Insurance - Other Than Health
Maryland 2017 Regular Session
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Motor Vehicle Insurance - Discrimination in Underwriting and Rating - Prohibitions [HB-916]
[Insurance ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Consumer Protection ]
Prohibiting an insurer, with respect to private passenger motor vehicle insurance, from increasing the premium for an insured who becomes a surviving spouse based solely on the insured's change in marital status.
Sponsored by: Rep. Dana M Stein
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 639 on 05/25/2017
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Maryland Automobile Insurance Fund - Notice of Claim for Damages - Repeal [SB-742]
[Insurance ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Consumer Protection ]
Repealing the requirement that notice of a claim for damages must be filed with the Maryland Automobile Insurance Fund within 180 days after the accident before a person may apply or sue for payment from the Fund; repealing provisions of law that prohibit filing or maintaining a specified claim or suit if notice of a claim is not filed within a specified period of time, unless the claimant provides proof that the claimant took specified actions; applying the Act prospectively; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Robert A Zirkin
Hearing 2/28 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/28/2017
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Property and Casualty Insurance - Travel Insurance - Regulation [SB-702]
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[Consumer Protection ]
[Taxes ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
Specifying that a specified insurer that offers or sells a travel insurance policy is required to pay a premium tax on specified premiums paid by specified persons; requiring travel insurance to be classified and filed as inland marine insurance; providing that eligibility and underwriting standards for travel insurance may be developed and provided based on specified travel protection plans; providing that travel insurance included as part of a travel protection plan may be offered in a specified manner; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Thomas McClain Middleton
Hearing 2/28 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/28/2017
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Task Force on Long-Term Care Education and Planning [SB-696]
[Healthcare ]
[Senior Citizens ]
[Public Health ]
Establishing the Task Force on Long-Term Care Education and Planning to examine, to consider options for improving, and to make recommendations regarding efforts to educate residents of the State about planning for long-term care; providing for the composition of the Task Force; requiring the Task Force to report its findings and recommendations to the Governor and General Assembly on or before December 1, 2017; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Thomas McClain Middleton
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 212 on 04/18/2017
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Insurance Premiums - Payment by Credit Card - Reimbursement for Expenses [HB-800]
[Insurance ]
[Consumer Protection ]
Providing that specified provisions of law do not prohibit insurance producers from charging and collecting from insureds actual expenses incurred by the insurance producer for payment of the premium for a policy by use of a credit card, subject to specified conditions; requiring an insurance producer, under specified circumstances, to fully disclose the availability of all acceptable payment methods and any charge for actual expenses incurred by the insurance producer for payment of a premium by use of a credit card; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Sally Y Jameson
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 44 on 04/11/2017
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Insurance - Property and Casualty Insurance Guaranty Corporation - Covered Claims [SB-697]
[Insurance ]
Altering the definition of "covered claim" for purposes of the Property and Casualty Insurance Guaranty Corporation to include claims resulting from an injury or damage that took place before the earlier of specified dates; altering a specified exclusion from covered claims; and applying the Act retroactively.
Sponsored by: Sen. Brian J. Feldman
Hearing 2/28 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/28/2017
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Insurance - Impaired Entities - Delinquency Proceedings [HB-782]
[Insurance ]
Providing that a federal home loan bank may not be stayed or prohibited from exercising specified rights with respect to specified collateral of a specified insurer-member after the seventh day following the filing of a delinquency proceeding; requiring a federal home loan bank to repurchase specified outstanding capital stock of a specified insurer-member under specified circumstances; requiring a federal home loan bank to establish a specified timeline and process within 10 business days after a request from a receiver; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Benjamin Fred Kramer
Hearing 2/16 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/16/2017
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Low-Cost Automobile Insurance Program [SB-533]
[Insurance ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Consumer Protection ]
Establishing a Low-Cost Automobile Insurance Program; establishing the purpose of the Program; providing that the Program is part of the Maryland Automobile Insurance Fund; altering the purpose of the Fund; providing for the administration and development of the Program; authorizing the Program to sell, issue, and deliver specified policies of automobile insurance to individuals who meet specified eligibility requirements; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Susan C Lee
Hearing 2/28 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/28/2017
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Maryland 2017 Regular Session
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Motor Vehicle Insurance - Discrimination in Underwriting and Rating - Prohibitions [SB-534]
[Insurance ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Consumer Protection ]
Prohibiting an insurer, with respect to private passenger motor vehicle insurance, from increasing the premium for an insured who becomes a surviving spouse based solely on the insured's change in marital status.
Sponsored by: Sen. Susan C Lee
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 640 on 05/25/2017
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Bail Bond - Installment Contract - Form and Confessed Judgment Prohibition [SB-459]
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[Consumer Protection ]
[Crime ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
Requiring an agreement to accept payment for the premium charged for a bail bond in installments to be in a form approved by the Maryland Insurance Commissioner; prohibiting the agreement from including a confessed judgment clause that waives a consumer's right to assert a specified defense; prohibiting a bail bondsman from including a specified confessed judgment clause that waives a consumer's right to assert a specified defense in an agreement to accept payment for the premium charged for a bail bond in installments; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Thomas McClain Middleton
Enacted Under Article Ii, Section 17(c) Of The Maryland Constitution - Chapter 807 on 05/27/2017
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Private Passenger Motor Vehicle Liability Insurance - Enhanced Underinsured Motorist Coverage [SB-403]
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[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Consumer Protection ]
Authorizing a specified insured to obtain specified enhanced underinsured motorist coverage, instead of specified uninsured motorist coverage, under a private passenger motor vehicle liability insurance policy; requiring specified insurers to offer specified enhanced underinsured motorist coverage under specified circumstances; providing for the characteristics of the enhanced underinsured motorist coverage; applying the Act to motor vehicle policies issued, sold, or delivered in the State on or after July 1, 2018; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. James C. Rosapepe
Enacted Under Article Ii, Section 17(c) Of The Maryland Constitution - Chapter 815 on 05/27/2017
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Insurance - Impaired Entities - Delinquency Proceedings [SB-402]
[Insurance ]
Providing that a federal home loan bank may not be stayed or prohibited from exercising specified rights with respect to specified collateral of a specified insurer-member after the seventh day following the filing of a delinquency proceeding; requiring a federal home loan bank to repurchase specified outstanding capital stock of a specified insurer-member under specified circumstances; requiring a federal home loan bank to establish a specified timeline and process within 10 business days after a request from a receiver; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Thomas McClain Middleton
Hearing 2/14 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/14/2017
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Long-Term Care Insurance - Premium Rates [HB-493]
[Insurance ]
[Healthcare ]
[Senior Citizens ]
Requiring the Maryland Insurance Commissioner to provide information on the Maryland Insurance Administration's Web site describing specified factors and a specified process relating to premium rates for policies or contracts of long-term care insurance; requiring the Administration to make a specified assessment and determination relating to nonforfeiture benefits and to report its findings to specified committees of the General Assembly on or before January 1, 2018; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Dana M Stein
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 672 on 05/25/2017
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Insurance - Bail Bondsmen - Continuing Education Requirements [SB-375]
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[Crime ]
[Education ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Requiring insurance producers who sell, solicit, or negotiate bail bonds to receive continuing education that directly relates to bail bond insurance.
Sponsored by: Sen. J.B. Jennings
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 185 on 04/18/2017
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Insurance - Bail Bondsmen - Continuing Education Requirements [HB-451]
[Insurance ]
[Crime ]
[Education ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Requiring insurance producers who sell, solicit, or negotiate bail bonds to receive continuing education that directly relates to bail bond insurance.
Sponsored by: Rep. Joseph Cluster
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 186 on 04/18/2017
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Insurance - Short-Term Medical Insurance - Study [SB-380]
[Insurance ]
[Healthcare ]
[Public Health ]
Requiring the Maryland Insurance Administration to conduct a study to assess the need in the State for short-term medical insurance offered by nonadmitted insurers; establishing specified requirements for the study; requiring the Administration to solicit input from specified persons in conducting the study; requiring the Administration to submit a specified report to the Governor and specified committees of the General Assembly on or before December 31, 2017; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. James C. Rosapepe
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 224 on 04/18/2017
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Homeowner's Insurance - Notices [HB-291]
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[Consumer Protection ]
Authorizing specified notices and statements relating to homeowner's insurance to be delivered by electronic means if the insurer complies with specified requirements; authorizing insurers to comply with specified renewal notice requirements relating to homeowner's insurance by sending a specified notice; requiring the Maryland Insurance Commissioner to adopt by regulation a specified notice to be provided to insureds and policyholders at each renewal that contains specified information; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Dereck Eugene Davis
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 123 on 04/11/2017
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Maryland Insurance Administration - Rate Making for Automobile and Homeowner's Insurance [SB-289]
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[Consumer Protection ]
[Housing ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
Repealing provisions of law that require the Maryland Insurance Commissioner to report to the Governor and the General Assembly on the effect of competitive rating on the insurance markets in the State; requiring the Maryland Insurance Administration to continue to collect and analyze data relating to the competitiveness of specified insurance markets, to review and analyze information on the use of a specified factor in establishing specified rates, and to notify the Governor and the General Assembly of specified changes; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Thomas McClain Middleton
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 514 on 05/04/2017
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Motor Vehicle Liability Insurance Policies - Placement and Reinstatement [SB-290]
[Insurance ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
Authorizing a specified motor vehicle insurer and the Maryland Automobile Insurance Fund to reinstate a specified private passenger motor vehicle liability insurance policy in a specified manner under specified circumstances; requiring a policyholder to provide to a specified insurer and the Fund a specified certification in a specified form and manner and at a specified time; requiring a specified reinstatement to be implemented in accordance with specified guidelines; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Thomas McClain Middleton
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 725 on 05/25/2017
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Commissioner of Financial Regulation and State Collection Agency Licensing Board - Reorganization and Miscellaneous Revisions [HB-247]
[Finance ]
[Insurance ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
Reorganizing the Commissioner of Financial Regulation and the State Collection Agency Licensing Board as divisions of the Maryland Insurance Administration instead of units in the Department of Labor, Licensing, and Regulation; providing that the Board is in the Financial Regulation Division of the Administration; requiring the Board to delegate the processing of specified license applications and license renewal applications to the Division; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Economic Matters
Hearing 2/22 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/22/2017