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§ 16-216. Prohibited policy provisions

West's Annotated Code of MarylandInsurance

West's Annotated Code of Maryland
Insurance (Refs & Annos)
Title 16. Life Insurance and Annuities
Subtitle 2. Life Insurance Policy Provisions (Refs & Annos)
MD Code, Insurance, § 16-216
§ 16-216. Prohibited policy provisions
Insureds receiving institutional, hospital, medical, or surgical treatment or attention
(a) Subject to subsection (b) of this section, a policy of life insurance may not contain:
(1) a provision that the insurer may reduce or deny liability under the policy because the insured has previously obtained other insurance from the same insurer;
(2) a provision that gives the insurer the right to declare the policy void because the insured has had a disease or ailment, whether specified or not, or has received institutional, hospital, medical, or surgical treatment or attention; or
(3) a provision that gives the insurer the right to declare the policy void because the insured has been rejected for insurance, unless the right is conditioned on a showing by the insurer that knowledge of the rejection would have led to a refusal by the insurer to issue the policy.
Right of insurer to declare policy void
(b) Subsection (a)(2) of this section does not prohibit a policy provision that gives the insurer the right to declare the policy void if:
(1) the insured has received institutional, hospital, medical, or surgical treatment or attention within 2 years before the policy was issued; and
(2) the insured or a claimant under the policy fails to show that the condition occasioning the treatment or attention was not serious or was not material to the risk.

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Added by Acts 1996, c. 11, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 1997.
Formerly Art. 48A, § 411.
MD Code, Insurance, § 16-216, MD INSURANCE § 16-216
Current through legislation effective through April 9, 2023, from the 2024 Regular Session of the General Assembly. Some statute sections may be more current, see credits for details.
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