§431:9A-174 Authority of owners. (a) The employees and authorized representatives of owners may sell, solicit, and offer stored property insurance and shall not be subject to licensure as an insurance producer under this chapter; provided that:

(1) The owner obtains a limited lines license to authorize its employees and authorized representatives to sell, solicit, and offer stored property insurance pursuant to this part;

(2) The insurer issuing the stored property insurance either directly supervises or appoints a supervising entity to supervise the administration of a stored property insurance program, including development of a training program for employees and authorized representatives of the owner. The training shall comply with the following:

(A) Prior to an employee or authorized representative directly engaging in the activity of selling, soliciting, or offering stored property insurance, the employee or authorized representative shall receive the training set forth in this section;

(B) The training may be conducted in electronic form; provided that, if the training is conducted in an electronic form, the supervising entity shall implement a supplemental education program regarding the stored property insurance product that is conducted and overseen by a licensed employee of the supervising entity; and

(C) Each employee and authorized representative directly engaged in the activity of selling, soliciting, or offering stored property insurance shall receive basic instruction about the stored property insurance offered to occupants and the disclosures required under section 431:9A-173; and

(3) No employee or authorized representative of an owner shall advertise, represent, or otherwise portray the employee or authorized representative as a non-limited lines licensed insurance producer, unless so licensed.

(b) The charges for stored property insurance coverage may be billed and collected by the owner. Any charge to the enrolled occupant for coverage that is not included in the cost associated with the rental of storage space or related services shall be separately itemized on the enrolled occupant's bill. If the stored property insurance coverage is included with the rental of storage space or related services, the owner shall clearly and conspicuously disclose to the enrolled occupant that the stored property insurance coverage is included with the rental of storage space or related services. An owner that bills and collects the charges shall not be required to maintain the funds in a segregated account; provided that the owner is authorized by the insurer or supervising entity to hold the funds in an alternative manner and remits the funds to the insurer or supervising entity within sixty days of receipt. All premiums received by an owner from an enrolled occupant for the sale of stored property insurance shall be held in a fiduciary capacity for the benefit of the insurer. [L 2019, c 284, pt of §2]