Ch. 656

1997 LAWS OF MARYLAND

SECTION 5. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That the Laws of Maryland
read as follows:

Article - Insurance

3-311.

An applicant for a certificate of qualification must be:

(1)     qualified as a broker for property insurance!, casualty insurance, and
surety insurance] AND CASUALTY INSURANCE; and

(2)     competent and trustworthy, as determined by the Commissioner.
10-104.

(a) To qualify for a certificate of qualification as an agent or broker for insurance
other than life insurance, health insurance, OR annuities, or [limited lines] A
RESTRICTED CERTIFICATE as provided in §§ 10-122, 10-123, 10-124, and 10-125 of this
subtitle, an individual applicant must meet the requirements of this section.

(e) The Commissioner may waive the requirements of subsections (c) and (d) of
this section for an applicant for a certificate of qualification for property insurance!,
casualty insurance, surety insurance, or marine insurance] OR CASUALTY INSURANCE if
the applicant:

(1)     (i) has been conferred the Chartered Property Casualty Underwriter
(C.P.C.U.) designation by The American Institute [of] FOR CHARTERED Property
[and Liability] CASUALTY Underwriters!, Inc.]; and

(ii) is a member in good standing of the Society of Chartered Property
and Casualty Underwriters;

(2)     has been conferred the designation of Fellow of the Casualty Actuarial
Society; or

(3)     has been conferred the designation of Certified Insurance Counselor
(CIC) by the Society of Certified Insurance Counselors.

10-107.

(a)     An INDIVIDUAL applicant may not be required to take an examination that
relates to any kind of insurance other than as requested by the applicant.

(b)     If [the] AN INDIVIDUAL applicant requests, the examination shall be
administered to allow the applicant to be tested in more than one kind of insurance in
one day.

(c)     An INDIVIDUAL applicant for an examination specified in this subtitle or
Title 10, Subtitle 2 or Subtitle 4 of this article shall pay the fee required under this article
in the manner specified by the Commissioner.

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