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§ 8-109. Authority of Commissioner to serve statement of charges and hold hearing

West's Annotated Code of MarylandInsurance

West's Annotated Code of Maryland
Insurance (Refs & Annos)
Title 8. Entities that Act as Insurers
Subtitle 1. Broker Controlled Business (Refs & Annos)
MD Code, Insurance, § 8-109
§ 8-109. Authority of Commissioner to serve statement of charges and hold hearing
Currentness
In general
(a) If the Commissioner has reason to believe that a controlling insurance producer has violated or is violating this subtitle, the Commissioner shall:
(1) serve on the controlling insurance producer a statement of charges and notice of hearing; and
(2) hold a hearing subject to §§ 2-210 through 2-214 of this article.
Judicial review
(b) An order of the Commissioner is subject to judicial review under § 2-215 of this article.
Reimbursement of payments made by Property and Casualty Insurance Guaranty Corporation
(c) The controlling insurance producer shall reimburse the Property and Casualty Insurance Guaranty Corporation for any payments made by the Property and Casualty Insurance Guaranty Corporation for losses, loss adjustment, and administrative expenses on the insurance business placed by the controlling insurance producer in excess of gross earned premiums and investment income earned on premiums and loss reserves for the insurance business if the Commissioner finds that:
(1) the controlling insurance producer violated this subtitle; and
(2) the violation substantially contributed to the insolvency of the controlled insurer.
Other penalties imposed by Commissioner
(d) This section does not affect the right of the Commissioner to impose any other penalty provided in this article.

Credits

Added by Acts 1995, c. 36, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 1997. Amended by Acts 2001, c. 731, § 1, eff. July 2, 2001; Acts 2002, c. 19, § 1, eff. April 9, 2002.
Formerly Art. 48A, § 664.
MD Code, Insurance, § 8-109, MD INSURANCE § 8-109
Current with legislation effective through October 1, 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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