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Nrs: Chapter 683C - Insurance Consultants


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CHAPTER 683C - INSURANCE CONSULTANTS

NRS 683C.010        “Insurance

consultant” defined.

NRS 683C.018        Applicability

of other provisions of NRS.

NRS 683C.020        License

required; exceptions; penalty.

NRS 683C.030        Application

for license; requirements; duration of license. [Effective until the date of

the repeal of 42 U.S.C. § 666, the federal law requiring each state to establish

procedures for withholding, suspending and restricting the professional,

occupational and recreational licenses for child support arrearages and for

noncompliance with certain processes relating to paternity or child support

proceedings.]

NRS 683C.030        Application

for license; requirements; duration of license. [Effective on the date of the

repeal of 42 U.S.C. § 666, the federal law requiring each state to establish

procedures for withholding, suspending and restricting the professional, occupational

and recreational licenses for child support arrearages and for noncompliance

with certain processes relating to paternity or child support proceedings.]

NRS 683C.035        Form

and prerequisites for approval of application for license; licensing of

business organization; verification of information; duration of license.

NRS 683C.040        Renewal

of license: Application; fee; requirements. [Effective until the date of the

repeal of 42 U.S.C. § 666, the federal law requiring each state to establish

procedures for withholding, suspending and restricting the professional,

occupational and recreational licenses for child support arrearages and for

noncompliance with certain processes relating to paternity or child support

proceedings.]

NRS 683C.040        Renewal

of license: Application; fee; requirements. [Effective on the date of the

repeal of 42 U.S.C. § 666, the federal law requiring each state to establish

procedures for withholding, suspending and restricting the professional,

occupational and recreational licenses for child support arrearages and for

noncompliance with certain processes relating to paternity or child support

proceedings.]

NRS 683C.043        Payment

of child support: Statement by applicant for license; grounds for denial of

license; duty of Commissioner. [Effective until the date of the repeal of 42

U.S.C. § 666, the federal law requiring each state to establish procedures for

withholding, suspending and restricting the professional, occupational and

recreational licenses for child support arrearages and for noncompliance with

certain processes relating to paternity or child support proceedings.]

NRS 683C.047        Suspension

of license for failure to pay child support or comply with certain subpoenas or

warrants; reinstatement of license. [Effective until the date of the repeal of

42 U.S.C. § 666, the federal law requiring each state to establish procedures

for withholding, suspending and restricting the professional, occupational and

recreational licenses for child support arrearages and for noncompliance with

certain processes relating to paternity or child support proceedings.]

NRS 683C.050        Requirements

for partnership or corporation licensed as insurance consultant.

NRS 683C.060        Written

agreement with client required before rendering services.

NRS 683C.070        Licensee

prohibited from holding other licenses concurrently.

NRS 683C.080        Association

with and compensation from certain persons who sell insurance prohibited.

NRS 683C.100        Obligations.

NRS 683C.105        Submission

of location of business or change in location of business or residence;

penalty.

NRS 683C.110        Nonresident

licensees: Service of process; promise to appear.

NRS 683C.120        Disciplinary

action by Commissioner.

NRS 683C.130        Notice

and effect of suspension, limitation or revocation of license.

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      NRS 683C.010  “Insurance consultant” defined.  As

used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires, “insurance

consultant” means a person who, for a fee, holds himself or herself out to the

public as engaged in the business of offering advice, counsel, opinion or

service with respect to the benefits, advantages or disadvantages promised

pursuant to any policy of insurance that could be issued in this State.

      (Added to NRS by 1995, 1610)

      NRS 683C.018  Applicability of other provisions of NRS.  The provisions of chapters 679A and 679B of NRS and NRS 683A.301, 683A.341 and 683A.351 apply to an insurance

consultant.

      (Added to NRS by 2003, 3297)

      NRS 683C.020  License required; exceptions; penalty.

      1.  Except as otherwise provided in

subsection 2, no person may engage in the business of an insurance consultant

unless a license has been issued to the person by the Commissioner.

      2.  An insurance consultant’s license is

not required for:

      (a) An attorney licensed to practice law in this

State who is acting in his or her professional capacity;

      (b) A licensed insurance agent, broker or surplus

lines broker;

      (c) A trust officer of a bank who is acting in

the normal course of his or her employment; or

      (d) An actuary or a certified public accountant

who provides information, recommendations, advice or services in his or her

professional capacity.

      3.  A person required to be licensed in

this State who acts as an insurance consultant without a license is subject to

an administrative fine of not more than $1,000 for each act or violation.

      (Added to NRS by 1995, 1610; A 2003, 3297)

      NRS 683C.030  Application for license; requirements; duration of license.

[Effective until the date of the repeal of 42 U.S.C. § 666, the federal law

requiring each state to establish procedures for withholding, suspending and

restricting the professional, occupational and recreational licenses for child

support arrearages and for noncompliance with certain processes relating to

paternity or child support proceedings.]

      1.  An application for a license to act as

an insurance consultant must be submitted to the Commissioner on forms

prescribed by the Commissioner and must be accompanied by the applicable

license fee set forth in NRS 680B.010,

an additional fee established by the Commissioner of not more than $15 which

must be deposited in the Insurance Recovery Account created pursuant to NRS 679B.305 and, in addition to any

other fee or charge, all applicable fees required pursuant to NRS 680C.110. The license fee set forth

in NRS 680B.010 and the additional

fee established by the Commissioner of not more than $15 are not refundable. If

the applicant is a natural person, the application must include the social

security number of the applicant.

      2.  An applicant for an insurance

consultant’s license must successfully complete an examination and a course of

instruction which the Commissioner shall establish by regulation.

      3.  Each license issued pursuant to this

chapter is valid for 3 years from the date of issuance or until it is

suspended, revoked or otherwise terminated, and each insurance consultant must

pay, in addition to any other fee or charge, all applicable fees required

pursuant to NRS 680C.110.

      (Added to NRS by 1995, 1610; A 1997, 2189; 2003, 3297; 2005, 2125; 2009, 1777)

      NRS 683C.030  Application for license;

requirements; duration of license. [Effective on the date of the repeal of 42

U.S.C. § 666, the federal law requiring each state to establish procedures for

withholding, suspending and restricting the professional, occupational and

recreational licenses for child support arrearages and for noncompliance with

certain processes relating to paternity or child support proceedings.]

      1.  An application for a license to act as

an insurance consultant must be made to the Commissioner on forms prescribed by

the Commissioner and must be accompanied by the applicable license fee set

forth in NRS 680B.010, an additional

fee established by the Commissioner of not more than $15 which must be

deposited in the Insurance Recovery Account created pursuant to NRS 679B.305 and, in addition to any

other fee or charge, all applicable fees required pursuant to NRS 680C.110. The license fee set forth

in NRS 680B.010 and the additional

fee established by the Commissioner of not more than $15 are not refundable.

      2.  An applicant for an insurance

consultant’s license must successfully complete an examination and a course of

instruction which the Commissioner shall establish by regulation.

      3.  Each license issued pursuant to this

chapter is valid for 3 years from the date of issuance or until it is

suspended, revoked or otherwise terminated, and each insurance consultant must

pay, in addition to any other fee or charge, all applicable fees required

pursuant to NRS 680C.110.

      (Added to NRS by 1995, 1610; A 1997, 2189; 2003, 3297; 2005, 2125, 2126; 2009, 1777,

effective on the date of the repeal of 42 U.S.C. § 666, the federal law

requiring each state to establish procedures for withholding, suspending and

restricting the professional, occupational and recreational licenses for child

support arrearages and for noncompliance with certain processes relating to

paternity or child support proceedings)

      NRS 683C.035  Form and prerequisites for approval of application for license;

licensing of business organization; verification of information; duration of

license.

      1.  The Commissioner shall prescribe the

form of application by a natural person for a license as an insurance

consultant. The applicant must declare, under penalty of refusal to issue, or

suspension or revocation of, the license, that the statements made in the

application are true, correct and complete to the best of his or her knowledge

and belief. Before approving the application, the Commissioner must find that

the applicant has:

      (a) Attained the age of 18 years.

      (b) Not committed any act that is a ground for

refusal to issue, or suspension or revocation of, a license pursuant to NRS 683A.451.

      (c) Paid all applicable fees prescribed for the

license and a fee established by the Commissioner of not more than $15 for

deposit in the Insurance Recovery Account, none of which may be refunded.

      (d) Passed each examination required for the

license and successfully completed each course of instruction which the

Commissioner requires by regulation, unless the applicant is a resident of

another state and holds a similar license in that state.

      2.  A business organization must be

licensed as an insurance consultant in order to act as such. Application must

be made on a form prescribed by the Commissioner. Before approving the

application, the Commissioner must find that the applicant has:

      (a) Paid all applicable fees prescribed for the

license and a fee established by the Commissioner of not more than $15 for

deposit in the Insurance Recovery Account, none of which may be refunded; and

      (b) Designated a natural person who is licensed

as an insurance consultant in this State and who is affiliated with the

business organization to be responsible for the organization’s compliance with

the laws and regulations of this State relating to insurance.

      3.  The Commissioner may require any

document reasonably necessary to verify information contained in an

application.

      4.  A license issued pursuant to this

chapter is valid for 3 years after the date of issuance or until it is

suspended, revoked or otherwise terminated.

      5.  An insurance consultant may qualify for

a license pursuant to this chapter in one or more of the lines of authority set

forth in paragraphs (a) to (d), inclusive, of subsection 1 of NRS 683A.261.

      (Added to NRS by 1995, 1611; A 2001, 2211; 2003, 3298; 2005, 2126; 2009, 1777)

      NRS 683C.040  Renewal of license: Application; fee; requirements. [Effective

until the date of the repeal of 42 U.S.C. § 666, the federal law requiring each

state to establish procedures for withholding, suspending and restricting the

professional, occupational and recreational licenses for child support

arrearages and for noncompliance with certain processes relating to paternity

or child support proceedings.]

      1.  A license may be renewed for additional

3-year periods by submitting to the Commissioner an application for renewal

and:

      (a) If the application is made:

             (1) On or before the expiration date of

the license, all applicable renewal fees and an additional fee established by

the Commissioner of not more than $15 for deposit in the Insurance Recovery Account;

or

             (2) Not more than 30 days after the

expiration date of the license, all applicable renewal fees plus any late fee

required and an additional fee established by the Commissioner of not more than

$15 for deposit in the Insurance Recovery Account;

      (b) If the applicant is a natural person, the

statement required pursuant to NRS 683C.043; and

      (c) If the applicant is a resident, proof of the

successful completion of appropriate courses of study required for renewal, as

established by the Commissioner by regulation.

      2.  The fees specified in this section are

not refundable.

      (Added to NRS by 1995, 1610; A 1997, 2190; 2001, 2210; 2003, 3298; 2005, 2126; 2009, 1778)

      NRS 683C.040  Renewal of license:

Application; fee; requirements. [Effective on the date of the repeal of 42

U.S.C. § 666, the federal law requiring each state to establish procedures for

withholding, suspending and restricting the professional, occupational and

recreational licenses for child support arrearages and for noncompliance with

certain processes relating to paternity or child support proceedings.]

      1.  A license may be renewed for additional

3-year periods by submitting to the Commissioner an application for renewal

and:

      (a) If the application is made:

             (1) On or before the expiration date of

the license, all applicable renewal fees and an additional fee established by

the Commissioner of not more than $15 for deposit in the Insurance Recovery

Account; or

             (2) Not more than 30 days after the

expiration date of the license, all applicable renewal fees plus any late fee

required and an additional fee established by the Commissioner of not more than

$15 for deposit in the Insurance Recovery Account; and

      (b) If the applicant is a resident, proof of the

successful completion of appropriate courses of study required for renewal, as

established by the Commissioner by regulation.

      2.  The fees specified in this section are

not refundable.

      (Added to NRS by 1995, 1610; A 1997, 2190; 2001, 2210; 2003, 3298; 2005, 2126, 2127; 2009, 1778,

effective on the date of the repeal of 42 U.S.C. § 666, the federal law

requiring each state to establish procedures for withholding, suspending and

restricting the professional, occupational and recreational licenses for child

support arrearages and for noncompliance with certain processes relating to

paternity or child support proceedings)

      NRS 683C.043  Payment of child support: Statement by applicant for license;

grounds for denial of license; duty of Commissioner. [Effective until the date

of the repeal of 42 U.S.C. § 666, the federal law requiring each state to

establish procedures for withholding, suspending and restricting the

professional, occupational and recreational licenses for child support

arrearages and for noncompliance with certain processes relating to paternity

or child support proceedings.]

      1.  A natural person who applies for the

issuance or renewal of a license to act as an insurance consultant shall submit

to the Commissioner the statement prescribed by the Division of Welfare and

Supportive Services of the Department of Health and Human Services pursuant to NRS 425.520. The statement must be

completed and signed by the applicant.

      2.  The Commissioner shall include the

statement required pursuant to subsection 1 in:

      (a) The application or any other forms that must

be submitted for the issuance or renewal of the license; or

      (b) A separate form prescribed by the

Commissioner.

      3.  A license to act as an insurance

consultant may not be issued or renewed by the Commissioner if the applicant is

a natural person who:

      (a) Fails to submit the statement required

pursuant to subsection 1; or

      (b) Indicates on the statement submitted pursuant

to subsection 1 that the applicant is subject to a court order for the support

of a child and is not in compliance with the order or a plan approved by the

district attorney or other public agency enforcing the order for the repayment

of the amount owed pursuant to the order.

      4.  If an applicant indicates on the

statement submitted pursuant to subsection 1 that the applicant is subject to a

court order for the support of a child and is not in compliance with the order

or a plan approved by the district attorney or other public agency enforcing

the order for the repayment of the amount owed pursuant to the order, the

Commissioner shall advise the applicant to contact the district attorney or

other public agency enforcing the order to determine the actions that the

applicant may take to satisfy the arrearage.

      (Added to NRS by 1997, 2188)

      NRS 683C.047  Suspension of license for failure to pay child support or comply

with certain subpoenas or warrants; reinstatement of license. [Effective until

the date of the repeal of 42 U.S.C. § 666, the federal law requiring each state

to establish procedures for withholding, suspending and restricting the

professional, occupational and recreational licenses for child support

arrearages and for noncompliance with certain processes relating to paternity

or child support proceedings.]

      1.  If the Commissioner receives a copy of

a court order issued pursuant to NRS

425.540 that provides for the suspension of all professional, occupational

and recreational licenses, certificates and permits issued to a person who is

the holder of a license to act as an insurance consultant, the Commissioner

shall deem the license issued to that person to be suspended at the end of the

30th day after the date on which the court order was issued unless the

Commissioner receives a letter issued to the holder of the license by the

district attorney or other public agency pursuant to NRS 425.550 stating that the holder of the

license has complied with the subpoena or warrant or has satisfied the

arrearage pursuant to NRS 425.560.

      2.  The Commissioner shall reinstate a

license to act as an insurance consultant that has been suspended by a district

court pursuant to NRS 425.540 if the

Commissioner receives a letter issued by the district attorney or other public

agency pursuant to NRS 425.550 to the

person whose license was suspended stating that the person whose license was

suspended has complied with the subpoena or warrant or has satisfied the

arrearage pursuant to NRS 425.560.

      (Added to NRS by 1997, 2189)

      NRS 683C.050  Requirements for partnership or corporation licensed as

insurance consultant.  A

partnership or corporation licensed as an insurance consultant must require a

license of each natural person who is authorized to act for the corporation or

partnership. Each natural person must be named in the partnership’s or

corporation’s license and qualify as an individual licensee.

      (Added to NRS by 1995, 1611)

      NRS 683C.060  Written agreement with client required before rendering

services.  In advance of rendering

any service, a written agreement on a form approved by the Commissioner must be

prepared by the insurance consultant and must be signed by both the consultant

and the client. The agreement must outline the professional services to be

provided by the consultant and state the fee for those services. The consultant

shall retain a copy of the agreement for not less than 3 years after completion

of the services. A copy of the agreement must be made available to the

Commissioner upon request.

      (Added to NRS by 1995, 1611)

      NRS 683C.070  Licensee prohibited from holding other licenses concurrently.  A person licensed pursuant to this chapter may

not concurrently hold a license as a producer of insurance or a surplus lines

broker’s license in any line.

      (Added to NRS by 1995, 1611; A 2003, 3299)

      NRS 683C.080  Association with and compensation from certain persons who sell

insurance prohibited.  A licensed

insurance consultant shall not employ, be employed by or be in partnership

with, or receive any remuneration arising out of his or her activities as an

insurance consultant from, any licensed producer of insurance or surplus lines

broker or insurer.

      (Added to NRS by 1995, 1611; A 2003, 3299)

      NRS 683C.100  Obligations.  An

insurance consultant is obligated under his or her license to:

      1.  Serve with objectivity and complete

loyalty the interests of his or her client; and

      2.  Render to his or her client

information, counsel and service which, to the best of the consultant’s

knowledge, understanding and opinion, best serves the client’s insurance needs

and interests.

      (Added to NRS by 1995, 1611)

      NRS 683C.105  Submission of location of business or change in location of

business or residence; penalty.  A

licensee shall inform the Commissioner of all locations from which business is

conducted and of any change of business or residence address, in writing or by

any other means acceptable to the Commissioner, within 30 days after the

change. If a licensee changes his or her address without giving written notice

and the Commissioner is unable to locate the licensee after making a diligent

effort, the Commissioner may revoke the license without a hearing. The mailing

of a letter by certified mail, return receipt requested, addressed to the

licensee at the last mailing address appearing on the records of the Division,

and the return of the letter undelivered, constitutes a diligent effort by the

Commissioner.

      (Added to NRS by 2003, 3297)

      NRS 683C.110  Nonresident licensees: Service of process; promise to appear.

      1.  A nonresident who is licensed by this

state as an insurance consultant shall appoint the Commissioner, in writing, as

his or her attorney upon whom may be served all legal process issued in

connection with any action or proceeding brought or pending in this state

against or involving the nonresident licensee and relating to transactions

under his or her Nevada license. The appointment is irrevocable and remains in

force so long as such an action or proceeding exists or may arise. Duplicate

copies of process must be served upon the Commissioner, or other person in

apparent charge of the Division during the Commissioner’s absence, accompanied

by payment of the fee for service of process. Promptly after any such service,

the Commissioner shall forward a copy of the process by certified mail, return

receipt requested, to the nonresident licensee at his or her business address

of most recent record with the Division. Process so served and the copy so

forwarded constitutes personal service upon the licensee for all purposes.

      2.  Each such nonresident licensee shall

also file with the Commissioner a written promise to appear before the

Commissioner pursuant to notice of hearing, order to show cause, or subpoena

issued by the Commissioner and sent by certified mail to the licensee at his or

her business address of most recent record with the Division, and that if the

nonresident licensee fails to appear, the nonresident licensee thereby consents

to any subsequent suspension, revocation or refusal to renew his or her

license.

      (Added to NRS by 2001, 2210)

      NRS 683C.120  Disciplinary action by Commissioner.

      1.  The Commissioner may place an insurance

consultant on probation, suspend his or her license for not more than 12

months, or revoke or refuse to renew his or her license, or may impose an

administrative fine or take any combination of the foregoing actions, for one

or more of the causes set forth in NRS

683A.451.

      2.  The provisions of NRS 683A.461 also apply to an insurance

consultant.

      (Added to NRS by 2001, 2210)

      NRS 683C.130  Notice and effect of suspension, limitation or revocation of

license.

      1.  Upon suspension, limitation or

revocation of the license of an insurance consultant, the Commissioner shall

immediately notify the licensee in person or by mail addressed to the licensee

at his or her most recent address of record with the Division. Notice by mail

is effective when mailed.

      2.  The Commissioner shall not again issue

a license under this chapter to any natural person whose license has been

revoked until at least 1 year after the revocation has become final, and

thereafter not until the person again qualifies for it under this chapter. A

person whose license has been revoked twice is not eligible for any license

under this title.

      3.  If the license of a business

organization is suspended, limited or revoked, no member, officer or director

of the organization may be licensed, or designated in a license to exercise its

powers, during the period of suspension or revocation, unless the Commissioner

determines upon substantial evidence that the member, officer or director was

not personally at fault and did not knowingly aid, abet, assist or acquiesce in

the matter for which the license was suspended or revoked.

      (Added to NRS by 2001, 2210)