New Procedures for Requesting Letters of Certification

BULLETIN 06–08 DATE: May 4, 2006 TO: Insurers and Producers RE: New Procedure for Requesting Letters of Certification The purpose of this Bulletin is to notify non-resident insurance producers and insurers that Maryland, like all other states, no longer requires paper Letters of Certification to confirm the status of a producer’s license. Instead, Maryland relies on the state producer licensing database (SPLD) of the National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) to confirm the status of producer licenses. Despite this national change, the Maryland Insurance Administration (MIA) continues to receive requests for paper Letters of Certification from licensees. As an accommodation to these licensees, the MIA provides online requests for Letters of Certification that can be printed from its website at: www.mdinsurance.state.md.us Click on: MIA ON-LINE SERVICES>>LETTERS OF CERTIFICATION. Effective immediately, the MIA will no longer produce paper Letters of Certification. If an insurer requires printed documentation of a producer’s license status, the NAIC Producer Database is available for the insurer’s use. Questions relating to this Bulletin may be addressed to Jean E. Bienemann, Director of Producer Licensing at the following email address: jbienemann@mdinsurance.state.md.us . R. Steven Orr Insurance Commissioner Signature on file with original document By: Nikhil M. Divecha Associate Commissioner Administration R. STEVEN ORR Commissioner JAMES V. MCMAHAN, III Deputy Commissioner NIKHIL M. DIVECHA Associate Commissioner Administration ROBERT L. EHRLICH, JR. Governor MICHAEL S. STEELE Lt. Governor 525 St. Paul Place, Baltimore, Maryland 21202-2272 Direct Dial: 410-468-2460 Fax: 410-468-2396 Email: ndivecha@mdinsurance.state.md.us 1-800-492-6116 TTY: 1-800-735-2258 www.mdinsurance.state.md.us