48.17.005 – Rule making.
RCW 48.17.005 Rule making. The commissioner may adopt rules to implement and administer this chapter. [ 2007 c 117 § 35.]
48.17.010 – Definitions.
RCW 48.17.010 Definitions. The definitions in this section apply throughout this title unless the context clearly requires otherwise. (1) “Adjuster” means any person who either investigates and negotiates settlement relative to insurance claims, or applies the factual circumstances of an insurance claim to the insurance policy provisions, or both, arising under property and casualty insurance […]
48.17.060 – License required.
RCW 48.17.060 License required. (1) A person shall not sell, solicit, or negotiate insurance in this state for any line or lines of insurance unless the person is licensed for that line of authority in accordance with this chapter. (2) A person may not act as or hold himself or herself out to be an […]
48.17.062 – Insurance producer license not required under chapter 117, Laws of 2007.
RCW 48.17.062 Insurance producer license not required under chapter 117, Laws of 2007. (1) Nothing in chapter 117, Laws of 2007 shall be construed to require an insurer to obtain an insurance producer license. In this section, the term “insurer” does not include an insurer’s officers, directors, employees, subsidiaries, or affiliates. (2) A license as […]
48.17.063 – Unlicensed activities—Acts committed in this state—Sanctions.
RCW 48.17.063 Unlicensed activities—Acts committed in this state—Sanctions. (1) For the purpose of this section, an act is committed in this state if it is committed, in whole or in part, in the state of Washington, or affects persons or property within the state and relates to or involves an insurance contract, health care services […]
48.17.065 – Application of chapter to insurance producers appointed by health care service contractors, health maintenance organizations, or both.
RCW 48.17.065 Application of chapter to insurance producers appointed by health care service contractors, health maintenance organizations, or both. The provisions of this chapter shall apply to insurance producers appointed by either health care service contractors or health maintenance organizations, or both. [ 2007 c 117 § 5; 1983 c 202 § 7.]
48.17.067 – Determining whether authorization exists—Burden on insurance producer or title insurance agent.
RCW 48.17.067 Determining whether authorization exists—Burden on insurance producer or title insurance agent. Any insurance producer or title insurance agent soliciting, negotiating, or procuring an application for insurance or health care services in this state must make a good faith effort to determine whether the entity that is issuing the coverage is: (1) Authorized to […]
48.17.071 – Portable electronics—Application of chapter to adjusters—Duties of independent adjuster—Commissioner’s authority.
RCW 48.17.071 Portable electronics—Application of chapter to adjusters—Duties of independent adjuster—Commissioner’s authority. (1) An individual who collects claim information from, or furnishes claim information to, insureds or claimants, and who enters data is not an “adjuster” for the purpose of this chapter if both of the following are satisfied: (a) The individual’s claim-related activity is […]
48.17.090 – Application for license—Commissioner’s findings.
RCW 48.17.090 Application for license—Commissioner’s findings. (1) An individual applying for a resident insurance producer license shall make application to the commissioner on the uniform application and declare under penalty of refusal, suspension, or revocation of the license that the statements made in the application are true, correct, and complete to the best of the […]
48.17.110 – Examination of applicants—Exemptions—Rules.
RCW 48.17.110 Examination of applicants—Exemptions—Rules. (1) A resident individual applying for an insurance producer license or an individual applying for an adjuster, including crop adjuster, license shall pass a written examination unless exempt under this section or RCW 48.17.175. The examination shall test the knowledge of the individual concerning the lines of authority for which […]
48.17.125 – Examination questions—Confidentiality—Penalties.
RCW 48.17.125 Examination questions—Confidentiality—Penalties. It is unlawful for any unauthorized person to remove, reproduce, duplicate, or distribute in any form, any question(s) used by the state of Washington to determine the qualifications and competence of insurance producers or adjusters required by Title 48 RCW to be licensed. This section shall not prohibit an insurance education […]
48.17.150 – Continuing education courses and requirements—Rules.
RCW 48.17.150 Continuing education courses and requirements—Rules. (1) The commissioner shall by rule establish minimum continuing education requirements for the renewal or reissuance of a license to an insurance producer. (2) The commissioner may by rule establish minimum continuing education requirements for the renewal or reissuance of a license to a crop adjuster, an independent […]
48.17.153 – Agents selling federal flood insurance policies—Training requirements.
RCW 48.17.153 Agents selling federal flood insurance policies—Training requirements. (1) All Washington state licensed insurance agents who sell federal flood insurance policies must comply with the minimum training requirements of section 207 of the flood insurance reform act of 2004, and basic flood education as outlined at 70 C.F.R. Sec. 52117, or such later requirements […]
48.17.160 – Appointment of agents—Approval—Termination—Fees.
RCW 48.17.160 Appointment of agents—Approval—Termination—Fees. (1) An insurance producer or title insurance agent shall not act as an agent of an insurer unless the insurance producer or title insurance agent becomes an appointed agent of that insurer. An insurance producer who is not acting as an agent of an insurer is not required to become […]
48.17.170 – Insurance producers’, title insurance agents’, and adjusters’ licenses—Authorized lines of authority—Definitions—Form and content of licenses.
RCW 48.17.170 Insurance producers’, title insurance agents’, and adjusters’ licenses—Authorized lines of authority—Definitions—Form and content of licenses. (1) Unless denied licensure under RCW 48.17.530, persons who have met the requirements of RCW 48.17.090 and 48.17.110 shall be issued an insurance producer license. An insurance producer may receive a license in one or more of the […]
48.17.173 – Nonresident license request—Conditions for approval—Service of legal process.
RCW 48.17.173 Nonresident license request—Conditions for approval—Service of legal process. (1) Unless denied licensure under RCW 48.17.530, a nonresident person must receive a nonresident producer license for the line or lines of authority under RCW 48.17.170 which is substantially equivalent to the line or lines of authority granted to the nonresident person in the person’s […]
48.17.175 – In-state applicant has license in another state.
RCW 48.17.175 In-state applicant has license in another state. (1) An individual who applies for an insurance producer license in this state who was previously licensed for the same lines of authority in another state shall not be required to complete any prelicensing education or examination. This exemption is only available if the person is […]
48.17.180 – Doing business under any name other than legal name.
RCW 48.17.180 Doing business under any name other than legal name. An insurance producer or title insurance agent doing business under any name other than the insurance producer’s or title insurance agent’s legal name is required to register the name in accordance with chapter 19.80 RCW and notify the commissioner before using the assumed name. […]
48.17.250 – Insurance producer’s bond.
RCW 48.17.250 Insurance producer’s bond. (1) Every resident insurance producer licensed under this chapter on or after July 1, 2009, who places insurance either directly or indirectly with an insurer with which the insurance producer is not appointed as an agent must maintain in force while so licensed a bond in favor of the people […]
48.17.270 – Insurance producer as insurer’s agent—Compensation—Disclosure.
RCW 48.17.270 Insurance producer as insurer’s agent—Compensation—Disclosure. (1) The sole relationship between an insurance producer and an insurer as to which the insurance producer is appointed as an agent shall, as to transactions arising during the existence of such agency appointment, be that of insurer and agent. (2) Unless the agency-insurer agreement provides to the […]