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<section article="gin" article_name="Insurance" number="15-109" title_number="15" title_name="Health Insurance" subtitle_number="1" subtitle_name="General Provisions">
  <level label="a">
    <level label="1">
      <text>In this section the following words have the meanings indicated.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>“Loss ratio” means the ratio of losses incurred to premiums earned on policies that are issued, delivered, or renewed in the State.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="3">
      <text>“Specified disease policy” means a health insurance policy that provides:</text>
      <level label="i">
        <text>benefits only for a disease or diseases specified in the policy or for a treatment unique to a specified disease or diseases; or</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>additional benefits for a disease or diseases specified in the policy or for treatment unique to a specified disease or diseases.</text>
      </level>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="b">
    <text>This section applies to each individual, group, or blanket health insurance policy or nonprofit health service plan that is issued or delivered in the State.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="c">
    <text>To administer §§ 12-203, 12-204, and 12-205 of this article, the Commissioner shall establish a minimum loss ratio in accordance with generally accepted actuarial principles with respect to specified disease policies.</text>
  </level>
</section>
