Maine Revised Statutes
Chapter 55: FRATERNAL BENEFIT SOCIETIES
24-A §4128. Licensing of agents

§4128. Licensing of agents
Insurance producers of societies must be licensed in accordance with chapter 16 provided the examination requirements of chapter 16 are not applicable to any insurance producer who was in the service of a society on January 1, 1978, and provided that no insurance producer's license is required of the following:   [PL 1997, c. 457, §48 (AMD); PL 1997, c. 457, §55 (AFF).]
1.  Officer devoting substantial time to activities other than solicitation or negotiation of insurance contracts. Any officer, employee or secretary of any such society or of any subordinate lodge or branch thereof who devotes substantially all of the officer's, employee's or secretary's time to activities other than the solicitation or negotiation of insurance contracts and who receives no commission or other compensation directly dependent upon the number or amount of contracts solicited or negotiated;  
[RR 2021, c. 1, Pt. B, §332 (COR).]
2.  Agent devoting less than 50% of time to solicitation and procurement of insurance contracts. Any agent or representative of a society who devotes less than 50% of the agent's or representative's time to the solicitation and procurement of insurance contracts for such society. Any person, who in the preceding calendar year has solicited and procured life insurance in excess of $200,000, face amount, or, in the case of any other kind or kinds of insurance that the society may write, on the persons of more than 25 individuals and who has received or will receive a commission or other compensation therefor, is presumed to be devoting 50% of the person's time to the solicitation or procurement of insurance contracts for such society; or  
[RR 2021, c. 1, Pt. B, §333 (COR).]
3.  Persons who do not effect insurance. Any member of a society who does not effect insurance and whose solicitation or negotiation is incidental to securing new members for the member's society and whose only remuneration consists of prizes in the form of merchandise or payments of a nominal amount.  
[RR 2021, c. 1, Pt. B, §334 (COR).]
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1969, c. 132, §1 (NEW). PL 1973, c. 585, §12 (AMD). PL 1977, c. 446, §1 (RPR). PL 1997, c. 457, §48 (AMD). PL 1997, c. 457, §55 (AFF). RR 2021, c. 1, Pt. B, §§332-334 (COR).

Structure Maine Revised Statutes

Maine Revised Statutes

TITLE 24-A: MAINE INSURANCE CODE

Chapter 55: FRATERNAL BENEFIT SOCIETIES

24-A §4101. Fraternal benefit societies defined

24-A §4102. Lodge system defined

24-A §4103. Representative form of government defined

24-A §4104. Organization

24-A §4105. Corporate powers retained

24-A §4106. Voluntary associations

24-A §4107. Location of office -- place of meeting

24-A §4108. Consolidations and mergers

24-A §4109. Conversion of fraternal benefit society into mutual life insurance company

24-A §4110. Qualifications for membership

24-A §4111. Articles of incorporation, constitution and laws -- amendments

24-A §4112. Institutions

24-A §4113. No personal liability

24-A §4114. Benefits

24-A §4115. Benefits on lives of children

24-A §4116. Nonforfeiture benefits, cash surrender values, certificate loans and other options

24-A §4117. Beneficiaries

24-A §4118. Benefits not attachable

24-A §4119. The contract

24-A §4120. Life benefit certificate provisions, standard and prohibited

24-A §4121. Accident and health insurance and total and permanent disability insurance certificates

24-A §4121-A. Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome

24-A §4122. Waiver

24-A §4123. Reinsurance

24-A §4124. Licenses

24-A §4125. Foreign or alien society -- admission

24-A §4126. Injunction -- liquidation -- receivership of domestic society

24-A §4127. Petition for suspension, revocation or refusal of license of foreign or alien society (REPEALED)

24-A §4127-A. Suspension, revocation or refusal of license of foreign or alien society

24-A §4128. Licensing of agents

24-A §4129. Service of process

24-A §4130. Injunction

24-A §4131. Review

24-A §4132. Funds

24-A §4133. Investments

24-A §4134. Reports and valuations

24-A §4135. Examination of domestic societies

24-A §4136. Examination of foreign and alien societies

24-A §4137. No adverse publications

24-A §4138. Misrepresentation (REPEALED)

24-A §4138-A. Enforcement; unfair methods of competition and unfair and deceptive acts and practices

24-A §4139. Discrimination and rebates (REPEALED)

24-A §4139-A. Funeral service contracts

24-A §4140. Taxation

24-A §4141. Exemptions

24-A §4142. Exemption of certain societies

24-A §4143. Penalties