Oklahoma § 36-1435.22 Applicant to file bond prior to issuance of license.

Oklahoma Statutes

§ 36-1435.22 — Applicant to file bond prior to issuance of license.

Oklahoma § 36-1435.22

Title 36Insurance

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Bluebook

Okla. Stat. tit. 36, § 36-1435.22 (2026).

Text

1.Prior to issuance of a license as a surplus lines insurance broker, the applicant shall file with the Commissioner and thereafter, for as long as the license remains in effect, shall keep in force a bond in an amount of not less than Five Thousand Dollars ($5,000.00) and not more than Forty Thousand Dollars ($40,000.00) with an authorized corporate surety approved by the Commissioner. The exact amount of the bond shall be determined pursuant to the rules of the Commissioner and shall be based upon the actual or reasonably estimated premium for policies issued in connection with the services of the licensee. The surety shall notify the Commissioner of any changes in the bond of any licensee. The aggregate liability of the surety for any and all claims on a bond required by the provisions

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1. Prior to issuance of a license as a surplus lines insurance broker, the applicant shall file with the Commissioner and thereafter, for as long as the license remains in effect, shall keep in force a bond in an amount of not less than Five Thousand Dollars ($5,000.00) and not more than Forty Thousand Dollars ($40,000.00) with an authorized corporate surety approved by the Commissioner. The exact amount of the bond shall be determined pursuant to the rules of the Commissioner and shall be based upon the actual or reasonably estimated premium for policies issued in connection with the services of the licensee. The surety shall notify the Commissioner of any changes in the bond of any licensee. The aggregate liability of the surety for any and all claims on a bond required by the provisions of this subsection shall in no event exceed the amount of the bond. No such bond shall be terminated unless at least thirty (30) days' prior written notice of the termination is given by the surety to the licensee and the Commissioner. Upon termination of the license for which the bond was in effect, the licensee shall notify the surety within ten (10) working days. 2. The Commissioner may waive bonding requirements for nonresident surplus lines insurance brokers. 3. All surety protection required by the provisions of this section is to inure to the benefit of any party aggrieved by the acts of a broker arising pursuant to conduct as a licensed surplus lines insurance broker.

Legislative History

Added by Laws 2001, c. 156, § 22, eff. Nov. 1, 2001. Amended by Laws 2002, c. 307, § 18, eff. Nov. 1, 2002; Laws 2022, c. 225, § 4, eff. Nov. 1, 2022.