(a) Deceased or disabled insurance producer. – Without regard to the education, experience, or examination requirements of this subtitle, the Commissioner may issue a temporary license to act as an insurance producer to an individual if the individual:
(1) is otherwise qualified; and
(2) is:
(i) the surviving spouse, next of kin, personal representative, or appointee of the personal
representative, of a deceased insurance producer;
(ii) the spouse, next of kin, employee, or legal guardian of a mentally or physically
disabled insurance producer; or
(iii) an employee of a firm, or an officer or employee of a corporation, of a deceased or
disabled insurance producer.
(b) Qualifications of temporary insurance producers. – Before a person acts as a temporary insurance producer in the State, the person must obtain:
(1) a temporary license in the kind or subdivision of insurance for which the person intends to act as an insurance producer; and
(2) if applicable, an appointment from an insurer.
(c) Applications for temporary license.—An applicant for a temporary license shall:
(1) file with the commissioner an application on the form that the Commissioner provides; and
(2) pay to the Commissioner the applicable fee required by § 2-112 of this article.
(d) Issuance or refusal of temporary license. – Within 30 days after the date an application is received, the Commissioner shall:
(1) issue a temporary license to the applicant; or
(2) refuse in writing to issue a temporary license, stating the reasons for the refusal.
(d) Term of temporary license. –A temporary license issued under subsection (1) of this section expires 15 months after its effective date. (An. Code 1957, art.48A, § 172; 1995, ch.36; 2001, ch.731, § 1; 2004, ch. 25; 2006, ch.83.)