§ 9-404. Construction of subtitle
West's Annotated Code of MarylandInsuranceEffective: October 1, 2012
Effective: October 1, 2012
MD Code, Insurance, § 9-404
§ 9-404. Construction of subtitle
(a)(1) This subtitle shall be liberally construed to carry out its purpose as specified in § 9-402 of this subtitle.
(b) The words “policy” and “contract” are used interchangeably throughout this subtitle.
(c) A person may be a resident of only one state. For a person other than an individual, that state is the state in which its principal place of business is located.
(d)(1) Subject to paragraph (2) of this subsection, for a plan sponsor or person other than an individual, its principal place of business is the single state in which the individuals who establish policy for the direction, control, and coordination of the operations of the entity, as a whole, primarily exercise that function, as determined by the Corporation in its reasonable judgment by considering the following factors:
(3) For an association, a committee, a joint board of trustees, or any other similar group of representatives of the parties who establish or maintain a benefit plan when there is no specific or clear designation of a principal place of business, the principal place of business is the principal place of business of the employer or employee organization that has the largest investment in the benefit plan in question.
Credits
Added by Acts 1996, c. 11, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 1997. Amended by Acts 2012, c. 633, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2012; Acts 2012, c. 634, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2012.
Formerly Art. 48A, §§ 523, 524.
MD Code, Insurance, § 9-404, MD INSURANCE § 9-404
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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