Nevada Revised Statutes 683C.020 – License required; exceptions; administrative fine
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.
Terms Used In Nevada Revised Statutes 683C.020
- 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. See Nevada Revised Statutes 683C.010
- person: means a natural person, any form of business or social organization and any other nongovernmental legal entity including, but not limited to, a corporation, partnership, association, trust or unincorporated organization. See Nevada Revised Statutes 0.039
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 producer of insurance, 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.