Texas Administrative Code
Title 28 - INSURANCE
Part 1 - TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF INSURANCE
Chapter 19 - LICENSING AND REGULATION OF INSURANCE PROFESSIONALS
Subchapter I - GENERAL PROVISIONS REGARDING FEES, APPLICATIONS, AND RENEWALS
Section 19.805 - Application for a New Individual License
Universal Citation: 28 TX Admin Code § 19.805
Current through Reg. 50, No. 13; March 28, 2025
(a) This section does not apply to:
(1) a provisional permit issued under
Insurance Code Chapter 4001, Subchapter H, and §
19.806 of this title;
(2) a temporary license issued under
Insurance Code Chapter 4001, Subchapter D, concerning Temporary License, and
§
19.807 of this title (relating to
Application for a Temporary License); or
(3) specialty agent licenses issued under
Insurance Code Chapter 4054, concerning Life, Accident, and Health Agents and
Chapter 19, Subchapter T of this title (relating to Specialty Insurance
License).
(b) Examination required. Unless exempt by applicable statute or rule, all license applicants must successfully complete the applicable license examination to be eligible for licensure.
(1) Except as provided in
paragraph (2) of this subsection:
(A) an
applicant must submit:
(i) the required
examination fee to TDI's designated testing service when the examination is
requested; and
(ii) a complete
original application, the original application fee, and all required fees, to
TDI, or TDI's designated testing service, when the application is submitted;
and
(B) TDI must receive
the score report from TDI's designated testing service showing successful
completion of the applicable examination within the 12-month period before the
completed application is received by TDI.
(2) An applicant qualifying for a license
through an insurance carrier administered examination under Insurance Code
Chapter 4051, Subchapter E, concerning County Mutual Agent License; Chapter
4054, Subchapter D, concerning Funeral Prearrangement Life Insurance; or
Chapter 4054, Subchapter E, concerning Life Insurance Not Exceeding $25,000,
must submit to TDI:
(A) all required fees at
the time of filing an original application for license; and
(B) a completed original application with an
appointment from the insurance carrier administering the examination indicating
successful completion of the applicable examination within the 12-month period
preceding the completed application being received by TDI.
(c) Examination not required. An applicant who is not required to qualify for a license by examination must submit to TDI the original application fee and all required fees with a completed original application.
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