Ins 6.63 (2) Renewal fees are due on the last day of the intermediary's birth month every other year. OCI will send a form OCI 11-051 renewal fee notice by first-class mail in a manner prescribed by the commissioner at least 60 days prior to the fee due date to each intermediary at the mailing address on file with the office of the commissioner of insurance.
SECTION 11.
Ins 6.63 (3) is amended to read: Ins 6.63 (3) Any resident individual intermediary whose license is revoked terminated for failing to pay renewal fees, or failing to complete required continuing education or revoked for failing to pay unemployment insurance contributions or failing to pay delinquent taxes may, within 12 months from the termination or revocation date, apply to be relicensed for the same license without completing prelicensing education or passing a written examination. Resident licensees who are required to complete continuing education must have all previous requirements met. The application fee shall be as specified in s. 628.10 (5) (a), Stats. If a resident license has been terminated or revoked for more than 12 months, the intermediary shall, in order to be relicensed, satisfy the examination and licensing requirements established by s. Ins 6.59.
SECTION 12.
Ins 6.63 (4) is amended to read:Ins 6.63 (4) Intermediaries with a Surplus Lines license shall pay an annual renewal fee of $100.00 on or before the assigned expiration date each year. OCI will send an OCI a renewal fee notice by first-class mail in a manner prescribed by the commissioner at least 60 days prior to the fee due date to each intermediary surplus lines agent at the home address on file with the office of the commissioner of insurance. Any resident individual intermediary whose surplus lines license is revoked terminated for failing to pay renewal fees or revoked for failing to pay unemployment insurance contributions or failing to pay delinquent taxes may, within 12 months from the revocation date for failing to pay delinquent taxes or within 10 months from the revocation date for failure to pay a renewal fee or complete continuing education, apply to be relicensed for the same license must apply to be relicensed. If a license has been revoked for more than 12 months for failing to pay delinquent taxes or revoked for more than 10 months for failure to pay a renewal fee, the intermediary shall, in order to be relicensed, satisfy the licensing requirements established by s. Ins 6.59.
Note: A free copy of each form referenced in this section may be obtained from the office of the commissioner of insurance, P.O. Box 7872, Madison, WI 53707-7872 or on the office of the commissioner of insurance website at http://oci.wi.gov/. SECTION 13.
Ins 6.92 (2) (a) is amended to read:Ins 6.92 (2) PROCEDURE. (a) Application for navigator license. An individual applying for a navigator license shall submit an application to the office in the form prescribed by the commissioner. A completed application shall include: the navigator's name; the navigator's residence; contact email address; mailing and business addresses; confirmation of successful completion of prelicensing training; fingerprints provided in a format specified by the commissioner to complete; an electronic confirmation of criminal history from the Wisconsin department of justice, crime information bureau, and the federal bureau of investigation completed not more than 180 days prior to the licensing examination date; payment of the nonrefundable fees to the testing vendor; an electronic photograph of the applicant taken by the test vendor at the time of testing; confirmation of previous navigator licensure in another state, if applicable; payment of the fee under s. 601.31 (1) (nm), Stats.; proof of financial responsibility under sub. (7); and any documentation required in answer to questions on the application. SECTION 14.
Ins 6.92 (4) (a) is amended to read:Ins 6.92 (4) CHANGE OF NAME OR ADDRESS. (a) A licensed navigator shall, within 30 days, notify the commissioner in writing a manner prescribed by the commissioner of any change in the navigator's name, residence address, principal place of business, and contact email address or mailing address.
SECTION 15.
Ins 6.92 (6) (a) and (c) are amended to read:Ins 6.92 (6) LICENSE RENEWALS. (a) The nonrefundable renewal fee of $ 35.00 is due before October 1 of each year. The commissioner shall send notice of the renewal fee by 1st-class mail to the mailing address on file in a manner prescribed by the commissioner at least 60 days prior to the fee due date to each navigator. Applications for navigator license renewal shall be submitted before the October 1 renewal deadline. The navigator shall provide proof financial responsibility under sub. (7).
(c) Any navigator whose license is revoked terminated for failing to pay renewal fees, or failing to complete required annual navigator continuing education, or revoked for failing to pay unemployment insurance contributions or failing to pay delinquent taxes may, within 12 months from the termination or revocation date, apply to reinstate for the same navigator license without completing prelicensing navigator training or passing a written examination. The navigator must satisfy the requirement of s. 628.10 (2) (a), (am), or (cm), Stats., satisfactorily complete a reinstatement application and pay twice the amount of the license renewal fee under par. (a). If a navigator license has been terminated or revoked for more than 12 months, the navigator shall, in order to be relicensed, satisfy the examination and other licensing requirements established by subs. (2) to (4). SECTION 16.
Ins 6.93 (1) (a) is amended to read:Ins 6.93 (1) INITIAL APPLICATION. (a) Registration application for navigator entity. An entity registering as a navigator entity shall submit an application to the commissioner in the form prescribed by the commissioner. A completed application shall include: the navigator entity's name; the names of the entity's officers; the current mailing address; the name and contact email address of at least one licensed designated responsible navigator; names, license number, contact email addresses, and mailing addresses for the navigators it employs, supervises or is affiliated with; proof of financial responsibility under sub. (4) (b), and compliance with competence and trustworthiness criteria under s. Ins 6.92 (3), and any documentation required to questions on the application. SECTION 17.
Ins 6.93 (2) is amended to read:Ins 6.93 (2) REGISTRATION RENEWALS. The renewal fee of $100.00 is due before October 1 of each year. The commissioner shall send notice of the registration renewal fee by 1st-class mail to the mailing address on file in a manner prescribed by the commissioner at least 60 days prior to the fee due date to each navigator entity. Applications for navigator entity renewal shall be submitted before the October 1 renewal deadline. The navigator entity shall comply with the requirements of s. 628.92 (5) (a), Stats., by submitting proof of a current bond or by providing evidence of an equivalent coverage alternative subject to the commissioner's prior approval. Failure to comply with the requirements of this section may be cause for the commissioner to deny, revoke, or suspend the registration of a navigator entity. SECTION 18.
Ins 26.03 (3m) is amended to read:Ins 26.03 (3m) "Credit hour" means a period of study, included as a part of a course, consisting of no less than 50 minutes of classroom instruction, or 4500 words per credit hour for correspondence, self-study, audio or video courses, or on-line courses.
SECTION 19.
Ins 26.03 (5) is amended to read:Section 7.
Section 8.
SECTION 20.
Ins 26.04 (2) (f) is amended to read:Ins 26.04 (2) (f) An applicant applying for an original resident license who held a license within the previous 12 months as a resident insurance agent in another state for each of the lines applied for in Wisconsin is exempt from prelicensing education and examination requirements. The applicant must submit an original resident license application on form OCI 11-041R (rev), the appropriate fee and any documentation required in answer to the questions on the application An application shall be filed in a manner prescribed by the commissioner using the NAIC Uniform Application. A completed application shall include: the NAIC Uniform Application; payment of any fees; and any documentation required in answer to questions on the application. If confirmation of the previous home state, as defined by s. Ins 28.03 (3m), license status is not attainable from the National Insurance Producer Registry, evidence of licensing from the previous home state is required. SECTION 21.
Ins 26.04 (3) is amended to read:Ins 26.04 (3) If an applicant is exempt under sub. (2), the applicant shall submit an exemption form request with all supporting documentation on form OCI 11-026 (rev) in a manner prescribed by the commissioner.
SECTION 22.
Ins 26.05 (1) (intro) is amended to read:Ins 26.05 (1) APPROVAL OF CREDIT COURSES. An accredited institution of higher education seeking initial approval or reapproval of individual credit courses shall submit its application for course approval on the form provided in a manner prescribed by the commissioner. The commissioner may require the following information and materials:
SECTION 23.
Ins 26.05 (3) is amended to read:Ins 26.05 (3) EVIDENCE OF ATTENDANCE. The commissioner shall accept an official transcript or student grade report as evidence of satisfactory completion of credit courses. Certificates of prelicensing education shall be provided to each student in a hard copy or electronically.
SECTION 24.
Ins 26.05 (5) is repealed.SECTION 25.
Ins 26.06 (1) (intro) is amended to read:Ins 26.06 (1) APPROVAL OF NONCREDIT EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS. An entity seeking initial approval or reapproval from the commissioner of an insurance noncredit program shall submit an application on the forms provided in a manner prescribed by the commissioner. The commissioner may require the following information and materials:
SECTION 26.
Ins 26.06 (3) is amended to read:Ins 26.06 (3) APPLICATION APPROVAL AND EXPIRATION OF APPROVAL. Upon receipt of an application for approval of a noncredit program, the commissioner shall determine if the application meets the requirements and if the program provides for instruction of appendices 1 to 4 in a manner required by this rule. The commissioner shall issue his or her decision on approval of an application no later than 60 days following the receipt of the completed application and all information required. Noncredit program approval shall expire on every August 30 of the next odd numbered year, every two years starting on the August 30 after approval. Each school shall submit an application for approval for the next period to the commissioner on or before July 15 of each odd numbered year.
SECTION 27.
Ins 26.07 (1) (a) is amended to read:Ins 26.07 (1) (a) Noncredit classroom, correspondence, self-study, audio, video or on-line programs shall provide an original certificate of prelicensing education to each student upon satisfactory completion of a noncredit program. Additional individual certificates of prelicensing education shall be provided to a student upon request and at no additional charge.
SECTION 28.
Ins 26.07 (2) is repealed.Section 9.
SECTION 29.
Ins 26.09 (1) and (3) are amended to read:Ins 26.09 (1) Correspondence, self-study, audio, video, and on-line courses may be approved if they meet the criteria under s. Ins 26.06 and the subsequent course requirements in appendices 1 to 4, and include successful completion of a certified proctored examination. Ins 26.09 (3) An approved proctor is an impartial, disinterested third party or currently licensed agent with no family or financial relationship to the student. The proctor shall verify the agent's applicant’s identity and complete an affidavit supplied by the approved provider testifying that the agent applicant received no outside assistance. Membership in a professional association or organization does not constitute a financial relationship.
SECTION 30.
Ins 28.01 is amended to read:Ins 28.01 Purpose. To provide necessary information regarding insurance, insurance ethics and insurance laws, the commissioner of insurance finds that continuing education shall be required of all resident insurance intermediaries for the major lines of insurance of property, casualty, life, accident and health insurance, and the limited line of automobile.
SECTION 31.
Ins 28.03 (3m) is created to read:Ins 28.03 (3m) “Home state” means the District of Columbia and any state or territory of the United States in which an insurance producer maintains his or her principal place of residence or principal place of business and is licensed to act as an insurance producer.
SECTION 32.
Ins 28.04 (1) (f) is amended to read:Ins 28.04 (1) (f) Not less than 60 days prior to the reporting date set forth in par. (b) of each reporting period, the commissioner shall notify provide each intermediary, who the commissioner's records indicates is lacking the necessary continuing education credit hours, of the number of continuing education credit hours needed to comply with this section. Notice shall be mailed to the intermediary's residence address on file with the commissioner by first class mail with a renewal notice containing instructions for the intermediary to review his or her education transcript for compliance.
SECTION 33.
Ins 28.04 (1) (g) is amended to read:
