No person shall, within this state, solicit or procure insurance, except with regard to his own property or person, with or by any insurance company that does not hold a certificate then in force from the commissioner authorizing such insurance company to do such insurance business in this state, or deliver policies or collect premiums of or for any such company; nor shall any person aid in any way in the transaction in this state of any insurance business with or by any insurance company not thus authorized, except to obtain insurance upon his own property or person. Any person who aids any corporation, association or person not authorized to do insurance business in this state in soliciting such business from residents of this state, by means of any advertisement published in this state or by any other means, shall be fined not more than two thousand dollars or imprisoned not more than six months, or both.
(1949 Rev., S. 6058; P.A. 08-178, S. 24.)
History: Sec. 38-70 transferred to Sec. 38a-703 in 1991; P.A. 08-178 made technical changes and increased maximum fine from $100 to $2,000.
Annotation to former section 38-70:
Cited. 9 CA 622.
Structure Connecticut General Statutes
Chapter 701a - Insurance Producers, Agents and Third-Party Administrators
Section 38a-702. (Formerly Sec. 38-69). - Definitions.
Section 38a-702a. - Definitions.
Section 38a-702b. - Producer license required.
Section 38a-702c. - Exceptions to licensing requirement.
Section 38a-702d. - Examinations. Fees.
Section 38a-702g. - Nonresident licenses.
Section 38a-702i. - Notice to commissioner re use of assumed name.
Section 38a-702j. - Temporary producer licenses.
Section 38a-702k. - Denial, nonrenewal or revocation of producer licenses. Hearings. Penalties.
Section 38a-702l. - Producer commissions.
Section 38a-702m. - Agent appointments. Fees.
Section 38a-702n. - Reciprocity.
Section 38a-702p. - Regulations.
Section 38a-702q. - Applicability of provisions.
Section 38a-702r. - Construction. Provisions not applicable to bail bond or title insurance.
Section 38a-702s. - Additional grounds for denial of producer licenses.
Section 38a-704. (Formerly Sec. 38-71). - Penalty for acting as insurance producer without license.
Section 38a-705. (Formerly Sec. 38-73). - Exemption of fraternal benefit societies.
Section 38a-706. (Formerly Sec. 38-75). - Sharing commission.
Section 38a-707a. - Producer compensation. Disclosure and customer acknowledgment.
Section 38a-709. (Formerly Sec. 38-76b). - Termination of producer's appointment and contract.
Section 38a-711. (Formerly Sec. 38-92). - Payment of commissions to unlicensed persons.
Section 38a-715. (Formerly Sec. 38-90a). - Payment by insured to producer as payment to company.
Section 38a-716. (Formerly Sec. 38-90b). - Premium advancing by producer. Cancellation of policy.
Section 38a-717. (Formerly Sec. 38-91). - Payment of commissions to producers.
Section 38a-720. - Definitions.
Section 38a-720a. - License. Exemptions. Written agreement required.
Section 38a-720b. - Payments of premiums or charges to a third-party administrator.
Section 38a-720d. - Advertising.
Section 38a-720f. - Collection of premiums or charges. Payment of claims.
Section 38a-720g. - Compensation prohibitions.
Section 38a-720h. - Disclosures.
Section 38a-720i. - Delivery of written communications to insureds.
Section 38a-720l. - License renewal filing.