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Terms Used In Maryland Code, INSURANCE 10-102

  • Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
  • including: means includes or including by way of illustration and not by way of limitation. See
  • Person: includes an individual, receiver, trustee, guardian, personal representative, fiduciary, representative of any kind, corporation, partnership, business trust, statutory trust, limited liability company, firm, association, or other nongovernmental entity. See
(a) This subtitle applies to insurance producers, all kinds of insurance and annuities, and all types of insurers, including:

(1) nonprofit health service plans;

(2) dental plan organizations;

(3) health maintenance organizations; and

(4) fraternal benefit societies.

(b) This subtitle does not apply to:

(1) reinsurance;

(2) except as provided in §§ 10-116(c) and 10-119 of this subtitle, surplus lines transactions, which are subject to Title 3, Subtitle 3 of this article;

(3) a person while employed by an insured to administer or help to administer the insurance or risk management program of the person’s employer, if the person is not authorized to accept any compensation from an insurance producer or insurer; or

(4) a licensed insurance adviser while employed under contract by an insured and acting for the insured, if the insurance adviser is not authorized to accept any compensation from an insurance producer or insurer.