{"id":"ME-079","kind":"order","level":"sector-regulator","jurisdiction":"Maine","state":"ME","metro":"","industry":"","agency":"","eco":"","issuer":"Superintendent of Insurance","authority":"24-A M.R.S. § 1420-J(1)(D)","instrument":"Bulletin 445","title":"Coronavirus Pandemic: Temporary Licenses","dateIssued":"2020-04-15","effective":"2020-04-15","end":"Until examination centers reopened","startDate":"2020-04-15","endDate":"2020-09-30","quarters":["2020Q2","2020Q3"],"types":["OTHER"],"addressees":["insurance producer applicants"],"clause":"Maine\u0027s insurance examination provider, Pearson VUE, closed its company-owned U.S. and Canada-based Pearson Professional Centers (PPCs) starting March 16, 2020 because of the coronavirus pandemic (COVID-19). The PPCs will be closed until at least May 1, 2020. These closures have resulted in the inability of new applicants to obtain insurance licenses.... Effective immediately, the Maine Bureau of Insurance will issue temporary insurance producer licenses to applicants who otherwise meet the requirements for licensure without requiring the successful completion of an examination.","enforcement":"Licensing conditions","functions":["HR hiring and licensing of producers","IN"],"notes":"Documents the closure of licensing examination centers from March 16, 2020.","sourceUrl":"https://www.maine.gov/pfr/insurance/legal/bulletins/pdf/445.pdf","snapshot":"https://web.archive.org/web/20200708140642/https://www.maine.gov/pfr/insurance/legal/bulletins/pdf/445.pdf","fileExists":true,"fileBytes":120164,"grade":"primary","character":"","description":"","collection":"ME","url":"/library/ME-079","exhibitUrl":"/exhibit/ME-079","citation":"Superintendent of Insurance, Bulletin 445 (Apr. 15, 2020) (Ex. ME-079)","stateName":"Maine","related":["ME-002","ME-078","ME-077"]}