What’s in a Name? How To Change the Name on Your NY License

​It doesn't happen often, but occasionally a New York licensed insurance agent or broker changes their name and needs to show that on their license. Subsection (f) of Section 2102 of the New York Insurance law requires a "licensee" to notify the state Department of Financial Services "upon changing his, her or its legal name."Probably the most common reason for this is when a woman marries and assumes her husband's last name. The reverse may also occur - a marriage ends and the former wife wants to become known under her maiden name. And some folks just like to change names every few years.Whaever the…

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