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§ 10-402. Application of subtitle

West's Annotated Code of MarylandInsuranceEffective: January 1, 2018

West's Annotated Code of Maryland
Insurance (Refs & Annos)
Title 10. Regulation of Insurance Professions
Subtitle 4. Public Adjusters (Refs & Annos)
Effective: January 1, 2018
MD Code, Insurance, § 10-402
§ 10-402. Application of subtitle
This subtitle does not apply to:
(1) an adjuster for or an insurance producer or employee of an insurer or group of insurers under common control or ownership that, as representative of the insurer or group, adjusts losses or damages under policies issued by the insurer or group;
(2) an insurance producer that acts as an adjuster without compensation for an insured for whom the insurance producer is acting as an insurance producer;
(3) an attorney at law who does not:
(i) regularly act as a public adjuster; and
(ii) represent to the public by sign, advertisement, or otherwise that the attorney at law acts as a public adjuster;
(4) a person who negotiates or settles claims arising under:
(i) a life, health, or motor vehicle insurance policy; or
(ii) an annuity contract;
(5) a person employed only for the purpose of obtaining facts surrounding a loss or furnishing technical assistance to a public adjuster, including a photographer, an estimator, a private investigator, an engineer, and a handwriting expert;
(6) a licensed health care provider, or an employee of a licensed health care provider, who prepares or files a health claim form on behalf of a patient; or
(7) a person who settles subrogation claims between insurers.

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Added by Acts 1995, c. 36, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 1997. Amended by Acts 2001, c. 731, § 1, eff. July 2, 2001; Acts 2004, c. 290, § 1, eff. July 1, 2004; Acts 2004, c. 291, § 1, eff. July 1, 2004; Acts 2017, c. 106, § 1, eff. Jan. 1, 2018.
Formerly Art. 48A, § 181.
MD Code, Insurance, § 10-402, MD INSURANCE § 10-402
Current through legislation effective through April 25, 2024, from the 2024 Regular Session of the General Assembly. Some statute sections may be more current, see credits for details.
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