Md. Code, Insurance § 3-309
This is the official text of Md. Code, Insurance § 3-309, part of Maryland’s Code, Insurance — regulates insurance companies and the policies they sell.
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§3–309.
Official statutory text
(a) An insurance contract procured as surplus lines coverage from an unauthorized insurer in accordance with this subtitle is valid and enforceable as to all parties and shall be accepted and recognized in all matters and respects to the same effect as like insurance contracts issued by authorized insurers.
(b) An insurance contract entered into in violation of this subtitle may be enforced by the insured in accordance with the terms of the insurance contract.
(b) An insurance contract entered into in violation of this subtitle may be enforced by the insured in accordance with the terms of the insurance contract.
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