ARTICLE 15.5. Cargo Shippers’ Agents [1757.1. - 1757.3.]

Cal. Insurance Code - INS 15.5.

in effect

Cal. Insurance Code - INS § 1757.1. Section 1757.1.

A limited license may be issued to a natural person or to an organization who or which acts as an agent on behalf of a cargo owner, a cargo shipper, or both. The limited license shall authorize the agent of the cargo owner, cargo shipper, or both to procure cargo insurance only on behalf of a cargo owner or shipper for whom the agent is also arranging for the carriage of goods. The limited license shall authorize the agent acting on behalf of the cargo owner, cargo shipper, or both, only to procure cargo insurance, perform related document preparation, and assist the cargo owners or shippers, or both, with the filing of claims or preparation of proofs of loss in connection with filing claims and performing similar claims activities.

Cal. Insurance Code - INS § 1757.2. Section 1757.2.

A limited cargo shipper’s license shall be applied for and renewed in the same manner as is provided in this chapter for a licensee to act as a property broker-agent or a casualty broker-agent, except that an applicant for a limited license as a cargo shipper’s agent need not pass a qualifying examination and is exempt from the continuing education requirements. The fee for filing an application shall be twenty-nine dollars ($29) for each year or fraction thereof of the term of the license applied for.

Cal. Insurance Code - INS § 1757.3. Section 1757.3.

The commissioner may make reasonable rules and regulations necessary for the convenient administration of the provisions of this article respecting the licensing and renewal of licenses of cargo shippers’ agents.

Source: CA Legislative Counsel Bulk DataURL: https://downloads.leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/pubinfo_2025.zipFetched: 6/27/2026