The National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) has established a search engine to find lost policies for families of a deceased love one. That website is: https://eapps.naic.org/life-policy-locator/#/welcome. This website shares the information with all life insurers in the country. It is recommended to have a copy of the death certificate and information on prior […]
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The SECURE Act 2.0 was part of the Deficit Reduction Act signed by President Biden made a major change in Required Minimum Distributions(RMD) for all pensions plans including IRA. Those individuals with the Traditional Individual Retirement Accounts (IRA) who turned 73 in 2023, can delay their first RMD until next April 1 of the year
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Each month FINRA notifies Insurance Regulators about their actions against register representatives whether they hold an insurance license or not. Insurance producers are required to notify the Insurance Regulators of any violations within 30 days. At the time of a license application or license renewal, producers are required to list all violations by any regularity
Question: I am turning 70 this year and a resident of Kansas, do I have to pay a renewal fee? 2nd question: Do I have to complete the continuing education requirements? Answers: As long as you renew before your license expires, you will not pay a fee. If you allow your license to lapse,
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Producers are required to report criminal convictions to their state insurance regulators within 30 days. It would be wise to provide all the facts and court order for the insurance regulators to review. Failure to report convictions withing 30 days, would suggest to regulators that the producer is dishonest and would automatically revoke the insurance
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Can I drop my insurance license and continue to receive renewal commissions? Answer: As a general rule for most states, you must be licensed to receive any commissions new or renewals. Even if you do keep your license in force, some companies require some level of sales for you to continue receiving commissions. Check with
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Question: I am no longer selling Medicare Advantage plans, can I receive my renewal commissions without doing the training? Answer: According to Medicare regulations, you must complete the annual training and score 90% or better on the final examination in order to continue getting renewals commissions.
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Yes, there is. This is a website that will help https://eapps.naic.org/life-policy-locator/#/acknowledgment
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This type of line means the individual can sell only personal homeowners, renters, boat insurance, motor cycle, recreational vehicles and auto policies. The individual cannot sell or insure farm, commercial or business policies. To be able to sell farm, commercial or business policies the individual must acquire their Property/ Casualty license. An example: Joe wants
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Producers with a Accident & Health licenses can sell Long Term Care insurance or riders after completing the initial eight hour course on Long Term Care Partnership. Once that course is completed, you must complete a four hour Long Term Care course in your next renewal cycle. An example, you completed your required eight hour
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