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Ch. 124
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2000 LAWS OF MARYLAND
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CHAPTER 124
(House Bill 413)
AN ACT concerning
Insurance - Cancellation of Policies - Required Notice
FOR the purpose of requiring certain insurers to provide send provide a certain notice
to by certificate of mailing to the last known address of an insured before the
cancellation of an insurance policy; altering the mailing requirement for a certain
workers' compensation policy; and generally relating to insurance policies and
notice provisions.
BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments,
Article - Insurance
Section 19-406(a), 27-601, and 27-605
Annotated Code of Maryland
(1997 Volume and 1999 Supplement)
SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF
MARYLAND, That the Laws of Maryland read as follows:
Article - Insurance
19-406.
(a) An insurer may not cancel a workers' compensation insurance policy before
its expiration unless, at least 30 days before the date of cancellation, the insurer:
(1) serves on the employer, by personal service or [registered mail]
CERTIFIED MAIL addressed to the last known address of the employer, a notice of
intention to cancel the policy; and
(2) files a copy of the notice with the State Workers' Compensation
Commission.
27-601.
(a) This section does not apply to policies of:
(1) life insurance;
(2) health insurance;
(3) motor vehicle liability insurance issued to a resident of a household
in the State as set forth in § 27-605 of this subtitle; or
(4) surety insurance.
(b) (1) Whenever an insurer, as required by subsection (c) of this section,
gives notice of its intention to cancel or not to renew a policy subject to this section
issued in the State or before an insurer cancels a policy subject to this section issued
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