Maryland Personal Lines Insurance License Exam — All Questions

Which agency issues resident personal lines insurance producer licenses in Maryland?

• a.The federal Department of Insurance
• b.Maryland Department of Insurance
• c.Maryland Insurance Administration (MIA)✓
• d.Maryland Insurance Commission

The insurance regulator in Maryland is the Maryland Insurance Administration (MIA), led by the Maryland Insurance Commissioner. It issues and renews producer licenses and enforces the state insurance code. Source: Maryland Insurance Administration (https://insurance.maryland.gov/), confirmed this session.

After a producer is licensed in Maryland, what generally must occur before he or she can transact business for a specific insurer?

• a.Nothing further — the license alone authorizes sales for any insurer
• b.The producer must first sell to at least five clients on a temporary permit
• c.The insurer must appoint the producer, and that appointment is filed with the Maryland Insurance Administration✓
• d.The producer must post a personal surety bond with the state treasurer

A license lets a person act as a producer, but to represent a particular company that insurer must appoint the producer, with the appointment filed with the Maryland Insurance Administration. A producer may hold appointments from several insurers at once. This mirrors the NAIC producer-licensing model Maryland follows.

Which statement about continuing education (CE) for resident personal lines producers in Maryland is correct?

• a.CE is optional and only recommended for new producers
• b.CE is required once, in the first year, and never again
• c.Resident producers must complete state-approved CE each renewal cycle to keep the license active; confirm the exact hours and ethics requirement with the Maryland Insurance Administration✓
• d.Passing the licensing exam permanently exempts a producer from all CE

Maryland requires resident producers to complete approved continuing education every renewal cycle, typically including an ethics component, before renewing. Because specific hour totals change, verify the current CE requirement directly with the Maryland Insurance Administration (https://insurance.maryland.gov/).