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Maine Revised Statutes, Title 24-A, § 1420: Short title; scope and application, 2001

This section gives the subchapter its short title and says it covers licensing qualifications and procedures for insurance producers, with an exception for certain excess and surplus lines agents and brokers.

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insurance licensingproducer licensing

Jurisdiction: United States — Maine
Structure: 1 provisions
Official identity: Year 2001
Dates: Enacted 2001 · Source version 1 Oct 2025

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Dates: Enacted 2001 · Source version 1 Oct 2025

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1. Short title. This subchapter may be known and cited as the "Maine Producer Licensing Act." [PL 2001, c. 259, §24 (NEW).] 2. Scope and application. This subchapter governs the qualifications and procedures for the licensing of insurance producers. It simplifies and organizes some statutory language to improve efficiency, permits the use of new technology and reduces costs associated with issuing and renewing insurance licenses. This subchapter does not apply to excess and surplus lines agents and brokers required to be licensed as producers with surplus lines authority pursuant to chapter 19, except as provided in sections 1420‑G and 1420‑O. [PL 2001, c. 259, §24 (NEW).]

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