Producer Licensing (EX) Working Group
Executive (EX) Committee
Producer Licensing (EX) Task Force

A full list of NAIC conference calls & interim meetings is available on the NAIC Conference Call Calendar.

There are no advance materials at this time.

Adjuster Licensing
The Adjuster Licensing Subgroup of the Producer Licensing (EX) Working Group has the NAIC Independent Adjuster Reciprocity Best Practices & Guidelines. The adopted draft was presented to the PLTF and then the Executive Committee for full adoption on 11.4.11.

• NAIC Independent Adjuster Reciprocity Best Practices 11.4.11

PLMA FAQ Request

The following comment/update has been adopted by the PLWG to add to the PLMA FAQs.  The recommendation will next be presented to the NAIC Producer Licensing (EX) Task Force and then the Executive Committee for full adoption.

• Prudential Financial – Comment/suggestion

LIMITED LINES:

The Working Group adopted the Revised – Uniform Licensing Standard on September 20, 2011.  The ULS were fully adopted by the Producer Licensing (EX) Task Force and then the Executive Committee during the NAIC Fall 2011 National Meeting.

• Uniform Licensing Standards – Revised 9.20.11

Limited Lines: The Working Group discussed the limited lines charge during the 2010 Summer National Meeting. The Working Group adopted a motion for the crop limited lines license requirements and a separate motion for the limited lines travel insurance standards. The Crop and Travel limited lines were then adopted by the Producer Licensing Task Force and the Executive Committee.

• Crop Limited Line Requirements
• Travel Limited Line Standards Requirements

The Producer Licensing (EX) Task Force’s – Producer Licensing Working Group held a public hearing August 17, 2010, at the NAIC Summer National Meeting to discuss producer licensing testing and examination development. Please find the presentations provided at the hearing, along with any written testimony submitted, below. In addition, the audio files have been attached.

AUDIO FILES AVAILABLE

• PLWG Public Hearing Notice

Hearing Testimony

• ACLI
  • Supporting Graphs Testimony
  • Priorities
• AHIP
• ARELLO
  • Memo
  • Exhibit “A”
  • Exhibit “B”
  • Exhibit “C”
• ATI
• Coalition for Financial Securities
  • Coalition for Financial Securities
• Falcon Ventures
• Karen Carter Peterson
  Louisiana State Senate
• Operation Hope
• State of New York Assembly
• Veneble
• Insurance Training Associates
• Kaplan Financial
• The Maryland House of Delegates
• National Alliance of Life Companies
• Pearson VUE
• PreLicense.com
• PSI
• Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Letter
• Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Statement
• The Council of Insurance Agents & Brokers(CIAB)

Comments on Hearing:

• ACLI – NAIFA Letter 9.1.10

AUDIO FILES: Aug. 17, 2010 NAIC – Producer Licensing Public Hearing on Testing and Examination Development

AUDIO FILES: Each audio file is approximately 30 minutes in length.

• MP3 Audio 1 [29 min., 6MB]
• MP3 Audio 2 [32 min., 7MB]
• MP3 Audio 3 [26 min., 7MB]
• MP3 Audio 4 [23 min., 5MB]

STATE LICENSING HANDBOOK
The 2010 version of the State Licensing Handbook was adopted by the Executive Committee during the 2010 Summer National Meeting and may be purchased from the NAIC Publications Department Click here to access the Publications Catalog.

PRODUCER LICENSING REFERENCE DOCs

Producer Licensing Uniformity Survey

NAIC Producer Licensing Assessment Report:

• Producer Licensing Assessment Progress Report 3/16/09
• Producer Licensing Assessment Aggregate Report of Findings 2/19/08

CONTINUING EDUCATION

Continuing Education (CE) Reciprocity

Continuing Education
The revised Continuing Education Reciprocity Form and the Guidelines for Online CE Course were adopted in September 2009:

• CER Form 9/10/09
• CE Course Guidelines & Formula

Uniform Criminal History and Regulatory Actions Background Guidelines.
Adopted by Executive Committee Winter 2009 National Meeting.

• Uniform Criminal History and Regulatory Actions Background Guidelines 9.22.09

ADJUSTER LICENSING

Adjuster Licensing
The Adjuster Licensing Subgroup of the Producer Licensing (EX) Working Group has the NAIC Independent Adjuster Reciprocity Best Practices & Guidelines. The adopted draft was presented to the PLTF and then the Executive Committee for full adoption on 11.4.11.

• NAIC Independent Adjuster Reciprocity Best Practices 11.4.11

The Independent Adjuster Licensing Guideline adopted by Executive Committee Fall 2008 National Meetings

• Independent Adjuster Licensing Guideline 6/1/08

REFERENCE MATERIALS

Surveys on Producer Issues

• PDB vs. Home State Certification [PDF]
• Licensable Versus Non-Licensable Activities [Word]
• Commission Sharing Exemption [PDF]
• Multi-State Commercial Lines Exemption [Excel] [PPT]
  Note: These are two separate items

NAIC UNIFORM APPLICATIONS

The 2011 uniform applications have gone through their bi-annual revision process. The revisions are available below in PDF and Word format. The electronic updates will be implemented and available in January 2012.

2011 Uniform Applications

Please see the Product List by State document on the NIPR Web site for the states that use these products. The electronic applications at the NIPR site are based on these applications.

Compendium of State Laws on Insurance Topics

Model Laws, Regulations and Guidelines