§431:9-104 Solicitor defined. (a) Solicitor means any individual appointed by a general agent or by a subagent or by a domestic insurer upon compliance with section 431:9-102(b), to perform the following acts in this State:

(1) Solicit applications for insurance;

(2) Collect premiums in connection therewith; and

(3) Any other lawful acts pursuant to this article.

(b) An individual is not deemed to be a solicitor if:

(1) The individual is employed by such principal and devotes full time to clerical work with incidental taking of insurance applications and receiving premiums in the office of the principal, and

(2) The individual's compensation neither includes a commission on such business nor is related to the volume of such applications, insurances, or premiums. [L 1987, c 347, pt of §2]