§1808.2. Examination
A. A resident individual applying for an insurance consultant license shall pass an
examination unless exempt pursuant to R.S. 22:1808.6. 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 consultant, and the insurance laws and
regulations of this state. Examinations required by this Part shall be developed and
conducted under rules and regulations prescribed by the commissioner of insurance.
B.(1) If the applicant is a partnership, corporation, or other business entity, the
examination shall be taken by each individual who is to be named in or registered on the
license for the partnership, corporation, or other business entity and who is engaged in
insurance consulting, and by all insurance consultant employees of such entity.
(2) Each line of insurance which the applicant proposes to consult under the license
applied for shall require an examination to be taken.
(3) The applicant shall pass the examination with a score at or above seventy percent
to indicate a satisfactory knowledge and understanding of each line of insurance for which
the applicant seeks qualification.
C.(1) - (5) Repealed by Acts 2022, No. 273, §2, eff. June 3, 2022.
(6) A person who already holds an insurance producer license for a line of business
shall be exempt from any examination requirements for an insurance consultant license for
the same line of business.
D. All examinations shall be conducted frequently and at a place or places reasonably
accessible to all applicants. The commissioner of insurance shall promulgate reasonable
rules and regulations providing the procedure for the examinations.
E. The content of the examination may be outlined in the licensing information
handbook provided to applicants by the Department of Insurance, publishers of examination
study materials, and others wishing to provide this information.
F. The commissioner may contract, in accordance with R.S. 39:1551 et seq., with
one or more private testing services for administering examinations and collecting
examination fees. The commissioner may require that the applicant pay the cost of the
examination directly to the testing firm.
G. A person 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.
H. The commissioner of insurance may provide to a testing service provider under
contract with the Department of Insurance any demographic information received by the
department on applications relating to examinations taken to qualify for an insurance
consultant license if the commissioner requires the provider to review and analyze
examination results in conjunction with the education level, gender, native language, race,
or ethnicity of examinees.
Acts 2016, No. 312, §1; Acts 2022, No. 273, §§1, 2, eff. June 3, 2022.