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Terms Used In Vermont Statutes Title 8 Sec. 4795

  • 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.
  • Partnership: A voluntary contract between two or more persons to pool some or all of their assets into a business, with the agreement that there will be a proportional sharing of profits and losses.

§ 4795. Controlled business

(a) The Commissioner shall not grant, renew, continue, or permit to continue any license except for life insurance if he or she finds that the license is being or will be used by the applicant or licensee for the purpose of writing controlled business. Controlled business means:

(1) insurance written on the interests of the licensee or those of his or her immediate family or of his or her employer; or

(2) insurance covering himself or herself or members of his or her immediate family or a corporation, association, or partnership, or the officers, directors, substantial stockholders, partners, employees of the corporation, association, or partnership, of which he or she or a member of his or her immediate family is an officer, director, substantial stockholder, partner, associate, or employee; provided, however, that nothing in this subdivision shall apply to insurance written in connection with credit transactions.

(b) The license shall be deemed to have been, or intended to be, used for the purpose of writing controlled business, if the Commissioner finds that during any 12-month period the aggregate commissions earned from the controlled business has exceeded 25 percent of the aggregate commission earned on all business written by the applicant or licensee during the same period. (Amended 1969, No. 175 (Adj. Sess.), § 6, eff. March 5, 1970; 1973, No. 217 (Adj. Sess.), § 5.)