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Minnesota Statutes Insurance (Ch. 59A-79a) § 60E.12. Duty on agents or brokers to obtain license

Current as of January 01, 2023 | Updated by FindLaw Staff

Subdivision 1. Risk retention groups. No person, firm, association, or corporation shall act or aid in any manner in soliciting, negotiating, or procuring liability insurance in this state from a risk retention group unless the person, firm, association, or corporation is licensed as an insurance agent or broker in accordance with chapter 60K.

Subd. 2. Purchasing groups. (a) No person, firm, association, or corporation shall act or aid in any manner in soliciting, negotiating, or procuring liability insurance in this state for a purchasing group from an authorized insurer or a risk retention group chartered in a state unless the person, firm, association, or corporation is licensed as an insurance agent or broker in accordance with chapter 60K.

(b) No person, firm, association, or corporation shall act or aid in any manner in soliciting, negotiating, or procuring liability insurance coverage in this state for any member of a purchasing group under a purchasing group's policy unless the person, firm, association, or corporation is licensed as an insurance agent or broker in accordance with chapter 60K.

(c) No person, firm, association, or corporation shall act or aid in any manner in soliciting, negotiating, or procuring liability insurance from an insurer not authorized to do business in this state on behalf of a purchasing group located in this state unless the person, firm, association, or corporation is licensed as a surplus lines agent or excess line broker in accordance with sections 60A.195 to 60A.209.

Subd. 3. Agent or broker residence requirement. For purposes of acting as an agent or broker for a risk retention group or purchasing group pursuant to subdivisions 1 and 2, the requirement of residence in this state does not apply.

Subd. 4. Notice to insureds. Every person, firm, association, or corporation licensed pursuant to chapter 60A, on business placed with risk retention groups or written through a purchasing group, shall inform each prospective insured of the provisions of the notice required by section 60E.04, subdivision 8, in the case of a risk retention group and section 60E.09 in the case of a purchasing group.

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