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Terms Used In Maryland Code, INSURANCE 9-418

  • Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
  • Germane: On the subject of the pending bill or other business; a strict standard of relevance.
  • state: means :

    (1) a state, possession, territory, or commonwealth of the United States; or

    (2) the District of Columbia. See
  • Verdict: The decision of a petit jury or a judge.
(a) To allow proper legal action by the Corporation on any matter germane to its powers or duties, each proceeding in which the impaired insurer is a party in a court in the State shall be stayed for 60 days after the date an order of liquidation, rehabilitation, or conservation is final.

(b) If a court enters a judgment under a decision, order, verdict, or finding based on default, the Corporation may:

(1) apply to have the judgment, decision, order, verdict, or finding set aside by the same court that made it; and

(2) defend against the suit on the merits.