Section 1675 Of Article 7. License Qualification Examinations From California Insurance Code >> Division 1. >> Part 2. >> Chapter 5. >> Article 7.
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. The following applicants who have theretofore been licensed
under this code are exempt from the requirements of this article:
(a) An applicant for a license to act as a property broker-agent
or a casualty broker-agent who has been licensed as a property
broker-agent, casualty broker-agent, or surplus line broker during
any part of the license year in which the application is filed or the
immediately preceding license year.
(b) An applicant for a license to act as a life-only agent who has
been licensed as a life-only agent during any part of the license
year in which the application is filed or the immediately preceding
license year.
(c) An applicant for a license to act as an accident and health
agent who has been licensed as an accident and health agent during
any part of the license year in which the application is filed or the
immediately preceding license year.
(d) An applicant for a license to act as a travel insurance agent.
(e) An applicant specifically exempted from the particular
qualifying examination requirement by other provisions of this code.
(f) (1) A nonresident licensee who applies for a property
broker-agent, casualty broker-agent, personal lines broker-agent, or
life agent resident license in this state, and who is currently
licensed for the same lines of authority in the state of his or her
current resident license, shall not be required to complete an
examination. The application shall be received within 90 days of the
cancellation of the applicant's resident license and the producer
database records, maintained by the National Association of Insurance
Commissioners, shall indicate that the producer is licensed in good
standing for the line of authority requested.
(2) Upon issuance of the California resident license, the
examination waiver also applies to adding additional lines of
authority to the California resident license provided that the
individual was previously licensed in good standing for the requested
additional lines of authority, and the application is received
within 12 months of the cancellation of the applicant's previous
resident license in another state.