[O053]

ownership of expirations

In the operation of the American agency system, the independent agent's right to have or hold as property the records of customers secured and served by that agent (dates and details of expiring policies). Such ownership is contrasted with an exclusive agent's records of policyholders served by the exclusive agent which are owned by the insurer represented by the exclusive agent.

(See Expiration.)

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