(a) An individual applicant who otherwise qualifies for a license for life insurance, health insurance, annuities, nonprofit health service plans, dental plan organizations, or health maintenance organizations is entitled to be examined as provided in this section.
(b) (1) Each individual applicant must pass a personal written examination to determine:
(i) the competence of the applicant as to life insurance, health insurance, or annuities or to any subdivision of them, including contracts for nonprofit health service plans, vision plans, dental plan organizations, and health maintenance organizations; and
(ii) the familiarity of the applicant with the applicable laws of the State.
(2) Each examination must be graded within 30 days after the date of the examination.
(c) An individual applicant who fails an examination may not take another examination until at least 4 days after the date of the last examination that the applicant failed.
(d) The Commissioner shall adopt reasonable regulations that specify:
(1) the scope, type, conduct, and grading of the written examinations;
(2) the frequency, times, and places in the State where the written examinations will be held; and
(3) subject to § 10–105(e) of this subtitle, the educational requirements for an individual applicant to be eligible to take a written examination.
Structure Maryland Statutes
Title 10 - Regulation of Insurance Professions
Subtitle 1 - Insurance Producers
Section 10-102 - Scope of Subtitle
Section 10-103 - License Required
Section 10-105 - Qualifications of Individual Applicants -- Life and Health Insurance and Annuities
Section 10-106 - Qualifications of Business Entity
Section 10-107 - Examinations -- in General
Section 10-108 - Examinations -- Insurance Other Than Life and Health Insurance and Annuities
Section 10-109 - Examinations -- Life and Health Insurance and Annuities
Section 10-110 - Advisory Boards
Section 10-111 - Applications for License
Section 10-112 - Issuance of License
Section 10-113 - Scope of Licenses
Section 10-114 - Conducting Business as Limited Liability Company, Partnership, or Corporation
Section 10-115 - Term and Renewal of License
Section 10-116 - Continuing Education
Section 10-116.1 - Reinstatement of License
Section 10-117 - Changes to License
Section 10-118 - Appointments and Terminations
Section 10-119 - Nonresident Insurance Producers
Section 10-120 - Temporary Licenses
Section 10-121 - Title Insurance Producers
Section 10-121.1 - Title Insurance Producer Independent Contractors
Section 10-122 - Limited Lines Licenses -- Sellers of Travel Insurance
Section 10-123 - Limited Lines Licenses -- Motor Vehicle Insurance
Section 10-124 - Limited Lines Licenses -- Employees of Health Maintenance Organizations
Section 10-126 - Denials, Suspensions, Revocations, and Refusals to Renew or Reinstate; Penalties
Section 10-127 - Cancellation of Policy if Premiums Paid to Insurance Producer
Section 10-128 - Signature or Countersignature of Policies
Section 10-128.1 - Regulations Regarding Maintenance of Records
Section 10-129 - Misrepresentation as Independent Insurance Producer
Section 10-130 - Commission Only to Licensed Insurance Producer
Section 10-131 - General Penalty
Section 10-132 - Violations by Title Insurance Producers
Section 10-133 - Certain Exclusive Appointment Agreements Prohibited