(a) An insurance producer shall not act as an agent of an insurer unless the insurance producer becomes an appointed agent of the insurer. An insurance producer who is not acting as an agent of an insurer is not required to become appointed.

(b) To appoint a producer as its agent, the appointing insurer shall file, in a form approved by the commissioner, a notice of appointment not later than fifteen days after the date the agency contract is executed or the first insurance application is submitted. An insurer may elect to appoint a producer to all or some of the affiliated companies within the insurer's holding company system or group by filing a single appointment request, provided the commissioner (1) has implemented an electronic system capable of processing such filings; and (2) has previously notified insurers doing business in this state that such filings are acceptable. An insurer that appoints a producer to more than one affiliated company within the insurer's holding company or system shall pay the fee specified by section 38a-11 for each affiliated company to which the producer is appointed.

(c) Upon receipt of the notice of appointment, the commissioner shall verify within a reasonable time not to exceed thirty days that the insurance producer is eligible for appointment. If the insurance producer is determined to be ineligible for appointment, the commissioner shall notify the insurer not later than five days after the commissioner's determination.

(d) An insurer shall pay an appointment fee, in the amount set forth in section 38a-11, for each insurance producer appointed by the insurer.

(e) An insurer shall remit, in a manner prescribed by the commissioner, a renewal appointment fee in the amount set forth in section 38a-11.

(P.A. 01-113, S. 13, 42.)

History: P.A. 01-113 effective September 1, 2002.