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<regulation prefix="Regulation" num=".03" citation="COMAR 31.03.12.03" title_num="31" subtitle_num="03" chapter_num="12" heading="Written Consent Required.">
  <paragraph num="A.">
    <text>Scope. This regulation applies to the following individuals:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>An officer, director, or employee of a domestic insurer;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>An individual who performs substantial insurance-related activities for a domestic insurer or a resident licensee, including:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>An insurance producer;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>A third-party administrator;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(c)">
        <text>An independent contractor;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(d)">
        <text>An actuary;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(e)">
        <text>A reinsurer;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(f)">
        <text>An underwriter; and</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(g)">
        <text>An adjuster; and</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(3)">
      <text>An individual who maintains a resident license or certificate of qualification in Maryland, including:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>An insurance producer;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>A managing general agent;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(c)">
        <text>An adjuster;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(d)">
        <text>A SHOP exchange navigator;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(e)">
        <text>An individual exchange navigator; and</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(f)">
        <text>An application counselor.</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="B.">
    <text>Consent Required. If an individual to whom this regulation applies has been convicted of a felony involving dishonesty, a felony involving breach of trust, or a violation of the federal Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994, the individual may not engage in the business of insurance affecting interstate commerce in Maryland unless the individual obtains the written consent of the Insurance Commissioner.</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="C.">
    <text>Exceptions. Notwithstanding §B of this regulation, an individual is not required to obtain the written consent of the Insurance Commissioner if:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>The conviction of the individual has been expunged; or</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>The individual has been pardoned for the conviction.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
</regulation>