To obtain a specialty license an applicant must:

1. (1) submit to the commissioner:

   1. (A) a written application:

      1. (i) signed by the applicant;
      2. (ii) on a form and supplements to the form prescribed by the commissioner; and
      3. (iii) containing the information prescribed by the commissioner;

   2. (B) a certification by an insurer authorized to engage in business in this state:

      1. (i) signed and sworn to by an officer of the insurer;
      2. (ii) stating that the insurer is satisfied that the applicant is trustworthy and competent to act as the insurer's agent for a limited purpose authorized by this chapter; and
      3. (iii) stating that if the specialty license applied for is issued by the department the insurer will appoint the applicant to act as an agent for a kind of insurance that is subject to this chapter; and
   3. (C) a nonrefundable license fee set by the department in an amount necessary to administer this chapter; and
2. (2) comply with the other requirements of this chapter.

Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1274, Sec. 7, eff. April 1, 2005.