Okla. Stat. tit. 36, § 36-1435.22
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Applicant to file bond prior to issuance of license
Official statutory text
1. Prior to issuance of a license as a surplus lines insurance
broker, the applicant shall file with the Commissioner and
thereafter, for as long as the license remains in effect, shall keep
in force a bond in an amount of not less than Five Thousand Dollars
($5,000.00) and not more than Forty Thousand Dollars ($40,000.00)
with an authorized corporate surety approved by the Commissioner.
The exact amount of the bond shall be determined pursuant to the
rules of the Commissioner and shall be based upon the actual or
reasonably estimated premium for policies issued in connection with
the services of the licensee. The surety shall notify the
Commissioner of any changes in the bond of any licensee. The
aggregate liability of the surety for any and all claims on a bond
required by the provisions of this subsection shall in no event
exceed the amount of the bond. No such bond shall be terminated
unless at least thirty (30) days' prior written notice of the
termination is given by the surety to the licensee and the
Commissioner. Upon termination of the license for which the bond
was in effect, the licensee shall notify the surety within ten (10)
working days.
2. The Commissioner may waive bonding requirements for
nonresident surplus lines insurance brokers.
3. All surety protection required by the provisions of this
section is to inure to the benefit of any party aggrieved by the
acts of a broker arising pursuant to conduct as a licensed surplus
lines insurance broker.
broker, the applicant shall file with the Commissioner and
thereafter, for as long as the license remains in effect, shall keep
in force a bond in an amount of not less than Five Thousand Dollars
($5,000.00) and not more than Forty Thousand Dollars ($40,000.00)
with an authorized corporate surety approved by the Commissioner.
The exact amount of the bond shall be determined pursuant to the
rules of the Commissioner and shall be based upon the actual or
reasonably estimated premium for policies issued in connection with
the services of the licensee. The surety shall notify the
Commissioner of any changes in the bond of any licensee. The
aggregate liability of the surety for any and all claims on a bond
required by the provisions of this subsection shall in no event
exceed the amount of the bond. No such bond shall be terminated
unless at least thirty (30) days' prior written notice of the
termination is given by the surety to the licensee and the
Commissioner. Upon termination of the license for which the bond
was in effect, the licensee shall notify the surety within ten (10)
working days.
2. The Commissioner may waive bonding requirements for
nonresident surplus lines insurance brokers.
3. All surety protection required by the provisions of this
section is to inure to the benefit of any party aggrieved by the
acts of a broker arising pursuant to conduct as a licensed surplus
lines insurance broker.
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