2012 Hawaii Revised Statutes
TITLE 24. INSURANCE
431. Insurance Code
431:9-232 Extension of licenses.

Case Notes

Where management company for foreign insurer authorized to do business in Hawaii did not hold a general agent, subagent, or solicitor license under this article (1993), it could not have been legally appointed as either a general agent, subagent, or solicitor of insurer; thus it did not qualify as a "general agent", "subagent", or "solicitor" as defined by this chapter (1993), did not fall within the parameters of the category described by §237-13(7) and was thus subject to a general excise tax rate of four per cent pursuant to §237-13(6). 115 H. 180, 166 P.3d 353.

§431:9-232 Extension of licenses. (a) Prior to the extension of a license, each licensee shall annually pay the fee required in section 431:7-101.

(b) A license for an adjuster or independent bill reviewer shall be inactivated if a licensee fails to pay any required fees or penalties.

An adjuster or independent bill reviewer who allows the adjuster's or independent bill reviewer's license to become inactive for nonpayment of the renewal fee may reinstate that license without the necessity of a written examination; provided that the adjuster or independent bill reviewer:

(1) Pays the fee and a penalty in the amount of fifty per cent of the then unpaid fees within twenty-four months from the inactivation date; and

(2) Is in compliance with all requirements of chapter 431.

The license shall automatically expire if the adjuster or independent bill reviewer does not reinstate the license within the twenty-four-month period.

(c) When the commissioner issues or extends a license, the commissioner shall:

(1) Determine the extension date, which is that date prior to which the license must be extended; and

(2) Notify the licensee in writing of the extension date.

The extension date shall be any date not less than one year and not more than three years after the date of the issue or the last extension of the license. [L 1987, c 347, pt of §2; am L 1999, c 163, §4; am L 2002, c 155, §23; am L 2006, c 154, §18]