Maryland preserves separate Property and Casualty authorities. The ordinary both-line route uses combined Prometric exam 2032; separate exams remain alternatives.
Eligibility
- Minimum age
- 18
- Residency requirement / status
- Resident individual applicant
Prelicensing education
- Prelicensing education required
- No
- Required education hours
- 0
- Education requirement explanation
- No Commissioner-approved program is required; preparation remains advisable.
- Exemptions available
- Yes
- Exemption explanation
- Portability and military provisions are conditional.
Background
- Fingerprints required
- No
- Background check required
- Yes
- Fingerprint / background instructions
- Current ordinary instructions do not direct a separate fingerprint appointment.
Application
- Application required
- Yes
- Application fee
- $54 state fee; NIPR transaction fees additional and confirmed live.
- Application channel / system
- NIPR
- Official application reference
- https://nipr.com/licensing-center/state-requirements/maryland-resident-licensing-individual
Renewal & maintenance
- Renewal cycle
- Biennial by birth month
- Renewal fee
- $69 renewal; $100 late-renewal fee; transaction fees additional.
- CE required
- Yes
- CE hours
- 24
- CE cycle
- Each biennial term
- Ethics hours
- 3
Portability
- Nonresident licensing available
- Yes
Source governance
- Primary authoritative source
- https://www.prometric.com/exams/mia/
- Secondary official sources
- MIA Bulletin 24-19; Prometric bulletin/2032 outline; NIPR initial/renewal
- Source reference URL
- https://www.prometric.com/files/LIB-updated-12.18.24.pdf
- Last verified date
- 2026-08-25
- Verification status
- Verified
- Review / recheck date
- 2026-09-25
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