{"data":{"id":"us-md/md.-code-insurance-8-603","jurisdiction":"us-md","citation":"Md. Code, Insurance § 8–603","heading":"","body":"(a) A person must register with the Commissioner before the person acts as or represents itself as a viatical settlement provider in the State.\n(b) (1) Except for an individual listed in § 8-601(k)(2) of this subtitle, only an individual who is a viatical settlement broker may negotiate viatical settlement contracts between a viator and one or more settlement providers.\n(2) Not later than 30 days after negotiating a viatical settlement contract on behalf of a viator, a viatical settlement broker shall register with the Commissioner in accordance with § 8-604 of this subtitle.\n(c) Employees and agents of a registered viatical settlement provider or a registered viatical settlement broker may not be required to be separately registered except in accordance with regulations adopted by the Commissioner.","path":["Article - Insurance"],"source_url":"https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Laws/StatuteText?article=gin\u0026section=8-603","current_through":"2026-01-01","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T19:59:28Z","sha256":"fa16ae8c675a43cfd545e4ce62d320a14788aa8266c7a93b53f7f84abaa48dcd","source_id":"us-md","stale":false,"prev":"us-md/md.-code-insurance-8-602","next":"us-md/md.-code-insurance-8-604"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}