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Current as of January 02, 2024 | Updated by Findlaw Staff
Sec. 8. (a) A self-storage facility shall not sell, solicit, or negotiate self-storage insurance unless the self-storage facility holds a limited lines producer's license issued under IC 27-1-15.6-18 to sell, solicit, or negotiate self-storage insurance.
(b) A limited lines producer's license required by subsection (a) authorizes each of the following to sell, solicit, or negotiate self-storage insurance to a customer at each of a self-storage facility's locations in Indiana:
(1) The self-storage facility.
(2) Each of the self-storage facility's employees or authorized representatives, regardless of whether the employee or authorized representative is individually licensed under IC 27-1-15.6, if the insurer that issues the self-storage insurance directly supervises or appoints a supervising entity to supervise:
(A) the administration of the self-storage insurance sold by the self-storage facility; and
(B) a training program for the employees and authorized representatives.
(c) The following apply to a training program described in subsection (b):
(1) The training must be provided to any employee or authorized representative who is directly engaged in the sale, solicitation, or negotiation of self-storage insurance.
(2) Initial training of an employee or authorized representative:
(A) must be provided before the employee or authorized representative engages in the sale, solicitation, or negotiation of self-storage insurance; and
(B) may be provided in electronic form or another form.
(3) Continuing training of an employee or authorized representative:
(A) must be provided on a periodic basis; and
(B) may be provided in electronic form or another form.
(4) The training must be developed and overseen by employees of the supervising entity who are licensed as insurance producers under IC 27-1-15.6 with the qualifications described in IC 27-1-15.6-7(a)(3) and IC 27-1-15.6-7(a)(4).
(5) The training must provide basic instruction concerning the:
(A) self-storage insurance offered to customers of the self-storage facility; and
(B) disclosures required by section 10 of this chapter.
(d) An employee or authorized representative of a self-storage facility shall not:
(1) sell, solicit, or negotiate self-storage insurance except in connection with and incidental to the rental of storage space by the self-storage facility; or
(2) advertise or represent that the self-storage facility is an insurance producer other than a limited lines producer licensed under IC 27-1-15.6.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Indiana Code Title 27. Insurance § 27-1-16.1-8 - last updated January 02, 2024 | https://codes.findlaw.com/in/title-27-insurance/in-code-sect-27-1-16-1-8/
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