§ 2107. Insurance consultants; licensing and duties. (a) (1) The\nsuperintendent may issue an insurance consultant's license to any\nperson, firm, association or corporation who or which has complied with\nthe requirements of this chapter with respect to either: life insurance,\nmeaning all of those kinds of insurance authorized in paragraphs one,\ntwo and three of subsection (a) of section one thousand one hundred\nthirteen of this chapter; or general insurance, meaning all of those\nkinds of insurance authorized in paragraphs four through twenty-three of\nsuch subsection, as specified in such license.\n (2) Any such license issued to a firm or association shall authorize\nonly the members of such firm or association named in such license as\nsub-licensees to act individually as consultants thereunder, and any\nsuch license issued to a corporation shall authorize only the officers\nand directors thereof named in such license as sub-licensees to act\nindividually as consultants thereunder. Each sub-licensee named in such\nlicense must be qualified to obtain a license as an insurance\nconsultant, and for each such sub-licensee the fee specified in\nsubsection (b) of this section must be paid. Every sub-licensee acting\nindividually as a consultant pursuant to a license issued to a firm,\nassociation or corporation shall be authorized to act only in the name\nof such firm, association or corporation.\n (b) (1) Before an insurance consultant's license shall be issued or\nrenewed the prospective licensee shall properly file in the office of\nthe superintendent an application therefor in such form or forms and\nsupplements that the superintendent prescribes, and pay a fee of fifty\ndollars for each year or fraction of a year in which a license shall be\nvalid and pay an additional fee of fifty dollars for each year or\nfraction of a year in which a license shall be valid for each\nsub-licensee. Every consultant's license issued pursuant to this section\nto a business entity shall expire on the thirty-first day of March, with\nrespect to (A) life insurance in the odd year and (B) general insurance\nin the even year, next following the date of issue. On and after January\nfirst, two thousand seven, every license issued pursuant to this section\nto an individual consultant, and every license in effect prior to\nJanuary first two thousand seven that was issued pursuant to this\nsection to an individual consultant, who was born in an odd numbered\nyear, shall expire on the individual's birthday in each odd numbered\nyear. On and after January first, two thousand seven, every license\nissued pursuant to this section to an individual consultant, and every\nlicense in effect prior to January first, two thousand seven that was\nissued pursuant to this section to an individual consultant, who was\nborn in an even numbered year, shall expire on the individual's birthday\nin each even numbered year. Every license issued pursuant to this\nsection may be renewed for the ensuing period of twenty-four months upon\nthe filing of an application in conformity with this subsection. In the\ncase of a license issued to a new applicant, the superintendent may\nissue a license for a term of more than two years, provided however,\nsuch term shall not exceed thirty months.\n (2) (A) If an application for a renewal license shall have been filed\nwith the superintendent before the expiration of such license, the\nlicense sought to be renewed shall continue in full force and effect\neither until the issuance by the superintendent of the renewal license\napplied for or until five days after the superintendent shall have\nrefused to issue such renewal license and shall have given notice of\nsuch refusal to the applicant.\n (B) Before refusing to renew any such license, except on the ground of\nfailure to pass a written examination required pursuant to subsection\n(c) of this section, the superintendent shall notify the applicant of\nhis intention so to do an
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