State RegulationsTX specificDifficulty 1/5
Under TIC 4001.201-.206, by when must an insurer file an agent's appointment with the department?
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Why C is correct
Under TIC 4001.201-.206, an agent must be appointed by each insurer the agent represents, and the insurer must file the appointment with the department on the day the agent begins soliciting insurance on that insurer's behalf. The obligation is triggered by the first act of solicitation, not by the first sale. Practically, appointment is not an item with a grace period: an insurer that waits until the first policy is issued, delivered, or paid for is already late, and the missed filing is a compliance failure that the department can sanction.
Why the other options are wrong
- A) There is no 30 day window for appointment filings; the trigger is the start of solicitation, not a deadline counted afterward.
- B) There is no 15 day window for appointment filings; the filing is due the day solicitation begins.
- D) Ninety days is the period used elsewhere in Texas licensing for renewal notices and the post-expiry reinstatement window, not for filing an appointment.
Memory hook
Appoint them the day they start selling, not the day they finally sell.