| (a) Completed application. An applicant must provide
all information required of the applicant by statute and TDI rule.
(b) Original application. In this subchapter, an original
application is an application for any license type not currently held
by the applicant.
(1) Individual application. An original application
for an individual license must include the following information:
(A) the individual's:
(i) name;
(ii) date of birth;
(iii) social security number;
(iv) mailing address, physical address, and email address;
(v) phone number; and
(vi) professional background and criminal history information;
and
(B) other applicable information required by statute
or rule, including:
(i) a complete set of the applicant's fingerprints,
using the procedures and requirements under Chapter 1, Subchapter
D, of this title (relating to Effect of Criminal Conduct);
(ii) for adjuster applicants, documentation of the
successful completion of the applicable adjuster examination or prelicensing
course as required under Insurance Code §4101.054, concerning
Examination Required, and §4101.056, concerning Exemption from
Examination Requirement; and
(iii) for public insurance adjuster applicants, evidence
of financial responsibility and a sample contract as required under §19.705
of this title (relating to Financial Responsibility Requirement), §19.706
of this title (relating to Demonstrating Financial Responsibility), §19.707
of this title (relating to Type of Financial Responsibility), §19.708
of this title (relating to Public Insurance Adjuster Contracts), §19.709
of this title (relating to Nonresident Applicants and License Holders), §19.710
of this title (relating to Nonresidents Required to File Biographical
Information), and §19.711 of this title (relating to Fingerprint
Requirement).
(2) Entity application. An original application for
an entity license must include the following information:
(A) the name of the entity;
(B) the entity's federal employer identification number;
(C) information regarding the location and means of
contacting the entity;
(D) disclosures regarding regulatory actions, criminal
actions, and litigation history;
(E) the amount and type of financial responsibility
applicable to the license type;
(F) the name, license information, and a complete set
of fingerprints, using the procedures under Chapter 1, Subchapter
D, of this title, of at least one individual who is an officer or
active partner of the entity and holds, or is applying for, the same
license type sought by the entity;
(G) the biographical information of all individuals
in control of the entity, including the individual's:
(i) name;
(ii) date of birth;
(iii) social security number;
(iv) mailing address, physical address, and email address;
(v) phone number;
(vi) professional background and criminal history information;
(vii) a complete set of each individual's fingerprints,
using the procedures under Chapter 1, Subchapter D, of this title;
and
(H) other applicable information required by statute
or rule, including information required for public insurance adjusters
under §§19.705 - 19.711, including the sample contract.
(c) Appointment.
(1) An appointment authorizes an agent to represent
and act as an agent for an insurer, as defined in Insurance Code §4001.003(6),
concerning Definitions. An agent must be appointed directly by an
insurer.
(2) An appointment fee of $10 must accompany each notice
of appointment.
(d) Submission of fees. All fees must be submitted
as directed by:
(1) the original or renewal application;
(2) the appointment form;
(3) TDI's designated testing service;
(4) using the instructions provided on the department's
website; or
(5) other TDI designated service provider.
(e) Fees fully earned and not refundable or transferable.
All fees are fully earned at the time the application, registration,
or appointment is submitted, and they are not refundable or transferable
to another application, registration, or appointment. These fees may
not be reduced for any reason, except as authorized by statute or
rule.
(f) Examination and examination fees.
(1) TDI administers examinations through its designated
testing service. If TDI should cease to use a designated testing service,
TDI will directly administer the examinations and all references in
this subchapter to TDI's designated testing service will apply to
TDI.
(2) All examination fees for any license type, whether
administered by TDI or TDI's designated testing service, are fully
earned when the examination is scheduled and are not refundable or
transferable to any other applicant or examination, except when approved
by TDI as provided under Insurance Code §4002.005(c), concerning
Examination Fee. A separate fee is required for each examination and
reexamination. Examination fees may not be reduced for any reason,
except as authorized by statute or rule.
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| Source Note: The provisions of this §19.801 adopted to be effective March 11, 1992, 17 TexReg 1542; amended to be effective September 26, 2002, 27 TexReg 8948; amended to be effective November 25, 2007, 32 TexReg 8314; amended to be effective May 31, 2018, 43 TexReg 3367; amended to be effective June 19, 2023, 48 TexReg 3285 |
