Michigan Compiled Laws

Mich. Comp. Laws § 500.1212 (2026)

Persons acting as solicitors; contract with agent; license; notice of appointment.

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THE INSURANCE CODE OF 1956

Act 218 of 1956

500.1212 Persons acting as solicitors; contract with agent; license; notice of appointment.

Sec. 1212.

(1) An agent may not appoint, employ or in any manner receive the benefit of business done or services rendered in this state by a person acting as a solicitor unless that person is so authorized to act by a written contract with the agent, he is licensed as a solicitor in accordance with this chapter, and the agent has notified the commissioner in writing of the appointment.

(2) A person who is licensed as a solicitor, within the lines of insurance permitted by the license, may act on behalf of a licensed agent if the agent has properly notified the commissioner of the appointment of that person as his solicitor.

History: Add. 1972, Act 133, Eff. Mar. 30, 1973

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Notes of Decisions

Cited in 1 case, 2003–2003 · leading case: McClain v. Coverdell & Co., 272 F. Supp. 2d 631 (E.D. Mich. 2003).

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McClain v. Coverdell & Co., 272 F. Supp. 2d 631 (E.D. Mich. 2003). “But many of the allegations assert that Defendants’ conduct violated other provisions of the insurance code, such as § 500.1212, which is not covered by the Chapter 20 exception.”

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