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TX Ins Code § 4001.304 (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 4001.304. Transfer of Interest in Agency by Agent Who Is Sole Proprietor

Sec. 4001.304.  TRANSFER OF INTEREST IN AGENCY BY AGENT WHO IS SOLE PROPRIETOR.  (a)  An agent who is a sole proprietor may transfer an interest in the agency to the agent's children, or a trust for the agent's children, and may operate that interest for their use and benefit.  The children may share in the profits of the agency during their lifetime.(b)  The children are not required to qualify as agents 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 agents.|Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1274, Sec. 7, eff. April 1, 2005.|
TX Ins Code § 4001.305 (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 4001.305. Transfer of Interest in Agency by Shareholder of Corporate Agency

Sec. 4001.305.  TRANSFER OF INTEREST IN AGENCY BY SHAREHOLDER OF CORPORATE AGENCY.  (a)  A shareholder of a corporate licensed agency may, if provided by a contract entered into by each shareholder and the corporation, transfer an interest in the agency to the shareholder's children or a trust for the shareholder's children.  The children or trust may share in the profits of the agency to the extent of that interest during the children's lifetime.(b)  The 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.|
TX Ins Code § 4001.351 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Insurance Code|Title 13 - Regulation of Professionals|Subtitle A - General Provisions|Chapter 4001 - Agent Licensing in General|Subchapter H. Provisional Permit|Section 4001.351. Applicability

Sec. 4001.351.  APPLICABILITY.  This subchapter applies only to an applicant for a license as an agent under:(1)  Subchapters B and E, Chapter 4051; and(2)  Subchapters B, D, E, and G, Chapter 4054.|Added by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 404 (H.B. 2145), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2015.Amended by: Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 128 (H.B. 1073), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2017.|
TX Ins Code § 4001.352 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Insurance Code|Title 13 - Regulation of Professionals|Subtitle A - General Provisions|Chapter 4001 - Agent Licensing in General|Subchapter H. Provisional Permit|Section 4001.352. Authority to Issue Provisional Permit

Sec. 4001.352.  AUTHORITY TO ISSUE PROVISIONAL PERMIT.  (a)  The department may, in conjunction with a license application under Section 4001.102, issue a provisional permit to an applicant who is being considered for appointment as an agent by another agent, an insurer, or a health maintenance organization.(b)  The department may suspend the issuance of a provisional permit under this subchapter if:(1)  the department's processing time for license applications has not exceeded 21 days in any month in the preceding 90 days before the suspension; and(2)  the department provides notice both on its Internet website and to applicants for provisional licenses that the provisional license applications are temporarily suspended because sufficient processing time for permanent licenses is available to allow for those licenses to be processed in not more than 21 days for a completed application.|Added by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 404 (H.B. 2145), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2015.Amended by: Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 355 (H.B. 4030), Sec. 13, eff. September 1, 2021.|
TX Ins Code § 4001.353 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Insurance Code|Title 13 - Regulation of Professionals|Subtitle A - General Provisions|Chapter 4001 - Agent Licensing in General|Subchapter H. Provisional Permit|Section 4001.353. Application for and Issuance of Provisional Permit

Sec. 4001.353.  APPLICATION FOR AND ISSUANCE OF PROVISIONAL PERMIT.  (a)  The department may issue a provisional permit under this subchapter on receipt of:(1)  a written application for a provisional permit;(2)  a properly completed license application, nonrefundable fee, and each other item required for a license under this chapter and Subchapter B or E, Chapter 4051, or Subchapter B, D, E, or G, Chapter 4054, as applicable;(3)  the nonrefundable fee in an amount authorized by Subsection (c); and(4)  a certificate signed by the appointing agent, insurer, or health maintenance organization stating that:(A)  the applicant completed the training, if any, and passed the examination required for the issuance of the license for which the application is submitted;(B)  the appointing agent, insurer, or health maintenance organization completed a background check on the applicant that shows that the applicant has not been convicted of:(i)  a felony; or(ii)  an act that requires the applicant to receive written consent under 18 U.S.C. Section 1033 to engage in the business of insurance;(C)  the applicant has not responded affirmatively to any question on the license application that indicates the applicant has a criminal conviction or has been involved in an administrative action that may disqualify the applicant from receiving a license; and(D)  the appointing agent, insurer, or health maintenance organization will supervise the work of the applicant.(b)  An applicant is not qualified to receive a provisional permit if the applicant has not taken and passed the examination required for the issuance of the permanent license for which the applicant applied under Section 4001.102.(c)  The nonrefundable fee described by Subsection (a) shall be set by the department in an amount that:(1)  is reasonable and necessary to implement this subchapter; and(2)  may not exceed the amount of the fee required for an application for a permanent license.|Added by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 404 (H.B. 2145), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2015.Amended by: Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 128 (H.B. 1073), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2017.|
TX Ins Code § 4001.354 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Insurance Code|Title 13 - Regulation of Professionals|Subtitle A - General Provisions|Chapter 4001 - Agent Licensing in General|Subchapter H. Provisional Permit|Section 4001.354. Authority to Act as Agent Under Provisional Permit

Sec. 4001.354.  AUTHORITY TO ACT AS AGENT UNDER PROVISIONAL PERMIT.  (a)  An applicant may proceed to act as an agent if:(1)  a provisional permit is not received from the department before the eighth day after the date the application, nonrefundable fee, and other items required under Section 4001.353(a) are delivered or mailed to the department; and(2)  the applicant or appointing agent, insurer, or health maintenance organization has not been notified that the application for the permit is incomplete or is or may be denied.(b)  An applicant may act as an agent only for the appointing agent, insurer, or health maintenance organization except that an appointing insurer may include appointments for one or more affiliated insurers that are part of the same insurance holding company group.|Added by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 404 (H.B. 2145), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2015.|
TX Ins Code § 4001.355 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Insurance Code|Title 13 - Regulation of Professionals|Subtitle A - General Provisions|Chapter 4001 - Agent Licensing in General|Subchapter H. Provisional Permit|Section 4001.355. Term of Provisional Permit

Sec. 4001.355.  TERM OF PROVISIONAL PERMIT.  (a)  Except as provided by Subsection (b), a provisional permit expires on the earlier of:(1)  the 90th day after the date the permit is issued; or(2)  the date a license is issued or the license application is denied.(b)  If the license, or a notice that the license is denied, is not received from the department on or before the 90th day after the date the application, nonrefundable fee, and other items required under Section 4001.353(a) are delivered or mailed to the department, the authority of the applicant to act as an agent under this subchapter automatically extends until the earlier of the date the license is issued or the license application is denied or the 90th day after the expiration of the 90-day period under Subsection (a).|Added by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 404 (H.B. 2145), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2015.|
TX Ins Code § 4001.356 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Insurance Code|Title 13 - Regulation of Professionals|Subtitle A - General Provisions|Chapter 4001 - Agent Licensing in General|Subchapter H. Provisional Permit|Section 4001.356. Notification Regarding License

Sec. 4001.356.  NOTIFICATION REGARDING LICENSE.  (a)  The department may notify the applicant or appointing agent, insurer, or health maintenance organization that the license application is incomplete or is or may be denied at any time before the issuance or denial of a license.(b)  An applicant who receives a notice under Subsection (a) shall immediately cease acting as an agent under this subchapter.  An appointing agent, insurer, or health maintenance organization that receives notice under Subsection (a) shall immediately notify the applicant of the notice.(c)  An applicant acting as an agent under this subchapter before receiving a notice under Subsection (a), if applicable, is not engaged in the unauthorized business of insurance and any transaction entered into by the applicant before receiving the notice, if applicable, is presumed lawful.(d)  A notification under this section applies only to a provisional permit, and the department shall continue to process an application for a license unless the license has been denied.|Added by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 404 (H.B. 2145), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2015.|
TX Ins Code § 4001.357 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Insurance Code|Title 13 - Regulation of Professionals|Subtitle A - General Provisions|Chapter 4001 - Agent Licensing in General|Subchapter H. Provisional Permit|Section 4001.357. Denial or Revocation of License

Sec. 4001.357.  DENIAL OR REVOCATION OF LICENSE.  If the applicant's license application is denied or the applicant's license is revoked, an applicant is subject to Section 4005.105 with respect to an application for a provisional permit under this subchapter.|Added by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 404 (H.B. 2145), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2015.|
TX Ins Code § 4001.358 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Insurance Code|Title 13 - Regulation of Professionals|Subtitle A - General Provisions|Chapter 4001 - Agent Licensing in General|Subchapter H. Provisional Permit|Section 4001.358. Compliance With Other Law

Sec. 4001.358.  COMPLIANCE WITH OTHER LAW.  (a)  A provisional permit holder who is acting under the authority of that permit is subject to all provisions of this code regulating the solicitation and sale of insurance that relate to the type of permanent license for which the provisional permit holder applied.(b)  A provisional permit holder that applied for a life and annuity license must comply with Chapter 1114 with respect to the replacement of life insurance policies and annuities.(c)  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 provisional permit holder.|Added by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 404 (H.B. 2145), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2015.|
TX Ins Code § 4001.359 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Insurance Code|Title 13 - Regulation of Professionals|Subtitle A - General Provisions|Chapter 4001 - Agent Licensing in General|Subchapter H. Provisional Permit|Section 4001.359. Supervisory Responsibility

Sec. 4001.359. SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITY.  An appointing agent, insurer, or health maintenance organization that allows a permit holder to act as an agent under a provisional permit has supervisory responsibility over the permit holder.|Added by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 404 (H.B. 2145), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2015.|
TX Ins Code § 4002.001 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Insurance Code|Title 13 - Regulation of Professionals|Subtitle A - General Provisions|Chapter 4002 - Examination of License Applicants|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 4002.001. Examination Required

Sec. 4002.001.  EXAMINATION REQUIRED.  (a)  Except as otherwise provided by this code, an applicant for a license to act as an agent in this state must:(1)  take a personal written examination prescribed by the commissioner;  and(2)  pass the examination to the satisfaction of the department.(b)  The examination must determine the applicant's competence with respect to:(1)  the type of insurance contracts for which the applicant seeks a license;(2)  the laws of this state regulating the business of insurance;  and(3)  the ethical obligations and duties of an agent.|Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1274, Sec. 7, eff. April 1, 2005.|
TX Ins Code § 4002.002 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Insurance Code|Title 13 - Regulation of Professionals|Subtitle A - General Provisions|Chapter 4002 - Examination of License Applicants|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 4002.002. Examination for Limited License

Sec. 4002.002.  EXAMINATION FOR LIMITED LICENSE.  (a)  The commissioner shall prescribe a limited written examination for an applicant for a limited agent' s license under Chapter 4051 or 4054.(b)  The examination must determine the applicant's competence and understanding of:(1)  the basic principles of insurance contracts;(2)  the basic laws of this state regulating the business of insurance;  and(3)  the ethical obligations and duties of an agent.|Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1274, Sec. 7, eff. April 1, 2005.|
TX Ins Code § 4002.003 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Insurance Code|Title 13 - Regulation of Professionals|Subtitle A - General Provisions|Chapter 4002 - Examination of License Applicants|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 4002.003. Exemptions From Examination Requirement

Sec. 4002.003.  EXEMPTIONS FROM EXAMINATION REQUIREMENT.(a)  The department may not require a person to take an examination under this chapter if the person is:(1)  an applicant for the renewal of an unexpired license issued by the department;(2)  an applicant whose license issued by the department expired less than one year before the date of the application, if the previous license was not denied, revoked, or suspended by the commissioner;(3)  a partnership, corporation, or depository institution;(4)  an applicant for a life, accident, and health license who is designated as a chartered life underwriter (CLU);(5)   an applicant for a property and casualty license who is designated as a chartered property casualty underwriter (CPCU);(6)  an applicant for a specialty license issued under Chapter 4055;(7)  a nonresident individual who is exempt from the examination requirement under Chapter 4056; or(8)  an applicant for a general life, accident, and health license or a life agent license who was authorized to solicit or procure insurance on behalf of a fraternal benefit society on September 1, 1999, if the applicant:(A)  solicited or procured insurance on behalf of the fraternal benefit society for at least 24 months preceding September 1, 1999; and(B)  does not, on or after September 1, 1999, solicit or procure:(i)  insurance for any other insurer or a different fraternal benefit society;(ii)  an insurance contract from anyone other than a person who is eligible for membership in the fraternal benefit society; or(iii)  an interest-sensitive life insurance contract that exceeds $35,000 of coverage on an individual life, unless the applicant is designated as a "Fraternal Insurance Counselor" at the time the contract is solicited or procured.(b)  A license to which the exemption authorized by Subsection (a)(9) applies must be held by the applicant in an individual capacity and is not transferable.|Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1274, Sec. 7, eff. April 1, 2005.Amended by: Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 548 (S.B. 1263), Sec. 2.19, eff. September 1, 2007.Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 355 (H.B. 4030), Sec. 14, eff. September 1, 2021.|
TX Ins Code § 4002.005 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Insurance Code|Title 13 - Regulation of Professionals|Subtitle A - General Provisions|Chapter 4002 - Examination of License Applicants|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 4002.005. Examination Fee

Sec. 4002.005.  EXAMINATION FEE.  (a)  The department shall charge each applicant an examination fee in an amount determined by the department as necessary to administer the examination.(b)  The examination fee must accompany each application to take the examination.(c)  An applicant may receive a refund of the examination fee only if:(1)  the applicant fails to take the examination because of an emergency;(2)  the applicant notifies the department of the emergency at least 24 hours before the time of the examination;  and(3)  the department agrees to refund the fee.|Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1274, Sec. 7, eff. April 1, 2005.|
TX Ins Code § 4002.006 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Insurance Code|Title 13 - Regulation of Professionals|Subtitle A - General Provisions|Chapter 4002 - Examination of License Applicants|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 4002.006. Bilingual Examination

Sec. 4002.006.  BILINGUAL EXAMINATION.  An examination administered under this chapter shall be offered in English and Spanish.|Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1274, Sec. 7, eff. April 1, 2005.|
TX Ins Code § 4002.007 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Insurance Code|Title 13 - Regulation of Professionals|Subtitle A - General Provisions|Chapter 4002 - Examination of License Applicants|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 4002.007. Examination Results

Sec. 4002.007.  EXAMINATION RESULTS.  (a)  The department shall notify each examinee of the results of a licensing examination administered under this code not later than the 30th day after the date the examination is administered.  If an examination is graded or reviewed by a testing service, the department shall notify each examinee of the results of the examination not later than the 14th day after the date the department receives the results from the testing service.(b)  The department may require a testing service to notify examinees of the results of an examination.(c)  If the notice of the results of an examination graded or reviewed by a testing service will be delayed for longer than 90 days after the examination date, the department shall notify the examinee of the reason for the delay before the 90th day.(d)  If requested in writing by a person who fails a licensing examination administered under this code, the department shall provide to the person an analysis of the person's performance on the examination.|Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1274, Sec. 7, eff. April 1, 2005.|
TX Ins Code § 4002.008 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Insurance Code|Title 13 - Regulation of Professionals|Subtitle A - General Provisions|Chapter 4002 - Examination of License Applicants|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 4002.008. Standards for Examination Pass Rates; Annual Report

Sec. 4002.008.  STANDARDS FOR EXAMINATION PASS RATES; ANNUAL REPORT.  (a)  This section applies only to insurance agent license examinations for limited and single lines licenses, including agent licenses issued under:(1)  Subchapters C and I, Chapter 4051; and(2)  Subchapters C and G, Chapter 4054.(b)  The commissioner or, at the commissioner's discretion, a vendor under contract with the department, shall review a license examination subject to this section if, during any 12-month period beginning on September 1 of a year, that examination exhibits an overall pass rate of less than 70 percent for first-time examinees.(c)  The department shall collect demographic information, including, race, gender, and national origin, from an individual taking a license examination subject to this section.(d)  The department shall compile an annual report based on the review required under Subsection (b).  The report must indicate whether there was any disparity in the pass rate based on demographic information.(e)  The commissioner by rule may establish procedures as necessary to:(1)  collect demographic information necessary to implement this section; and(2)  ensure that a review required under Subsection (b) is conducted and the resulting report is prepared.(f)  The commissioner shall deliver the report prepared under Subsection (d) to the governor, the lieutenant governor, and the speaker of the house of representatives not later than December 1 of each year.|Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 398 (H.B. 1757), Sec. 1, eff. June 19, 2009.|
TX Ins Code § 4002.051 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Insurance Code|Title 13 - Regulation of Professionals|Subtitle A - General Provisions|Chapter 4002 - Examination of License Applicants|Subchapter B. Administration of Examination by Testing Service|Section 4002.051. Administration by Testing Service Authorized

Sec. 4002.051.  ADMINISTRATION BY TESTING SERVICE AUTHORIZED.  The commissioner may accept an examination administered by a testing service to satisfy the examination requirements of a person seeking a license as an agent, counselor, or adjuster under this code.|Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1274, Sec. 7, eff. April 1, 2005.|
TX Ins Code § 4002.052 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Insurance Code|Title 13 - Regulation of Professionals|Subtitle A - General Provisions|Chapter 4002 - Examination of License Applicants|Subchapter B. Administration of Examination by Testing Service|Section 4002.052. Agreement With Testing Service

Sec. 4002.052.  AGREEMENT WITH TESTING SERVICE.  (a)  The commissioner may negotiate an agreement with a testing service to perform examination services, including:(1)  developing an examination;(2)  scheduling an examination;(3)  arranging the site for an examination;  and(4)  administering, grading, reporting, and analyzing an examination.(b)  The commissioner may require a testing service to:(1)  correspond directly with applicants with regard to the administration of examinations;(2)  collect fees for administering examinations directly from applicants;  and(3)  provide for the administration of examinations in specific locations and at specified frequencies.(c)  The commissioner shall retain the authority to establish the scope and type of each examination.|Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1274, Sec. 7, eff. April 1, 2005.|
TX Ins Code § 4002.053 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Insurance Code|Title 13 - Regulation of Professionals|Subtitle A - General Provisions|Chapter 4002 - Examination of License Applicants|Subchapter B. Administration of Examination by Testing Service|Section 4002.053. Hearing Required Before Agreement

Sec. 4002.053.  HEARING REQUIRED BEFORE AGREEMENT.  Before the department may negotiate and enter into an agreement with a testing service:(1)  a hearing must be held in accordance with Chapter 2001, Government Code;  and(2)  the commissioner must adopt any rules or standards that the commissioner considers appropriate to implement the authority granted by this chapter.|Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1274, Sec. 7, eff. April 1, 2005.|
TX Ins Code § 4002.101 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Insurance Code|Title 13 - Regulation of Professionals|Subtitle A - General Provisions|Chapter 4002 - Examination of License Applicants|Subchapter C. Duties of Department|Section 4002.101. Administration by Department

Sec. 4002.101.  ADMINISTRATION BY DEPARTMENT.  In the absence of an agreement with a testing service, the department shall administer any required examination in accordance with this chapter.|Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1274, Sec. 7, eff. April 1, 2005.|