# 18 Del. C. § 2305A: § Â 2305A. Banks acting as insurance agents or brokers > Delaware · Statutes · In force URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_DE_T18_C23_S2305A ## Section - **Citation:** 18 Del. C. § 2305A - **Heading:** § Â 2305A. Banks acting as insurance agents or brokers - **Jurisdiction:** Delaware - **Kind:** Statutes - **Status:** In force - **Text as of:** August 14, 2026 - **Source:** Compiled text - **Location:** Delaware Code / Title 18 / Chapter 23 / Section 2305A ## Text (a) Banks and subsidiaries thereof first authorized to conduct the business of insurance pursuant to § 761(a)(14) of Title 5 shall not act as insurance agents or brokers unless duly licensed to act as such pursuant to the provisions of Chapter 17 of this title; provided, that such banks or subsidiaries thereof may sell insurance pursuant to subsections (b) and (c) of this section without separate license if such sales are conducted exclusively by an individual, partnership or corporation duly licensed as an agent or broker under Chapter 17 of this title with whom such bank or subsidiary thereof shall have contracted. All of the business of acting as an insurance agent or broker undertaken by or on behalf of a bank or subsidiary thereof shall be subject to the provisions of Chapter 17 of this title regulating insurance agents or brokers generally; provided, that the prohibition against sharing commissions set forth in § 1739 of this title shall not apply to an agent employed, or contracting with, a bank with respect to the commissions earned by such agent on insurance sold through or on behalf of said bank. (b) Subject to subsection (c) of this section, banks or subsidiaries thereof first authorized to conduct the business of insurance pursuant to § 761(a)(14) of Title 5 which are either licensed as insurance agents or brokers, or which shall have contracted with an independent individual, partnership or corporation so licensed, may sell insurance both on branch premises and at other, nonbranch locations. (c) Until July 1, 1994, all sales of insurance to the Delaware public by a bank or subsidiary thereof, or an individual, partnership or corporation licensed as an agent or broker with whom a bank or subsidiary has contracted for the sale of insurance, shall, at each branch office or other location, be conducted under the supervision of 1 or more insurance agents or brokers, located on the premises, who have been licensed and have actual experience as insurance agents or brokers for a period of not less than 5 years. (d) Nothing in this section shall be construed as derogating from the authority of any bank or subsidiary thereof whose power to conduct the business of insurance first derives from its charter, or otherwise by operation of law other than § 761(a)(14) of Title 5. ## Nearby sections - [18 Del. C. § 2301 § Â 2301. Declaration of purpose.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_DE_T18_C23_S2301.md) - [18 Del. C. § 2302 § Â 2302. 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