(A) The superintendent of insurance may participate, in whole or in part, with the NAIC or any of its affiliates or subsidiaries, in a centralized agent license registry in which insurance agent licenses and appointments are centrally or simultaneously effected for all states that require an insurance agent license and that participate in the registry.

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Terms Used In Ohio Code 3905.26

  • 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
  • NAIC: means the national association of insurance commissioners. See Ohio Code 3905.01

(B) The superintendent may adopt rules in accordance with Chapter 119 of the Revised Code to adopt any uniform standard or procedure necessary for participation in the centralized agent license registry. Such rules may provide for the central collection of all fees for licenses or appointments processed through the registry.