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We are required to obtain Social Security
numbers in connection with your application for occupational and professional
licenses to comply with federal law as set out in 42 U.S.C. §§
450(c)(2)(C)(i), 654, and 666, and by state law under Ark. Code Ann. § 17-1-104. Your Social Security number may then be
used for the purposes set forth in those statutes, including the enforcement
of spousal and child support orders and paternity determinations, and the
administration of tax systems, and may be shared with the agencies which have
responsibility for those matters. Your
Social Security number will not appear on the face of your license, but will
be kept on file by the Arkansas Insurance Department with your license information.
In addition, you may on a voluntary basis
permit the Arkansas Insurance Department to use your Social Security number
for internal identification purposes and to share your Social Security number
with the National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) for inclusion
in the national producer databases (PDB) as a means of identification. The PDB is intended to assist in a uniform
nationwide system of licensing through that allows the NAIC to provide
licensing information to state insurance regulators and the National
Insurance Producer Registry (NIPR)to provide licensing information to
insurance companies for compliance purposes.
Your Social Security number will not be displayed to state insurance
regulators or NIPR customers on these national producer databases. If you do not wish the Arkansas Insurance
Department to share your Social Security number with the NAIC or NIPR you
will not be able to take advantage of electronic processing of your license
and nationwide licensing using the these national producer databases.
IF YOU DO NOT
AGREE TO THE USE OF YOUR SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBER AS DESCRIBED IN PARAGRAPH 2,
YOU MUST SO ADVISE THE DEPARTMENT IN WRITING TO THE ADDRESS BELOW.
Arkansas Insurance
Department
Attn: License Division
1200 W. Third
Street
Little Rock,
AR 72201
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