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      Sec. 38a-702h. Exemption from examination. Requirements for producers in other states who become residents of Connecticut. Waiver of examination for certain chartered underwriters. (a) Except as provided in section 38a-702g or 38a-702n, an individual who applies for an insurance producer license in this state and who was previously licensed for the same lines of authority in another state shall not be required to complete any prelicensing education or examination if the application is received not later than ninety days after the cancellation of the applicant's previous license and if the prior state issues a certification that, at the time of cancellation, the applicant was in good standing in that state or the state's producer database records, maintained by the National Association of Insurance Commissioners, its affiliates or subsidiaries, indicate that the producer is or was licensed in good standing for the line of authority requested.

      (b) A person licensed as an insurance producer in another state who moves to this state shall make application not later than ninety days after establishing legal residence to become a resident licensee pursuant to section 38a-702e. No prelicensing education or examination shall be required of such person for any line of authority previously held in the prior state except where the commissioner determines otherwise by regulation, which the commissioner may adopt in accordance with chapter 54.

      (c) The commissioner may waive the requirement of an examination for a license to act as a producer for (1) property and casualty insurance in the case of any applicant who has been awarded the professional designation of Chartered Property and Casualty Underwriter, and (2) life and accident insurance in the case of any applicant who has been awarded the professional designation of Chartered Life Underwriter.

      (P.A. 01-113, S. 8, 42; P.A. 04-77, S. 2.)

      History: P.A. 01-113 effective September 1, 2002; P.A. 04-77 added Subsec. (c) re waiver of examination for Chartered Property and Casualty Underwriters and Chartered Life Underwriters.