July 19, 2010
Monday, July 19th, 2010Iowa:
The Iowa Insurance Department and Pearson VUE are hosting an Industry Day on Thursday, August 5th from 9:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. in the Iowa Insurance Division lobby conference room located at 330 Maple Street in Des Moines. This meeting will include updates from the Iowa Insurance Division and Pearson VUE for pre-licensing and continuing education course providers plus include an opportunity to answer any questions. Those planning to attend should RSVP by Friday, July 30, 2010 by calling Andrea Radwanski at 610-617-5143.
Arkansas:
The Arkansas Insurance Department has announced that a PUBLIC HEARING will be held on August 11, 2010, at 10:00 a.m., in the First Floor Hearing Room, Arkansas Insurance Department (“Department”), 1200 West Third Street, Little Rock, Arkansas. The purpose of the Public Hearing is to determine whether the Insurance Commissioner should adopt Proposed Amended Rule 50, “CONTINUING EDUCATION FOR PRODUCERS AND ADJUSTERS” as a permanent Rule. The purpose of this Amended Rule is to update the Rule to reflect legislative changes to the continuing education requirements. In particular, it changes the reporting requirement from an annual filing to biennial. Direct any inquiries to the Legal Division at (501) 371-2820 or insurance.legal@arkansas.gov. A copy of Proposed Amended Rule 50 can be obtained on the Legal Division’s Internet Website at http://insurance.arkansas.gov/Legal%20Dataservices/divpage.htm.
Illinois:
On July 26, 2010, the Illinois Department of Insurance will implement the State-Based Systems (SBS) licensing system. SBS will allow producer licensing functions to be completed electronically through a web-based system. Through SBS, an insurance producer will be able to register immediately, without paperwork delays, and at any time, on any day. SBS permits real time access to a producer’s licensing information, thereby eliminating the delays caused by regular mail and telephone calls or email correspondence.
Washington:
In October, the Washington State Office of the Insurance Commissioner will launch a new search feature on their website. The new tool will help consumers look for an agent or broker in their area. The results will provide consumers with an agent’s contact information, specifically their business address and phone number. And as things stand now, a lot of agents and brokers only use their residential addresses — which will NOT be listed in this new tool — as their primary point of contact. They simply leave the business address field blank. But that means that the new search tool won’t list them when a consumer searches for an agent or broker by city. Questions…call 360-725-7144 or licinfo@oic.wa.gov.