(A) Section 3905.02 of the Revised Code does not apply to any of the following:

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(1) Any insurer. For purposes of this division, “insurer” does not include an insurer’s officers, directors, employees, subsidiaries, or affiliates.

(2) Any officer, director, or employee of an insurer or of an insurance agent, provided the officer, director, or employee does not receive any commission on policies written or sold to insure risks residing, located, or to be performed in this state and any of the following applies:

(a) The activities of the officer, director, or employee are executive, administrative, managerial, clerical, or any combination thereof, and are only indirectly related to the sale, solicitation, or negotiation of insurance.

(b) The function of the officer, director, or employee relates to underwriting, loss control, inspection, or the processing, adjusting, investigation, or settling of a claim on a contract of insurance.

(c) The officer, director, or employee is acting in the capacity of a special agent or agency supervisor, provided the activities of the officer, director, or employee are limited to providing technical advice and assistance to licensed insurance agents and do not include the sale, solicitation, or negotiation of insurance.

(3) Any person who secures and furnishes information for purposes of group life insurance, group property and casualty insurance, group annuities, or group or blanket accident and health insurance, or for purposes of enrolling individuals under plans, issuing certificates under plans, or otherwise assisting in administering plans, or who performs administrative services related to mass marketed property and casualty insurance, provided that no commission is paid to the person for any of the services described in this division;

(4) Any employer or association, any officer, director, or employee of an employer or association, or any trustee of an employee trust plan, to the extent that any such person is engaged in the administration or operation of an employee benefits program for the employer’s or association’s own employees or for the employees of its subsidiaries or affiliates, if both of the following apply:

(a) The employee benefits program involves the use of insurance contracts issued by an insurer.

(b) The employer, association, officer, director, employee, or trustee is not in any manner compensated, either directly or indirectly, by the insurer issuing the insurance contracts.

(5) Any employee of an insurer or of an organization employed by an insurer, if the employee is engaged in the inspection, rating, or classification of risks or in the supervision of the training of insurance agents, and is not individually engaged in the sale, solicitation, or negotiation of insurance;

(6) Any person whose activities in this state are limited to advertising through communications in printed publications or in the electronic mass media, the distribution of which is not limited to residents of this state, if the person does not sell, solicit, or negotiate insurance covering risks residing, located, or to be performed in this state;

(7) Any person who is not a resident of this state and who sells, solicits, or negotiates a contract of insurance covering commercial property and casualty risks located in more than one state, if the person is licensed as an insurance agent to sell, solicit, or negotiate that insurance contract in the state where the insured maintains its principal place of business and the contract insures risks located in that state;

(8) Any salaried full-time employee who counsels or advises the employee’s employer with respect to the insurance interests of the employer or of the employer’s subsidiaries or business affiliates, if the employee does not sell or solicit insurance or receive a commission;

(9) Any employee of an insurer or of an insurance agent who, at the direction of the insurer or agent, performs any of the following activities:

(a) The acceptance of premiums other than the initial premium;

(b) The gathering of information, such as names, addresses, expiration dates of current insurance, and names of current insurers;

(c) The setting of appointments for insurance agents, provided that the individual setting the appointment does not communicate any information about insurance;

(d) The servicing of existing insurance policies issued by or through the employee’s employer, provided the servicing is not part of a solicitation;

(e) The performance of clerical or ministerial duties.

(10) Any employee of a creditor with respect to limited line credit insurance products, as long as the employee of the creditor is not paid by, and does not receive a fee, commission, or any other form of compensation from, an insurance agent or insurance company.

(B) The superintendent of insurance may adopt rules in accordance with Chapter 119 of the Revised Code to set forth the specific acts the performance of which either require or do not require licensure as an insurance agent.