Connecticut General Statutes 38a-709 – Termination of producer’s appointment and contract
(a) Any insurance company authorized to transact fire or casualty business in this state shall, upon termination of a producer‘s appointment by said company, permit the renewal of all contracts of insurance written by such producer for a period of eighteen months from the date of such termination, as determined by the individual underwriting requirements of said company, provided, in the event of any contract not meeting such underwriting requirements, the company shall give the producer sixty days’ notice of its intention not to renew said contract, and provided further that such period of time may be reduced, in whole or in part, as the commissioner may deem necessary for the purpose of adequately protecting the insured or securing the solvency of such company.
Terms Used In Connecticut General Statutes 38a-709
- Commissioner: means the Insurance Commissioner. See Connecticut General Statutes 38a-702a
- Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
- Insurance: means any of the lines of authority contained in this title. See Connecticut General Statutes 38a-702a
- insurance company: includes any person or combination of persons doing any kind or form of insurance business other than a fraternal benefit society, and shall include a receiver of any insurer when the context reasonably permits. See Connecticut General Statutes 38a-1
- Insured: means a person to whom or for whose benefit an insurer makes a promise in an insurance policy. See Connecticut General Statutes 38a-1
- producer: means a person required to be licensed under the laws of this state to sell, solicit or negotiate insurance. See Connecticut General Statutes 38a-702a
- State: means any state, district, or territory of the United States. See Connecticut General Statutes 38a-1
(b) No insurance agency contract entered into in this state, by a licensed insurer with an insurance producer licensed under section 38a-769, shall be terminated by the licensed insurer appointing such producer unless the licensed insurer upon terminating such contract shall give not less than ninety days’ written notice in advance to the other party unless the contract shall be terminated by the licensed insurer for failure of the producer, after receiving a written demand, to pay over moneys due to such insurer, provided during said ninety-day period after any such notice, the producer shall not write or bind any new business on behalf of the licensed insurer without the specific written approval by such insurer of such business.
(c) Any insurance company renewing contracts of insurance in accordance with this section shall pay commissions for such renewals to the terminated producer in the same amount as had been paid to him on similar policies during the twelve months immediately preceding the notice of termination.
(d) The provisions of this section shall not apply to any contract with a producer for the sale of life or accident and health insurance.