Maryland Code, Insurance § 10-401

(i) acts or aids, solely in relation to first-party claims arising under an insurance policy that insures the real or personal property of the insured, on behalf of the insured in negotiating for, or effecting the settlement of, a claim for loss or damage covered by an insurance policy;

(ii) except as provided in § 10-403 of this subtitle, directly or indirectly solicits for employment as a public adjuster of insurance claims, solicits business, or represents oneself to the public as a public adjuster of first-party insurance claims for losses or damages arising out of insurance policies that insure real or personal property; or

(iii) investigates or adjusts losses, or advises an insured about first-party claims for losses or damages arising out of an insurance policy that insures real or personal property for another person engaged in the business of adjusting losses or damages covered by an insurance policy, for the insured.