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<regulation prefix="Regulation" num=".04" citation="COMAR 31.03.13.04" title_num="31" subtitle_num="03" chapter_num="13" heading="Documentation of Appointment.">
  <paragraph num="A.">
    <text>Within 30 days after appointing an insurance producer, an insurer shall provide the insurance producer with written documentation of the appointment that contains, at a minimum:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>The name of the insurer;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>The date that the documentation was provided to the insurance producer;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(3)">
      <text>The Maryland license number of the insurance producer;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(4)">
      <text>If the insurance producer is an individual, the first and last name of the individual;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(5)">
      <text>If the insurance producer is a business entity, the name of the business entity;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(6)">
      <text>The date that the insurance producer was appointed; and</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(7)">
      <text>The following statement, prominently displayed on the written documentation: “This document shall be retained while your appointment is in effect and for at least 5 years after the termination of your appointment.”</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="B.">
    <text>An insurer may provide the written documentation to an insurance producer electronically if the insurance producer agrees to receive the written documentation electronically.</text>
  </paragraph>
</regulation>