Any insurance producer using an assumed name, including without limitation a trade or fictitious name, under which the insurance producer conducts business shall register the name with the insurance commissioner prior to using the assumed name. The commissioner shall not accept registration of any name that would tend to be misleading to the public or that is identical or similar to the name of any producer whose license has been revoked or suspended. Every insurance producer licensee shall promptly file with the commissioner a written notice of any change in or discontinuation of the use of any name. The commissioner may promulgate all rules necessary and proper to implement the provisions of this section.
Source: L. 93: Entire article R&RE, p. 1370, § 1, effective January 1, 1995. L. 2001: Entire section amended, p. 1209, § 29, effective January 1, 2002. L. 2008: Entire section amended, p. 210, § 4, effective March 26.