D.C. Code Title 31, Chapter 11A

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D.C. Code Title 31, Chapter 11A - Insurance Producers (§§ 31-1131.01 to 31-1131.19) is a state statute published by Council of the District of Columbia (code.dccouncil.gov). It is one of the District of Columbia documents that insurance license exam questions are written from, including district of columbia life & health, district of columbia property & casualty practice questions. This page summarizes it and points to the official version, which is the text to rely on.

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• D.C. Code § 31-1131.03 (License required)

  “A person who maintains either, but not both, his or her principal place of residence or principal place of business in the District shall apply for: (A) A nonresident insurance producer license if the person is licensed as a resident insurance producer in another state; or (B) A resident insurance...”

• D.C. Code § 31-1131.04 (Exceptions to licensing)

  “A salaried full-time employee who counsels or advises his or her employer relative to the insurance interests of the employer or of the subsidiaries or business affiliates of the employer; provided, that the employee does not sell or solicit insurance or receive a commission.”

• D.C. Code § 31-1131.05b (Pre-licensing education for title insurers)

  “An attorney who holds a license to practice law in any state or the District of Columbia shall be exempt from pre-licensing course of study requirements and examination requirements.”

• D.C. Code § 31-1131.06 (Application for resident insurance producer license)

  “A business entity applying for a resident business entity producer license shall make application to the Commissioner on the Uniform Business Entity Application. Before approving the application, the Commissioner shall find that the business entity has: (1) Paid the fees prescribed by the...”

• D.C. Code § 31-1131.06a (Fingerprinting)

  “The individual or business entity applying for licensure shall bear the cost of the criminal history record background check and all costs of administering and processing the background check.”

• D.C. Code § 31-1131.07 (License; lines of authority)

  “A person shall not be issued a license in the bail bonds or surplus lines line of insurance unless the person holds, or is simultaneously issued, a license in the property or casualty line of insurance.”

• D.C. Code § 31-1131.07a (Term of license; renewal)

  “An individual insurance producer who allows his or her license to lapse may, within one year after the expiration date of the license, reinstate the same license without the necessity of passing a written examination; provided, that the producer shall pay a penalty in the amount of twice the unpaid renewal fee.”

• D.C. Code § 31-1131.08a (Changes of name, residency, or address)

  “A person licensed as an insurance producer in another state who moves to the District shall make application within 90 days of establishing legal residence to become a resident licensee under § 31-1131.06 unless the person maintains his principal place of business in another state and the person...”

• D.C. Code § 31-1131.11 (Temporary licensing)

  “The Commissioner may issue a temporary insurance producer license for a period not to exceed 180 days without requiring an examination if the Commissioner determines that the temporary license shall be necessary for the servicing of an insurance business for:”

• D.C. Code § 31-1131.12 (License denial, nonrenewal, suspension, or revocation)

  “In addition to or in lieu of any applicable denial of renewal, suspension, or revocation of a license, the Commissioner may, after a hearing, take any of the following actions: (1) Impose a civil penalty not to exceed $5,000; or (2) Require restitution to any person who has suffered financial...”

• D.C. Code § 31-1131.13 (Commissions)

  “Renewal or other deferred commissions may be paid to a person for selling, soliciting, or negotiating insurance in the District if the person was required to be licensed under this chapter at the time of the sale, solicitation, or negotiation and was licensed at that time.”

• D.C. Code § 31-1131.17 (Reporting of actions)

  “Within 30 days of the initial pretrial hearing date, an insurance producer shall report to the Commissioner any criminal prosecution of the insurance producer taken in any jurisdiction.”

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• D.C. Code Title 31, Chapter 16 - Prohibition of Discrimination in the Provision of Insurance on Basis of AIDS Test (§§ 31-1601 to 31-1610)State statute
• D.C. Code Title 31, Chapter 2 - Duties of Commissioner; Requirements of Industry (§§ 31-201 to 31-208)State statute
• D.C. Code Title 31, Chapter 51 - Credit Life, Accident, and Health Insurance (§§ 31-5101 to 31-5112)State statute
• D.C. Code Title 31, Chapter 54 - Life and Health Insurance Guaranty Association (§§ 31-5401 to 31-5416)State statute
• D.C. Code Title 31, Chapter 32 - Health Insurance Forms (§§ 31-3201 to 31-3255)State statute
• D.C. Code Title 31, Chapter 34 - Health Maintenance Organizations (§§ 31-3401 to 31-3431)State statute
• D.C. Code Title 31, Chapter 48 - Industrial Life Insurance (§§ 31-4801 to 31-4805)State statute
• D.C. Code Title 31, Chapter 47 - Provisions Relating to All Life Insurance Companies (§§ 31-4701 to 31-4730)State statute