§ 26-9-235 — Licensing examination review panel

Wyoming § 26-9-235

• Jurisdiction: Wyoming
• Title 26: Insurance Code
• Ch. 9: AGENCIES AND ADJUSTERS

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(a) The commissioner shall review the procedures for
administering examinations required by this chapter no less than
every three (3) years. The review shall include consideration of
employing outside testing services as authorized by W.S.
26-9-205(b).
(b) The commissioner shall establish a review panel
consisting of six (6) licensed insurance producers or adjusters
to assist in the administration of duties under subsection (a)
of this section. Each licensed insurance producer or adjuster
shall have been licensed in this state for at least three (3)
years immediately prior to appointment. One (1) shall be a life
and accident and health producer, one (1) a property and
casualty producer, one (1) the producer of a domestic insurer,
one (1) a title insurance agent, one (1) a limited lines
producer and one (1) an insurance adjuster.
(c) Panel members shall serve four (4) year terms, except
that of the initial review panel three (3) members shall serve a
term of two (2) years and three (3) members for four (4) years.
Initial terms shall commence on August 1, 2017. Any member of
the review panel may be removed as provided under W.S. 9-1-202.
Vacancies shall be filled by the commissioner for the unexpired
term.
(d) The review panel shall provide the following
assistance to the commissioner:
(i) Review general policy concerning the scope,
contents, procedure and conduct of examinations to be given by
the commissioner for licenses for insurance producers and
adjusters;
(ii) Review the questions comprising each particular
examination;
(iii) Review the scope and contents of material
furnished examination applicants by the commissioner under W.S.
26-9-205 for the purpose of preparing for an examination;
(iv) Review the procedure to be followed in the
conduct of examinations, including but not limited to
application for examination, frequency and place of examinations
and monitoring and safeguarding of examination questions and
papers;
(v) Review the value to be allowed for a correct
answer to each question in examination grading;
(vi) Make any recommendations to the commissioner it
deems appropriate, including recommendations regarding the
administration of the examination requirements for licensing.
(e) The commissioner, upon application by the panel
members, is authorized to reimburse each panel member per diem
and mileage expenses, as allowed to state employees, for each
day they are actually engaged in the discharge of the panel's
duty.