Brief Description: Regulating insurance producers.

Sponsors: Senators Benton and Berkey; by request of Insurance Commissioner.

Senate Committee on Financial Institutions & Insurance
House Committee on Insurance, Financial Institutions & Consumer Protection

Background: Major legislation was enacted last year that, among other effects, changed the terms "agent", "broker", and "solicitor" to the term "producer." Many instances of the use of these now obsolete terms occur throughout the code.

Summary: Statutory references to the terms "agent", "broker", and "solicitor" are changed to the term "producer."

Votes on Final Passage:

Senate      49   0
House      94   0

Effective: July 1, 2009