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Anyone involved in the placement of
insurance contracts (commonly known as "selling insurance") in Nova Scotia.
This includes LLQP Life Insurance (including Accident & Sickness),
Restricted LLQP Life (Accident & Sickness only), and General insurance,
including Automobile, Travel, Accident and Baggage Insurance, etc. |
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Financial
Institutions Division
Nova Scotia Department of Finance
Tel: (902) 424-5613 or 424-5528
Fax: (902) 424-1298
e-mail: fininst@gov.ns.ca
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Office
Location:
Provincial Building
1723 Hollis Street, 4th Floor
Halifax, NS B3J 1V9
Mailing Address:
PO Box 2271
Halifax, NS B3J 3C8 |
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With this Licence, there are two different
ways to submit your application form:
A) You can send in a hard copy. You can get a form by:
(1) downloading
a form from our
website;
(2) visiting any Access
Nova Scotia Centre; or
(3) calling, writing or visiting
the Licensing Section office listed above.
B) You can fill it out on-line. (If you apply online, we will
process your payment, and return a copy of your documents for your signature
and the signature of your Sponsor.)
To do this, you must be able to pay
as follows:
(1) by Visa, MasterCard or American
Express Credit Card; or
(2) with an already established
positive balance account with the Nova Scotia Business Registry.
We cannot accept any form of Debit
cards at this time.
If you wish to apply on-line, Click here. Before you begin, make sure you have at hand the information
listed below!
Information you will need to fill out your application form:
- Provide the date your examination was written and your exam
mark.
Effective January 1, 2003, applicants for an LLQP Life,
Accident & Sickness License & an LLQP Accident & Sickness
Only License must provide proof of
successful completion of the Life Licensing Qualification Program
(LLQP) prior to writing the provincial licensing exam. To view
list of course providers, click
here.
- Details are required if you have
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- had a licence or registration refused suspended, rovoked or
subject to a disciplinary hearing
- been convicted of, or are currently charged, with an offence
- been involved in a personal or corporate bankruptcy within
the past six years
- have any unpaid judgements against you
- had any employment or business relationship terminated for
breach of trust or confidentiality, fraud, misappropriation of
funds, theft, forgery, sexual harassment or physical assault
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- Name and address of the Agency where you
will be employed, if applicable.
- If you are a director, officer or employee of a bank, loan
corporation, finance or trust company specify the name(s) and
address(es).
- For general agents only, and if monies are payable to you,
provide name and address of financial institution in which you
deposit all monies.
- Three years of employment history.
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The completed application is submitted to the Department, along with the
applicable fee (see Price below).
Applicants must successfully complete the prelicensing examination
administered by the Office of the Superintendent of Insurance.
Within 3 months of passing that examination, applicants must submit
a completed individual application form to the Department, along with
the applicable fees (see Price below). That form must also be signed
by a sponsor who is an Insurer that is licensed to operate in Nova Scotia.
The Department will do a background check on the applicant.
If the applicant is a non-resident, a Certificate of Authority from
the jurisdiction in which the applicant resides must be provided.
If all requirements are met and the application is approved, the licence
will be mailed to the applicant. |
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Initial application and renewal: $358.14
Change of sponsor: $59.69
Exams: $59.69
Supplemental Exam Fee: $29.85
Certificate of Status: $11.94
If you send in an application form (or drop it off in person), payment
is by cash, cheque or money order made out to the Minister of Finance.
No debit cards are accepted at this time.
If you apply on-line, payment is (a) by Visa, MasterCard or American
Express credit card, or (b) with an already established positive balance
account with the Nova Scotia Business Registry. No debit cards are accepted
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