Md. Code, Insurance § 3-326
This is the official text of Md. Code, Insurance § 3-326, part of Maryland’s Code, Insurance — regulates insurance companies and the policies they sell.
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§3–326.
Official statutory text
(a) A surplus lines broker may not:
(1) knowingly or negligently deliver a false binder or cover note; or
(2) fail to notify the insured promptly of any material change with respect to surplus lines insurance by delivery to the insured of a substitute binder or cover note as provided in § 3-321 of this subtitle.
(b) A violation of subsection (a) of this section is a violation of this article.
(c) A person that violates subsection (a) of this section is guilty of a misdemeanor and on conviction is subject to the penalty provided by § 1-301 of this article or to any greater applicable penalty provided by law.
(1) knowingly or negligently deliver a false binder or cover note; or
(2) fail to notify the insured promptly of any material change with respect to surplus lines insurance by delivery to the insured of a substitute binder or cover note as provided in § 3-321 of this subtitle.
(b) A violation of subsection (a) of this section is a violation of this article.
(c) A person that violates subsection (a) of this section is guilty of a misdemeanor and on conviction is subject to the penalty provided by § 1-301 of this article or to any greater applicable penalty provided by law.
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