MD| Bulletin 26-7 advises Maryland title insurers and title insurance producers that the Insurance Article does not prohibit split settlements, where buyers and sellers use separate settlement service providers and divide escrow, closing, and settlement responsibilities between them. However, while buyers have a statutory right under Business Occupations & Professions § 17-524 to select their own title, settlement, escrow, lender, or title attorney, Maryland law does not contemplate both buyer and seller each having their own title insurance producer or the buyers selected providers delegating their responsibilities to providers chosen by the seller. If a seller hires additional providers, the Maryland Insurance Administration will scrutinize whether their work is duplicative, and any licensed title producer who performs and charges for superfluous services in connection with a settlement may face investigation and enforcement.