Cal. INS § 1639
This is the official text of Cal. INS § 1639, part of California’s Insurance Code — regulates insurance companies and the insurance policies sold in California.
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Official statutory text
The following types of licenses under this chapter may be issued to nonresidents:
(a) A property broker-agent or a casualty broker-agent if the nonresident is duly licensed to transact those lines of insurance described in Section 1625, under the laws of the state, territory of the United States, or province of Canada where the resident license is maintained.
(b) A personal lines broker-agent if the nonresident is duly licensed to transact those lines of insurance described in Section 1625.5, under the laws of the state, territory of the United States, or province of Canada where the resident license is maintained.
(c) A life agent or an accident and health or sickness agent if the nonresident possesses a resident license in another state, territory of the United States, or province of Canada to transact life insurance or disability insurance.
(d) A nonresident may be granted authority to transact variable life and variable annuity contracts if the person has been granted that authority by the state where the resident license is maintained. To qualify for this authority, the nonresident is required to also be licensed as a life agent in the state where the resident license is maintained.
(e) A surplus line broker and a special lines surplus broker if the nonresident holds that type of license in the state or territory of the United States where the resident license is maintained.
(f) A credit insurance agent if the nonresident holds that type of license in the state, territory of the United States, or province of Canada where the resident license is maintained.
(g) A car rental agent if the nonresident holds that type of license in the state, territory of the United States, or province of Canada where the resident license is maintained.
(h) A cargo shipper’s agent if the nonresident holds that type of license in the state, territory of the United States, or province of Canada where the resident license is maintained.
(i) A limited lines license if the nonresident holds that type of license in the state, territory of the United States, or province of Canada where the resident license is maintained. As used in this section, “limited lines license” means any authority granted by the resident state that restricts the authority of the license to less than the total authority granted by any of the types of licenses identified in this section.
(j) A self-service storage agent if the nonresident holds that type of license in the state, territory of the United States, or province of Canada where the resident license is maintained.
(a) A property broker-agent or a casualty broker-agent if the nonresident is duly licensed to transact those lines of insurance described in Section 1625, under the laws of the state, territory of the United States, or province of Canada where the resident license is maintained.
(b) A personal lines broker-agent if the nonresident is duly licensed to transact those lines of insurance described in Section 1625.5, under the laws of the state, territory of the United States, or province of Canada where the resident license is maintained.
(c) A life agent or an accident and health or sickness agent if the nonresident possesses a resident license in another state, territory of the United States, or province of Canada to transact life insurance or disability insurance.
(d) A nonresident may be granted authority to transact variable life and variable annuity contracts if the person has been granted that authority by the state where the resident license is maintained. To qualify for this authority, the nonresident is required to also be licensed as a life agent in the state where the resident license is maintained.
(e) A surplus line broker and a special lines surplus broker if the nonresident holds that type of license in the state or territory of the United States where the resident license is maintained.
(f) A credit insurance agent if the nonresident holds that type of license in the state, territory of the United States, or province of Canada where the resident license is maintained.
(g) A car rental agent if the nonresident holds that type of license in the state, territory of the United States, or province of Canada where the resident license is maintained.
(h) A cargo shipper’s agent if the nonresident holds that type of license in the state, territory of the United States, or province of Canada where the resident license is maintained.
(i) A limited lines license if the nonresident holds that type of license in the state, territory of the United States, or province of Canada where the resident license is maintained. As used in this section, “limited lines license” means any authority granted by the resident state that restricts the authority of the license to less than the total authority granted by any of the types of licenses identified in this section.
(j) A self-service storage agent if the nonresident holds that type of license in the state, territory of the United States, or province of Canada where the resident license is maintained.
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