Errors and omissions insurance.

(a) A person licensed as a real estate broker, associate real estate broker, or real estate salesperson shall, as a condition of licensing, carry and maintain errors and omissions insurance to cover activities for which licensing is required under AS 08.88.161 . (b) The department shall establish by regulation the terms and conditions of the errors and omissions insurance required by this section, including (1) coverage requirements; (2) limits of coverage; (3) the maximum amount of premium to be charged licensees under a master errors and omissions policy under (d) of this section; and (4) the method for adjusting these amounts based on the Consumer Price Index. (c) A licensee may obtain the errors and omissions insurance required by (a) of this section by (1) obtaining a master insurance policy that may be made available to licensees by the commission; or (2) independently obtaining errors and omissions insurance that complies with the requirements established under (b) of this section. (d) The commission may (1) solicit bids for a master errors and omissions insurance policy for licensees that meets the minimum terms and conditions established under (b) of this section using a competitive sealed bid process under AS 36.30 (State Procurement Code); and (2) charge a licensee a reasonable administration fee to recover costs incurred in connection with the solicitation made under (1) of this subsection. (e) [Repealed, § 4 ch 39 SLA 2016.] (f) A licensee seeking to obtain or renew a license shall certify to the commission that errors and omissions insurance has been obtained. A licensee who elects to independently obtain errors and omissions insurance shall provide a certificate of coverage with the application to obtain or renew a license.