Minnesota Administrative Rules
Agency 120 - Commerce Department
Chapter 2795 - INSURANCE AGENTS
Part 2795.1400 - MANDATORY FINANCIAL RECORDS

Subpart 1. Type of records.

Every agent and agency must keep a record of all funds received for or from clients, including cash, notes, savings certificates, uncashed or uncollected checks, or other similar instruments. Insurers represented by exclusive agents may compile and maintain the financial records required by this part on their agents' behalf. The records must set forth the date funds were received, from whom received, the amount received, the date of deposit of the funds into the business account of the agent or agency, and the monthly balance of the account in which the funds are deposited. Each agent and agency must maintain a cash receipts journal and a cash disbursements journal, or similar records, in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles.

Subp. 2. Separate records.

Each agent and agency must keep a separate record for each client or transaction, accounting for all funds which have been deposited in the agent's business account. These records must set forth the information sufficient to identify the transaction and the parties thereto. At a minimum, each record must set forth:

Subp. 3. Examination of records.

All records must be maintained for at least six years, and must be available for examination by the commissioner or a designee in accordance with Minnesota Statutes, section 60A.031.