Maryland requires travel sellers and agents to file insurance proof

The Department of Labor calculates its costs each year and sets travel service fees based on that calculation. These fees support the Department of Labor’s duties under the travel service rules. The fund pays only the department’s documented direct and indirect costs of carrying out the travel service rules. A fee may not rise by more than 12.5% of its existing matching fee in a year. Investment earnings go to the state’s General Fund. These provisions take effect October 1, 2026.

Travel service sellers and independent agents must file proof of insurance with the Department of Labor each year. A seller is generally a person located in Maryland, or offering travel services to someone there, who arranges or provides travel and receives payment from the buyer or travel supplier. The law excludes specified carriers and lodging businesses. The insurance coverage must be at least $1 million. A person may not receive payment for services offered by a seller or agent unless that seller or agent has met the annual filing requirements. These filing and payment rules take effect October 1, 2026.