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Missouri Division of Finance |
Insurance Agency MISSOURI DIVISION OF FINANCE BANK INSURANCE AGENCY ACTIVITIES SUMMARY The Gramm-Leach-Bliley Financial Modernization Act, passed by Congress in late 1999, authorized a variety of new activities for banks in the securities and insurance fields. Although Missouri banks, trust companies and savings banks already possessed many of the new powers, Missouri enacted a law in 2000 that authorized the remaining powers for Missouri institutions. Because the Division of Finance routinely gets questions from bankers about what types of "financial modernization" powers are available for their charters, we have prepared the summary below as a short review of the current status of one of the most commonly sought financial modernization powers: insurance agency. The following is a brief summary of the current powers of Missouri state chartered banks, trust companies and savings banks to conduct insurance agency activity. The summary is arranged so that you can identify your institution's type of charter and the precise type of activity or fact pattern that applies.
** Insurance Licensing Requirements ** Whenever insurance is sold to customers at a bank, trust company or savings bank office, including through a third party contract, Missouri law may require insurance agency licenses to be held by the bank, trust company or savings bank, as well as any affiliate or subsidiary involved. In addition, the institution and its affiliates should always be careful to verify that each individual agent making sales of insurance from the institution's premises is appropriately licensed. |