§ 19-517. Certain insurance to satisfy certain motor vehicle financial responsibility requireme...
West's Annotated Code of MarylandInsuranceEffective: April 8, 2016
Effective: April 8, 2016
MD Code, Insurance, § 19-517
§ 19-517. Certain insurance to satisfy certain motor vehicle financial responsibility requirement
(b) Insurance required under § 10-405 of the Public Utilities Article shall be deemed to satisfy the financial responsibility requirement for a motor vehicle under §§ 19-505 and 19-509 of this subtitle and Title 17, Subtitle 1 of the Transportation Article.
(c)(1) An authorized insurer that writes motor vehicle liability insurance in the State and the Maryland Automobile Insurance Fund may exclude any and all coverage and the duty to defend afforded under an owner's or operator's personal motor vehicle insurance policy for any loss or injury that occurs while the vehicle operator is providing transportation network services.
(2) If an insurer that writes motor vehicle liability insurance in the State defends or indemnifies a claim against a driver for which coverage is excluded under the terms of its policy, the insurer shall have a right of contribution against other insurers that provide insurance to the same driver in satisfaction of the requirements of § 10-405 of the Public Utilities Article at the time of the loss.
(3) Nothing in this section or § 10-405 of the Public Utilities Article shall be deemed to invalidate or limit an exclusion contained in a policy, including any policy in use or approved for use before July 1, 2015, that excludes coverage for motor vehicles that are used to transport passengers or property for a charge or are available for hire by the public.
(d)(1) Nothing in this section or § 10-405 of the Public Utilities Article:
(2) Coverage under a motor vehicle insurance policy maintained by a transportation network company may not be dependent on a personal insurer that writes motor vehicle liability insurance in the State first denying a claim, nor may a personal motor vehicle insurance policy be required to first deny a claim.
(3) Nothing in this section or § 10-405 of the Public Utilities Article precludes an insurer that writes motor vehicle liability insurance in the State from providing coverage for an operator's motor vehicle while the operator is providing transportation network services if the insurer elects to do so by contract or endorsement.
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Added by Acts 2015, c. 204, § 1, eff. July 1, 2015. Amended by Acts 2016, c. 16, § 1, eff. April 7, 2016; Acts 2016, c. 28, § 1, eff. April 8, 2016.
MD Code, Insurance, § 19-517, MD INSURANCE § 19-517
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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