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§ 23-505.2. Discrimination based on use of premium financing and disclosure requirements

West's Annotated Code of MarylandInsuranceEffective: July 1, 2013

West's Annotated Code of Maryland
Insurance (Refs & Annos)
Title 23. Premium Financing
Subtitle 5. Prohibited Acts; Penalties (Refs & Annos)
Effective: July 1, 2013
MD Code, Insurance, § 23-505.2
§ 23-505.2. Discrimination based on use of premium financing and disclosure requirements
Discrimination against insurance producers or insureds using premium financing prohibited
(a) An insurer that markets through independent insurance producers as defined in this article may not discriminate, intimidate, or retaliate against an insurance producer or insured that uses premium financing by denying the insurance producer or insured the same rights accorded to insurance producers or insureds who pay premiums in a different manner.
Insurance producers with ownership interest in premium finance companies
(b) With respect to personal lines automobile insurance, an insurance producer, who directly or indirectly has an ownership interest in a premium finance company, shall provide a disclosure to be signed by the insured comparing the costs and terms of premium financing with the insurer's alternative payment plan.
Scope of disclosure
(c) The disclosure required by subsection (b) of this section shall:
(1) state the total amount to be paid by the insured under the premium finance agreement during the policy term, including premium, any down payment, and all interest, fees, and charges incident to the premium finance agreement and resulting extension of credit; and
(2) state the total amount to be paid by the insured under the insurer's alternative payment plan during the policy term, including premium, any down payment, and all fees and charges incident to the alternative payment plan.
Insurance producers with ownership interest in motor clubs
(d) An insurance producer, or an employee or agent of the insurance producer, who directly or indirectly has an ownership interest in a motor club shall provide a disclosure to be signed by the insured informing the insured of the insurance producer's or the insurance producer's employee's or agent's interest in the motor club.

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Added by Acts 1997, c. 273, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 1997. Amended by Acts 1999, c. 557, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 1999; Acts 2001, c. 731, § 1, eff. July 2, 2001; Acts 2006, c. 194, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2006; Acts 2013, c. 334, § 1, eff. July 1, 2013.
MD Code, Insurance, § 23-505.2, MD INSURANCE § 23-505.2
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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