(a) Solicitation for the purchase or sale of insurance by a financial institution shall be conducted only by individuals whose responsibilities do not include loan transactions or other transactions involving the extension of credit: Provided, That for a financial institution location having three or less individuals with lending authority, solicitation for the sale of insurance may be conducted by an individual with responsibilities for loan teransactions or other transactions involving the extension of credit, as long as the individual primarily responsible for making the specific loan or extension of credit is not ther same individual engaged in the solicitation of the purchase or sale of insurance for that same transaction. (b) In the event that in any small office, the same individual is the licensed agent or broker and the sole individual with lending authority, the commissiotner may grant a waiver of the requirements of this section upon a written request. Such request shall include documentation that, due to the small office staff, compliance is not possible, and include identification of other steps which will be taken to minimize the customer confusion prohibited by this article.
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