Maryland Insurance Continuing Education (CE) Courses

State Proctor/Monitor Requirements:

• Exams are NOT required to be monitored for Maryland insurance continuing education.

MD Insurance Continuing Education Online Renewal Requirements:

• 16 CE hours are required biennially.  Effective October 1, 2009 - 24 CE hours required biennially, 3 of which should be in Ethics.
• 8 hours biennially for agents with 25 years or more of experience as a licensed agent in Maryland. Correspondence courses may constitute no more that 50% of the required credit hours Maryland resident licensees.

State Specific (required) Courses:

• Agents must be approved for lines of insurance for which license is held.
• Renewing before October 1, 2009, 16 hours of CE is required. For license renewed on or after October 1, 2009, 24 hrs of Maryland insurance CE will be required; including 3 hours of ethics training. Resident licensees can only take 50% of the required Maryland Insurance CE hours via self-study courses.
• LH/PC combined licensees must complete 4 hours in each LH and PC.
• Individuals wishing to sell LTC must complete 2 hours of LTC education prior to selling and then biennially thereafter. The 2 hours counts towards the CE requirement.
• All P/C Producers who sell Homeowners Insurance ONLY must complete 2 CE credits in Flood Insurance by Sept. 30, 2007 for a one time requirement.
• All P/C Producers who sell Flood Insurance ONLY must complete 2 CE credits in Flood Insurance by Sept. 30, 2006 and 2 hours must be completed each renewal period thereafter.
• Producers who sell BOTH Homeowners and Flood Insurance need only to take d2 hours on Flood Insurance by Sept. 30, 2006 for a one time requirement. The 2 hours will satisfy the one time requirement for Producers selling Homeowners Insurance and for the renewal period for Producers selling Flood Insurance.
• Producers who have held a license for 25 consecutive years; as of October 1, 2008 must completed 8 hours of CE per renewal period, including ethics.

Maryland Insurance CE License Renewal Timelines:

• License renewal date is license issuance date biennially.
• Compliance date is one day prior to license renewal.