28 Tex. Admin. Code § 19.801 - General Provisions
(a) Completed
application. An applicant must provide all information required of the
applicant by statute and TDI rule.
(b) Original application. In this subchapter,
an original application is an application for any license type not currently
held by the applicant.
(1) Individual
application. An original application for an individual license must include the
following information:
(A) the individual's:
(i) name;
(ii) date of birth;
(iii) social security number;
(iv) mailing address, physical address, and
email address;
(v) phone number;
and
(vi) professional background
and criminal history information; and
(B) other applicable information required by
statute or rule, including:
(i) a complete
set of the applicant's fingerprints, using the procedures and requirements
under Chapter 1, Subchapter D, of this title (relating to Effect of Criminal
Conduct);
(ii) for adjuster
applicants, documentation of the successful completion of the applicable
adjuster examination or prelicensing course as required under Insurance Code
§
4101.054, concerning
Examination Required, and §4101.056, concerning Exemption from Examination
Requirement; and
(iii) for public
insurance adjuster applicants, evidence of financial responsibility and a
sample contract as required under §
19.705 of this title (relating to
Financial Responsibility Requirement), §
19.706 of this title (relating to
Demonstrating Financial Responsibility), §
19.707 of this title (relating to
Type of Financial Responsibility), §
19.708 of this title (relating to
Public Insurance Adjuster Contracts), §
19.709 of this title (relating to
Nonresident Applicants and License Holders), §
19.710 of this title (relating to
Nonresidents Required to File Biographical Information), and §
19.711 of this title (relating to
Fingerprint Requirement).
(2) Entity application. An original
application for an entity license must include the following information:
(A) the name of the entity;
(B) the entity's federal employer
identification number;
(C)
information regarding the location and means of contacting the
entity;
(D) disclosures regarding
regulatory actions, criminal actions, and litigation history;
(E) the amount and type of financial
responsibility applicable to the license type;
(F) the name, license information, and a
complete set of fingerprints, using the procedures under Chapter 1, Subchapter
D, of this title, of at least one individual who is an officer or active
partner of the entity and holds, or is applying for, the same license type
sought by the entity;
(G) the
biographical information of all individuals in control of the entity, including
the individual's:
(i) name;
(ii) date of birth;
(iii) social security number;
(iv) mailing address, physical address, and
email address;
(v) phone
number;
(vi) professional
background and criminal history information;
(vii) a complete set of each individual's
fingerprints, using the procedures under Chapter 1, Subchapter D, of this
title; and
(H) other
applicable information required by statute or rule, including information
required for public insurance adjusters under §§19.705 - 19.711,
including the sample contract.
(c) Appointment.
(1) An appointment authorizes an agent to
represent and act as an agent for an insurer , as defined in Insurance Code
§
4001.003(6),
concerning Definitions. An agent must be appointed directly by an
insurer .
(2) An appointment fee of
$10 must accompany each notice of appointment.
(d) Submission of fees. All fees must be
submitted as directed by:
(1) the original or
renewal application;
(2) the
appointment form;
(3) TDI's
designated testing service;
(4)
using the instructions provided on the department's website; or
(5) other TDI designated service
provider.
(e) Fees fully
earned and not refundable or transferable. All fees are fully earned at the
time the application, registration, or appointment is submitted, and they are
not refundable or transferable to another application, registration, or
appointment. These fees may not be reduced for any reason, except as authorized
by statute or rule.
(f) Examination
and examination fees.
(1) TDI administers
examinations through its designated testing service. If TDI should cease to use
a designated testing service, TDI will directly administer the examinations and
all references in this subchapter to TDI's designated testing service will
apply to TDI.
(2) All examination
fees for any license type, whether administered by TDI or TDI's designated
testing service, are fully earned when the examination is scheduled and are not
refundable or transferable to any other applicant or examination, except when
approved by TDI as provided under Insurance Code §
4002.005(c),
concerning Examination Fee. A separate fee is required for each examination and
reexamination. Examination fees may not be reduced for any reason, except as
authorized by statute or rule.
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