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TX Ins Code § 4001.153 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Insurance Code|Title 13 - Regulation of Professionals|Subtitle A - General Provisions|Chapter 4001 - Agent Licensing in General|Subchapter D. Temporary License|Section 4001.153. Application for and Issuance of Temporary License

Sec. 4001.153.  APPLICATION FOR AND ISSUANCE OF TEMPORARY LICENSE.  (a)  Except as provided by Subsection (b), the department shall issue a temporary license immediately on receipt of a properly completed application executed by the applicant in the form required by Section 4001.102 and accompanied by:(1)  the nonrefundable filing fee set by the department; and(2)  a certificate signed by an officer or properly authorized representative of an agent, insurer, or health maintenance organization stating that:(A)  the applicant is being considered for appointment by the agent, insurer, or health maintenance organization as its full-time agent;(B)  the agent, insurer, or health maintenance organization desires that the applicant be issued a temporary license; and(C)  the applicant will complete training as prescribed by Section 4001.160 under the agent's, insurer's, or health maintenance organization's supervision.(b)  The department may deny a license application under this subchapter if the department determines that any of the grounds exist for license denial or disciplinary action under Section 4005.101, Insurance Code, or Chapter 53, Occupations Code.|Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1274, Sec. 7, eff. April 1, 2005.Amended by: Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 347 (H.B. 2819), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2021.Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 355 (H.B. 4030), Sec. 11, eff. September 1, 2021.|
TX Ins Code § 4001.154 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Insurance Code|Title 13 - Regulation of Professionals|Subtitle A - General Provisions|Chapter 4001 - Agent Licensing in General|Subchapter D. Temporary License|Section 4001.154. Authority to Act as Agent Pending Receipt of Temporary License

Sec. 4001.154.  AUTHORITY TO ACT AS AGENT PENDING RECEIPT OF TEMPORARY LICENSE.  If a temporary license is not received from the department before the eighth day after the date the application, nonrefundable fee, and certificate are delivered or mailed to the department and the appropriate agent, insurer, or health maintenance organization has not been notified that the application is denied, the agent, insurer, or health maintenance organization may assume that the temporary license will be issued and the applicant may proceed to act as an agent.|Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1274, Sec. 7, eff. April 1, 2005.|
TX Ins Code § 4001.155 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Insurance Code|Title 13 - Regulation of Professionals|Subtitle A - General Provisions|Chapter 4001 - Agent Licensing in General|Subchapter D. Temporary License|Section 4001.155. Term of Temporary License

Sec. 4001.155.  TERM OF TEMPORARY LICENSE.  A temporary license is valid for 180 days after the date of issuance.|Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1274, Sec. 7, eff. April 1, 2005.Amended by: Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 347 (H.B. 2819), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2021.Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 355 (H.B. 4030), Sec. 12, eff. September 1, 2021.|
TX Ins Code § 4001.156 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Insurance Code|Title 13 - Regulation of Professionals|Subtitle A - General Provisions|Chapter 4001 - Agent Licensing in General|Subchapter D. Temporary License|Section 4001.156. Restriction on Issuance or Renewal of Temporary License

Sec. 4001.156.  RESTRICTION ON ISSUANCE OR RENEWAL OF TEMPORARY LICENSE.  (a)  Repealed by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 347 (H.B. 2819), Sec. 3, and Ch. 355 (H.B. 4030), Sec. 22(3), eff. September 1, 2021.(b)  A temporary license may not be issued to a person who does not intend to apply for a license to sell insurance or memberships to the general public.|Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1274, Sec. 7, eff. April 1, 2005.Amended by: Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 347 (H.B. 2819), Sec. 3, eff. September 1, 2021.Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 355 (H.B. 4030), Sec. 22(3), eff. September 1, 2021.|
TX Ins Code § 4001.157 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Insurance Code|Title 13 - Regulation of Professionals|Subtitle A - General Provisions|Chapter 4001 - Agent Licensing in General|Subchapter D. Temporary License|Section 4001.157. Obtaining Certain Commissions Prohibited

Sec. 4001.157.  OBTAINING CERTAIN COMMISSIONS PROHIBITED.  (a)  A temporary license holder may not obtain a commission on a sale made to a person who has a family, employment, or business relationship with the temporary license holder.(b)  An agent, insurer, or health maintenance organization may not knowingly pay, directly or indirectly, to a temporary license holder, and a temporary license holder may not receive or accept, a commission on the sale of a contract of insurance or membership covering:(1)  the temporary license holder;(2)  a person related to the temporary license holder by consanguinity or affinity;(3)  a person who is or has been during the past six months the temporary license holder's employer, either as an individual or as a member of a partnership, association, firm, or corporation;  or(4)  a person who is or has been during the past six months an employee of the temporary license holder.|Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1274, Sec. 7, eff. April 1, 2005.|
TX Ins Code § 4001.158 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Insurance Code|Title 13 - Regulation of Professionals|Subtitle A - General Provisions|Chapter 4001 - Agent Licensing in General|Subchapter D. Temporary License|Section 4001.158. Replacement of Existing Life Insurance or Annuity Contract Prohibited

Sec. 4001.158.  REPLACEMENT OF EXISTING LIFE INSURANCE OR ANNUITY CONTRACT PROHIBITED.  (a)  A temporary license holder who is acting under the authority of that license may not:(1)  engage in an insurance solicitation, sale, or other agency transaction that the license holder knows or should know will result or is intended to result in:(A)  the purchase of a new life insurance or annuity contract;  and(B)  any of the following actions with regard to an existing individual life insurance or annuity contract as a result of that purchase:(i)  termination of the contract by lapse, forfeiture, surrender, or other means;(ii)  conversion of the contract to reduced paid-up insurance, continuation of the contract as extended term insurance, or reduction in value of the contract by the use of nonforfeiture benefits or other policy values;(iii)  amendment of the contract to reduce:(a)  benefits;  or(b)  the term for which coverage would otherwise remain in force or for which benefits would be paid;(iv)  reissuance of the contract with a reduction in cash value;  or(v)  pledge of the contract as collateral or subjection of the contract to borrowing, whether in a single loan or under a schedule of borrowing, for amounts that in the aggregate exceed 25 percent of the loan value prescribed by the contract;  or(2)  directly or indirectly receive a commission or other compensation that results or may result from a solicitation, sale, or other agency transaction described by Subdivision (1).(b)  A person who holds a permanent license may not circumvent or attempt to circumvent the intent of this section by acting for or with a person holding a temporary license.|Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1274, Sec. 7, eff. April 1, 2005.|
TX Ins Code § 4001.159 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Insurance Code|Title 13 - Regulation of Professionals|Subtitle A - General Provisions|Chapter 4001 - Agent Licensing in General|Subchapter D. Temporary License|Section 4001.159. Suspension or Revocation of Temporary Appointment Powers of Agent, Insurer, or Health Maintenance Organization

Sec. 4001.159.  SUSPENSION OR REVOCATION OF TEMPORARY APPOINTMENT POWERS OF AGENT, INSURER, OR HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATION.  (a)  The department may suspend or revoke the temporary appointment powers of an agent, insurer, or health maintenance organization if, after notice and opportunity for hearing, the department determines that the agent, insurer, or health maintenance organization has abused the temporary appointment powers.(b)  In determining whether abuse has occurred, the department may consider:(1)  the number of temporary appointments made;(2)  the percentage of appointees taking the examination required for licensing as an agent, as provided by Section 4001.161;  and(3)  the number of appointees who pass the examination.|Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1274, Sec. 7, eff. April 1, 2005.|
TX Ins Code § 4001.160 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Insurance Code|Title 13 - Regulation of Professionals|Subtitle A - General Provisions|Chapter 4001 - Agent Licensing in General|Subchapter D. Temporary License|Section 4001.160. Training of Applicant for Temporary License

Sec. 4001.160.  TRAINING OF APPLICANT FOR TEMPORARY LICENSE.  (a)  An agent, insurer, or health maintenance organization that is considering appointment of a temporary license applicant as its agent shall provide at least 40 hours of training to the applicant not later than the 30th day after the date the application, nonrefundable fee, and certificate are delivered or mailed to the department.(b)  At least 10 hours of the training must be taught in a classroom setting, including:(1)  an accredited college, university, junior college, or community college;(2)  a business school;  or(3)  a private institute or classes sponsored by the agent, insurer, or health maintenance organization and specifically established for that purpose.(c)  The training program must be designed to provide an applicant with basic knowledge of:(1)  the broad principles of insurance, including the licensing and regulatory laws of this state;(2)  the broad principles of health maintenance organizations, including membership requirements and related licensing and regulatory laws of this state;  and(3)  the ethical obligations and duties of an agent.(d)  If the department determines under Section 4001.159 that an abuse of temporary appointment powers has occurred, the department may require the affected agent, insurer, or health maintenance organization to:(1)  file with the department a description of the agent's, insurer's, or health maintenance organization's training program;  and(2)  obtain the approval of the department before continuing to use the training program.|Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1274, Sec. 7, eff. April 1, 2005.Amended by: Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 134 (H.B. 1197), Sec. 1, eff. May 26, 2017.|
TX Ins Code § 4001.161 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Insurance Code|Title 13 - Regulation of Professionals|Subtitle A - General Provisions|Chapter 4001 - Agent Licensing in General|Subchapter D. Temporary License|Section 4001.161. Duty to Ensure That Applicants Take Licensing Examination

Sec. 4001.161.  DUTY TO ENSURE THAT APPLICANTS TAKE LICENSING EXAMINATION.  An agent, insurer, or health maintenance organization shall ensure that, during any two consecutive calendar quarters, at least 70 percent of the agent's, insurer's, or health maintenance organization's applicants for temporary licenses take the required licensing examination.  At least 50 percent of the applicants taking the examination must pass the examination during that period.|Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1274, Sec. 7, eff. April 1, 2005.|
TX Ins Code § 4001.162 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Insurance Code|Title 13 - Regulation of Professionals|Subtitle A - General Provisions|Chapter 4001 - Agent Licensing in General|Subchapter D. Temporary License|Section 4001.162. Restriction on Appointment of Temporary License Holders

Sec. 4001.162.  RESTRICTION ON APPOINTMENT OF TEMPORARY LICENSE HOLDERS.  (a)  Except as provided by Subsection (b), an agent, insurer, or health maintenance organization may not appoint more than 500 temporary license holders during a calendar year.(b)  The commissioner shall adopt reasonable rules setting standards for an agent, insurer, or health maintenance organization to appoint more than 500 temporary license holders during a calendar year.  The standards must include consideration of the ability of an agent, insurer, or health maintenance organization to monitor appointed temporary agents.|Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1274, Sec. 7, eff. April 1, 2005.Amended by: Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 201 (H.B. 1201), Sec. 1, eff. May 27, 2005.Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1172 (S.B. 876), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2015.|
TX Ins Code § 4001.201 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Insurance Code|Title 13 - Regulation of Professionals|Subtitle A - General Provisions|Chapter 4001 - Agent Licensing in General|Subchapter E. Appointment of Agent|Section 4001.201. Appointment Required

Sec. 4001.201.  APPOINTMENT REQUIRED.  A person who obtains a license under this title may not engage in business as an agent unless the person has been appointed to act as an agent by an insurer designated by the provisions of this code and authorized to engage in business in this state.|Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1274, Sec. 7, eff. April 1, 2005.|
TX Ins Code § 4001.202 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Insurance Code|Title 13 - Regulation of Professionals|Subtitle A - General Provisions|Chapter 4001 - Agent Licensing in General|Subchapter E. Appointment of Agent|Section 4001.202. Appointment by Multiple Insurers

Sec. 4001.202.  APPOINTMENT BY MULTIPLE INSURERS.  (a)  Except as specifically prohibited by this code, an agent may represent and act as an agent for more than one insurer.(b)  Not later than the 30th day after the effective date of the appointment, the agent and the insurer involved shall notify the department, on a form prescribed by the department, of any additional appointment authorizing the agent to act as agent for one or more additional insurers.  The notice must be accompanied by a nonrefundable fee in an amount set by the department for each additional appointment for which the insurer applies.|Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1274, Sec. 7, eff. April 1, 2005.|
TX Ins Code § 4001.203 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Insurance Code|Title 13 - Regulation of Professionals|Subtitle A - General Provisions|Chapter 4001 - Agent Licensing in General|Subchapter E. Appointment of Agent|Section 4001.203. Term of Appointment

Sec. 4001.203.  TERM OF APPOINTMENT.  (a)  An appointment authorizing an agent to act for an insurer continues in effect without the necessity of renewal until the appointment is terminated or withdrawn by the insurer or the agent.(b)  A renewal license issued to an agent authorizes the agent to represent and act for each insurer for which the agent holds an appointment until the appointment is terminated or withdrawn, and the agent is considered to be the agent of each appointing insurer for the purposes of this code.|Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1274, Sec. 7, eff. April 1, 2005.|
TX Ins Code § 4001.204 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Insurance Code|Title 13 - Regulation of Professionals|Subtitle A - General Provisions|Chapter 4001 - Agent Licensing in General|Subchapter E. Appointment of Agent|Section 4001.204. Authority to Act as Agent Before Notice of Appointment

Sec. 4001.204.  AUTHORITY TO ACT AS AGENT BEFORE NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT.  An agent appointed under this subchapter may act on behalf of the appointing insurer before the department receives the notice filed under Section 4001.202(b).|Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1274, Sec. 7, eff. April 1, 2005.|
TX Ins Code § 4001.206 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Insurance Code|Title 13 - Regulation of Professionals|Subtitle A - General Provisions|Chapter 4001 - Agent Licensing in General|Subchapter E. Appointment of Agent|Section 4001.206. Termination of Appointment of Agent for Cause; Liability

Sec. 4001.206.  TERMINATION OF APPOINTMENT OF AGENT FOR CAUSE;  LIABILITY.  (a)  On termination of the appointment of an agent for cause, the insurer or agent shall immediately file with the department a statement of the facts relating to the termination of the appointment and the date and cause of the termination.  On receipt of the statement, the department shall record the termination of the appointment of that agent to represent the insurer in this state.(b)  A document, record, statement, or other information required to be made or disclosed to the department under this section is a privileged and confidential communication and is not admissible in evidence in a court action or proceeding except under a subpoena issued by a court of record.(c)  A person, including an insurer or an employee or agent of an insurer, who provides without malice information required to be disclosed under this section is not liable for providing the information.|Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1274, Sec. 7, eff. April 1, 2005.|
TX Ins Code § 4001.251 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Insurance Code|Title 13 - Regulation of Professionals|Subtitle A - General Provisions|Chapter 4001 - Agent Licensing in General|Subchapter F. Regulation of Agents|Section 4001.251. Incorporation of Sole Proprietorship

Sec. 4001.251.  INCORPORATION OF SOLE PROPRIETORSHIP.  An individual engaged in business as a sole proprietorship under a license issued under this title may incorporate.  The corporation does not have greater license authority than that granted to the license holder in the holder's individual capacity.|Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1274, Sec. 7, eff. April 1, 2005.|
TX Ins Code § 4001.252 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Insurance Code|Title 13 - Regulation of Professionals|Subtitle A - General Provisions|Chapter 4001 - Agent Licensing in General|Subchapter F. Regulation of Agents|Section 4001.252. Notification to Department of Certain Information

Sec. 4001.252.  NOTIFICATION TO DEPARTMENT OF CERTAIN INFORMATION.  (a)  An individual licensed as an agent shall notify the department on a monthly basis of:(1)  a change of the license holder's mailing address;(2)  a felony conviction of the license holder;  or(3)  an administrative action taken against the license holder by a financial or insurance regulator of this state, another state, or the United States.(b)  A corporation or partnership licensed as an agent under this title shall file under oath, on a form developed by the department, biographical information for:(1)  each executive officer, director, or unlicensed partner who administers the entity's operations in this state;(2)  each shareholder who is in control of the corporation or partner who has the right or ability to control the partnership;  and(3)  if the corporation or partnership is owned, in whole or in part, by another entity, each individual who is in control of the parent entity.(c)  A corporation or partnership shall notify the department not later than the 30th day after the date of:(1)  a felony conviction of a licensed agent of the entity or an individual associated with the entity who is required to file biographical information with the department;(2)  an event for which notification would be required under Section 81.003;  or(3)  the addition or removal of an officer, director, partner, member, or manager.|Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1274, Sec. 7, eff. April 1, 2005.|
TX Ins Code § 4001.254 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Insurance Code|Title 13 - Regulation of Professionals|Subtitle A - General Provisions|Chapter 4001 - Agent Licensing in General|Subchapter F. Regulation of Agents|Section 4001.254. Maintenance of Qualifications

Sec. 4001.254.  MAINTENANCE OF QUALIFICATIONS.  The department shall, in the manner provided by Subchapter C, Chapter 4005, revoke, suspend, or refuse to renew the license of a license holder who does not maintain the qualifications necessary to obtain the license.|Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1274, Sec. 7, eff. April 1, 2005.|
TX Ins Code § 4001.255 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Insurance Code|Title 13 - Regulation of Professionals|Subtitle A - General Provisions|Chapter 4001 - Agent Licensing in General|Subchapter F. Regulation of Agents|Section 4001.255. Maintenance of Records

Sec. 4001.255.  MAINTENANCE OF RECORDS.  An agent shall maintain all insurance records, including all records relating to customer complaints, separate from the records of any other business in which the agent may be engaged.|Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1274, Sec. 7, eff. April 1, 2005.|
TX Ins Code § 4001.301 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Insurance Code|Title 13 - Regulation of Professionals|Subtitle A - General Provisions|Chapter 4001 - Agent Licensing in General|Subchapter G. Other Persons Who May Share in Profits of Agency|Section 4001.301. Profits After Death of Agent Who Is Member of Agency Partnership

Sec. 4001.301.  PROFITS AFTER DEATH OF AGENT WHO IS MEMBER OF AGENCY PARTNERSHIP.  On the death of an agent who is a member of an agency partnership, the surviving spouse and children, if any, of the deceased partner, or a trust for the surviving spouse and children, may share in the profits of the agency partnership during the lifetime of the surviving spouse or children, as the case may be, as provided by:(1)  a written partnership agreement;  or(2)  in the absence of a written agreement, an agreement by the surviving partner or partners and the surviving spouse, the trustee, and the legal representative of the surviving children.|Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1274, Sec. 7, eff. April 1, 2005.|
TX Ins Code § 4001.302 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Insurance Code|Title 13 - Regulation of Professionals|Subtitle A - General Provisions|Chapter 4001 - Agent Licensing in General|Subchapter G. Other Persons Who May Share in Profits of Agency|Section 4001.302. Profits After Death of Agent Who Is Sole Proprietor

Sec. 4001.302.  PROFITS AFTER DEATH OF AGENT WHO IS SOLE PROPRIETOR.  (a)  On the death of an agent who is a sole proprietor, unless otherwise provided by the probated will of the deceased agent, the surviving spouse and children, if any, of the deceased agent, or a trust for the surviving spouse or children, may share in the profits of the agency business of the deceased agent during the lifetime of the surviving spouse and children if the agency business is continued by an agent.(b)  The surviving spouse and children or trust is not required to qualify as an agent to share in the profits of the agency but may not perform an act of an agent in connection with the agency business without first being licensed as an agent.|Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1274, Sec. 7, eff. April 1, 2005.|
TX Ins Code § 4001.303 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Insurance Code|Title 13 - Regulation of Professionals|Subtitle A - General Provisions|Chapter 4001 - Agent Licensing in General|Subchapter G. Other Persons Who May Share in Profits of Agency|Section 4001.303. Profits After Death of Shareholder of Corporate Agency

Sec. 4001.303.  PROFITS AFTER DEATH OF SHAREHOLDER OF CORPORATE AGENCY.  (a)  On the death of a shareholder of a corporate licensed agency, the surviving spouse and children, if any, of the deceased shareholder, or a trust for the surviving spouse and children, may share in the profits of the corporate agency during the lifetime of the surviving spouse or children as provided by a contract entered into by each shareholder and the corporation.(b)  The surviving spouse and children or trust is not required to qualify as an agent to share in the profits of the corporation but may not perform an act of an agent on behalf of the corporation without qualifying as an agent.|Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1274, Sec. 7, eff. April 1, 2005.|