Md. Code, Insurance § 3-310
This is the official text of Md. Code, Insurance § 3-310, part of Maryland’s Code, Insurance — regulates insurance companies and the policies they sell.
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§3–310.
Official statutory text
(a) Except as provided in subsection (b) of this section, a person must obtain a certificate of qualification to act as a surplus lines broker before the person acts as a surplus lines broker in the State.
(b) A person is not required to obtain a certificate of qualification to act as a surplus lines broker in the State if:
(1) the State is not the home state of the insured; and
(2) the surplus lines broker has obtained a license or other authorization from the home state of the insured.
(b) A person is not required to obtain a certificate of qualification to act as a surplus lines broker in the State if:
(1) the State is not the home state of the insured; and
(2) the surplus lines broker has obtained a license or other authorization from the home state of the insured.
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