The superintendent of insurance may, in accordance with Chapter 119 of the Revised Code, suspend or revoke the certificate of authority or license of any person that fails to comply with section 3905.21 of the Revised Code or that has been found by a court of competent jurisdiction to have made the statements or provided the information required under that section with actual malice. Any such person is also subject to the civil penalty authorized under section 3905.14 of the Revised Code.

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Terms Used In Ohio Code 3905.212

  • Insurance: means any of the lines of authority set forth in Chapter 1739. See Ohio Code 3905.01
  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
  • 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

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