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2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 20 - Insurance › § 20-267 - Motor vehicle liability policies; monthly basis; fee

20-267.
Motor vehicle liability policies;  monthly basis;  fee
A. An insurer writing or an insurance producer soliciting applications for motor vehicle liability policies shall make available a monthly premium payment plan on policies that insure six or fewer motor vehicles.
B. At the inception of a monthly premium payment plan,  an insurer may not require an insured to pay more than an amount equal to one and one-half times the monthly premium in addition to the first month's premium. Premiums for each month of coverage collected thereafter under a monthly premium payment plan may be due and payable not more than thirty days before the month of coverage related to that premium. An insurer may cancel or fail to renew a policy for nonpayment of premium,  except that a cancellation or nonrenewal is not effective until the requirements of section 20-1632.01 are met.
C. An insurer or insurance producer may charge a fee pursuant to section 20-465 that is reasonably related to the administrative expenses of the monthly premium payment plan.
D. An insurer or insurance producer may use a premium finance company to meet the requirements of this section. In financing the monthly premium payment plan,  at the inception of a premium finance agreement,  a premium finance company may not require an insured to pay more than an amount equal to one and one-half times the monthly premium and the first month's premium. Payments collected thereafter under the premium finance agreement may be due and payable not more than every thirty days until the premium finance agreement is satisfied. A premium finance company may cancel a premium finance agreement for nonpayment pursuant to section 6-1415.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 20 - Insurance › § 20-268 - Motor vehicle subrogation

20-268.
Motor vehicle subrogation
A. If a motor vehicle claim is subject to subrogation,  the insured may bring a cause of action separate and apart from the insurer seeking recovery of damages for which the insured has not been compensated by the insurer. Any settlement or judgment of the claim of the insured alone shall not affect the rights of the insurer.
B. If requested in writing by an insured,  the insurer shall report to the insured the status of the subrogated claim.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 20 - Insurance › § 20-270 - Residential property insurance; prohibited acts

20-270.
Residential property insurance;  prohibited acts
A. An insurer shall not charge more premium for residential property insurance coverage on a property with a single below deductible claim,  not exceeding five hundred dollars in the previous three years,  than it would charge for like coverage on the same property if the property had no below deductible claims. For the purposes of this subsection,  " below deductible claim"  means a claim for indemnification for a loss under a residential property insurance policy that provided coverage for the loss that was closed without any payment because the amount of the loss was less than the amount of the deductible provided by the policy.
B. For the purposes of this section,  residential property insurance has the same meaning as the insurance covered under section 20-1651.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 20 - Insurance › § 20-271 - Lienholders; proof; accidents; notice; applicability

20-271.
Lienholders;  proof;  accidents;  notice;  applicability
A. An insured or claimant shall provide information as part of the proof of loss concerning the existence of any lien or encumbrance against the vehicle involved in the accident or incident giving rise to the damage or loss. A claim shall not be an acceptable proof of loss until satisfactory evidence of the existence of any lien or encumbrance has been provided to the insurer. This section shall not apply if the amount of damages or loss does not exceed two thousand five hundred dollars.
B. An insurer shall be entitled to rely upon information provided by the insured or claimant pursuant to subsection A concerning the existence of any lien or encumbrance against the vehicle. An insurer that acts in good faith upon the information provided by the claimant or insured shall not be liable for any damages arising from the insured's or claimant's failure to provide accurate information to the insurer concerning existence of any lien or encumbrance against the vehicle involved in the accident or incident giving rise to the damage or loss.
C. An insured or claimant shall be liable for any damages arising from the failure of the insured or claimant to provide accurate information pursuant to subsection A regarding the existence of any lien or encumbrance against the vehicle involved in the accident or incident giving rise to the damage or loss.
D. This section shall not apply if an insurer does either of the following with respect to the repair of damages or loss to a vehicle:
1. Issues a release of claims in the names or makes the proceeds payable to both the insured or claimant and all lienholders or vehicle lessors.
2. Makes the proceeds payable to the motor vehicle repair facility after verification by the insurer that the damage or loss has been repaired.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 20 - Insurance › § 20-285 - Application for license

20-285.
Application for license
A. A person who applies for a resident insurance producer license shall apply to the director on a form prescribed by the director and shall declare under penalty of denial,  suspension or revocation of the license that the statements made in the application are true,  correct and complete to the best of the knowledge and belief of the applicant or the applicant's duly authorized representative. The applicant shall provide information concerning the applicant's identity,  personal history,  business record and experience in insurance and any other pertinent fact the director requires.
B. Before the director approves the application of the individual,  the director shall find that the individual:
1. Is at least eighteen years of age.
2. Has not committed any act that is a ground for denial,  suspension or revocation prescribed in section 20-295.
3. Has paid the fees prescribed in section 20-167.
4. Has successfully passed the examinations for the lines of authority for which the individual has applied.
C. Before the director approves the application of a business entity,  the director shall find that the business entity:
1. Has paid the fees prescribed in section 20-167.
2. Will be acting within the scope of its partnership agreement,  articles of incorporation or other chartering documents when the business entity transacts business under the license.
3. Has designated an individually licensed insurance producer who is responsible for the business entity's compliance with the insurance laws of this state.
D. The application of a business entity shall also include the names of all members,  officers and directors of the business entity. For any individual who is identified pursuant to this subsection and pursuant to subsection C,  paragraph 3 of this section,  the director may require the applicant to provide the information required for a license as an individual.
E. Before the director grants a license,  the director may require the applicant to:
1. Provide any document that is reasonably necessary to verify the information that is contained in an application and other information including prior criminal records.
2. Submit a full set of fingerprints to the department. The department of insurance and financial institutions shall submit the fingerprints to the department of public safety for the purpose of obtaining a state and federal criminal records check pursuant to section 41-1750 and Public Law 92-544. The department of public safety may exchange this fingerprint data with the federal bureau of investigation.
F. A nonresident person who is licensed as an insurance producer in another state,  who becomes a resident of this state and who continues to act as an insurance producer shall apply to become a resident licensee pursuant to this section within ninety days.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 20 - Insurance › § 20-286 - Licensure; lines of authority

20-286.
Licensure;  lines of authority
A. Unless the director denies a license pursuant to section 20-295,  the director shall issue a resident insurance producer license to any person who meets the requirements prescribed in sections 20-284 and 20-285. An insurance producer may qualify for a license in one or more of the following lines of authority:
1. Life. Life insurance is coverage on human lives,  including benefits of endowment and annuities,  and may include benefits in the event of death or dismemberment by accident and benefits for disability income.
2. Accident and health or sickness. Accident and health or sickness insurance is coverage for sickness,  bodily injury or accidental death and may include benefits for disability income.
3. Property. Property insurance is coverage for the direct or consequential loss or damage to property of every kind.
4. Casualty. Casualty insurance is coverage against legal liability,  including liability for death,  injury,  disability or damage to real or personal property.
5. Variable life and variable annuity products. Variable life and variable annuity is insurance coverage that is provided under a variable life insurance contract or a variable annuity.
6. Personal lines. Personal lines is property and casualty insurance coverage that is sold to individuals and families for primarily noncommercial purposes.
7. Credit. Credit insurance is limited line credit insurance.
8. Crop. Crop insurance is limited line crop insurance.
9. Any other line of insurance allowed under state law or rules adopted by the director.
B. The license shall contain the licensee's name,  address and identification number,  the date of issuance,  the lines of authority,  the expiration date and any other information the director deems necessary. The director may make the information prescribed by this section available electronically.
C. A licensee shall inform the director in writing within thirty days of any change in the licensee's:
1. Residential,  business or e-mail address.
2. Members,  directors,  officers or designated producer. The director may require that a licensee who notifies the director of a change pursuant to this paragraph submit a full set of fingerprints of each new member,  director,  officer or designated producer to the director for the purpose of obtaining a state and federal criminal records check pursuant to section 41-1750 and Public Law 92-544. The department of public safety may exchange this fingerprint data with the federal bureau of investigation.
3. Name.
D. In order to assist in the performance of the director's duties,  the director may contract with a third party to perform any ministerial functions that are related to producer licensing and that the director deems appropriate,  including the collection of fees.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 20 - Insurance › § 20-287 - Nonresident licensing

20-287.
Nonresident licensing
A. Unless the director denies a license pursuant to section 20-295,  the director shall issue a nonresident person a nonresident insurance producer license if all of the following apply:
1. The person is currently licensed as a resident and in good standing in the person's home state.
2. The person has submitted the proper request for licensure and has paid the fees prescribed in section 20-167.
3. The person has submitted the application for licensure as an insurance producer that the person submitted to the person's home state or a completed uniform application on a form prescribed by the national association of insurance commissioners.
4. The person's home state issues nonresident insurance producer licenses to residents of this state on the same basis.
B. To remain continuously licensed in this state,  a resident insurance producer who moves from this state to another state shall file,  within thirty days after requesting a clearance letter,  a change of address form as prescribed in section 20-286,  subsection C and apply for licensure from the new resident state. After receiving the license from the new resident state,  the insurance producer shall immediately notify the director of the new resident license. A fee or license application is not required.
C. Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter,  the director shall issue:
1. A nonresident surplus lines broker license pursuant to subsection A of this section to a person who is licensed as a surplus lines producer or broker in the person's home state. Except as provided in subsection A of this section,  this section does not amend or supersede article 5 of this chapter.
2. A nonresident insurance producer license pursuant to subsection A of this section to a person who is licensed in the person's home state to transact limited lines insurance. The license shall grant the person the same scope of authority granted under the license issued by the person's home state. For the purposes of this paragraph,  limited lines insurance is any authority that is granted by the home state and that restricts the authority of the license to less than the total authority prescribed in the associated major line insurance.
D. Except as otherwise provided in this title,  a nonresident licensee is subject to this title as though the licensee were licensed as a resident.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 20 - Insurance › § 20-288 - Exemption from examination

20-288.
Exemption from examination
A. An individual who applies for an insurance producer license in this state and who was previously licensed for the same lines of authority in another state is not required to take an examination if either:
1. The applicant is currently licensed in the other state.
2. The application is received within ninety days after the cancellation of the resident license that the applicant held in another state and the other state issues a certification that,  at the time of cancellation,  the applicant was in good standing in that state,  or other reliable information available to the director indicates that the applicant is or was licensed in good standing for the line of authority requested. This paragraph does not apply to an applicant who fails an examination administered by this state for a specific line of authority four times within a twelve-month period,  who becomes licensed as a resident in another state for the specific line of authority and who cancels the license in the other state and applies for a resident license in this state within one year of the last examination administered to the applicant by this state for the specific line of authority.
B. The following applicants are not required to take an examination:
1. An applicant for timely renewal of a license.
2. An applicant for the same type of license that covers the same lines of authority for which the applicant was licensed in this state,  other than under a temporary license,  within the twelve months preceding the date of application.
3. An applicant for an insurance producer license with authority for limited line insurance as defined in section 20-281,  unless the applicant seeks to offer limited line crop insurance.
4. An applicant for a license as a nonresident insurance producer who meets the requirements of section 20-287,  subsection A.
5. An applicant for a rental car agent license that is issued pursuant to section 20-331.
6. An applicant for a self-service storage agent license that is issued pursuant to section 20-332.
7. An applicant who resides in a state that does not license adjusters and who will be only adjusting portable electronics insurance policy claims in this state.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 20 - Insurance › § 20-289.01 - Inactive license or application status during military service

20-289.01.
Inactive license or application status during military service
A. A licensee or applicant who is ordered into active military service may request that the license or application be placed on inactive status by sending the department a written statement that includes all of the following:
1. The licensee's name.
2. The licensee's license number or social security number.
3. The date that the active military service begins.
4. A request for inactive status.
B. The license or application is deemed to be on inactive status while the licensee or applicant is in active military service.
C. A licensee whose license is on inactive status:
1. Shall not sell,  solicit or negotiate insurance.
2. May receive renewal or other deferred commissions for selling,  soliciting or negotiating insurance in this state if the licensee was required to be licensed under this article at the time of the sale,  solicitation or negotiation and held an active license at that time.
D. The time periods for submission of the license renewal fee and for completion of the applicable renewal requirements prescribed in this article and the continuing education requirements that are prescribed in chapter 18,  article 1 of this title and that apply to a licensee with an active license are extended for a licensee whose license is on inactive status by the number of days that the licensee is in active military service. A licensee applying for renewal under this section shall include,  with the renewal application,  a copy of the documentation from the armed forces showing the period of time that the licensee was in active military service.
E. For the purposes of this section,  active military service does not include periodic and routine service as a military reservist.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 20 - Insurance › § 20-290 - Insurance producer records; individual licensees

20-290.
Insurance producer records;  individual licensees
A. An insurance producer shall keep at the insurance producer's principal place of business the usual and customary records that pertain to transactions under the insurance producer's license. The insurance producer shall keep all records for any transaction for three years immediately after the date of completion of the transaction and shall make them available and open to the inspection of the director at any business time during those three years.
B. A business entity insurance producer shall have at least one insurance producer individually licensed for the appropriate lines of authority in each office or place of business in which the business entity transacts insurance in this state.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 20 - Insurance › § 20-291 - Service of process on nonresident licensees

20-291.
Service of process on nonresident licensees
A. Application for and acceptance of any nonresident license pursuant to this article constitutes an irrevocable appointment of the director as the agent of the licensee for the acceptance of service of process issued in this state in any action or proceeding against the licensee arising out of the licensing or out of transactions under the license.
B. Duplicate copies of any process shall be served on the director. At the time of service the plaintiff shall pay the director the fee prescribed in section 20-167. On receiving service the director shall promptly forward a copy by certified mail,  return receipt requested,  to the licensee at the licensee's last address of record with the director. Process served on the director pursuant to this section constitutes service on the licensee as though the licensee were personally served with process in this state.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 20 - Insurance › § 20-292 - Violation; injunctive relief

20-292.
Violation;  injunctive relief
If the director has cause to believe that any person is violating or about to violate section 20-282,  20-298,  20-311.01,  20-321.01,  20-331,  20-331.01,  20-332,  20-340.01 or 20-411,  the director may order the person to cease and desist and,  through the attorney general,  may cause a complaint to be filed in the superior court in Maricopa county to enjoin and restrain the person from continuing the violation,  engaging in the violation or doing any act in furtherance of the violation. If the director orders the person to cease and desist,  the person may file a notice of appeal and may appeal any final order pursuant to title 41,  chapter 6,  article 10. If the director,  through the attorney general,  causes a complaint to be filed,  the superior court in Maricopa county has jurisdiction of the proceeding and may make and enter an order or judgment awarding the preliminary or final relief as in its judgment is proper.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 20 - Insurance › § 20-293 - Insurance vending machines

20-293.
Insurance vending machines
A. Only a licensed insurance producer who is authorized by the director may solicit applications for and issue policies by means of mechanical vending machines. The insurance producer shall supervise each machine and shall issue policies only of insurers authorized to transact business in this state. A policy shall not be solicited and issued through a machine if the director finds that the kind of insurance or form of policy to be sold is unsuitable for sale and issuance through vending machines,  that use of a vending machine may pose a risk of harm to the public or that the proposed type of vending machine is not reasonably suitable and practical for the purpose.
B. The insurance producer shall display on or near each vending machine evidence of the producer's authority to solicit applications and issue policies in a manner and form as the director may reasonably require. The evidence of authority shall specify the name and address of both the insurer and the insurance producer,  the kind of insurance and type of policy to be sold,  the place where the machine is to be in operation and the machine's identification number. The authority granted pursuant to this section expires coincident with the insurance producer's license. The director shall suspend,  revoke or otherwise terminate the authority to operate a vending machine coincidentally with that of the insurance producer.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 20 - Insurance › § 20-294 - Temporary licensing

20-294.
Temporary licensing
A. The director may issue a temporary insurance producer license for not more than one hundred eighty days without requiring an examination if the director deems that the temporary license is necessary for the servicing of an insurance business in the following cases:
1. To the surviving spouse or court appointed personal representative of a licensed insurance producer who dies or becomes a person with a mental or physical disability to allow adequate time for the sale of the insurance business owned by the producer,  for the recovery of the producer and return of the producer to the business or to provide for the training and licensing of new personnel to operate the producer's business.
2. To a member or employee of a business entity that is licensed as an insurance producer on the death or disability of an individual who is the designated producer on the business entity application or license.
3. To the designee of a licensed insurance producer who enters active service in the armed forces of the United States.
B. By order the director may impose conditions or limitations on the authority of any temporary licensee in any way the director deems necessary to protect insureds and the public,  including requiring the temporary licensee to have a suitable sponsor who is a licensed insurance producer or insurer and who assumes responsibility for all acts of the temporary licensee. Unless the director imposes conditions or limitations pursuant to this subsection,  a temporary licensee has the same rights and privileges prescribed in this article for an insurance producer.
C. By order the director may summarily revoke a temporary license if the interests of insureds or the public are endangered. A temporary license may not continue after the owner or the personal representative disposes of the business.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 20 - Insurance › § 20-296 - Effect of suspension or revocation of license

20-296.
Effect of suspension or revocation of license
A. The director shall not again issue any license under this title to any person whose license has been revoked until one year after the revocation and the person again qualifies in accordance with the applicable provisions of this title.
B. If the license of a business entity is suspended or revoked,  a member,  officer or director of or designated producer for the business entity shall not be issued a license or serve as the designated producer for any licensee during the period of the suspension or revocation unless the director determines that the member,  officer,  director or designated producer was not personally at fault and did not acquiesce in the matter that resulted in the suspension or revocation of the license.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 20 - Insurance › § 20-297 - Assumed business name; trade name

20-297.
Assumed business name;  trade name
A. An insurance producer doing business under any name other than the producer's legal name shall notify the director on a form prescribed by the director before using the assumed name.
B. The director may deny the use of an assumed business name,  require the use of a different assumed business name or require the use of an assumed business name if an insurance producer uses or proposes to use an assumed business name that either:
1. Is so similar to the legal name or name already assumed under this section by any other licensed insurance producer so as to cause uncertainty or confusion.
2. Tends to deceive or mislead the public as to the nature of the business that is or will be conducted.
C. An insurance producer shall notify the director in writing within thirty days after any material change to the information filed with the director under this section.
D. The director shall not issue any license in a trade name except to a business entity and on proof satisfactory to the director that the trade name has been lawfully registered.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 20 - Insurance › § 20-298 - Commissions

20-298.
Commissions
A. An insurer or insurance producer shall not pay a commission,  service fee,  brokerage or other valuable consideration to a person for selling,  soliciting or negotiating insurance in this state if that person is required to be licensed under this article and is not so licensed.
B. A person shall not accept a commission,  service fee,  brokerage or other valuable consideration for selling,  soliciting or negotiating insurance in this state if that person is required to be licensed under this article and is not so licensed.
C. Renewal or other deferred commissions may be paid to a person for selling,  soliciting or negotiating insurance in this state if the person was required to be licensed under this article at the time of the sale,  solicitation or negotiation and was so licensed at that time.
D. An insurer or insurance producer may pay or assign commissions,  service fees,  brokerages or other valuable consideration to an insurance agency or to persons who do not sell,  solicit or negotiate insurance in this state,  unless the payment would violate section 20-451.
E. This section does not affect payment of the regular salaries due to a licensee's employees or the distribution in the regular course of business of compensation and profits among a business entity's members or other owners.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 20 - Insurance › § 20-299 - Sharing of information

20-299.
Sharing of information
A. The director may:
1. Share any nonpublic document,  material or other information with other state,  federal and international regulatory agencies,  with the national association of insurance commissioners and its affiliates or subsidiaries and with state,  federal and international law enforcement authorities,  if the recipient agrees to maintain the confidentiality and privileged status of the document,  material or other information and warrants that it has the authority to maintain that confidentiality and privileged status.
2. Receive any document,  material or other information from the national association of insurance commissioners and its affiliates or subsidiaries and from regulatory and law enforcement officials of other foreign or domestic jurisdictions and shall maintain as confidential or privileged any document,  material or other information received with notice or the understanding that it is confidential or privileged under the laws of the jurisdiction that is the source of the document,  material or other information.
3. Enter into agreements that govern the sharing and use of documents,  materials or other information and that are consistent with this subsection.
B. Any disclosure to the director or sharing of documents,  materials or other information in accordance with this section is not a waiver of any applicable privilege or claim of confidentiality in any document,  material or other information.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 20 - Insurance › § 20-300 - Reciprocity

20-300.
Reciprocity
A. The director shall waive any requirements,  except the requirements prescribed in section 20-287,  for a nonresident license applicant who holds a license in good standing from the applicant's home state if the applicant's home state issues nonresident licenses to residents of this state on the same basis.
B. A nonresident insurance producer who satisfies the continuing education requirements for a licensed insurance producer in the producer's home state also satisfies this state's continuing education requirements if the nonresident producer's home state recognizes the satisfaction of its continuing education requirements imposed on producers from this state on the same basis.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 20 - Insurance › § 20-301 - Report of actions

20-301.
Report of actions
A. Within thirty days after the final disposition of the matter,  an insurance producer shall report to the director any administrative action taken against the producer in another jurisdiction or by another governmental agency in this state. The report shall include a copy of the order,  consent to order or other relevant dispositive document.
B. Within thirty days after the filing date of a criminal conviction in any jurisdiction,  an insurance producer who has been convicted shall report the conviction to the director. The report shall include a copy of the initial indictment,  information or complaint filed,  the final judgment entered by the court and all other relevant legal documents.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 20 - Insurance › § 20-311 - Definition of managing general agent; exceptions; adjustment or payment of claims

20-311.
Definition of managing general agent;  exceptions;  adjustment or payment of claims
A. In this article,  unless the context otherwise requires,  " managing general agent"  means any person,  firm,  association or corporation that manages all or part of the insurance business of an insurer,  including the management of a separate division,  department or underwriting office,  and that,  with or without authority and either separately or together with affiliates,  directly or indirectly produces and underwrites an amount of gross direct written premium that is at least five per cent of the policyholder surplus as reported in the last annual statement of the insurer in any one quarter or year and that either:
1. Engages in the adjustment or payment of claims in excess of ten thousand dollars per claim.
2. Negotiates reinsurance on behalf of the insurer.
B. Notwithstanding subsection A of this section,  for the purposes of this article the following persons are not managing general agents:
1. An employee of the insurer.
2. A United States manager of the United States branch of an alien insurer.
3. An underwriting manager who,  pursuant to contract,  manages all of the insurance operations of the insurer other than those operations that are managed by the insurer,  who is under common control with the insurer,  subject to the holding company regulatory act,  and whose compensation is not based on the volume of premiums written.
4. The attorney-in-fact who is authorized by and acting for the subscribers of a reciprocal insurer or inter-insurance exchange under powers of attorney.
5. A reinsurance intermediary broker or a reinsurance intermediary manager as defined in section 20-486,  who provides administrative services for an insurer and whose compensation consists only of remuneration not related directly or indirectly to direct written premium. For the purposes of this paragraph,  reinsurance commissions shall not be considered remuneration related to direct written premium.
C. The director shall establish by rule the dollar amount of adjusted or paid claims that constitutes engaging in the adjustment or payment of claims.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 20 - Insurance › § 20-311.01 - Managing general agents; requirements

20-311.01.
Managing general agents;  requirements
A. A person shall not act in the capacity of a managing general agent for an insurer licensed in this state with respect to the risks located in this state unless the person is licensed as an insurance producer by the director.
B. A person shall not act in the capacity of a managing general agent for an insurer domiciled in this state with respect to risks located outside of this state unless the person is licensed as an insurance producer by the director.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 20 - Insurance › § 20-321 - Definitions

20-321.
Definitions
In this article,  unless the context otherwise requires:
1. " Adjuster" :
(a) Means any person who for compensation,  fee or commission either:
(i) Adjusts,  investigates or negotiates settlement of claims arising under property and casualty insurance contracts on behalf of either the insurer or the insured.
(ii) Holds oneself out to perform a service listed in item (i) of this subdivision.
(b) Does not include:
(i) A licensed attorney-at-law who is qualified to practice law in this state.
(ii) A salaried employee of an insurer or of a managing general agent. For the purposes of this item,  " salaried employee"  means an employee whose compensation is not contingent on the outcome of a claim determination.
(iii) A licensed insurance producer who adjusts or assists in adjustment of losses arising under policies procured through the insurance producer.
(iv) An employee of a political subdivision who adjusts or assists in the adjustment of losses arising under policies covering the political subdivision or persons indemnified by the political subdivision.
(v) An independent contractor retained by a licensed adjuster or a person listed in items (i),  (ii),  (iii) and (iv) of this subdivision for the sole purpose of providing technical assistance in connection with a claim. Independent contractors may include photographers,  estimators,  engineers,  private detectives or handwriting experts.
(vi) An individual who collects claim information from or furnishes claim information to insureds or claimants and who conducts data entry,  including entering data into an automated claims adjudication system,  if not more than twenty-five persons,  as described in this item,  are under the supervision of a single licensed adjuster or licensed producer.
(vii) A licensed insurance producer who supervises or adjusts claims pursuant to item (vi) of this subdivision.
(viii) Registered third-party administrators and their employees who are engaged in administering accident and health or life insurance claims.
(ix) An individual who adjusts,  investigates or negotiates settlement of only workers' compensation claims.
2. " Automated claims adjudication system"  means a preprogrammed computer system that is designed for the collection,  data entry,  calculation and final resolution of portable consumer electronic products insurance claims and that:
(a) May be used only by a licensed adjuster,  a licensed producer or supervised individuals operating pursuant to this paragraph.
(b) Must comply with all claims payment requirements under this title and be certified as compliant by a licensed adjuster.
3. " Portable consumer electronic products"  means electronic devices and related accessories that are portable in nature.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 20 - Insurance › § 20-321.02 - Application of other laws

20-321.02.
Application of other laws
To the extent permitted by this article,  sections 20-281 and 20-284,  section 20-286,  subsections B,  C and D,  sections 20-287,  20-288,  20-289 and 20-289.01,  section 20-290,  subsection A and sections 20-291,  20-292,  20-295,  20-296,  20-297,  20-299,  20-301 and 20-302 apply to adjusters.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 20 - Insurance › § 20-331.01 - Political subdivision employees; risk management consultant licenses; application of other laws

20-331.01.
Political subdivision employees;  risk management consultant licenses;  application of other laws
A. An employee of a political subdivision may be licensed as a risk management consultant for the purposes of title 11,  chapter 7,  article 5 to carry out the provisions of title 11,  chapter 7,  article 5. The director shall license these employees in the same manner as insurance producers. The director may waive the examination requirement for a license issued pursuant to this section. The license automatically expires when the employee terminates employment with the political subdivision.
B. To the extent not inconsistent with this article,  sections 20-281,  20-284 and 20-285,  section 20-286,  subsections B,  C and D,  section 20-288,  subsection B and sections 20-289,  20-289.01,  20-290,  20-291,  20-292,  20-295,  20-296,  20-297,  20-298,  20-299,  20-301 and 20-302 apply to risk management consultants.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 20 - Insurance › § 20-336 - Definitions

20-336.
Definitions
In this article,  unless the context otherwise requires:
1. " Certified application counselor"  means an individual who is licensed pursuant to this article and who is authorized by the United States department of health and human services to perform the activities and duties of a certified application counselor as described by 45 Code of Federal Regulations section 155.225.
2. " Exchange"  means a health benefit exchange that is established or operated by the secretary of the United States department of health and human services pursuant to 42 United States Code section 18031.
3. " Health benefit plan" :
(a) Means a hospital and medical service corporation policy or certificate,  a health care services organization contract or certificate of coverage,  an individual or group or blanket disability policy or certificate of coverage,  a certificate of insurance of a group disability policy that is not issued in this state,  a multiple employer welfare arrangement or any other arrangement under which health services or health benefits are provided to one or more individuals.
(b) Does not include:
(i) An insurance policy that is designed,  advertised and marketed to supplement major medical insurance,  which includes accident only,  vision only,  disability income only,  fixed or hospital indemnity,  specified disease insurance,  credit insurance or Taft-Hartley trusts.
(ii) Coverage that is issued as a supplement to liability insurance.
(iii) Medicare supplemental insurance.
(iv) Workers' compensation insurance.
(v) Automobile medical payment insurance.
(vi) Long-term care insurance.
4. " Issuer"  means a disability insurer,  group disability insurer,  blanket disability insurer,  health care services organization,  hospital service corporation,  medical service corporation,  dental service corporation,  prepaid dental plan organization or hospital,  medical,  dental and optometric service corporation.
5. " Navigator"  means a person who is licensed pursuant to this article and who is certified or compensated by the United States department of health and human services to perform the activities and duties described by 42 United States Code section 18031 and 45 Code of Federal Regulations section 155.215.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 20 - Insurance › § 20-336.01 - Scope and application of article

20-336.01.
Scope and application of article
A. Beginning October 1,  2014,  this article applies to a person who acts or claims to be a navigator or certified application counselor.
B. A person who holds a license as an accident and health or sickness insurance producer pursuant to article 3 of this chapter is exempt from the requirements of this article.
C. A person who is working as a navigator or certified application counselor only on tribal lands in this state and who as a condition of employment was required to complete a security background investigation for federal service,  including a criminal history records check and fingerprinting,  is exempt from the requirements of this article.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 20 - Insurance › § 20-336.04 - Certified application counselors; licensing

20-336.04.
Certified application counselors;  licensing
A. An individual who applies for a certified application counselor license shall apply to the director on a form prescribed by the director and shall declare under penalty of license denial,  suspension or revocation that the statements made in the application are true,  correct and complete to the best of the knowledge and belief of the applicant or the applicant's duly authorized representative. The applicant shall provide information concerning the applicant's identity,  personal history,  business record and experience in insurance and any other pertinent fact the director requires.
B. Before the director approves an individual's certified application counselor application,  the director shall find that the individual:
1. Is at least eighteen years of age.
2. Has not committed any act that is a ground for license denial,  suspension or revocation as prescribed in section 20-295 and has not been convicted of a misdemeanor involving fraud or dishonesty.
3. Has met the standards and provided evidence of certification as prescribed by 45 Code of Federal Regulations section 155.225.
4. Has submitted a full set of fingerprints to the director and successfully completed a criminal history records check in a manner prescribed by the director.
5. Has identified the entity with which the individual is affiliated and supervised.
C. The department of insurance and financial institutions shall submit the fingerprints received pursuant to subsection B of this section to the department of public safety for the purpose of obtaining a state and federal criminal records check pursuant to section 41-1750 and Public Law 92-544. The department of public safety may exchange the fingerprint data it receives pursuant to this subsection with the federal bureau of investigation.
D. Unless the person is licensed for that line of authority pursuant to this title,  a certified application counselor may not:
1. Sell,  solicit or negotiate insurance in this state for any class or classes of insurance.
2. Recommend,  endorse or offer opinions about the benefits,  terms and features of a particular health benefit plan or offer an opinion about which health benefit plan is better or worse for a particular individual or employer.
3. Provide any information or services related to a health benefit plan or another product not offered in the exchange.
4. Engage in any unfair method of competition or any fraudulent,  deceptive or dishonest act or practice.
E. The expiration date for a certified application counselor license issued to a person who also holds a license pursuant to this title is the same as the expiration date for the insurance producer license.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 20 - Insurance › § 20-336.05 - Enforcement; rules

20-336.05.
Enforcement;  rules
A. The director may examine and investigate the business affairs and records of any navigator or certified application counselor to determine whether the individual or entity has engaged or is engaging in any violation of this title.
B. The director may adopt rules pursuant to title 41,  chapter 6 to carry out this article.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 20 - Insurance › § 20-336.06 - Application of other laws

20-336.06.
Application of other laws
To the extent permitted by this article,  section 20-281,  section 20-286,  subsections B,  C and D,  sections 20-289,  20-289.01,  20-292,  20-295,  20-296,  20-297,  20-299,  20-301,  20-302 and 20-452,  article 6 of this chapter and chapter 11,  article 1 of this title apply to navigators and certified application counselors.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 20 - Insurance › § 20-340 - Definitions

20-340.
Definitions
In this article,  unless the context otherwise requires:
1. " Bail bond"  means any contract that is executed by a surety insurer for the release of a person who is arrested or confined for any actual or alleged violation of any federal,  state or local criminal law where the released person's attendance in court when required by law and obedience to orders and judgment of any court is guaranteed.
2. " Bail bond agent"  means an individual who is appointed by an insurer through a power of attorney to execute or countersign bail bonds in connection with judicial proceedings and who receives or is promised monies or other things of value for that service.
3. " Bail recovery agent"  has the same meaning prescribed in section 13-3885.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 20 - Insurance › § 20-340.02 - Bond of bail bond agents

20-340.02.
Bond of bail bond agents
A. Each applicant for a bail bond agent's license or license renewal shall file with the application and shall maintain in force while licensed a bond in favor of this state executed by a surety insurer authorized to do business in this state. The bond may be continuous in form,  and total aggregate liability on the bond shall be at least ten thousand dollars. The applicant shall place the bond on deposit with the state treasurer through the director's office. The bond shall be conditioned on full accounting and due payment to the person entitled to the bond of monies coming into the bail bond agent's possession as an incident to bail bond transactions under the license.
B. The bond remains in force until released by the director or until cancelled by the surety. Without prejudice to any liability previously incurred,  the surety may cancel the bond on thirty days' advance written notice filed with the director.