MARYLAND

ERL Rules

Producer License Applicants attach a check or money order for $54.00, made payable to The Maryland Insurance Administration.

Note: Producer licenses renew every two- (2) years from the date of issuance.

Maryland accepts the NAIC Uniform Application for licensing Resident and Non-Resident Surplus Lines Producers and Business Entities. Surplus Lines applicants must submit a check or money order for $200 if your current Producer License is greater than one year from expiration, or $100 if your current Producer License is less than one year from expiration.

Note: Surplus Line Producer Licenses are issued to expire on the same date as the currently active Producer License.

Note: Only Resident Surplus Lines Producers must submit a $10,000 surety bond on the bond form supplied by the Maryland Insurance Administration.

Note: When entering license number on NIPR applications, please insert the prefix (alpha characters).
Example RPI  9998989 (please include the space).

Note: A Trade Name Registration form must be completed by all individuals interested in doing business under a name different from the name that appears or will appear on their Maryland license.  The form may be downloaded from our website www.mdinsurance.state.md.us on the Producer Services Download Documents page.
 
A licensed firm must designate a licensed insurance producer to act as its principal contact with the Maryland Insurance Administration.
 
The Maryland Supplement is only required for those requesting the Title line of authority, applying for a Surplus Lines license, or nonresidents requesting a limited line of authority not issued by Maryland.

Note: The attached Trade Name Registration form must be completed by all individuals interested in doing business under a name different from the name that appears or will appear on their Maryland license.

A licensed firm must designate a licensed insurance producer to act as its principal contact with the Maryland Insurance Administration. When applying for a license, a firm must fill out the MD Supplement, as part of the license application, and designate the Responsible Producer.

State contacts:
CUSTOMER SERVICE: 1-888-204-6198
FAX: 410-468-2399
WEBSITE: WWW.MDINSURANCE.STATE.MD.US

MAILING ADDRESS:
Maryland Insurance Administration
ATTN: Producer Licensing Unit
200 St.Paul Place, Suite 2700
Baltimore, Maryland 21202

State Contacts:
Valeria Williams
Phone: (410) 468-2397
Jean Bienemann
Phone: (410) 468-2006

MD IT Contact:

Lisa Chudnovsky
Database Administrator
Phone: (410)-468-2056
lchudnovsky@mdinsurance.state.md.us

RLR Rules

• When entering license number on NIPR applications, please insert the prefix (alpha characters).
  Example RPI  9998989 (please include the space).
• License renewals are every 2 years. 
• Yes, the renewal fee is $54 in addition to a $15 fraud fee payable at renewal. The reinstatement fee is $100, in addition to the renewal and fraud fees.
• The Maryland Automobile Insurance Fund (MAIF) producer will need to continue to renew the $10,000 bond required by MAIF for its Fund producers.
• A licensed firm must designate a licensed insurance producer to act as its principal contact with the Maryland Insurance Administration.

State Question Section
Removed questions page from the resident license application.

State contacts:

CUSTOMER SERVICE 1-888-204-6198.
WEBSITE: WWW.MDINSURANCE.STATE.MD.US
FAX: 410-468-2399

Mailing Address:
Maryland Insurance Administration
ATTN: Producer Licensing
200 St. Paul Place. Suite 2700
Baltimore, Maryland 21202

State Contacts:
Valeria Williams
Phone: (410) 468-2397
Jean Bienemann
Phone: (410) 468-2006

MD IT Contact:

Lisa Chudnovsky
Database Administrator
Phone: (410)-468-2056
lchudnovsky@mdinsurance.state.md.us