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<section article="gin" article_name="Insurance" number="2-102" title_number="2" title_name="Maryland Insurance Administration" subtitle_number="1" subtitle_name="Organization of Administration; General Powers and Duties of Commissioner">
  <level label="a">
    <level label="1">
      <text>The Commissioner shall establish divisions or sections in the Administration, along the following lines of responsibility:</text>
      <level label="i">
        <text>life insurance and health insurance;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>property insurance and casualty insurance;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="iii">
        <text>audit and examination;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="iv">
        <text>insurance professions;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="v">
        <text>consumer affairs; and</text>
      </level>
      <level label="vi">
        <text>insurance fraud.</text>
      </level>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>The Commissioner may:</text>
      <level label="i">
        <text>establish other areas of responsibility in the Administration; and</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>reorganize or abolish areas of responsibility as necessary to fulfill effectively the duties of the Commissioner.</text>
      </level>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="b">
    <text>The Commissioner shall report to the General Assembly about:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>the initial organizational structure of the Administration; and</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>any substantial changes in organizational structure.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="c">
    <text>The organization of each division shall be according to functional area and shall be designed for efficiency, service to the public, and effective regulation.</text>
  </level>
</section>
