- (a) Every agent, broker, and solicitor license in force immediately prior to January 1, 2002, and existing under any law repealed or amended by Act 2001-702, is valid until its original expiration date, unless earlier terminated in accordance with applicable law. Upon the first renewal under Act 2001-702, the respective licenses shall be replaced by a producer license in a form as provided by Act 2001-702, and shall thereafter be subject to continuation, suspension, revocation, or termination as though originally issued under Act 2001-702.
(b) Any agent appointment in place immediately prior to January 1, 2002, and existing under any law repealed or amended by Act 2001-702 is valid until its original expiration date, unless earlier terminated in accordance with applicable law. Upon the first renewal under Act 2001-702, the agent appointment shall be replaced by a producer appointment in a form as provided by Act 2001-702, and shall thereafter be subject to continuation or termination as though originally issued under Act 2001-702 as follows:
- (1) A life agent appointment shall be replaced with a life producer appointment.
- (2) A disability agent appointment shall be replaced with an accident and health or sickness, commonly known as disability, producer appointment.
- (3) A credit life agent appointment shall be replaced with a credit producer appointment.
- (4) A credit disability agent appointment shall be replaced with a credit producer appointment.
- (5) A variable annuities agent appointment shall be replaced with a variable life and variable annuity products producer appointment.
- (6) A comprehensive property, casualty, and surety agent appointment shall be replaced with a property and a casualty producer appointment.
- (7) An automobile, full coverage, agent appointment shall be replaced with an automobile producer appointment.
- (8) An industrial fire, commonly known as debit fire, agent appointment shall be replaced with an industrial fire, commonly known as debit fire, producer appointment.
- (9) A bail bond agent appointment shall be replaced with a bail bond producer appointment.
- (10) A physical damage on household goods agent appointment shall be replaced with a credit producer appointment.
- (11) An automobile physical damage only agent appointment shall be replaced with a credit producer appointment.
- (12) A credit property and casualty agent appointment shall be replaced with a credit producer appointment.
- (13) A rental vehicle agent appointment shall be replaced with a rental vehicle producer appointment.
- (c) Every service representative license in force immediately prior to January 1, 2002, and existing under any law repealed or amended by Act 2001-702 is valid until its original expiration date, unless earlier terminated in accordance with applicable law. Upon the first renewal under Act 2001-702, the respective licenses shall be replaced by a service representative license in a form as provided by Act 2001-702, and shall thereafter be subject to continuation, suspension, revocation, or termination as though originally issued under Act 2001-702.
(d) Any service representative appointment in place immediately prior to January 1, 2002, and existing under any law repealed or amended by Act 2001-702 is valid until its original expiration date, unless earlier terminated in accordance with applicable law. Upon the first renewal under Act 2001-702, the service representative appointment shall be replaced by a service representative appointment in a form as provided by Act 2001-702, and shall thereafter be subject to continuation or termination as though originally issued under Act 2001-702, as follows:
- (1) A comprehensive property, casualty, and surety service representative appointment shall be replaced with a property and a casualty service representative appointment.
- (2) An automobile, full coverage, service representative appointment shall be replaced with an automobile service representative appointment.
- (3) An industrial fire, commonly known as debit fire, service representative appointment shall be replaced with an industrial fire, commonly known as debit fire, service representative appointment.
- (4) A bail bond service representative appointment shall be replaced with a bail bond service representative appointment.
- (5) A physical damage on household goods service representative appointment shall be replaced with a credit service representative appointment.
- (6) An automobile physical damage only service representative appointment shall be replaced with a credit service representative appointment.
(Act 2001-702, p. 1509, §17.)