Limited lines license for sale of insurance.

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    (a)    A peer–to–peer car sharing program shall hold a limited lines license to sell insurance in connection with, and incidental to, the reservation of a shared motor vehicle through the peer–to–peer car sharing program before the peer–to–peer car sharing program or its employees or authorized representatives may sell or offer any policies of insurance in the State to a shared vehicle driver in connection with, and incidental to, a peer–to–peer car sharing program agreement.

    (b)    A limited lines license issued under this subtitle to sell insurance in connection with, and incidental to, the peer–to–peer car sharing program agreement shall authorize any employee and any authorized representative of the peer–to–peer car sharing program who is trained, under § 10–6A–04(a)(4) of this subtitle, to act on behalf of, and under the supervision of, a peer–to–peer car sharing program, with respect to the kinds of insurance specified in § 10–6A–04(b)(2) of this subtitle.

    (c)    The acts of an employee or authorized representative offering or selling insurance coverage on behalf of a peer–to–peer car sharing program shall be deemed the acts of the peer–to–peer car sharing program for the purposes of this subtitle.

    (d)    A peer–to–peer car sharing program holding a limited lines license issued under this subtitle to sell insurance in connection with, and incidental to, the peer–to–peer car sharing program agreement is not required to treat premiums collected from a shared vehicle driver who purchased insurance from the peer–to–peer car sharing program as funds received in a fiduciary capacity if:

        (1)    the insurer represented by the peer–to–peer car sharing program has consented in a written agreement, signed by an officer of the insurer, that the premiums do not need to be segregated from other funds received by the peer–to–peer car sharing program under the peer–to–peer car sharing program agreement; and

        (2)    the charges for insurance coverage are itemized but not billed to the shared vehicle driver separately from the charges for the car sharing period.

    (e)    An employee or an authorized representative of a peer–to–peer car sharing program who offers or sells insurance coverage on behalf of the peer–to–peer car sharing program:

        (1)    may be compensated for offering or selling insurance coverage under this subtitle; but

        (2)    may not be compensated in a manner that is based solely on the number of customers who purchase motor vehicle liability insurance.

    (f)    This subtitle may not be construed to prohibit payment of compensation to an employee or an authorized representative of a peer–to–peer car sharing program who offers or sells insurance coverage on behalf of the peer–to–peer car sharing program for activities that are incidental to the employee’s overall activities.

    (g)    A peer–to–peer car sharing program that holds a limited lines license to sell insurance in connection with, and incidental to, the peer–to–peer car sharing of a motor vehicle issued under this subtitle shall:

        (1)    maintain a register, on a form the Commissioner requires, containing:

            (i)    the names of each employee or authorized representative who offers limited lines insurance on behalf of the peer–to–peer car sharing program; and

            (ii)    the business addresses of all locations where employees or authorized representatives offer limited lines insurance on behalf of the peer–to–peer car sharing program for car sharing agreements entered into in the State; and

        (2)    submit the register for inspection by the Commissioner as the Commissioner requires.


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