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PENDING 2017
Export-Import Bank of the United States (EXIM)
COMMISSIONED BROKER APPLICATION FORM
Subject
to
compliance
with
the
terms
and
conditions
of
this
Application
and
the
attached
Standards
of
Professional
Conduct
and
Service,
an
insurance
broker
may
become
registered
with
EXIM
and
eligible
for
commission
payments
under
EXIM
export
credit
insurance
policies
if
the
broker
is
appointed
as
broker-of-record
by
the
policyholder
either
by
designation
on
an
insurance
policy
application
or
by
separate
letter.
The
commission
payments
shall
be
based
on
EXIM’s
“Broker
Commission
Schedule”
in
effect
at
the
time
of
shipment
in
the
brokered
transaction.
Name
of
Brokerage:
____________________________________________________________________________________
Contact:
__________________________________________
Title:
______________________________________________
Address:
__________________________________________________________
PO
Box:
___________________________
City:
______________________________________________
State:
_______________________
Zip:
_________________
Phone:
(_____)
_______________
Fax:
(_____)
_________________
Email:
_____________________________________
Tax
ID#:
__________________________
DUNS
#:
_________________________
No.
of
Employees:
__________________
Other
lines
of
brokered
Insurance:
________________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________________________________________
Do
you
have
other
offices
you
wish
to
register
(to
be
eligible
for
commissions)?
_____
No
_____
Yes
If
“Yes”,
please
list
firm’s
name,
address,
telephone
number,
fax
number
and
contact
person
on
a
separate
sheet.
A
list
of
registered
insurance
brokers
is
available
on
EXIM’s
website, and applicants seeking a broker
are
referred
to
the
list.
Please indicate here if you DO NOT wish to have your name released.
APPLICATION
REQUIREMENTS
AND
INSTRUCTIONS
1)
2)
3)
4)
5)
Sign
and
return
the
attached
“Standards
of
Professional
Conduct
and
Service”.
Attach
a
copy
of
a
current,
valid
State
resident insurance
brokerage
license
indicating
issuance
and/or
expiry
date(s).
Attach
a copy of the Declarations page from your current
professional
liability
insurance
policy.
Sign
and
return
the
attached
“Authorization
for
Automated
Deposits”
form.
Submit
a
description
of
your
business
operations,
which
should
include
at
a
minimum:
(i)
relevant
background
and
history
of
your
company;
(ii)
description
of
your
expertise
in
export
credit
insurance
products;
(iii)
your
plan
to
promote
EXIM
programs
to
U.S.
exporters;
and
(iv)
for any other individuals with your firm who are licensed
insurance brokers and will be broking EXIM products, provide a
list
of
names
of
all
such individuals
and
the
States
in
which
they
are
licensed.
CERTIFICATIONS
AND
NOTICES
The
Broker
(it)
CERTIFIES
and/or
ACKNOWLEDGES
to EXIM
the
following:
1.
Debarment,
Suspension
and
Delinquency.
(a)
Neither
it
nor
its
principals
has
been
within
the
past
3
years
(i)
debarred,
suspended
or
declared
ineligible
from
participating
in
or
voluntarily
excluded
from
participation
in
a
“Covered
Transaction”
defined
in
the
Government
wide
Debarment
and
Suspension
(Nonprocurement)
regulations
and
the
Export
Import
Bank of
the
United
States
Debarment
and
Suspension
(Nonprocurement)
regulations.;
(ii)
formally
proposed
for
debarment, with a final determination still pending; (iii) or indicted, convicted or had a civil judgment rendered against
it
for
any
of
the offenses
listed
in
the
Government
wide
Debarment
and
Suspension
(Nonprocurement)
regulations;
and
b)
Neither
it
nor
its
principals
is
delinquent
on
any
amounts
due
and
owing
to
the
U.S.
Government,
its
agencies
or
instrumentalities
as
of
the
date
of
this
application;
and
c)
In
connection
with
a
transaction,
it
has
not
and
will
not
knowingly
enter
into
any
agreements
or
affiliations
with
any
individual
or
entity
to
whom
items
(a)
or
(b)
above
apply;
or
d) It
has
received
a
written
statement
of
exception
from
EXIM
and
attached
it
to
this
certification,
permitting
participation
in
the
transaction
despite
an
inability
to
make
certifications
(a)(i)1 (iii),
(b)
and
(c).
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2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
Lobbying.
It
will
complete
and
submit
SF
Form1 LLL,
Disclosure
Form
to
Report
Lobbying
if,
to
the
best
of
its knowledge
and
belief,
any
funds
have
been
paid
or
will
be
paid
to
any
person
for
influencing
or
attempting
to influence,
in
connection
with
this
application:
(a)
any
officer
or
employee
of
any
U.S.
Government
agency;
or
(b)
any Member
of
Congress
or
a
Member’s
employee;
or
(c)
any
officer
or
employee
of
Congress.
Corrupt
Practices.
Corrupt
payments
made
in
connection
with
Bank
supported
transactions
may
be
a
violation
of
the
Foreign
Corrupt
Practices
Act
of
1977
(15
USC
78dd1 l,
et.
seq.)
or
other
applicable
law
or
regulation
which
provides for
civil
and
criminal
penalties
against
individuals
who
directly
or
indirectly
make
or
facilitate
corrupt
payments
to foreign
officials
to
obtain
or
keep
business.
Notice
of
Authority
to
Request
Information.
The
broker
is
hereby
notified
that
the
information
being
requested
is done
so
under
authority
of
the
Export-Import
Bank
Act
of
1945
(12
USC
635
et
seq.)
and
other
applicable
laws
and
regulations.
Provision
of
this
information
is
mandatory
and
failure
to
provide
the
requested
information
may
result
in
EXIM
being
unable
to
determine
eligibility
to
be
a
registered
broker
for
EXIM’s
Insurance
Program.
The information
provided
will
be
reviewed
to
determine
if
the
broker
meets
EXIM’s
requirements
under
the
program.
EXIM
may
not
require
the
information
requested,
and
applicants
are
not
required
to
respond,
unless
a
currently valid
OMB
control
number
is
displayed
on
this
form
(see
upper
right
of
each
page).
Confidentiality
and
Disclosure
Notice.
EXIM will endeavor to restrict the disclosure of all information provided in this
form to the fullest extent permissible under federal information disclosure laws including the Freedom of Information Act
(5 U.S.C. 552), the Privacy Act of 1974 (5 U.S.C. 552a), or under any other law or court
order.
EXIM
shall
have
a
right
to
transfer
to
another
U.S.
Government
authority
any
financial records
included
in
this
certification
or
other
correspondence
as
necessary
to
process,
service,
foreclose
or
collect
on an insured
debt
or
for
any
other
lawful
purpose.
Public
Burden
Statement.
We
estimate
that
it
will
take
you
about
2
hours
per
response
including
reviewing
instructions,
searching
data
sources,
gathering
information,
completing,
and
reviewing
the
application.
However,
you
are
not
required
to
provide
information
requested
unless
a
valid
OMB
control
number
is
displayed
on
the
form. Please
send
comments
regarding
the
burden
estimate,
including
suggestions
for
reducing
it
to:
Export
Import Bank,
Broker
Relations,
811
Vermont
Ave.,
N.
W.
Washington,
D.C.
20571
and
Office
of
Management
and
Budget,
Paperwork
Reduction
Project,
OMB
#
30481 0024,
725
17th
Street,
N.W.,
Washington,
D.C.
20503.
Standards
of
Professional
Conduct
and
Service.
The
broker
must
sign
the
Standards
of
Professional
Conduct
and
Service
in
connection
with
this
Application
and
every
three
years
thereafter.
EXIM
reserves
the
right
to withdraw
or
rescind
a
broker’s
registration
with
EXIM:
(i)
immediately
for
cause;
or
(ii)
at
any
time,
without cause,
upon
30
days
prior
written
notice.
"Cause"
includes
the
breach
of
any
applicable
Standard
of
Professional Conduct
and
Service
and
may
also
include
other
conduct
such
as,
in
EXIM's
sole
determination,
an
excessive claims
history
associated
with
transactions
brokered
by
such
broker,
or
a
reasonable
belief
that
the
broker
was involved
in
fraudulent
or
wrongful
activity,
or
that
the
broker
knew
or
should
have
known
that
a
specific
transaction was
tainted
by
fraud.
Removal
from
the
list
of
registered
brokers
will
result
in
the
cancellation
of
eligibility
to
receive commission
payments
from EXIM.
False
Claims.
The
representations
made
by
the
broker
and
the
facts
stated
by
it
in
these
certifications
and
its
attachments
are
true,
to
the
best
of
its
knowledge
and
belief,
and
it
has
not
misrepresented
or
omitted
any
material
facts.
It
further
understands
that
these
certifications
are
subject
to
the
penalties
for
fraud
against
the
U.S. Government
(18
USC
1001
et
seq.).
Signature:
_________________________________________
Print
Name:
_______________________________________
Title:
_____________________________________________
Date:
_____________________________________________
Send
this
application
to
Attn:
Broker
Relations,
EXIM,
811
Vermont
Avenue,
NW,
Washington,
D.C.
20571
The
EXIM
website
is
http://www.exim.gov
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INSURANCE
BROKERS
STANDARDS
OF
PROFESSIONAL
CONDUCT
AND
SERVICE
At
all
times
while
registered
as
a
broker
with
EXIM,
the
broker
(“you”)
shall:
1. Act
in
a
professional,
reasonable,
prudent
and
forthright
manner
and
at
all
times
with
the
utmost
good
faith
and
integrity,
in
all
dealings
with
your
client
and
EXIM;
2. Make
certain
that
your
clients
and
third
parties
understand
that
you
are
neither
an
employee
of
EXIM
nor an
official
representative
of
EXIM;
3. Stay
knowledgeable
about
not
only
EXIM
export
credit
insurance
but
also
alternatives,
including
other EXIM
programs,
other
U.S.
government
programs,
and
private
sector
products
as
well,
in
order
to provide the
best
options
to
your
clients;
4. Educate
yourself,
agents,
employees
and
your
clients
about
EXIM’s
insurance
program
and
policies, including
their
benefits
and
proper
usage;
5. Serve
as
your
clients’
primary
contact
for
any
questions
concerning
EXIM
policies
and
procedures
and
the
servicing
of
an
EXIM
insurance
policy;
6. Review
all
applications,
issued
policies,
renewals
of
policies
and
credit
limits,
and
claims,
for
timeliness,
completeness,
accuracy
and
reasonableness;
7. Review
correspondence
from
EXIM
with
your
clients,
including
quotes
and
credit
limits,
to
assist
them
in
understanding
the
coverage
and
their
responsibilities;
8. Seek
from
clients
information
about
their
circumstances
and
objectives
as
might
reasonably
be
expected
to
be
relevant
in
enabling
the
broker
to
fulfill
its
responsibilities
to
them;
9. Assist
your
clients
to
comply
with
the
requirements
of
EXIM
insurance
policies,
including
shipment reports,
premium
payment
and
reports
of
overdue
accounts,
reporting
policy
cancellations,
submission
of
premium
reconciliation
reports,
notifications
of
defaults
and
filing
claims;
10. Maintain
knowledge
of
and
comply
with
all
applicable
laws,
rules,
and
regulations
of
any
government
agency, or
regulatory
organization
governing
your
professional,
financial,
or
business
activities;
11. Promptly
disclose
to
EXIM,
any
termination
of,
or
changes
or
suspensions
related
to,
the
insurance brokerage
license
submitted
in
connection
with
this
Application.
12. Disclose
to
clients
any
material
conflict
of
interest
that
could
reasonable
be
expected
to
impair
the
broker’s
ability
to
make
an
unbiased
and
objective
decision
when
making
recommendations
or
taking
actions;
13. Organize
and
control
the
internal
affairs
of
its
insurance
brokering
business
in
a
responsible
manner,
and
where
staff
are
employed
ensure
that
they
are
competent,
suitable,
and
under
adequate
day-to-day
supervision
by
a
registered
insurance
broker;
14. Take
reasonable
steps
to
give
customers
sufficient
information
in
a
comprehensible
and
timely
way
to
enable
them
to
make
balanced
and
informed
decisions
about
EXIM’s
export
credit
insurance
policies;
and
15. Prior
to
authorization,
disclose
to
EXIM
any
fees
or
commissions
received
(or
contemplated)
related
to,
or any
other
economic
interest
held
in,
the
underlying
transaction
for
which
the
broker
is
receiving
EXIM commissions.
The
undersigned
hereby
agrees
to
comply
with
the
above
Standards
of
Professional
Conduct
and
Service
and
acknowledges
that
the
foregoing
obligations
are
independent
and
separate
from
the
obligations
of
the
insured
set
forth
in
any
EXIM
export
credit
insurance
policy.
Name
of
Brokerage:
____________________________
Signature
of
Broker:
____________________________
Print
Name:
___________________________________
Date:
________________________________________
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AUTHORIZATION
FOR
AUTOMATED
DEPOSITS
(ACH
CREDITS)
I
hereby
authorize
the
Export-Import
Bank
of
the
United
States
hereinafter
called
EXIM,
to
initiate
credit
entries
to
my
___
CHECKING
___
SAVINGS
account
(check
one)
indicated
below
and
the
depository
named
below,
hereinafter
called
DEPOSITORY,
to
credit
the
same
to
such
account.
DEPOSITORY
NAME
___________________________________________________________________________
BRANCH
____________________________________________________________________________________
City
_________________________
State
________________________
Zip
___________________________
TRANSIT/ABA
NUMBER:
__
__
__
__
-
__
__
__
__
-
__
Account
Number:
____________________________________________________________________________
This
authority
is
to
remain
in
full
force
and
effect
until
EXIM
has
received
written
notification
from
me
of
its
termination
in
such
time
and
in
such
manner
as
to
afford
EXIM
a
reasonable
opportunity
to
act
on
it.
BROKER
NAME
______________________________________________________________________________
SIGNATURE:
___________________________________
DATE:
________________________________________
PLEASE
ATTACH
A
VOIDED
CHECK
FOR
THE
ACCOUNT
NAMED
ABOVE
FOR
EXIM
USE
ONLY
DATE
RECEIVED
PROCESSED
BY
Return
to:
Export-‐Import
Bank
of
the
United
States
Director
-‐
Broker
Relations
811
Vermont
Avenue,
N.W.
Washington,
DC
20571
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BROKER COMMISSION SCHEDULE
FOR EXPORT CREDIT INSURANCE POLICIES
BROKER
ELIGIBILITY
Insurance
brokers
and
agents
are
eligible
for
commission
payments
under
EXIM
export
credit
insurance
policies
if
the
broker
or
agent
is
registered
with
EXIM
and
is
appointed
as
broker-of-record
by
the
policyholder.
The
policyholder
reserves
the
right
to
appoint,
delete
or
change
the
broker
of
record
at
any
time.
Brokers
of
record
are
entitled
to
any
commissions
due
on
premiums
paid
prior
to
a
change
in
the
broker
of
record
in
accordance
with
the
procedures
set
forth
below.
COMMISSION
RATES
Commission
rates
paid
by
EXIM
are
based
on
the
type
of
policyholder
to
which
the
policy
is
issued,
as
shown
in
the
chart
below:
Type
of
Policyholder
Commission
Rate
(percentage
of
premium)
Financial
Institutions ..........................................................................8%
Exporters
Multi-Buyer
Policyholders:
EXIM
Small
Business*...........................
40%
Multi-Buyer
Policyholders:
All
others**...........................................15%
Short
Term
Single-Buyer
Policyholders:
SBA
Small
Business
...........15%
Short
Term
Single-Buyer
Policyholders:
All
others...........................10%
Medium
Term
Single-Buyer:.............................................................10%
* EXIM
Small
Business
is
defined
as
an
exporter
that
meets
applicable
SBA
small
business
criteria
and
that
averages annual export
credit
sales
of
$7.5
million
or
less
over
the
past
three
years.
**If the exporter is SBA Small Business but not EXIM Small Business, and is the beneficiary of an SBA or EXIM Working
Capital Loan Guaranty, the commission is 20%
COMMISSION
PAYMENTS
-‐
The
full
amount
of
all
premiums
are
due
at
the
appropriate
lockbox
on
or
before
the
date
specified
in
the
policy.
-‐
Insurance
brokers
should
not
remit
premiums
“net”
of
commission.
-‐
Commission
payments
will
be
made
monthly.
-‐
No
commission
payments
will
be
made
on
advance
premium.
BROKER
CHANGES
ON
EXISTING
POLICIES
EXIM
policyholders
may
appoint
or
change
their
insurance
broker
at
any
time.
Insurance
brokers
appointed
after
a
policy
is
issued
will
be
recognized
on
the
first
day
of
the
next
month
after
the
receipt
of
the
policyholder’s
written
notice appointing
an
insurance
broker
of
record.
Acknowledgment
by
EXIM
of
a
policyholder’s
appointed
insurance
broker
is
made
by
means
of
a
policy
endorsement.
Insurance
brokers
acknowledged
by
EXIM
are
eligible
for
commissions
with
respect
to
transactions
occurring
after
the
effective
date
of
the
endorsement.
Who
To
Contact:
For
additional
information,
contact EXIM using the contact information below and ask for Broker Relations.
General
Inquiries:
TEL.
202.565.EXIM
(3946)
OR
1.800.565.EXIM
(3946);
FAX
202.565.3723;
www.exim.gov;
[email protected]
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File Title | eib92-79 - 2014-03-14 |
Author | Douglas Ward |
File Modified | 2018-11-29 |
File Created | 2014-03-14 |