Rules & Regulations of the State of Tennessee
Title 0780 - Commerce and Insurance
Subtitle 0780-01 - Insurance Division
Chapter 0780-01-86 - Suitability in Annuity Transactions
Section 0780-01-86-.07 - PRODUCER TRAINING

Universal Citation: TN Comp Rules and Regs 0780-01-86-.07

Current through September 24, 2024

(1) A producer shall not solicit the sale of an annuity product unless the producer has adequate knowledge of the product to recommend the annuity and the producer is in compliance with the insurer's standards for product training. A producer may rely on insurer-provided product-specific training standards and materials to comply with this rule.

(2)

(a)
1. A producer who engages in the sale of annuity products shall complete a one-time four (4) credit training course approved by the department of commerce and insurance and provided by the department of commerce and insurance-approved education provider.

2. Producers who hold a life insurance line of authority prior to the effective date of this Chapter and who desire to sell annuities shall complete the requirements of this paragraph within six (6) months after the effective date of this Chapter. Individuals who obtain a life insurance line of authority on or after the effective date of this Chapter may not engage in the sale of annuities until the annuity training course required under this rule has been completed.

(b) The minimum length of the training required under this paragraph shall be sufficient to qualify for at least four (4) CE credits but may be longer.

(c) The training required under this paragraph shall include information on the following topics:
1. The types of annuities and various classifications of annuities;

2. Identification of the parties to an annuity;

3. How product specific annuity contract provisions affect consumers;

4. The application of income taxation of qualified and non-qualified annuities;

5. The primary uses of annuities; and

6. Appropriate standard of conduct, sales practices, replacement, and disclosure requirements.

(d) Providers of courses intended to comply with this paragraph shall cover all topics listed in the prescribed outline and shall not present any marketing information or provide training on sales techniques or provide specific information about a particular insurer's products. Additional topics may be offered in conjunction with and in addition to the required outline.

(e) A provider of an annuity training course intended to comply with this rule shall register as a CE provider in this state and comply with the rules and guidelines applicable to producer continuing education courses as set forth in Chapter 0780-01-56.

(f) A producer who has completed an annuity training course approved by the department of commerce and insurance prior to the effective date of these rules, shall, within six (6) months after the effective date of these rules, complete either:
1. A new four (4) credit training course approved by the department of commerce and insurance; or

2. An additional one-time one (1) credit training course approved by the department of commerce and insurance and provided by the department of commerce and insurance-approved education provider on appropriate sales practices, replacement, and disclosure requirements under this amended Chapter.

(g) Annuity training courses may be conducted and completed by classroom or self-study methods in accordance with Chapter 0780-01-56.

(h) Providers of annuity training shall comply with the reporting requirements and shall issue certificates of completion in accordance with Chapter 0780-01-56.

(i) The satisfaction of the training requirements of another state that are substantially similar to the provisions of this paragraph shall be deemed to satisfy the training requirements of this rule in this state.

(j) The satisfaction of the components of the training requirements of any course or courses with components substantially similar to the provisions of this paragraph shall be deemed to satisfy the training requirements of this paragraph in this state.

(k) An insurer shall verify that a producer has completed the annuity training course required under this paragraph before allowing the producer to sell an annuity product for that insurer. An insurer may satisfy its responsibility under this paragraph by obtaining certificates of completion of the training course or obtaining reports provided by commissioner-sponsored database systems or vendors or from a reasonably reliable commercial database vendor that has a reporting arrangement with approved insurance education providers.

Authority: T.C.A. §§ 56-2-301, 56-2-305, 56-3-508, 56-6-107, 56-6-112, 56-6-118(b), 56-6-124, and 56-8-101 et seq., and Tenn. Comp. Rules and Regs. 0780-01-56-.08.

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