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§ 27-204. False statements about insurers

West's Annotated Code of MarylandInsurance

West's Annotated Code of Maryland
Insurance (Refs & Annos)
Title 27. Unfair Trade Practices and Other Prohibited Practices (Refs & Annos)
Subtitle 2. Unfair Methods of Competition and Unfair and Deceptive Acts or Practices (Refs & Annos)
MD Code, Insurance, § 27-204
§ 27-204. False statements about insurers
Currentness
A person may not make, publish, disseminate, or circulate, directly or indirectly, or aid, abet, or encourage the making, publishing, disseminating, or circulating of an oral or written statement or a pamphlet, circular, article, or literature that:
(1) is false or maliciously critical of or derogatory to the financial condition of an insurer or person proposing to become an insurer; and
(2) is calculated to injure a person engaged in or proposing to engage in the business of insurance.

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Added by Acts 1997, c. 35, § 2, eff. Oct. 1, 1997.
Formerly Art. 48A, § 219.
MD Code, Insurance, § 27-204, MD INSURANCE § 27-204
Current with legislation effective through July 1, 2023, from the 2023 Regular Session of the General Assembly. Some statute sections may be more current, see credits for details.
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