California Insurance Code

§ 1679

INS § 1679 Effective Jul 23, 2021Div. 1 · Part 2 · Ch. 5 · Art. 7

Statute text

(a)A nonresident applicant for a license shall be subject to the same qualifying examination as is required of a resident applicant. The examination may be administered to an eligible nonresident applicant through the insurance authority of the state, territory of the United States, or province of Canada of the applicant’s residence; provided, however, that the commissioner may, in the commissioner’s discretion, enter into a reciprocal arrangement with the officer having supervision of the insurance business in any other state, territory of the United States, or province of Canada whose qualification standards for the applicant to be examined are substantially the same as or in excess of those of this state, to accept, in lieu of the examination of an applicant residing therein, a certificate of the officer to the effect that the applicant is licensed in that state, territory of the United States, or province of Canada in a capacity similar to that for which a license is sought in this state and has complied with its qualification standards in respect to all of the following:

(1)Experience or training.

(2)Reasonable familiarity with the broad principles of insurance licensing and regulatory laws and with the provisions, terms, and conditions of the insurance which the applicant proposes to transact.

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Legislative history

Amended by Stats. 2021, Ch. 133, Sec. 10. (SB 272) Effective July 23, 2021.