Volume 67
Public Law 83–92
To amend section 32 of the Fire and Casualty Act, so as to provide that an agent or solicitor may secure a License to solicit accident and health insurance in the District of Columbia under that Act without taking the prescribed examination, if he is licensed under the Life Insurance Act.
Approved June 30, 1953
Statutory text
AN ACT
To amend section 32 of the Fire and Casualty Act, so as to provide that an agent or solicitor may secure a License to solicit accident and health insurance in the District of Columbia under that Act without taking the prescribed examination, if he is licensed under the Life Insurance Act.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
That section 32 of the Fire and Casualty Act, as amended (D. C. Code, sec. 35–1336), is amended by inserting immediately after “prior to the effective date of this Act.” the following new sentence: “The examination requirement shall be waived in the case of any applicant for a license under this section who holds a license under section 26 of the Life Insurance
Act (D. C. Code, sec. 35–425), if the company desiring the appointment of such applicant certifies in writing to the Superintendent that such applicant will solicit only accident and health insurance on its behalf.”
Sec. 2.
Section 3 of such Act, as amended (D. C. Code, 1951 edition,
“Superintendent”.
sec. 35–1303), is amended by striking therefrom the definition of the word “superintendent” and inserting in lieu thereof the following: “‘Superintendent’ means the Superintendent of Insurance of the District of Columbia, or the officer or officers, agency or agencies
succeeding to his functions under Reorganization Plan Number 5 of 1952”.
Approved June 30, 1953.