Ohio Code 3905.061 – Agent to file of change of address
(A) If a person licensed as an insurance agent under section 3905.06 of the Revised Code changes the person’s address within the state, the person shall, within thirty days after making that change, file a change of address with the superintendent of insurance or the superintendent’s designee.
Terms Used In Ohio Code 3905.061
- agent: means any person that, in order to sell, solicit, or negotiate insurance, is required to be licensed under the laws of this state, including limited lines insurance agents and surplus line brokers. See Ohio Code 3905.01
- Insurance: means any of the lines of authority set forth in Chapter 1739. See Ohio Code 3905.01
- License: means the authority issued by the superintendent to a person to act as an insurance agent for the lines of authority specified, but that does not create any actual, apparent, or inherent authority in the person to represent or commit an insurer. See Ohio Code 3905.01
- Person: means an individual or a business entity. See Ohio Code 3905.01
- state: means the state of Ohio. See Ohio Code 1.59
- superintendent of insurance: means the superintendent of insurance of this state. See Ohio Code 3905.01
(B)(1) If a person licensed as an insurance agent under section 3905.06 of the Revised Code changes the person’s home state, the person shall, within thirty days after making that change, file a change of address with the superintendent and provide the superintendent with certification from the new home state.
(2) If a resident insurance agent complies with division (B)(1) of this section and the agent is in good standing with the superintendent, the agent’s license shall be changed to that of a nonresident license and no fee or license application shall be required. A change in the residency status of an insurance agent license under this section does not change the license renewal date established by the initial licensure under section 3905.06 of the Revised Code.