(a) No person shall in this State directly or indirectly act as agent for, or otherwise represent or aid on behalf of another, any insurer not then authorized to transact such business in this State in the solicitation, negotiation, procurement or effectuation of insurance or annuity contracts, or renewal thereof, or forwarding of applications for insurance or annuities, or the dissemination of information as to coverage or rates, or inspection of risks, or fixing of rates, or investigation or adjustment of claims or losses, or collection or forwarding of premiums, or in any other manner represent or assist such an insurer in the transaction of insurance with respect to subjects of insurance resident, located or to be performed in this State.
(b) This section does not apply to:
(1) Matters authorized to be done by the Commissioner under the Unauthorized Insurers Process Act, §§ 2103-2108 of this title;
(2) Transactions as to which the insurer is not required to have a certificate of authority pursuant to § 506 (exceptions to certificate of authority requirement) of this title;
(3) A licensed adjuster or attorney-at-law representing such an insurer from time to time in his or her professional capacity;
(4) Persons in this State who secure and furnish information for the purposes of group life insurance, group or blanket health insurance or annuity coverages, or for enrolling individuals under such plans or issuing certificates thereunder or otherwise assisting in administering such plans where no commission is paid for such services and the master policy or contract was lawfully solicited, issued and delivered in and pursuant to the laws of a state in which the insurer was then authorized to transact insurance;
(5) The employee, compensated on salary only, of a Delaware employer who on behalf of the employer assists in the procurement or administration of insurance coverages on the property, risks and insurable interests of the employer.
18 Del. C. 1953, § 2101; 56 Del. Laws, c. 380, § 1; 70 Del. Laws, c. 186, § 1.
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