Which agency issues Maryland insurance producer licenses?

• A. Department of Public Safety
• B. Department of Insurance
• C. Board of Licensure
• D. Department of Revenue

Answer: (B)

Licensing of insurance producers is handled by the state’s regulatory authority that oversees insurance: the Department of Insurance. This agency issues licenses to individuals who want to sell or solicit insurance, and it also sets licensing requirements, processes applications, and oversees renewals and continuing education to ensure producers meet professional standards. The other options don’t cover insurance licensing: Public Safety isn’t responsible for licensing producers; a Board of Licensure, while it exists for some professions, isn’t the driver for Maryland insurance licenses; and the Department of Revenue deals with taxes and revenue, not licensing insurance producers.