Md. Code, Insurance § 4-208
This is the official text of Md. Code, Insurance § 4-208, part of Maryland’s Code, Insurance — regulates insurance companies and the policies they sell.
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§4–208.
Official statutory text
(a) This section does not apply to:
(1) lawfully procured surplus lines insurance; or
(2) insurance contracts that are independently procured through negotiations occurring entirely outside of the State and that are reported and on which the premium tax is paid under §§ 4-210 and 4-211 of this subtitle.
(b) An unauthorized insurer may not enforce an insurance contract effective in the State and entered into by the unauthorized insurer.
(1) lawfully procured surplus lines insurance; or
(2) insurance contracts that are independently procured through negotiations occurring entirely outside of the State and that are reported and on which the premium tax is paid under §§ 4-210 and 4-211 of this subtitle.
(b) An unauthorized insurer may not enforce an insurance contract effective in the State and entered into by the unauthorized insurer.
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