Unless licensed as an insurance consultant under the provisions of this act [59A- 11A-1 to 59A-11A-8 N.M. Stat. Ann.], no person shall:

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Terms Used In New Mexico Statutes 59A-11A-1

  • Annuity: A periodic (usually annual) payment of a fixed sum of money for either the life of the recipient or for a fixed number of years. A series of payments under a contract from an insurance company, a trust company, or an individual. Annuity payments are made at regular intervals over a period of more than one full year.
  • Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.

A. for a fee received or to be received, offer to examine, examine or aid in examining any policy of insurance or any annuity or pure endowment contract for the purpose of giving or offering to give any advice, counsel, recommendation or information in respect to the terms, conditions, benefits, coverage or premium of any such policy or contract or in respect to the expediency or advisability of altering, changing, exchanging, converting, replacing, surrendering, continuing, renewing or rejecting any such policy or contract or of accepting or procuring any such policy or contract from any company; or

B. in or on advertisements, cards, signs, circulars or letterheads or elsewhere or in any other way or manner by which public announcements are made use the title “insurance consultant”, “insurance advisor”, “insurance specialist”, “insurance counselor”, “insurance analyst”, “policyholders’ advisor”, “policyholders’ counselor” or any other similar title or any title, word or combination of words indicating that he gives or is engaged in the business of giving advice, counsel, recommendation or information to holders of policies of insurance or annuity or pure endowment contracts.