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| Hot Topics for Issues Impacting Your License (Updated 2/4/2010) |
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- National Producer Number (NPN)
- 4-1 Licensees Complete Online Renewal Applications and Pay Annual License Fee
- NCDOI Bulletin 10-B-01 (ACORD Certificates of Insurance)
- 2010 Appointment Renewals-Companies Must Pay Via NIPR Before 04/01/2010
- Public Adjuster Licensing Model Act
- Special Notice About Flood and Ethics
- Surplus Lines License Cancellation Notice Due to Non Payment of Renewal Fee
- SILA BLAST – NC Requires E-Mail Addresses
- 2010-2011 Insurance Company Appointment Renewal Process
- Adjusting Firm Appointment and Termination Reconciliation
- SILA BLAST NPN-NC License Number
- Public Adjuster State Fee Collection Changes
- BAIL BOND SURETY INSURANCE COMPANY INFORMATION
The Department of Insurance’s Financial Evaluations Division has provided the Agent Services Division with an updated list of surety insurance companies that are active and approved to write new bail bond business in North Carolina. Agent Services Division has communicated these updates to the Administrative Office of the Courts (AOC) for the Electronic Bondsmen Registry information. The Electronic Bondsmen Registry will not display the active appointments of surety bail bondsmen to surety insurance companies that are not approved to write new bail bond business.
There were no surety bail bondsmen appointments cancelled in this update. Surety bail bondsmen can view their active surety insurance company appointment information via the individual licensee lookup on the Department’s website: https://sbs-nc.naic.org/Lion-Web/jsp/sbsreports/AgentLookup.jsp. On the licensee list displayed after conducting the surety bail bondsman license search, click on the surety bondsman’s highlighted name and the list of active surety insurance company appointments will display.
To view the updated list of bail bond surety insurance companies, click here.
- SILA Blast – Non-resident Self-Employed Adjuster License Cancellation Notification Error
- NC License Cancellations For Certain Individual License Types and Business Entities
- SILA BLAST – NC Company Appointment Process
- NC Continuing Education Flood and Ethics Requirement
- NC Flood Ethics Conversion Chart
- BAIL BOND LICENSE REDESIGN
In September 2008, the Agent Services Division introduced a new hard plastic, photo license for bail bondsmen that was provided through the Department’s licensing vendor Pearson VUE. Based on valuable feedback from bail bond licensees, the Department worked with the NCBAA and Pearson VUE on making improvements to the size, design, and photo quality of these professional licenses so that bondsmen can be easily identified as they conduct bail bond business. View the redesigned license features.
Agent Services Division is pleased to announce that effective August 31, 2009; Pearson VUE will provide the redesigned license to new bail bond licensees following the successful completion of the bail bond exam and to existing licensees through the Duplicate Photo License Request process.
If you have any questions, please contact Agent Services Division at (919) 807-6800.
- SILA Notice – Adjusters Apply Online
- Agent/Adjuster Scam
- FEE INCREASES
On August 7, 2009, Governor Perdue signed Senate Bill 202 into law. This was a budget appropriations bill for current operations of state departments, institutions, and agencies. Based on this bill, the license fees for certain Department of Insurance licenses issued by Agent Services Division were increased effective 8/15/2009.
License fees for bail bondsmen, runners, premium finance companies, motor clubs, collection agencies, and viatical settlement brokers were increased. View full text of Senate Bill 202.
Agent Services Division has revised the license applications for the above license types to reflect the new fee amounts effective 8/15/2009. These revised applications are posted on the Department’s website www.ncdoi.com. If Agent Services Division receives an application on or after 8/15/2009 with the incorrect license fee amount, we will not review the application until the correct fee amount is paid. We will send a letter to the applicant advising that the application is in a “pending” status until such time the total amount of fee is received.
Please contact Agent Services Division at (919) 807-6800 if you have any questions.
- Notice to PLE Providers Concerning Photo and Non-Photo Bearing Licenses
- Bail Bond License Non-Renewals
Agent Services Division has now cancelled the bail bond license(s) for all bail bond licensees that failed to complete the continuing education requirements and/or pay their license renewal fee. These bail bond licenses were terminated effective June 30, 2009 and these individuals no longer have authority to transact bail bond business under their terminated license. The license termination information has been transmitted to the Administrative Office of the Courts (AOC). These individuals will now be prohibited in AOC’s system and no longer appear on the Electronic Bondsmen Registry.
The following license cancellation letter was sent to these individuals.
Administrative action and/or sanctions may apply to individuals who failed to complete continuing education and/or pay license renewal fee by June 30, 2009. Please contact Agent Services Division at (919) 807-6800 if you have any questions.
- Collection Agency, Motor Club, and Premium Finance Company License Non-Renewals
Agent Services Division has now cancelled the collection agency, motor club, and premium finance company licenses for all companies that failed to pay their license renewal fee. These company licenses were terminated effective June 30, 2009 and the companies no longer have authority to engage in business activity related to their terminated license.
The following license cancellation letter was sent to these companies.
Administrative action and/or sanctions may apply to companies who failed to pay license renewal fee by June 30, 2009. Please contact Agent Services Division at (919) 807-6800 if you have any questions.
- SILA BLAST – Company Appointment Cancellations
- SILA BLAST - 9/1 License Renewal Notification
- Adjusters Apply On Line
- Adjusting Firm Company Number List
- Public Adjusting Company Number List
- Delays in Mailing Licenses
- 2009 Catastrophe Adjuster Procedure
- New Feature – Appointment Lookup
- SILA BLAST - Adjusting Firm Appointment Fee Correction
- SILA BLAST - Insurance Company Appointment Fee Correction
- 4/1 License Renewals through NIPR
Attention Business Entities, in order to renew your license through NIPR, you must enter your FEIN as your license number, without a dash. Individuals, your license number is your National Producer Number (npn) with no leading zeros. This is how the license numbers display on the National Producer Database (PDB).
- CE Extension and Exemption Procedures
- NC Update-2008 Insurance CE
- Notification for Auto Rental And Self-Service Storage Limited License Renewals
- 4/1 License Renewal Notification
- SILA Blast on 4/1 License Renewal Process
- SILA BLAST – Appointment Renewal Invoices on NIPR Website
- Company Contact Information Form
- NC Insurance Continuing Education Update
- SILA BLAST for Insurance Company Appointments and Terminations
- Important Notice for Insurance Company Appointment/Terminations
- Important Motor Club Notification of Change to Termination Process
- REVISED 2009 Appointment Renewals for Motor Club Companies
- Motor Club NAIC Cocodes
- 2009 Appointment Renewals for Insurance Companies
- Adjusting Firms - Appointment Reconciliation Memo
- Part D - Medicare Advantage Bulletin
- Residents May Apply On Line
- Important Information Regarding Issuance of North Carolina’s Variable Life & Variable Annuities Product License
- Non-Residents Apply On-line!
- Report Insurance Fraud at: reportfraud@ncdoi.net
- Rate Evasion Warning Communication (revised 4/26/2007)
- Memorandum On Disqualified Bail Bondsman
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