Md. Code, Insurance § 16-310
This is the official text of Md. Code, Insurance § 16-310, part of Maryland’s Code, Insurance — regulates insurance companies and the policies they sell.
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§16–310.
Official statutory text
(a) This section applies to a plan of life insurance:
(1) that provides that the insurer will determine future premiums based on future experience estimates; or
(2) the minimum values of which cannot be determined under the applicable provisions of §§ 16-303 through 16-309 of this subtitle.
(b) The Commissioner must be satisfied that:
(1) the benefits provided under the plan described in subsection (a) of this section are substantially as favorable to policyholders and insureds as the minimum benefits otherwise required by §§ 16-303 through 16-309 of this subtitle; and
(2) the benefits and the pattern of premiums under the plan do not mislead prospective policyholders or insureds.
(c) The cash surrender values and paid-up nonforfeiture benefits provided by a plan subject to this section may not be less than the minimum values and benefits required for the plan calculated by a method consistent with the principles of this subtitle, as determined by regulations adopted by the Commissioner.
(1) that provides that the insurer will determine future premiums based on future experience estimates; or
(2) the minimum values of which cannot be determined under the applicable provisions of §§ 16-303 through 16-309 of this subtitle.
(b) The Commissioner must be satisfied that:
(1) the benefits provided under the plan described in subsection (a) of this section are substantially as favorable to policyholders and insureds as the minimum benefits otherwise required by §§ 16-303 through 16-309 of this subtitle; and
(2) the benefits and the pattern of premiums under the plan do not mislead prospective policyholders or insureds.
(c) The cash surrender values and paid-up nonforfeiture benefits provided by a plan subject to this section may not be less than the minimum values and benefits required for the plan calculated by a method consistent with the principles of this subtitle, as determined by regulations adopted by the Commissioner.
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