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subchapter II-A. Nothing in this section is intended to restrict
or interfere with the ability of the Bureau of Insurance, the
Bureau of Banking or the Office of Consumer Credit Regulation to
adopt rules with respect to areas in which the respective agencies
have independent jurisdiction.

 
Sec. 20. 9-B MRSA §131, sub-§22-D, as enacted by PL 1997, c. 315, §9,
is amended to read:

 
22-D. Insurance consultant. "Insurance consultant" means a
person engaged in the business of an insurance consultant as
defined in Title 24-A, section 1508 1402, subsection 4, 8 or 11.

 
Sec. 21. 9-B MRSA §161, sub-§2, ¶K, as amended by PL 1997, c. 315, §11;
affected by c. 508, Pt. A, §3 and amended by Pt. B, §1, is
repealed and the following enacted in its place:

 
K.__The examination or furnishing of any financial records
by a fiduciary institution to any officer, employee or agent
of the Treasurer of State for use solely in the exercise of
that officer's, employee's or agent's duties under the
Uniform Unclaimed Property Act, Title 33, chapter 41; or

 
Sec. 22. 9-B MRSA §448, sub-§2, ¶A, as enacted by PL 1997, c. 315,
§17, is amended to read:

 
A. "Affiliate" has the same meaning as defined in Title 24-
A, section 1514-A 1443-A, subsection 1.

 
Sec. 23. 9-B MRSA §448, sub-§5, as enacted by PL 1997, c. 315, §17,
is amended to read:

 
5. Rulemaking. The superintendent, Superintendent of
Insurance and the Director of the Office of Consumer Credit
Regulation are authorized, pursuant to this subsection, Title 9-
A, section 4-407 and Title 24-A, section 1514-A 1443-A,
subsection 5 3 to undertake joint rulemaking to carry out the
purpose of subsection 4, including issues regarding signs, the
physical location of sales of insurance and identification of
agents and brokers affiliated with financial institutions, credit
unions, financial institution holding companies or supervised
lenders. In adopting rules pursuant to this section, the
superintendent, the Superintendent of Insurance and the Director
of the Office of Consumer Credit Regulation shall consider the
possibility of confusion and perception of coercion among the
insurance consuming public, the need for cost-effective delivery
of insurance products to insurance consumers and the importance
of parity among agents and brokers affiliated with federally
chartered and state-chartered financial institutions and credit
unions. Any rule adopted may not interfere significantly with


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