 1416) Effective January 1, 2012.)
CA Ins Code § 1666 (2021)
2021 California Code|Insurance Code - INS|DIVISION 1 - GENERAL RULES GOVERNING INSURANCE|PART 2 - THE BUSINESS OF INSURANCE|CHAPTER 5 - Production Agencies|ARTICLE 6 - License Qualifications|Section 1666.

1666.  Upon the filing of an application for a license in accordance with Article 4 of this chapter, the commissioner may make an investigation and require the filing of supplementary documents, affidavits, and statements as may be necessary to obtain a full disclosure of information as will aid the commissioner in determining whether the prerequisites for the license have been met. If the applicant makes a showing satisfactory to the commissioner that the applicant meets all prerequisites, the commissioner, if the applicant is eligible, may issue a certificate of convenience, and upon the applicant meeting any applicable examination requirements may issue a permanent license.(Amended by Stats. 2021, Ch. 133, Sec. 7. (SB 272) Effective July 23, 2021.)
CA Ins Code § 1667 (2021)
2021 California Code|Insurance Code - INS|DIVISION 1 - GENERAL RULES GOVERNING INSURANCE|PART 2 - THE BUSINESS OF INSURANCE|CHAPTER 5 - Production Agencies|ARTICLE 6 - License Qualifications|Section 1667.

1667.  Except as provided in Section 1669, a license shall not be denied without an opportunity to the applicant to be heard in support of his application. When a hearing is held, the proceedings shall be conducted in accordance with Chapter 5 of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code.(Added by Stats. 1959, Ch. 4.)
CA Ins Code § 1668.1 (2021)
2021 California Code|Insurance Code - INS|DIVISION 1 - GENERAL RULES GOVERNING INSURANCE|PART 2 - THE BUSINESS OF INSURANCE|CHAPTER 5 - Production Agencies|ARTICLE 6 - License Qualifications|Section 1668.1.

1668.1.  In addition to the grounds set forth in Section 1668, the following acts shall constitute cause to suspend or revoke any permanent license issued pursuant to this chapter:(a) The licensee has induced a client, whether directly or indirectly, to cosign or make a loan, make an investment, make a gift, including a testamentary gift, or provide any future benefit through a right of survivorship to the licensee, or to any of the persons listed in subdivision (e).(b) The licensee has induced a client, whether directly or indirectly, to make the licensee or any of the persons listed in subdivision (e) a beneficiary under the terms of any intervivos or testamentary trust or the owner or beneficiary of a life insurance policy or an annuity policy.(c) The licensee has induced a client, whether directly or indirectly, to make the licensee, or a person who is registered as a domestic partner of the licensee, or is related to the licensee by birth, marriage, or adoption, a trustee under the terms of any intervivos or testamentary trust. However, if the licensee is also licensed as an attorney in any state, the licensee may be made a trustee under the terms of any intervivos or testamentary trust, provided that the licensee is not a seller of insurance to the trustor of the trust.(d) The licensee, who has a power of attorney for a client has sold to the client or has used the power of attorney to purchase an insurance product on behalf of the client for which the licensee has received a commission.(e) Subdivisions (a) and (b) shall also apply if the licensee induces the client to provide the benefits in those subdivisions to the following people:(1) A person who is related to the licensee by birth, marriage, or adoption.(2) A person who is a friend or business acquaintance of the licensee.(3) A person who is registered as a domestic partner of the licensee.(f) This section shall not apply to situations in which the client is:(1) A person related to the licensee by birth, marriage, or adoption.(2) A person who is registered as a domestic partner of the licensee.(Added by Stats. 2003, Ch. 546, Sec. 4. Effective January 1, 2004.)
CA Ins Code § 1669 (2021)
2021 California Code|Insurance Code - INS|DIVISION 1 - GENERAL RULES GOVERNING INSURANCE|PART 2 - THE BUSINESS OF INSURANCE|CHAPTER 5 - Production Agencies|ARTICLE 6 - License Qualifications|Section 1669.

1669.  The commissioner may, without hearing, deny an application if the applicant has done one or more of the following:(a) (1) Been convicted of a felony.(2) Been convicted of a misdemeanor specified by this code or by other laws regulating insurance.(3) A judgment, plea, or verdict of guilty, or a plea of nolo contendere is deemed to be a conviction within the meaning of this subdivision.(b) Had a previous application for a professional, occupational, or vocational license denied for cause by a licensing authority, within five years of the date of the filing of the application to be acted upon, on grounds that should preclude the granting of a license by the commissioner under this chapter.(c) Had a previously issued professional, occupational, or vocational license suspended or revoked for cause by a licensing authority, within five years of the date of the filing of the application to be acted upon, on grounds that should preclude the granting of a license by the commissioner under this chapter.If the commissioner issues an order based on a plea that does not at any time result in a judgment of conviction, the commissioner shall vacate the order upon petition by the applicant.(Amended by Stats. 2020, Ch. 184, Sec. 13. (SB 1255) Effective January 1, 2021.)
CA Ins Code § 1670 (2021)
2021 California Code|Insurance Code - INS|DIVISION 1 - GENERAL RULES GOVERNING INSURANCE|PART 2 - THE BUSINESS OF INSURANCE|CHAPTER 5 - Production Agencies|ARTICLE 6 - License Qualifications|Section 1670.

1670.  If an applicant for any license under this chapter, within one year from the date of the receipt by the commissioner of the application, whether or not the filing is complete, or within one year from the date of the issuance to him or her of a certificate of convenience, if any, whichever is the later date, neither fully qualifies for and receives that license on a permanent basis, nor is denied its issue, the application is automatically denied without prejudice to the filing of a new application for the license unless in a proceeding under a statement of issues the commissioner for good cause determines the denial should be set aside or stayed.(Amended by Stats. 2012, Ch. 786, Sec. 19. (AB 2303) Effective January 1, 2013.)
CA Ins Code § 1672 (2021)
2021 California Code|Insurance Code - INS|DIVISION 1 - GENERAL RULES GOVERNING INSURANCE|PART 2 - THE BUSINESS OF INSURANCE|CHAPTER 5 - Production Agencies|ARTICLE 6 - License Qualifications|Section 1672.

1672.  The commissioner may deny an application filed by an organization, unless both the organization and all natural persons named thereon meet the qualifications for the license for which such application is filed, but the qualifying examination shall be administered only to natural persons. In case the application is for more than one natural person to be named thereon and at least one, but not all, of such persons satisfy the examination requirement, the commissioner may issue such license omitting therefrom the names of the person or persons who fail to satisfy the examination requirement.(Repealed and added by Stats. 1959, Ch. 4.)
CA Ins Code § 1675 (2021)
2021 California Code|Insurance Code - INS|DIVISION 1 - GENERAL RULES GOVERNING INSURANCE|PART 2 - THE BUSINESS OF INSURANCE|CHAPTER 5 - Production Agencies|ARTICLE 7 - License Qualification Examinations|Section 1675.

1675.  The following applicants who have theretofore been licensed under this code are exempt from the requirements of this article:(a) An applicant for a license to act as a property broker-agent or a casualty broker-agent who has been licensed as a property broker-agent, casualty broker-agent, or surplus line broker during any part of the license year in which the application is filed or the immediately preceding license year.(b) An applicant for a license to act as a life agent who has been licensed as a life agent during any part of the license year in which the application is filed or the immediately preceding license year.(c) An applicant for a license to act as an accident and health or sickness agent who has been licensed as an accident and health or sickness agent during any part of the license year in which the application is filed or the immediately preceding license year.(d) An applicant for a license to act as a travel insurance agent.(e) An applicant specifically exempted from the particular qualifying examination requirement by other provisions of this code.(f) (1) A nonresident licensee who applies for a property broker-agent, casualty broker-agent, personal lines broker-agent, or life agent resident license in this state, and who is currently licensed for the same lines of authority in the state of the current resident license, shall not be required to complete an examination. The application shall be received within 90 days of the cancellation of the applicant’s resident license and the producer database records, maintained by the National Association of Insurance Commissioners, shall indicate that the producer is licensed in good standing for the line of authority requested.(2) Upon issuance of the California resident license, the examination waiver also applies to adding additional lines of authority to the California resident license provided that the individual was previously licensed in good standing for the requested additional lines of authority, and the application is received within 12 months of the cancellation of the applicant’s previous resident license in another state.(Amended by Stats. 2020, Ch. 184, Sec. 14. (SB 1255) Effective January 1, 2021.)
CA Ins Code § 1676 (2021)
2021 California Code|Insurance Code - INS|DIVISION 1 - GENERAL RULES GOVERNING INSURANCE|PART 2 - THE BUSINESS OF INSURANCE|CHAPTER 5 - Production Agencies|ARTICLE 7 - License Qualification Examinations|Section 1676.

1676.  (a) Except as set forth in Sections 1675 and 1679, the commissioner shall not issue a permanent license pursuant to this chapter to an applicant therefor unless the applicant has within the 12-month period next preceding the date of issue of the license taken and passed the qualifying examination for that license. This section shall not apply to a person licensed as a property broker-agent or as a casualty broker-agent who applies for a license as a personal lines broker-agent.(b) An application for both the life and accident and health or sickness license types shall meet the requirement in subdivision (a) by passing one examination covering subjects pertaining to both license types. These applicants shall pay the fee for a life agent, as specified in paragraph (4) of subdivision (a) of Section 1751.(c) An applicant for a life license pursuant to Section 1626 or a life license limited to the payment of funeral and burial expenses who is limited by the terms of a written agreement with an insurer that has filed on that life agent’s behalf a notice of appointment with the commissioner to transact only specific life insurance policies or annuities having an initial face amount of twenty thousand dollars ($20,000) or less that are designated by the purchaser for the payment of funeral and burial expenses, shall not be required to take the full life agent examination to obtain a license. The applicant shall be required to take an examination developed to test their knowledge of topics relevant to the type of policies that they are restricted to sell.(Amended by Stats. 2020, Ch. 184, Sec. 15. (SB 1255) Effective January 1, 2021.)
CA Ins Code § 1677 (2021)
2021 California Code|Insurance Code - INS|DIVISION 1 - GENERAL RULES GOVERNING INSURANCE|PART 2 - THE BUSINESS OF INSURANCE|CHAPTER 5 - Production Agencies|ARTICLE 7 - License Qualification Examinations|Section 1677.

1677.  (a) Each qualifying examination for a license pursuant to this chapter shall be in writing and shall be of sufficient scope to satisfy the commissioner that the applicant has sufficient knowledge of, and is reasonably familiar with, the insurance laws of this state and with the provisions, terms, and conditions of the insurance that may be transacted pursuant to the license sought, and that the applicant has a general and fair understanding of the obligations and duties of the holder of that license.(b) On and after January 1, 2018, the examination for a license as a life agent and accident and health or sickness agent shall be provided in English and Spanish.(c) The commissioner shall evaluate the qualifying examination taken in Spanish and submit a report of the results to the Legislature no later than March 1, 2023. The report shall be submitted in compliance with Section 9795 of the Government Code and shall include, but not be limited to, all of the following:(1) The number of people taking the examination.(2) The pass rate, including a comparison between the comparable licensing examination taken in English.(3) The number of licenseholders that sat for the examination provided in Spanish and passed the examination that remain licensed.(4) The number of consumer complaints received and enforcement actions taken with regard to the licenseholders who passed the examination in Spanish.(d) This section shall remain in effect only until January 1, 2024, and as of that date is repealed, unless a later enacted statute, that is enacted before January 1, 2024, deletes or extends that date.(Amended (as amended by Stats. 2016, Ch. 560, Sec. 2) by Stats. 2020, Ch. 184, Sec. 16. (SB 1255) Effective January 1, 2021. Repealed as of January 1, 2024, by its own provisions. See later operative version added by Sec. 3 of Stats. 2016, Ch. 560.)
CA Ins Code § 1677 (2021)
2021 California Code|Insurance Code - INS|DIVISION 1 - GENERAL RULES GOVERNING INSURANCE|PART 2 - THE BUSINESS OF INSURANCE|CHAPTER 5 - Production Agencies|ARTICLE 7 - License Qualification Examinations|Section 1677.

1677.  (a) Each qualifying examination for a license pursuant to this chapter shall be in writing and shall be of sufficient scope to satisfy the commissioner that the applicant has sufficient knowledge of, and is reasonably familiar with, the insurance laws of this state and with the provisions, terms, and conditions of the insurance that may be transacted pursuant to the license sought, and that the applicant has a general and fair understanding of the obligations and duties of the holder of that license.(b) This section shall become operative on January 1, 2024.(Repealed (in Sec. 2) and added by Stats. 2016, Ch. 560, Sec. 3. (AB 1899) Effective January 1, 2017. Section operative January 1, 2024, by its own provisions.)
CA Ins Code § 1678 (2021)
2021 California Code|Insurance Code - INS|DIVISION 1 - GENERAL RULES GOVERNING INSURANCE|PART 2 - THE BUSINESS OF INSURANCE|CHAPTER 5 - Production Agencies|ARTICLE 7 - License Qualification Examinations|Section 1678.

1678.  The commissioner shall, at least once each month, give in each of the cities in which the commissioner has an office qualifying examinations under this chapter. The commissioner may give the examinations at more frequent intervals or in other places throughout the state.(Amended by Stats. 2021, Ch. 133, Sec. 9. (SB 272) Effective July 23, 2021.)
CA Ins Code § 1679 (2021)
2021 California Code|Insurance Code - INS|DIVISION 1 - GENERAL RULES GOVERNING INSURANCE|PART 2 - THE BUSINESS OF INSURANCE|CHAPTER 5 - Production Agencies|ARTICLE 7 - License Qualification Examinations|Section 1679.

1679.  (a) A nonresident applicant for a license shall be subject to the same qualifying examination as is required of a resident applicant. The examination may be administered to an eligible nonresident applicant through the insurance authority of the state, territory of the United States, or province of Canada of the applicant’s residence; provided, however, that the commissioner may, in the commissioner’s discretion, enter into a reciprocal arrangement with the officer having supervision of the insurance business in any other state, territory of the United States, or province of Canada whose qualification standards for the applicant to be examined are substantially the same as or in excess of those of this state, to accept, in lieu of the examination of an applicant residing therein, a certificate of the officer to the effect that the applicant is licensed in that state, territory of the United States, or province of Canada in a capacity similar to that for which a license is sought in this state and has complied with its qualification standards in respect to all of the following:(1) Experience or training.(2) Reasonable familiarity with the broad principles of insurance licensing and regulatory laws and with the provisions, terms, and conditions of the insurance which the applicant proposes to transact.(3) A fair and general understanding of the obligations and duties of a holder of the license sought.(b) The provisions of this section shall not apply to a nonresident applicant who maintains a license in a jurisdiction that grants reciprocity to California residents in accordance with Section 1638.5.(c) A nonresident applicant for an organizational license shall name at least one person from a state other than California who may exercise the power and perform the duties under their license. Additional persons endorsed to that license may be residents of other states, including California.(Amended by Stats. 2021, Ch. 133, Sec. 10. (SB 272) Effective July 23, 2021.)
CA Ins Code § 1681 (2021)
2021 California Code|Insurance Code - INS|DIVISION 1 - GENERAL RULES GOVERNING INSURANCE|PART 2 - THE BUSINESS OF INSURANCE|CHAPTER 5 - Production Agencies|ARTICLE 7 - License Qualification Examinations|Section 1681.

1681.  If an applicant fails the qualifying examination, that applicant may, subject to the provisions of Section 1682, retake a qualifying examination.(Amended by Stats. 2021, Ch. 133, Sec. 11. (SB 272) Effective July 23, 2021.)
CA Ins Code § 1681.5 (2021)
2021 California Code|Insurance Code - INS|DIVISION 1 - GENERAL RULES GOVERNING INSURANCE|PART 2 - THE BUSINESS OF INSURANCE|CHAPTER 5 - Production Agencies|ARTICLE 7 - License Qualification Examinations|Section 1681.5.

1681.5.  (a) No person shall cheat on, subvert, or attempt to subvert, any licensing examination given by the department, including, but not limited to, engaging in, soliciting, or procuring any of the following:(1) Any communication between one or more examinees and any other person, other than a proctor or examination official, while the examination is in progress.(2) The taking of all or a part of the examination by a person other than the applicant.(3) Possession or use at any time during the examination or while the examinee is on the examination premises of any device, material, or document that is not expressly authorized for use by examinees during the examination, including, but not limited to, notes, crib sheets, textbooks, and electronic devices.(4) Failure to follow any examination instruction or rule related to examination security.(5) The provision of false, fraudulent, or materially misleading information concerning education, experience, or other qualifications as part of, or in support of, any application for admission to any examination.(b) Any person who willfully violates this section is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not exceeding ten thousand dollars ($10,000) or by imprisonment in a county jail not exceeding one year.(c) The commissioner shall bar any candidate caught willfully cheating under this section from taking any license examination and from holding an active license under any provision of this code for a period of five years.(Added by Stats. 2005, Ch. 312, Sec. 3. Effective January 1, 2006.)