After written application on a form supplied by the Commissioner, any licensed producer who is deemed by the Commissioner to be trustworthy and competent may be licensed as a surplus lines broker, pursuant to the provisions of chapter 131 of this title. (Added 1979, No. 50, § 2; amended 1979, No. 197 (Adj. Sess.), § 8; 1981, No. 42, § 3; 2001, No. 97 (Adj. Sess.), § 19.)