Under 18 U.S.C. 1033, a person convicted of a felony involving dishonesty or a breach of trust may work in the business of insurance only if:
Explanation
The federal statute bars anyone convicted of a felony involving dishonesty or breach of trust from engaging in the business of insurance affecting interstate commerce unless written consent is granted by the appropriate insurance regulatory official, and it also penalizes any insurer that knowingly employs such a person. Simply waiting out a period of years, disclosing the conviction or moving the person to a back-office role does not satisfy it.
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