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North Carolina Outsourcing Licensing Administration Services

admin — Thu, 05 Apr 2012 20:16:36 +0000

ASD announced that it has entered into a contractual agreement with Pearson VUE to provide backshop licensing administrative services to all of the license types for which ASD provides service, including agents, adjusters, business entities, bail bondsmen, bail bond runners, premium finance companies, collection agencies and motor clubs. Pearson VUE has extensive experience in providing licensing administration services to various state agencies countrywide such as the Colorado Division of Insurance and the Georgia Insurance Department. Utilizing the services provided by professional vendors with the experience, staffing, and ability to develop technology solutions allows ASD to provide a higher level of service, while performing our regulatory duties.

Backshop licensing services provided by Pearson VUE will include initial review of new/renewal license applications, follow-up on required supporting documentation, customer service to respond to licensing questions, development of electronic applications for non-insurance entities, and other miscellaneous support transactions. Pearson VUE has established an office in Raleigh, NC to handle the scope of these services. ASD will continue to handle the functions of disqualification of license applications and regulatory oversight of licensees. The National Insurance Producer Registry (NIPR) will continue to provide the electronic license applications for insurance license types, processing of insurance appointment/termination transactions, and collection of annual company appointment fees. State Based Systems (SBS) will continue to be the license database for all of our licensees.

Pearson VUE will charge a processing fee for their licensing administrative services that will be included in new, renewal, and reinstatement applications for all license types in addition to the current applicable state license fees. In mid-April, Pearson VUE will begin providing license renewal administrative services for all NIPR insurance renewal transactions and for all bail bondsmen, collection agencies, motor clubs, and premium finance company renewals.

In mid-May, ASD will be making changes to the resident licensing process in a joint effort with Pearson VUE and NIPR which will include resident applicants submitting their license application via NIPR prior to completing any state required examinations.

Pearson VUE will also be sending invitations directly to all North Carolina PLE providers and professional industry association contacts inviting them to attend one of these industry meetings.

An article on licensing administration outsourcing with additional details was included in the Winter 2012 edition of the Eye On DOI newsletter and sent to all licensees and company contacts. The newsletter is currently available on the Department’s website www.ncdoi.com. Additional information will be posted on the website under Hot Topics in

the upcoming months as ASD works with Pearson VUE on the transition of these licensing administrative services.

New Adjuster Legislation for Washington State

admin — Wed, 04 Apr 2012 19:29:44 +0000

Washington State has adjuster legislation which has been recently signed by the Governor. This legislation, which will become effective June 7, 2012, allows adjusters to designate a home state and eliminates the submission of fingerprints for non-resident adjusters. To review the changes to the adjuster laws as adopted, please review Sections 4 and 12 of HB 2523: http://apps.leg.wa.gov/billinfo/summary.aspx?bill=2523&year=2011.

No Oregon Producer Licenses will be Processed April 26 – May 7

admin — Fri, 30 Mar 2012 20:25:00 +0000

From the Oregon Insurance Division.

No Oregon Producer Licenses Processed April 26-May 7. The Oregon Insurance Division will begin using the NAIC’s State Based Systems (SBS) as our internal operating system on May 7, 2012. To implement this new system, we will not be able to process ANY license applications or renewal transactions from 10 a.m. PDT on Thursday, April 26 until Monday,

May 7. Licensing staff will be available to answer questions but will not be able to access any license information during this period. If a license expires on April 30, it is strongly recommended that the renewal information be submitted well in advance of April 26. Any renewal applications that are submitted prior to the expiration date but while we are offline will be considered timely, but will not be processed until after May 7.

Normal processing for limited areas is expected to resume on May 7. Transactions submitted through NIPR will be processed on May 14, when our system has been fully converted. Applications that are submitted during the down time will be processed normally once the conversion to SBS is completed.

How to Make the Most of Your Sponsorship Budget

admin — Mon, 19 Mar 2012 21:02:29 +0000

Let us help contact your key customers
If you have a closed customer, CEU Institute is seen as an unbiased vendor. We are happy to call to schedule a program on your behalf!

Choose courses that are in the morning or afternoon.
Choosing morning and afternoon programs alleviates food costs in addition to your CE administration fees.

If you are setting up a course yourself, let us “steer” the customer on their true state CE needs.
Most customers need help in understanding resident vs. non-resident needs and reciprocity, but these extra states drive up costs. Let us help determine what is truly needed and apply for credit in only those states.

Co-sponsoring is a wonderful way to split your costs in half….half of the CE invoice and half of your catering.
We know with offering multiple services, co-sponsoring can be tricky. Please let us know who you are comfortable with co-sponsoring and we’ll invite them on your behalf.

When we offer Sponsorship Opportunities, the insurance customer has decided they would like to offset their CE costs by inviting a vendor to introduce their services. Sponsoring entitles you to:

Introducing your services and program- typically 5mins per sponsor (50 minutes per hour must be spent in unbiased CE training.
We always recommend that you introduce yourself by phone to the onsite rep and immediately when you get there so that they tell you when “you are up”!
Handing out literature and marketing information/tools for nurses/adjusters to utilize your services

Nebraska Announces Implementation of State Based System (SBS)

admin — Wed, 14 Mar 2012 20:02:47 +0000

State Based Systems Implementation — Effective July 16, 2012

The Nebraska Department of Insurance will begin using State Based Systems (SBS) effective July 16, 2012. With the SBS implementation we will take the opportunity to implement several NAIC uniformity initiatives as well as the opportunity to streamline many of our processes. SBS also provides a wide array of online tools that allow you to submit, view and print license information on a 24/7 basis.

For more information on changes affecting individual and business entity licensing, see http://www.statebasedsystems.com/NEAnnouncement.pdf

Indiana issues 60-day moratorium on license renewal due to recent severe weather

admin — Wed, 07 Mar 2012 19:44:18 +0000

Issued March 6, 2012

The Indiana department of Insurance will modify it’s own internal policies by implementing a 60-day grace period relating to renewals and cancellations for all licensees, certificate holders, and registrants from the impact areas of the severe weather. This includes premium tax and surplus lines premium tax filings. For the full bulletin and impacted areas, go to: http://www.in.gov/idoi/files/20120306114433844.pdf

North Carolina Update

admin — Fri, 02 Mar 2012 03:45:48 +0000

Effective January 1, 2012, the North Carolina Department of Insurance offers two new business entity license types through the National Insurance Producer Registry (NIPR) electronic initial and renewal application process.

South Carolina Update

admin — Fri, 02 Mar 2012 03:44:59 +0000

Effective January 1, 2012, South Carolina no longer requires non-residents to pay the CE fee to Prometric.

Georgia Requiring Citizenship Affidavit Effective 1-1-2012

admin — Fri, 02 Mar 2012 03:36:37 +0000

Effective 1-1-2012, Georgia requires a Citizenship affidavit of persons making application for all licenses, permits, registrations and certifications in order to comply with the Georgia Illegal Immigration Reform and Enforcement Act.

This requires that all speakers being certified by CEU Institute in GA will require a copy of an approved ID (DL, Passport, etc.)

Affidavit form: http://www.oci.ga.gov/ExternalResources/Forms/AllForms/GID-276-EN%20JAN2012_Citizen%20Affidavit%20Form.pdf

CEU Institute Training Updates 2012

jbenner — Mon, 27 Feb 2012 19:03:17 +0000

CEU Institute has a few updates to share with our key customers involved in internal and external training programs for their licensed employees and customers:

We provide CEU credits for any licensee on a claims team: Nurses, Adjusters (staff and independent), CCM, CDMS, CRC, and other designations, CPE/Accountants, CLE/Attorneys, Agents
We provide CE/CLE/CPE credit for external customers: Attorneys, Accountants, Agents
We provide any type of training accreditation: in-house, external, webinar/classroom equivalent, and online
We provide credit in all states and provinces- US and Canada
We offer CE Tracker for tracking licensee compliance

Please let us know if you have needs this coming year where our team can be of assistance.