Tennessee § 56-6-105 - Application for examination.

§ 56-6-105. Application for examination.

A resident individual applying for an insurance producer license shall pass a written examination unless exempt pursuant to § 56-6-109. The examination shall test the knowledge of the individual concerning the lines of authority for which application is made, the duties and responsibilities of an insurance producer and the insurance laws and regulations of this state. Each individual wishing to take the state insurance examination shall first complete either an on-site or on-line preparation program approved by the commission. A person seeking an insurance producer license shall also meet the following prelicensing requirements: All applicants for an insurance producer license, unless otherwise exempted by law, are required to register and complete either an on-line or classroom study program approved by the commissioner; Applicants for a license shall be at least eighteen (18) years of age or older; and All other requirements for an insurance license shall be developed and conducted under rules and regulations prescribed by the commissioner. The commissioner may make arrangements, including contracting with an outside testing service, for administering examinations and collecting the nonrefundable examination fee. An individual who fails to appear for the examination as scheduled or fails to pass the examination, shall reapply for an examination and remit all required fees and forms before being rescheduled for another examination. An individual who fails to pass the examination on the first attempt must wait at least ten (10) calendar days before reapplying to take the examination a second time. An individual who fails to pass the examination on the second attempt, or any subsequent attempt, must wait at least thirty (30) calendar days before reapplying to take the examination another time. Acts 2002, ch. 798, § 6; 2007, ch. 228, § 1; 2018, ch. 639, § 1. Compiler's Notes. Former Part 1, §§ 56-6-101 — 56-6-163 , concerning licensing of agents and solicitors, was replaced by Acts 2002, ch. 798. Former §§ 56-6-101 — 56-6-129 (Acts 1975, ch. 68, §§ 2-18; 1978, ch. 519, § 1; 1978, ch. 520, §§ 1, 2; 1978, ch. 648, § 1; 1979, ch. 85, § 1; 1979, ch. 196, § 1; 1980, ch. 745, § 1; 1980, ch. 821, § 3; 1980, ch. 857, § 2; 1982, ch. 644, §§ 1-6, 8; 1984, ch. 537, §§ 1, 2; 1985, ch. 193, §§ 1-4; 1987, ch. 211, § 1; T.C.A., §§ 56-801 — 56-829) were repealed by Acts 1988, ch. 1019, § 32(a). Former §§ 56-6-130 — 56-6-159 and 56-6-161 — 56-6-163 (Acts 1988, ch. 1019, §§ 1-29, 31; 1989, ch. 355, § 1; 1989, ch. 481, § 1; 1994, ch. 589, § 1; 1997, ch. 442, § 1; 2000, ch. 651, § 1; 2001, ch. 333, §§ 3, 4) were repealed by Acts 2002, ch. 798, effective January 1, 2003. Section 56-6-160(d) and (e) were also deleted by Acts 2002, ch. 798, effective January 1, 2003; however, § 28 of that act provided that (a), (b), and (c) of that section, shall remain in effect until January 1, 2004, when the replacement of the existing continuing education requirement in new § 56-6-107(c) shall take effect. Amendments. The 2018 amendment added (d). Effective Dates. Acts 2018, ch. 639, § 2. April 2, 2018. Cross-References. Examination for title insurance agents, § 56-35-201 .