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<section article="gin" article_name="Insurance" number="19-206" title_number="19" title_name="Property and Casualty Insurance" subtitle_number="2" subtitle_name="Homeowner's Insurance Policies">
  <level label="a">
    <level label="1">
      <text>An insurer that sells or negotiates homeowner’s insurance in the State shall provide an applicant, at the time a policy of homeowner’s insurance is initially purchased, with a written notice that states that a standard homeowner’s insurance policy does not cover losses from flood.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>If an application is made by telephone, the insurer is deemed to be in compliance with this section if, within 7 calendar days after the date of application, the insurer sends the notice to the applicant or insured by a first–class mail tracking method.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="3">
      <text>If an application is made using the Internet, the insurer is deemed to be in compliance with this section if the insurer provides the notice to the applicant prior to the submission of the application.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="b">
    <text>The notice shall:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>state that flood insurance may be available through the National Flood Insurance Program or other sources;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>provide the applicant with the contact information for the National Flood Insurance Program;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="3">
      <text>advise the applicant to confirm the need for flood insurance with the National Flood Insurance Program or the applicant’s mortgage lender;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="4">
      <text>advise the applicant to contact the National Flood Insurance Program, the applicant’s insurer, or the applicant’s insurance producer for information about flood insurance;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="5">
      <text>advise the applicant that flood insurance may be available for covered structures and their contents;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="6">
      <text>advise the applicant that a claim under a flood insurance policy may be adjusted and paid on a different basis than a claim under a homeowner’s insurance policy; and</text>
    </level>
    <level label="7">
      <text>advise the applicant that a separate application must be completed to purchase flood insurance.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="c">
    <text>A notice required to be sent by a first–class mail tracking method under this section may be sent with the statement required under § 19–207 of this subtitle.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="d">
    <text>A notice provided under this section does not create a private right of action.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="e">
    <text>A notice required by this section may be delivered by electronic means if the insurer complies with the requirements of § 27–601.2 of this article.</text>
  </level>
</section>
