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The record
- Jurisdiction
- Texas; Texas Department of Insurance · Texas
- Level
- Sector regulator
- Authority
- Governor's suspension of March 23, 2020 under Gov't Code § 418.016
- Issued
- 2020-03-24 Mar. 24, 2020
- Effective
- 2020-03-24
- End
- 2021-09-20 (Bulletin B-0020-21, Ex. 022) (read as 2021-09-20)
- In force
- Mar. 24, 2020 to Sept. 20, 2021
- Quarters
- 2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3
2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3
- Limitation types
- Other
- Addressees
- all TDI-regulated carriers, agents, adjusters and licensees
- Functions reached
- HR licensing, fingerprinting and classroom training of agents, adjusters, title and escrow personnel and fire-protection licensees
- IN agencies
- Character
- context
- Collection
- State insurance and banking regulators AGY-ST-INSURANCE-BANKING
Operative words
On March 23, 2020, Governor Greg Abbott approved suspension of certain licensing requirements and fees for Texas-licensed insurance agents, adjusters, title agents, escrow officers, fire alarm licensees, fire extinguisher licensees, fire sprinkler licensees, life settlement brokers, and life settlement providers... The requirement that temporary agent licensees obtain training in a classroom setting is waived... The requirement to submit fingerprints for a temporary license is delayed until further notice.
Enforcement
Tex. Ins. Code title 13; chs. 82, 84
Notes
The fingerprint and classroom-training suspensions record that fingerprinting sites and classrooms were closed.
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