Section 7504 - License revocation and denial(a) The Commissioner may refuse to issue, suspend, revoke or refuse to renew the license of a viatical settlement provider or viatical settlement broker if the Commissioner finds any of the following: (1) There was a material misrepresentation in the application for the license.(2) The licensee or any officer, partner, member or key management personnel has been convicted of fraudulent or dishonest practices, is subject to a final administrative action, or is otherwise shown to be untrustworthy or incompetent.(3) The viatical settlement provider demonstrates a pattern of unreasonable payments to viators.(4) The licensee or any officer, partner, member or key management personnel has been found guilty of, or has pleaded guilty or nolo contendere to, any felony, or to a misdemeanor involving fraud or moral turpitude, regardless of whether a judgment of conviction has been entered by the court.(5) The viatical settlement provider has entered into any viatical settlement contract that has not been approved pursuant to this Act.(6) The viatical settlement provider has failed to honor contractual obligations set out in a viatical settlement contract or a viatical settlement purchase agreement.(7) The licensee no longer meets the requirements for initial licensure.(8) The viatical settlement provider has assigned, transferred or pledged a viaticated policy to a person other than a viatical settlement provider licensed in this State, a viatical settlement purchaser, an accredited investor or qualified institutional buyer as defined respectively in Rule 501(a) or Rule 144A promulgated under the Federal Securities Act of 1933, as amended, financing entity, special purpose entity, or related provider trust.(9) The licensee or any officer, partner, member or key management personnel has violated any provision of this Act.(b) The Commissioner may suspend, revoke, or refuse to renew the license of a viatical settlement broker or a life insurance producer operating as a viatical settlement broker pursuant to this Act if the Commissioner finds that the viatical settlement broker or life insurance producer has violated the provisions of this Act or has otherwise engaged in bad faith conduct with 1 or more viators.(c) If the Commissioner denies a license application or suspends, revokes, or refuses to renew the license of a viatical settlement provider or viatical settlement broker, or suspends, revokes, or refuses to renew a license of a life insurance producer operating as a viatical settlement broker pursuant to this Act, the Commissioner shall conduct a hearing in accordance with §§ 323-327 of this title and Chapter 101 of title 29.Amended by Laws 2017, ch. 172,s 1, eff. 9/14/2017. 72 Del. Laws, c. 132, § 1.;