PURPOSE: This regulation provides the definition of a certification letter and aids and effectuates licensing standards and procedures as outlined in section 375.017.2, RSMo.

1. (1) If the home state of an applicant for a nonresident license participates in the National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) Producer Database, the department, through the Producer Database, will verify the applicant’s licensing status.
2. (2) If the home state of an applicant for a nonresident license does not participate in the NAIC Producer Database, the applicant must submit a certification letter certifying that the producer is licensed and in good standing in that state. The certification letter must include the signature of the head of that resident state’s insurance regulatory agency and his/her official seal.
3. (3) A certification letter submitted with an application for a nonresident license must be dated no earlier than six (6) months prior to the date the application is received by the Missouri Department of Insurance.
4. (4) Failure to submit a properly dated certification letter will cause all application materials to be returned to the insurance producer.

AUTHORITY: sections 374.045, 375.014, 375.016, 375.017, Mo. Supp. 2001, and 375.018 RSMo Supp. 2002.* This rule was previously filed as 4 CSR 190-12.026. Original rule filed Jan. 11, 1990, effective May 1, 1990. Amended: Filed July 12, 2002, effective Jan. 30, 2003. *Original authority: 374.045, RSMo 1967, amended 1993, 1995; 375.014, RSMo 1965, amended 1967, 2001; 375.016, RSMo 1965, amended 1967, 1981, 2001; 375.017, RSMo 1967, amended 1981, 2000, 2001; and 375.018, RSMo 1965, amended 1967, 1981, 1984, 1985, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 2001, 2002.