MARYLAND STATE REQUIREMENTS Continuing Education 12 Hours Biennially Including 3 Hours of Ethics LICENSE RENEWAL License renewal date is the last day of the producers birth month COURSES ACCEPTED FOR CE CREDIT Classroom Courses / Webinars Self-Study Courses Online Courses Instructors shall receive 1 ½ times the approved credit as the student COURSE SUBJECT REQUIREMENTS Courses must be approved for lines of insurance for which license is held LH/PC combined licensees must complete 6 hours in each LH and PC Excess Ethics credits may not be applied to cover the minimum hours needed in each license specific requirement ANNUITY REQUIREMENT Before selling, soliciting, or negotiating annuity products in Maryland, producers must complete a one-time annuity training course approved for at least 4 hours LONG TERM CARE REQUIREMENT NAIC training passed for 8 hours initially, 4 hours every-compliance. Compliance for 8 hour training 9/10/08 While the state law requiring two hours CE in LTC every two years has not changed, completion of the 8 hour initial training and the ongoing 4 hours each compliance period meets both the LTC regulation and the previous law CARRYOVER REQUIREMENT Credit hours cannot be carried over to the next compliance period COURSE REPETITION Credit will not be given for a course that is repeated within a compliance period If the courses are taken in 2 consecutive reporting periods, there must be 6 months between completion dates FINAL EXAM No monitor required for a final exam EXEMPTIONS Agents licensed prior to 10/1/08 and have continuously held a license in Maryland for 25 years are required to complete only 8 credits of CE Non-residents having met the CE requirements of their home state For Additional Information please contact: Maryland Insurance Administration ATTN: Producer Licensing Unit 200 St. Paul Place, Suite 2700 Baltimore, Maryland 21202 Phone: 800-492-6116 Producer Licensing: 410-468-2411 Producer Licensing Fax: 410-468-2399 State Website: http://www.mdinsurance.state.md.us Revised 6/13/18