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The Government Accountability Office said in a report released last week that inconsistencies remain in state licensing of insurance producers–such as in conducting background checks and fingerprinting.
"Without full checks on applicants, states may less effectively protect consumers," the GAO report said, noting that "licensing standards, including how state regulators define lines of insurance, also vary across states, further hindering efforts to create reciprocity in agent licensing."
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