Exemptions from prelicensing education or examination requirement.

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(2) A person licensed as an insurance producer in another state who moves to this state must apply for a resident insurance producer license not later than the 90th day after the date on which the person established legal residence in order to qualify for a resident insurance producer license pursuant to ORS 744.059. Neither prelicensing education nor an examination is required of a person to whom this subsection applies in order to obtain a license in a class of insurance described in ORS 744.062 if the person held a license in that class in the other state, except when the director has determined otherwise by rule.

(3) An individual who holds an industry designation described in this subsection is not required to complete prelicensing education or the examination required in ORS 744.058 if the director is satisfied, by examination or otherwise, that the applicant is knowledgeable in the particulars of the applicable provisions of the Insurance Code. This subsection applies to:

(a) An applicant for a license authorizing the applicant to transact property or casualty insurance or both, upon whom the American Institute for Chartered Property Casualty Underwriters has conferred the Chartered Property Casualty Underwriter (C.P.C.U.) designation.

(b) An applicant for a license authorizing the applicant to transact life or health insurance, or both, upon whom the American College has conferred the Chartered Life Underwriter (C.L.U.) designation.

(4) The director may recognize one or more industry designations as exempting an applicant from the prelicensing education requirement or the examination required in ORS 744.058 or both. For each industry designation that the director recognizes and for the extent of the exemption to be given, the director shall consider the content, quality and scope of the educational program required for the designation as well as other factors determined by the director to be relevant.

(5) An individual is not required to complete prelicensing education or the examination required in ORS 744.058 or 744.064 for the following licenses:

(a) A license authorizing the individual to transact a type of limited class insurance, except as the director otherwise provides by rule.

(b) A license authorizing the individual to transact title insurance. [2001 c.191 §10; 2003 c.364 §11]


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