Notice Of Public Hearing
INSURANCE COMMISSIONER DONNA LEE H. WILLIAMS hereby gives notice that a PUBLIC HEARING will be held on Tuesday, October 5, 2004, at 10:00 AM in the Consumer Services Conference Room of the Delaware Department of Insurance, 841 Silver Lake Boulevard, Dover, Delaware. The hearing is to consider amending Regulation 504 relating to Continuing Education for Insurance Agents, Brokers, Surplus Lines Brokers.
The purpose for amending Regulation 504 is to change certain course requirements relating to continuing education for licensed producers, to modernize and streamline course approval procedures, to change reciprocity guidelines to reflect changes in policy and law, and to make technical corrections and changes to the existing regulation. The foregoing purposes are general in nature and do not include all specific changes to the existing regulation. The proposed amendments are designed to incorporate the changes to continuing education standards for producers approved by the National Association of Insurance Commissioners. A copy of the proposed regulation is on the Delaware Department of Insurance website at http://www.state.de.us/inscom/
The hearing will be conducted in accordance with 18 Del.C. §311 and the Delaware Administrative Procedures Act, 29 Del.C. Chapter 101. Comments are being solicited from any interested party. Comments may be in writing or may be presented orally at the Hearing. Written comments, testimony or other written materials concerning the proposed change to the regulation must be received by the Department of Insurance no later than 4:30 p.m., Monday October 4, 2004, and should be addressed to Deputy Attorney General Michael J. Rich, c/o Delaware Department of Insurance, 841 Silver Lake Boulevard, Dover, DE 19904, telephone 302.739.4251.