A. No person shall in New Mexico be, act as or hold out to be a surplus lines broker, or place insurance of risks where New Mexico is the home state of the insured in any nonadmitted insurer on behalf of others and for compensation as an independent contractor in any form, unless licensed as a surplus lines broker under N.M. Stat. Ann. Chapter 59A, Article 14.

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Terms Used In New Mexico Statutes 59A-14-7

  • Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.

B. The superintendent shall, upon due application and payment of the license fee, issue a license as surplus lines broker to a person qualified as follows:

(1)     if the applicant is an individual, the individual must have had experience or special training or education sufficient in duration and character to render the applicant, in the opinion of the superintendent, reasonably competent to engage in business as a surplus lines broker; and

(2)     if the applicant is a firm or corporation, all individuals to represent it as a surplus lines broker in this state must be licensed surplus lines brokers.