§ 36-1435.21. Licensure for purposes of writing controlled business prohibited.  


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  • A.  The Commissioner shall not grant, renew, continue, or permit to continue any license if the Commissioner finds that the license is being or will be used by the applicant or licensee for the purpose of writing controlled business.  "Controlled business" means:

    a.insurance written on the interests of the licensee or those of his or her relatives to the second degree or of his or her employer, or

    b.insurance covering the licensee or relatives of the licensee to the second degree or a corporation, association, or partnership of which the licensee or a member of the licensee’s immediate family is an officer, director, substantial stockholder, partner, associate, or employee, or the officers, directors, substantial stockholders, partners, or employees of such a corporation, association, or partnership.  A vendor's or lender's interest in property sold or being sold pursuant to contract or which is security for any loan shall not be deemed for the purpose of this provision to constitute property or an interest of the vendor or lender.

    B.  A license shall be deemed to have been or intended to be used for the purpose of writing controlled business if the Commissioner finds that during any twelve-month period the aggregate commissions earned from controlled business has exceeded twenty-five percent (25%) of the aggregate commissions earned on all business written by the applicant or licensee during the same period.

    C.  The prohibitions contained in this section concerning licensing for the writing of controlled business shall not apply to title insurance producers and limited lines producers.

Added by Laws 1997, c. 418, § 63, eff. Nov. 1, 1997.  Amended by Laws 2001, c. 156, § 21, eff. Nov. 1, 2001.  Renumbered from § 1424.14 of this title by Laws 2001, c. 156, § 35, eff. Nov. 1, 2001.