Sec. 4002.001. EXAMINATION REQUIRED. (a) Except as otherwise provided by this code, an applicant for a license to act as an agent in this state must: (1) take a personal written examination prescribed by the commissioner; and (2) pass the examination to the satisfaction of the department. (b) The examination must determine the applicant's competence with respect to: (1) the type of insurance contracts for which the applicant seeks a license; (2) the laws of this state regulating the business of insurance; and (3) the ethical obligations and duties of an agent. Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1274, Sec. 7, eff. April 1, 2005.