# DC DISB Bulletin: Licensing of Limited Lines Travel Insurance Producers: Licensing of Limited Lines Travel Insurance Producers

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## Section

- **Citation:** DC DISB Bulletin: Licensing of Limited Lines Travel Insurance Producers
- **Heading:** Licensing of Limited Lines Travel Insurance Producers
- **Jurisdiction:** District of Columbia
- **Kind:** Agency guidance
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** DC DISB Insurance Bulletins and Notices / Licensing of Limited Lines Travel Insurance Producers

## Text

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Government of the District of Columbia
Muriel Bowser, Mayor
Department of Insurance, Securities and Banking
DISBIF
Chester A. McPherson
Acting Commissioner
BULLETIN
15-IB-03-05/04
TO: ALL DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA LICENSED PRODUCERS
FROM:
CHESTER A. MCPHERSON, ACTING COMMISSIONER
DATE:
MAY 19, 2015
SUBJECT: LICENSING OF LIMITED LINES TRAVEL INSURANCE PRODUCERS
The intent of this Bulletin is to communicate the Department of Insurance, Securities and
Banking's ("Department") position with respect to the activities of limited lines producers with
travel qualifications as provided in D.C. Official Code § 31-1131.04 and 1131.07(10)(E), and the
rules promulgated at 26 DCMR § 100 et seq. The guidance set-forth in this Bulletin is intended
to harmonize District of Columbia law with national standards.
Limited Line Authority
The Commissioner is authorized to issue a limited lines qualification to an individual or business
entity applying for an insurance producer license pursuant to D.C. Official Code § 31-
1131.07(10)(E). An employee or authorized representative of a limited line business entity or a
travel agency that writes insurance on behalf of the limited lines producer, may make travel
insurance available to consumers, incidental to the offer of travel services, so long as the
requirements of the regulations cited and guidance provided in this Bulletin are fulfilled.
Requirements
A limited lines producer may make travel insurance available through travel agencies incidental
to the offer of travel services, including providing a general description of the coverage,
processing applications and collecting premiums on behalf of a limited lines producer, as long as
the travel agencies and its employees or authorized representatives, act pursuant to the direction
and training of the limited line travel producer business entity licensee of record
vel agencies incidental
to the offer of travel services, including providing a general description of the coverage,
processing applications and collecting premiums on behalf of a limited lines producer, as long as
the travel agencies and its employees or authorized representatives, act pursuant to the direction
and training of the limited line travel producer business entity licensee of record.
For a limited lines business entity writing insurance through travel agencies, the business entity
shall:
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(A)
At the time of licensure, establish and maintain a register on a form prescribed or
approved by the Commissioner of authorized travel agencies that write insurance
through, and on behalf of, the limited line business entity. The register shall:
(1) Include the name, address, and contact information of each travel agency,
including the supervising officer or person, that offers travel insurance on
behalf of the limited line business entity;
(2) Include each travel agency's Federal Tax Identification Number; and
(3) Be updated and certified no less than annually by the limited lines business
entity and made available to the Department for examination upon reasonable
request.
(B)
The limited line insurance producer of record for the business entity shall:
(1) Certify that the employees and authorized representatives of each travel
agency have disclosed all regulatory or criminal actions that would be
required to be disclosed by the limited line producer and have complied with
18 U.S.C. § 1033.
vailable to the Department for examination upon reasonable
request.
(B)
The limited line insurance producer of record for the business entity shall:
(1) Certify that the employees and authorized representatives of each travel
agency have disclosed all regulatory or criminal actions that would be
required to be disclosed by the limited line producer and have complied with
18 U.S.C. § 1033.
(2) Certify that an employee or authorized representative or travel agency that had
previously been approved to make travel insurance available on behalf of the
limited line business entity is no longer eligible and that such authority has
been rescinded.
Certifications under subparagraphs (1) and (2) shall be updated no less than
annually by the limited lines business entity and made available to the Department
for examination upon reasonable request.
(C)
Consistent with 26 DCMR § 100.8, the limited line business entity and producer
of record are responsible for all actions of each travel agency registered under its
license and such employees and authorized representatives.
(D)
In addition to complying with 26 DCMR § 100.9, the limited lines training and
education for travel agency employees and representatives who are not licensed as
an insurance producer shall include specific instruction on the prohibition from
making statements or engaging in conduct, express or implied, that would lead a
consumer to believe:
(1)
That the purchase of travel limited line insurance is required;
(2)
That the consumer does not have insurance policies in place that may
already provide the coverage offered by the travel agency; and
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aking statements or engaging in conduct, express or implied, that would lead a
consumer to believe:
(1)
That the purchase of travel limited line insurance is required;
(2)
That the consumer does not have insurance policies in place that may
already provide the coverage offered by the travel agency; and
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(3)
That the employee or authorized representative is qualified to evaluate or
interpret the technical terms, benefits, and conditions of the offered travel
limited line insurance coverage or the adequacy of the traveler's existing
coverage.
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