2006 Ohio Revised Code - 3905.10. Appointment of solicitors by agent.

§ 3905.10. Appointment of solicitors by agent.
 

(A)  Any property, casualty, personal, or title agent qualified and licensed as provided in this chapter, and appointed to represent one or more insurance corporations within this state, may appoint as many solicitors as the agent desires to represent the agent and the agent's agency, but the solicitors shall not represent themselves, by advertisement or otherwise, as agents of insurance companies for which their employer may be the authorized agent, and the solicitors shall in all instances represent themselves only as solicitors for the agent. 

(1) To be eligible for appointment, a solicitor shall be qualified and licensed as a property, casualty, personal, or title agent under this chapter and be familiar with the provisions of the policies and contracts of insurance the solicitor proposes to solicit. 

(2) An agent qualified and licensed to sell accident and health insurance may appoint a solicitor to solicit accident and health insurance only if both of the following apply: 

(a) The solicitor is qualified and licensed as an accident and health insurance agent. 

(b) The solicitor solicits only accident and health insurance products that are issued and underwritten by an insurer that is authorized to write accident and health insurance and that holds a certificate of authority granted under section 3929.01 of the Revised Code. 

(B)  A solicitor may solicit only those lines of insurance for which both the solicitor and the appointing agent are licensed. No solicitor shall be appointed by more than one agent. 
 

Unless the solicitor's license is revoked or suspended by the superintendent of insurance, such appointment may, in the discretion of the superintendent, and at the request of the agent who employs the solicitor and the payment of the required fee, be continued past the thirtieth day of June next after its issue and after the thirtieth day of June each succeeding year. Each agent shall certify to the superintendent, before the thirtieth day of June each year, the names and addresses of the solicitors the agent has employed during the preceding year, indicating those for whom the agent wishes appointments to be continued. 
 

The agent giving written notice shall pay to the superintendent a fee of twenty dollars for every such appointment and for each continuance thereof. The issuance of a solicitor's appointment shall be limited to a natural person. 
 

HISTORY: GC § 644-1; 107 v 698; 116 v 240; 120 v 358(369), § 2; Bureau of Code Revision, RC § 3905.02, 10-1-53; 128 v 490 (Eff 11-2-59); 132 v S 188 (Eff 11-7-67); 132 v S 125 (Eff 12-13-67); 132 v H 911 (Eff 6-11-68); 133 v H 742 (Eff 11-21-69); 141 v H 310 (Eff 1-1-87); 141 v H 428 (Eff 12-23-86); 144 v S 375 (Eff 4-16-93); 146 v S 269 (Eff 7-1-96); 146 v S 259 (Eff 11-6-96); RC § 3905.03, 147 v S 154 (Eff 10-1-98); RC § 3905.10, 149 v S 129. Eff 9-1-2002.
 

Not analogous to former RC § 3905.10 (RS § 284; S&S 227; 69 v 32; 97 v 405; GC § 647; Bureau of Code Revision, 10-1-53; 132 v S 188; 137 v H 534), repealed 138 v H 474, § 1, eff 10-26-79.

The effective date is set by section 3 of SB 129.