1. (1) An employee, agent or authorized representative of a vendor policyholder may issue, sell or offer for sale portable electronics insurance coverage to a customer without obtaining a limited license under ORS 646A.823 if:

   1. (a) The vendor policyholder has been issued a limited license under ORS 646A.823; and

   2. (b) The insurer or the supervising entity that issued a policy of portable electronics insurance to the vendor policyholder develops a training program for employees, agents and authorized representatives of the vendor policyholder that:

      1. (A) Is completed by employees, agents and authorized representatives of the vendor policyholder who are directly engaged in the issuing, selling or offering for sale of portable electronics insurance coverage to customers;
      2. (B) Includes basic instruction about portable electronics insurance coverage and the disclosures required under ORS 646A.829; and
      3. (C) If delivered electronically, includes a supplementary education program that is conducted and overseen by employees of the insurer or the supervising entity.
2. (2) An employee, agent or authorized representative of a vendor policyholder who is authorized to issue, sell or offer for sale portable electronics insurance coverage under this section may not advertise, represent or otherwise hold themselves out as holding a limited license under ORS 646A.823 or being a licensed insurer or insurance producer as those terms are defined in ORS 731.104 and 731.106 unless the employee, agent or authorized representative has been issued a limited license or is licensed as an insurer or insurance producer under the laws of this state.
3. (3) The acts of an employee, agent or authorized representative of a vendor policyholder who is authorized to issue, sell or offer for sale portable electronics insurance coverage under this section are deemed to be the acts of the vendor policyholder for purposes of ORS 646A.820 to 646A.838.

[Formerly 646A.585]