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Terms Used In Maryland Code, INSURANCE 8-309

  • Fraud: Intentional deception resulting in injury to another.
(a) Subject to the hearing provisions of Title 2 of this article, the Commissioner may deny a registration to an applicant or refuse to renew, suspend, or revoke the registration of a registrant if the applicant or registrant:

(1) makes a material misstatement in an application for registration;

(2) fraudulently or deceptively obtains or attempts to obtain a registration for the applicant or registrant or for another;

(3) has been convicted of a felony or of a misdemeanor involving moral turpitude;

(4) in connection with the administration of a plan or with activities on behalf of a life insurer, commits fraud or engages in illegal or dishonest activities; or

(5) violates any provision of this subtitle or a regulation adopted under it.

(b) This section does not limit any regulatory power of the Commissioner under Title 2 of this article.