26-9-234. Specialty limited lines producer license.

(a) The commissioner may issue to an applicant a specialty limited lines producer license for the sale, solicitation or delivery of specialty lines insurance where the sale of the product is ancillary to the business of the person offering the product.

(b) Application under this section shall be made in accordance with W.S. 26-9-206, except business entity applicants applying for a specialty limited lines producer license shall be exempt from providing shareholders, officers and directors information. However, if the business entity derives more than fifty percent (50%) of its revenue from the sale of insurance, information shall be provided for all officers, directors and shareholders of record that have beneficial ownership of ten percent (10%) or more of any class of securities, who are subject to 15 U.S.C. 78p or subsequent similar federal enactment.

(c) An examination is not required for issuance of a specialty limited lines producer license nor is a licensee required to comply with continuing education requirements of W.S 26-9-231.

(d) A business entity licensed as a specialty limited lines producer shall keep a register of each location at which insurance is offered on the licensed business entity's behalf.

(e) A business entity licensed as a specialty limited lines producer for specialty limited lines insurance shall submit the register required in subsection (d) of this section within ten (10) days upon request of the commissioner. The registry shall be open to inspection and examination by the commissioner.

(f) A specialty limited lines producer shall not advertise, represent or otherwise hold out the license holder or an endorsee of the license holder as an agent licensed under this chapter unless the entity or individual holds the applicable license.

(g) An endorsee of the specialty limited lines producer that offers and disseminates specialty limited lines insurance on behalf of the licensed business entity and under the direction of a specialty limited lines insurance producer is not required to be individually licensed and is eligible to offer or disseminate specialty limited lines insurance if all of the following apply:

(i) The endorsee is eighteen (18) years of age or older;

(ii) The endorsee shall have received a program of instruction or training prior to receiving permission to operate on behalf of the business entity and under the direction of the designated responsible producer. The training materials shall be made available to the commissioner upon request; and

(iii) The endorsee's compensation shall not be based primarily on the placement of the insurance product but the endorsee may receive compensation for activities under the specialty limited lines license which is incidental to their overall compensation.

(h) An endorsee's authorization to offer or disseminate specialty limited lines insurance shall expire when the endorsee's employment with or representation of the licensed entity is terminated.

(j) Individuals who offer or disseminate specialty limited lines insurance whose compensation is primarily dependent on the placement of the insurance product shall obtain a specialty limited lines insurance producer license as set forth in this section.

(k) Charges for specialty limited lines insurance may be billed and collected by a specialty limited lines producer. Any charge to the covered person for coverage that is not included in the cost associated with the purchase or lease of the covered product or related services shall be separately itemized on the covered person's bill. If the insurance coverage is included with the purchase or lease of the covered product or related services the specialty limited lines producer shall clearly and conspicuously disclose to the covered person that the insurance coverage is included with the covered product or related services. Specialty limited lines producers that are billing and collecting these charges shall not be required to maintain these funds in a segregated account provided that the specialty limited lines producer is authorized by the insurer to hold these funds in an alternative manner. Specialty limited lines producers may receive compensation for billing and collection services.

(m) The commissioner may adopt rules necessary to implement this section.

(n) To the extent that they are not in conflict with this section, all provisions of the Wyoming Insurance Code apply to licensees under this section.