Md. Code, Insurance § 3-302
This is the official text of Md. Code, Insurance § 3-302, part of Maryland’s Code, Insurance — regulates insurance companies and the policies they sell.
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§3–302.
Official statutory text
(a) This subtitle does not apply to:
(1) life insurance;
(2) health insurance, except as provided in subsection (c) of this section;
(3) annuities;
(4) reinsurance;
(5) wet marine and transportation insurance, except as provided in subsection (b) of this section;
(6) insurance on a subject that is located, resident, or to be performed wholly outside the State;
(7) insurance on vehicles or aircraft owned and principally garaged outside the State;
(8) insurance on property or operation of railroads engaged in interstate commerce;
(9) insurance:
(i) on aircraft owned or operated by aircraft manufacturers or operated in scheduled interstate flight;
(ii) on cargo of the aircraft described in item (i) of this item; or
(iii) against liability arising out of the ownership, maintenance, or use of the aircraft described in item (i) of this item, other than workers’ compensation or employer’s liability; or
(10) medical stop–loss insurance, as defined in § 15–129 of this article.
(b) This subtitle applies to wet marine and transportation insurance on:
(1) a pleasure craft under 60 feet in length that is owned and used for pleasure and not for business, hire, or other commercial use;
(2) fishing vessels under 50 gross tons that are not part of a fleet of 3 or more vessels; and
(3) charter or head boats under 50 gross tons that are not part of a fleet of 3 or more vessels.
(c) Subject to § 3–306.2 of this subtitle, this subtitle applies to:
(1) disability insurance that:
(i) provides for lost income, revenue, or proceeds in the event that an illness, accident, or injury results in a disability that impairs an insured’s ability to work or otherwise generate income, revenue, or proceeds that the insurance is intended to replace; and
(ii) does not include payment for medical expenses, dismemberment, or accidental death; and
(2) short–term medical insurance that provides limited health insurance benefits for a limited period of time to:
(i) residents of the United States who travel to another country within 30 days after the effective date of coverage; and
(ii) residents of another country who:
1. travel to the United States within 30 days after the effective date of coverage; and
2. are not traveling to the United States for the purpose of attending an institution of higher education, as defined in § 10–101 of the Education Article.
(1) life insurance;
(2) health insurance, except as provided in subsection (c) of this section;
(3) annuities;
(4) reinsurance;
(5) wet marine and transportation insurance, except as provided in subsection (b) of this section;
(6) insurance on a subject that is located, resident, or to be performed wholly outside the State;
(7) insurance on vehicles or aircraft owned and principally garaged outside the State;
(8) insurance on property or operation of railroads engaged in interstate commerce;
(9) insurance:
(i) on aircraft owned or operated by aircraft manufacturers or operated in scheduled interstate flight;
(ii) on cargo of the aircraft described in item (i) of this item; or
(iii) against liability arising out of the ownership, maintenance, or use of the aircraft described in item (i) of this item, other than workers’ compensation or employer’s liability; or
(10) medical stop–loss insurance, as defined in § 15–129 of this article.
(b) This subtitle applies to wet marine and transportation insurance on:
(1) a pleasure craft under 60 feet in length that is owned and used for pleasure and not for business, hire, or other commercial use;
(2) fishing vessels under 50 gross tons that are not part of a fleet of 3 or more vessels; and
(3) charter or head boats under 50 gross tons that are not part of a fleet of 3 or more vessels.
(c) Subject to § 3–306.2 of this subtitle, this subtitle applies to:
(1) disability insurance that:
(i) provides for lost income, revenue, or proceeds in the event that an illness, accident, or injury results in a disability that impairs an insured’s ability to work or otherwise generate income, revenue, or proceeds that the insurance is intended to replace; and
(ii) does not include payment for medical expenses, dismemberment, or accidental death; and
(2) short–term medical insurance that provides limited health insurance benefits for a limited period of time to:
(i) residents of the United States who travel to another country within 30 days after the effective date of coverage; and
(ii) residents of another country who:
1. travel to the United States within 30 days after the effective date of coverage; and
2. are not traveling to the United States for the purpose of attending an institution of higher education, as defined in § 10–101 of the Education Article.
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