§431:9-102 General agent defined. (a) General agent means any person appointed under section 431:3-203(b)(1) and authorized by the insurer to perform all of the following acts in this State:
(1) Solicit applications for insurance;
(2) Collect premiums on insurance applied for or effectuated;
(3) Appoint subagents and solicitors;
(4) Arrange insurance on subjects located, resident, or to be performed wholly outside this State with an authorized insurer for which the agent is not licensed;
(5) In accordance with the provisions of article 8, arrange insurance on subjects located, resident, or to be performed wholly outside this State with an unauthorized insurer; and
(6) Any other lawful acts pursuant to this article.
(b) A person may be a general agent for any number of insurers. A domestic insurer appointing subagents or solicitors is required, unless holding a certificate of authority on December 31, 1955, to have one or more employees who have passed any general agent's examination required by section 431:9-206.
(c) A domestic insurer may be appointed as a general agent.
(d) The individual who is in charge of a branch office maintained in this State by a foreign or alien insurer is required to be a general agent. [L 1987, c 347, pt of §2; am L 1989, c 195, §23]