Online Company Certificate of Authority / License Renewal

The company types listed below may renew online:

License Renewal Fees

Application Type	Renewal Date	Renewal Period	Annual Renewal Fee	Fraud Prevention Fee	Total Renewal Fee
Accredited Reinsurer	July 1	One year	$1,000	$1,000	$2,000*
Dental Plan	July 1	One year	$100	$1,000	$1,100
Fully Licensed NAIC Company:
Fraternal Benefit Society	July 1	One year	$500	(Varies*)	$1,500
Life, Accident and Health Company	July 1	One year	$500	$1,000	$1,500
Property and Casualty Insurer	July 1	One year	$500	$1,000	$1,500
Title Insurer	July 1	One year	$500	$1,000	$1,500
Health Maintenance Organization	December 1	One year	$25	$1,000	$1,025
Hospital, Medical, Dental Service, or Indemnity	December 1	One year	$25	$1,000	$1,025
Limited Health Service Organization	December 1	One year	$25	$1,000	$1,025
Provider Sponsored Organization	December 1	One year	$25	$1,000	$1,025
Motor Club	January 1	One year	$100		$100
Risk Retention Groups	July 1	One year	$25		$25
Discount Drug Plan/Discount Medical Plan	July 1	Two year	$150		$150
Managing General Agents	July 1	One year	$30		$30
Pharmacy Benefit Managers	October 1	Two years	$5,000		$5,000
Surplus Lines	July 1	One year	$1,000	$1,000	$2,000*
Duplicate Certificate					$5***

* If your company is approved as an accredited reinsurer and a surplus lines insurer, total payment due is $3,000. For Accredited Reinsurer: Minimum financial requirement is policyholders’ surplus totaling $20,000,000. For Surplus Lines: Minimum financial requirement is policyholders’ surplus equal to the greater of the minimum capital and surplus required under the laws of the domiciliary jurisdiction or $15,000,000.
* Under Subtitle 6-203 of the Insurance Articles, Annotated Code of Maryland, the Fraud Prevention Fee varies based on premium levels.
*** Request for Duplicate Certificate is $5.00 per Certificate.

How to Renew Your Certificate of Authority / License Online

Before you login to renew, please read the following instructions:

You will enter your User ID, assigned by the Maryland Insurance Administration, and the password that was provided previously to you. Each company is associated with a unique UserID/Password combination. The system will not allow you to renew more than one company using the same UserID/Password combination.
You must complete all required fields in order to save your record and proceed to the License Renewal and Payment screen. If you fail to complete any portion of the renewal process, you will not be able to continue with your online renewal, and you will get an error message. You will be allowed to review your information before continuing on to the payment process.
Be sure you review all the payment information to ensure that all is correct before entering your credit card or eCheck information.
Please be sure to print the confirmation screen for your records. This will be your proof of renewal.
You will receive an email for your payment receipt. The email will be sent to you from: noreply@velocitypayment.com.
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Unable to Renew Your Certificate of Authority Online?

All companies are expected to utilize the online company licensing renewal process. However, if there are extenuating circumstances that will not allow you to renew online, you may renew by submitting a paper application. Click on the link below and select the type of entity that matches your company:

License Applications and Renewals

The paper application should be mailed with a check for the appropriate fees made payable to the "Maryland Insurance Administration" to:

Maryland Insurance Administration

ATTN: Company Licensing Unit

200 St. Paul Place, Suite 2700

Baltimore, MD 21202

If you have questions or need help with this renewal process, please contact:

Colicensing.mia@maryland.gov
410-468-2104