Except as provided in § 31-2502.40, no person shall act as agent in the District for any company which is not authorized to do business in the District, nor shall any person directly or indirectly negotiate for or solicit applications for policies of, or for membership in, any company which is not authorized to do business in the District. The term “company” as used in this section shall include any association, society, company, corporation, joint-stock company, individual, partnership, trustee, or receiver engaged in the business of assuming risks of insurance, surety, or indemnity, and any Lloyd’s organization, assessment, or cooperative fire company, or any reciprocal or interinsurance exchange and any company, association, or society, whether organized for profit or not, conducting a business, including any of the principles or features of insurance, surety, or indemnity. Any person who violates any provision of this section upon conviction shall be fined not less than $100 nor more than $1,000 for each offense, or be imprisoned for not more than 12 months, or both, and any such person shall be personally liable to any resident of the District having claim against any such unauthorized company under any policy which said person has solicited or negotiated, or has aided in soliciting or negotiating; provided, that the provisions of this section shall not apply to any person who negotiates with an unauthorized company for policies covering his own property or interests, nor shall the provisions of this section apply to the officers, agents, or representatives of any company which is in process of organization under the laws of the District, and which is authorized temporarily to solicit or secure memberships or applications for policies for the purpose of completing such organization. Prosecutions for violations of this section shall be upon information filed in the Superior Court of the District of Columbia by the Corporation Counsel or any of his assistants.
(Oct. 9, 1940, 54 Stat. 1080, ch. 792, ch. II, § 39; Feb. 22, 1958, 72 Stat. 26, Pub. L. 85-334, § 10; July 8, 1963, 77 Stat. 77, Pub. L. 88-60, § 1; July 29, 1970, 84 Stat. 570, Pub. L. 91-358, title I, § 155(a).)
1981 Ed., § 35-1543.
1973 Ed., § 35-1343.
This section is referenced in § 31-231 and § 31-1131.08.
Structure District of Columbia Code
Title 31 - Insurance and Securities
Chapter 25 - Fire, Casualty, and Marine Insurance
Subchapter II - Powers and Duties of the Commissioner
§ 31–2502.01. Records of Commissioner; rules and regulations
§ 31–2502.02. Certificate of authority to do business — Issuance or renewal
§ 31–2502.03. Certificate of authority to do business — Revocation or suspension
§ 31–2502.04. Cessation of business
§ 31–2502.05. Receivership proceedings. [Repealed]
§ 31–2502.06. Receivership proceedings; insolvency; impairment. [Repealed]
§ 31–2502.07. Receivership proceedings; insolvency; impairment. [Repealed]
§ 31–2502.08. Required annual financial statements. [Repealed]
§ 31–2502.09. Making or publishing material false statements
§ 31–2502.11. Kinds of insurance authorized
§ 31–2502.12. Limitations on exposure to risks or hazards
§ 31–2502.13. Minimum capital and surplus requirements
§ 31–2502.14. Applicability of provisions to existing companies
§ 31–2502.15. Formation of domestic companies
§ 31–2502.16. Acquisition, use and disposition of real estate by domestic companies. [Repealed]
§ 31–2502.17. Power of domestic mutual companies to borrow or assume liability
§ 31–2502.18. Investment of funds by domestic companies. [Repealed]
§ 31–2502.19. Exclusive agency contracts of domestic companies
§ 31–2502.20. Authority to transact business — Foreign or alien companies
§ 31–2502.20a. Authority to transact business — Lloyd’s organizations
§ 31–2502.23. Service of process upon foreign or alien companies. [Repealed]
§ 31–2502.25. Premiums of mutual companies
§ 31–2502.26. Company reserves. [Repealed]
§ 31–2502.26a. Actuarial opinion of reserves
§ 31–2502.26b. Confidentiality of actuarial opinions, summaries, reports, and workpapers
§ 31–2502.27. Filing and approval of policy forms
§ 31–2502.28. Rate and form filing requirements for accident and health policies
§ 31–2502.29. Discriminations prohibited
§ 31–2502.30. Powers of agents, salaried employees and brokers. [Repealed]
§ 31–2502.31. Compensation of unlicensed persons prohibited
§ 31–2502.32. Procedure for obtaining licenses [Repealed]
§ 31–2502.33. Effective dates [Repealed]
§ 31–2502.34. Temporary transfer of licenses [Repealed]
§ 31–2502.35. Renewal of licenses [Repealed]
§ 31–2502.36. Revocation and suspension of licenses [Repealed]
§ 31–2502.37. Unauthorized solicitation or representation [Repealed]
§ 31–2502.38. Exceptions to licensing provisions
§ 31–2502.39. Persons not to act for unauthorized companies
§ 31–2502.40. License to procure policies from unauthorized companies
§ 31–2502.42. Violations of provisions
§ 31–2502.43. Appeals from Commissioner to Mayor [Repealed]