NY Life, Accident, and Health
Insurance Agent/Broker Exam Series
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Process 2103 (d-i) -
Answer✓✓
1. The Superintendent may issue a license to any person, firm or corporation who has
complied with the requirements of the Insurance Code, authorizing the licensee to act as
agent of any authorized insurer. Every individual applicant for a license under this section
and every proposed sub-licensee must be 18 years of age or older at the time of issuance of
such license. The person must submit to and pass a written examination required by the
Superintendent.
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Producer Definition (2101(k)) -
Answer✓✓
An insurance producer means an insurance agent, insurance broker, reinsurance
intermediary, excess lines broker, or any other person required to be licensed under the
insurance laws of this state to sell, solicit or negotiate insurance.
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Who Should be Licensed (2101(k)(1)) -
Answer✓✓
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, 1. The term "insurance producer" does not include: An officer, director or employee of a
licensed insurer, fraternal benefit society or health maintenance organization or of a licensed
insurance producer, provided that the officer, director or employee does not receive any
commission on policies written or sold to insure risks residing, located or to be performed
in this state and:
(a) the officer, director or employee's activities are executive, administrative, managerial,
clerical or a combination of these, and are only indirectly related to the sale, solicitation or
negotiation of insurance;
(b) the officer, director or employee's function relates to underwriting, loss control,
Inspection or the processing, adjusting, investigating or settling of a claim on a contract of
Insurance; or (c) the officer, director or employee is acting in the capacity of a special agent
or agency supervisor assisting licensed insurance producers where the person's activities are
limited to providing technical advice and assistance to licensed insurance producers and do
not include the sale, solicitation or negotiation of insurance.
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Home State (2101(l)) -
Answer✓✓
Home state means the District of Columbia or any state or territory of the United States in
which an insurance producer maintains his, her or its principal place of residence or
principal place of business and is licensed to act as an insurance producer.
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Negotiate (2101(m)) -
Answer✓✓
Negotiate or negotiation means the act of conferring directly with or offering advice directly
to a purchaser or prospective purchaser of a particular contract of insurance concerning any
of the substantive benefits, terms or conditions of the contract, provided that the person
engaged in that act either sells insurance or obtains insurance from licensed insurers,
fraternal benefit societies or health maintenance organizations for purchasers.
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Sell (2101(n)) -
Answer✓✓
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, Sell or sale means to exchange a contract of insurance by any means, for money or its
equivalent, on behalf of a licensed insurer, fraternal benefit society or health maintenance
organization.
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Solicit (2101(o)) - -
Answer✓✓
Solicit or solicitation means attempting to sell insurance or asking or urging a person to
apply for a particular kind of insurance from a particular licensed insurer, fraternal benefit
society or health maintenance organization.
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Agent 2101(a) -
Answer✓✓
In this section, insurance agent means any authorized or acknowledged agent of an insurer,
fraternal benefit society or health maintenance organization issued a certificate of authority
pursuant to the public health law, and any sub-agent or other representative of such an
agent, who acts as such in the solicitation of, negotiation for, or sale of, an insurance, health
maintenance organization or annuity contract, other than as a licensed insurance broker.
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Agent 2101(k) -
Answer✓✓
insurance producer means an insurance agent, insurance broker, reinsurance intermediary,
excess lines broker, or any other person required to be licensed under the insurance laws
of this state to sell, solicit or negotiate insurance.
The applicant must be at least 18 years of age at the time of license issuance.
An examination is required for each applicant, except where noted for applicants with a
change in residency moving to New York (see code 2103 below).
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Brokers 2101(c) -
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, Answer✓✓
a licensed insurance representative who does not represent a specific insurance company,
but places business among various companies. Legally, the broker is usually regarded as a
representative of the insured rather than the insuring company.
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Brokers 2101(h) -
Answer✓✓
any licensed attorney at law of this state.
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Consultants (2107) -
Answer✓✓
The Superintendent may issue an insurance consultant's license to any person, firm,
association or corporation who or which has complied with the requirements of this
chapter with respect to either: life insurance, meaning all of those kinds of insurance
authorized. Any such license issued to a firm or association shall authorize only the
members of such firm or association named in such license as sub-licensees to act
individually as consultants there under, and any such license issued to a corporation shall
authorize only the officers and directors thereof named in such license as sub-licensees to
act individually as consultants there under.
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Adjuster 2101(g) -
Answer✓✓
The Superintendent may, in his discretion require an applicant for a license under this
section to present evidence, in such form as he prescribes, that such applicant has been
employed, for a period which he deems reasonable, by an insurer, an independent adjuster
or a public adjuster, in the performance of duties which in his opinion would provide the
applicant with a satisfactory preliminary training for the duties and responsibilities which
would evolve upon him as a licensee under this section. The term independent adjuster
means any person, firm, association or corporation who for money, commission or any
other thing of value, acts in this state on behalf of an insurer in the work of investigating and
adjusting claims arising under insurance contracts issued by such insurer and who performs
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Insurance Agent/Broker Exam Series
_____________Quiz____________?
Process 2103 (d-i) -
Answer✓✓
1. The Superintendent may issue a license to any person, firm or corporation who has
complied with the requirements of the Insurance Code, authorizing the licensee to act as
agent of any authorized insurer. Every individual applicant for a license under this section
and every proposed sub-licensee must be 18 years of age or older at the time of issuance of
such license. The person must submit to and pass a written examination required by the
Superintendent.
_____________Quiz____________?
Producer Definition (2101(k)) -
Answer✓✓
An insurance producer means an insurance agent, insurance broker, reinsurance
intermediary, excess lines broker, or any other person required to be licensed under the
insurance laws of this state to sell, solicit or negotiate insurance.
_____________Quiz____________?
Who Should be Licensed (2101(k)(1)) -
Answer✓✓
1
, 1. The term "insurance producer" does not include: An officer, director or employee of a
licensed insurer, fraternal benefit society or health maintenance organization or of a licensed
insurance producer, provided that the officer, director or employee does not receive any
commission on policies written or sold to insure risks residing, located or to be performed
in this state and:
(a) the officer, director or employee's activities are executive, administrative, managerial,
clerical or a combination of these, and are only indirectly related to the sale, solicitation or
negotiation of insurance;
(b) the officer, director or employee's function relates to underwriting, loss control,
Inspection or the processing, adjusting, investigating or settling of a claim on a contract of
Insurance; or (c) the officer, director or employee is acting in the capacity of a special agent
or agency supervisor assisting licensed insurance producers where the person's activities are
limited to providing technical advice and assistance to licensed insurance producers and do
not include the sale, solicitation or negotiation of insurance.
_____________Quiz____________?
Home State (2101(l)) -
Answer✓✓
Home state means the District of Columbia or any state or territory of the United States in
which an insurance producer maintains his, her or its principal place of residence or
principal place of business and is licensed to act as an insurance producer.
_____________Quiz____________?
Negotiate (2101(m)) -
Answer✓✓
Negotiate or negotiation means the act of conferring directly with or offering advice directly
to a purchaser or prospective purchaser of a particular contract of insurance concerning any
of the substantive benefits, terms or conditions of the contract, provided that the person
engaged in that act either sells insurance or obtains insurance from licensed insurers,
fraternal benefit societies or health maintenance organizations for purchasers.
_____________Quiz____________?
Sell (2101(n)) -
Answer✓✓
2
, Sell or sale means to exchange a contract of insurance by any means, for money or its
equivalent, on behalf of a licensed insurer, fraternal benefit society or health maintenance
organization.
_____________Quiz____________?
Solicit (2101(o)) - -
Answer✓✓
Solicit or solicitation means attempting to sell insurance or asking or urging a person to
apply for a particular kind of insurance from a particular licensed insurer, fraternal benefit
society or health maintenance organization.
_____________Quiz____________?
Agent 2101(a) -
Answer✓✓
In this section, insurance agent means any authorized or acknowledged agent of an insurer,
fraternal benefit society or health maintenance organization issued a certificate of authority
pursuant to the public health law, and any sub-agent or other representative of such an
agent, who acts as such in the solicitation of, negotiation for, or sale of, an insurance, health
maintenance organization or annuity contract, other than as a licensed insurance broker.
_____________Quiz____________?
Agent 2101(k) -
Answer✓✓
insurance producer means an insurance agent, insurance broker, reinsurance intermediary,
excess lines broker, or any other person required to be licensed under the insurance laws
of this state to sell, solicit or negotiate insurance.
The applicant must be at least 18 years of age at the time of license issuance.
An examination is required for each applicant, except where noted for applicants with a
change in residency moving to New York (see code 2103 below).
_____________Quiz____________?
Brokers 2101(c) -
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, Answer✓✓
a licensed insurance representative who does not represent a specific insurance company,
but places business among various companies. Legally, the broker is usually regarded as a
representative of the insured rather than the insuring company.
_____________Quiz____________?
Brokers 2101(h) -
Answer✓✓
any licensed attorney at law of this state.
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Consultants (2107) -
Answer✓✓
The Superintendent may issue an insurance consultant's license to any person, firm,
association or corporation who or which has complied with the requirements of this
chapter with respect to either: life insurance, meaning all of those kinds of insurance
authorized. Any such license issued to a firm or association shall authorize only the
members of such firm or association named in such license as sub-licensees to act
individually as consultants there under, and any such license issued to a corporation shall
authorize only the officers and directors thereof named in such license as sub-licensees to
act individually as consultants there under.
_____________Quiz____________?
Adjuster 2101(g) -
Answer✓✓
The Superintendent may, in his discretion require an applicant for a license under this
section to present evidence, in such form as he prescribes, that such applicant has been
employed, for a period which he deems reasonable, by an insurer, an independent adjuster
or a public adjuster, in the performance of duties which in his opinion would provide the
applicant with a satisfactory preliminary training for the duties and responsibilities which
would evolve upon him as a licensee under this section. The term independent adjuster
means any person, firm, association or corporation who for money, commission or any
other thing of value, acts in this state on behalf of an insurer in the work of investigating and
adjusting claims arising under insurance contracts issued by such insurer and who performs
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