Continuing Education (CE)
An insurance producer must submit to the Commissioner proof that they have completed the required 24 hours of CE for the applicable renewal period at least _____ days
15 days before the license expires.
There are some exceptions to the 24-hour requirement, if an insurance producer is also a funeral director or licensed mortician who sells only life insurance policies or annuity contracts that fund a pre-need contract, the continuing education requirement is
16 hours
A licensed insurance producer is required to take __________ of CE per renewal period.
24 hours
If a producer has held a license for 25 or more consecutive years, only
8 hours of CE per renewal period is required
They must also provide an
affidavit that shows, over the past 25 consecutive years, they have held a license and have been employed in selling insurance in the state
The following individuals are exempt from the continuing education requirements: Insurance producers who hold only a limited lines license in
any type of insurance designated by the Commissioner
The following individuals are exempt from the continuing education requirements: Employees of a HMO who are employed solely to solicit membership in the HMO under a contract
between the HMO and the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene
Each insurance producer who possesses a license to sell health insurance and who sells long-term care insurance must take
continuing education that directly relates to long-term care insurance
3 hours of the continuing education requirement must be in topics directly relating to
ethics
The following individuals are exempt from the continuing education requirements: Individuals who hold only a limited lines license to act as an insurance
for limited line credit insurance
A nonresident insurance producer has met the continuing education requirements of Maryland if they have satisfied the continuing education requirements of their home state, and their home state allows
insurance producers from Maryland to satisfy their continuing education requirements on the same basis
An insurer may not prohibit its insurance producers from obtaining continuing education credits from any course approved by
the Commissioner
The following individuals are exempt from the continuing education requirements: Anyone obtaining a waiver from the Commissioner for reasons that
the Commissioner determines warrant the waiver
Each licensed producer selling health insurance and marketing senior prescription drug assistance program must receive continuing education that directly relates to
the senior prescription drug assistance program
The following individuals are exempt from the continuing education requirements: Attorneys at law of the state who are qualified as
title insurance producers and who do not hold a license in any other kind of insurance
To increase the level of education of insurance producers, an insurance producer must obtain continuing education in the
type of insurance for which the insurance producer is licensed
