Transaction of travel insurance under the license of an organization holding a limited lines travel insurance agent license shall be subject to the following conditions: (a) A limited lines travel insurance agent may authorize a travel retailer to transact travel insurance on behalf of and under its authority under the following conditions: (1) The limited lines travel insurance agent is clearly identified on marketing materials and fulfillment packages distributed by the travel retailers to customers. The marketing materials and fulfillment packages shall include the agentâs name, business address, email address, telephone number, license number, and the availability of the departmentâs toll-free consumer hotline. (2) The limited lines travel insurance agent, at the time of licensure and thereafter, maintains a register noting each travel retailer that transacts travel insurance on the licenseeâs behalf. The register shall be maintained and updated annually by the licensee in a form prescribed by, or format acceptable to, the commissioner and shall include the name and contact information of the travel retailer and an officer or person who directs or controls the travel retailerâs operations, and the travel retailerâs federal employer identification number (FEIN). The licensee shall also certify that the registered travel retailer complies with Section 1033 of Title 18 of the United States Code. The licensee shall submit the register for review and inspection upon request by the department. (3) The limited lines travel insurance agent has designated one of its employees to be responsible for its compliance with the insurance laws, rules, and regulations of the state. The limited lines travel insurance agent and its designated responsible employees shall hold property, casualty, life, and accident and health or sickness agent licenses, to the extent required by this chapter, based upon the types of insurance transacted by the licensee. (4) The employee designated by the limited lines travel insurance agent, pursuant to paragraph (3), and any of the organizationâs partners, members, controlling persons, officers, directors, and managers comply with the background check requirements as required by the commissioner. (5) The limited lines travel insurance agent has paid all applicable licensing fees required under California law. (6) The limited lines travel insurance agent uses all reasonable means at its disposal to ensure compliance by the travel retailer and the travel retailerâs employees with their obligations under this article. This includes requiring each employee of the travel retailer whose duties include transacting travel insurance to receive training. The training shall be provided whenever there is a material change that requires a modification to the training materials, but in no event less frequently than every three years. Training materials used by or on behalf of the limited lines travel insurance agent to train the employees of a travel retailer shall be submitted to the department at the time the travel insurance agent applies for a license under this article, and whenever modified thereafter. The training materials, at a minimum, should contain instruction on the types of insurance offered, ethical sales practices, and disclosures to prospective insurance customers. Any changes to previously submitted training materials shall be submitted to the department with the changes highlighted 30 days prior to their use by the limited lines travel insurance agent. Training materials and changes to those materials submitted to the department pursuant to this subdivision shall be deemed approved for use by the limited lines travel insurance agent unless it is notified by the department to the contrary. Failure by a limited lines travel insurance agent to submit training materials or changes for departmental review or use of unapproved or disapproved training materials shall constitute grounds for denial o
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