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<section article="gin" article_name="Insurance" number="2-501" title_number="2" title_name="Maryland Insurance Administration" subtitle_number="5" subtitle_name="Insurance Regulation Assessment">
  <level label="a">
    <text>In this subtitle the following words have the meanings indicated.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="b">
    <text>“Assessment” means an assessment that, subject to § 2-505(c)(3) of this subtitle, equals 60% of the Administration’s approved annual budget appropriation under this article.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="c">
    <text>“Fund” means the Insurance Regulation Fund established under § 2-505 of this subtitle.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="d">
    <level label="1">
      <text>“Health insurer” means an insurer that holds a certificate of authority issued by the Commissioner to engage in the business of health insurance.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>“Health insurer” includes:</text>
      <level label="i">
        <text>a health maintenance organization operating under a certificate of authority issued by the Commissioner under Title 19, Subtitle 7 of the Health - General Article;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>a nonprofit health service plan operating under Title 14, Subtitle 1 of this article; and</text>
      </level>
      <level label="iii">
        <text>a dental plan operating under Title 14, Subtitle 4 of this article.</text>
      </level>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="e">
    <text>“Health insurer assessment portion” means 40% of the assessment.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="f">
    <level label="1">
      <text>“Insurer” means an insurer or other entity authorized to engage in the insurance business in the State under a certificate of authority issued by the Commissioner.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>“Insurer” includes:</text>
      <level label="i">
        <text>a health maintenance organization operating under a certificate of authority issued by the Commissioner under Title 19, Subtitle 7 of the Health - General Article;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>a nonprofit health service plan operating under Title 14, Subtitle 1 of this article;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="iii">
        <text>a dental plan operating under Title 14, Subtitle 4 of this article; and</text>
      </level>
      <level label="iv">
        <text>the Maryland Automobile Insurance Fund.</text>
      </level>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="g">
    <text>“Life insurer” means an insurer that holds a certificate of authority issued by the Commissioner to engage in the business of life insurance.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="h">
    <text>“Life insurer assessment portion” means 26% of the assessment.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="i">
    <text>“Multiple type insurer” means an insurer that engages in more than one of the following types of insurance:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>life;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>health; or</text>
    </level>
    <level label="3">
      <text>property and casualty.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="j">
    <level label="1">
      <text>“Premium” has the meaning stated in § 1-101 of this article to the extent it is allocable to this State.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>“Premium” includes any amounts paid to a health maintenance organization as compensation on a predetermined basis for providing services to members and subscribers as specified in Title 19, Subtitle 7 of the Health - General Article to the extent it is allocable to this State.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="k">
    <level label="1">
      <text>“Property and casualty insurer” means an insurer that holds a certificate of authority issued by the Commissioner to engage in the business of property and casualty insurance.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>“Property and casualty insurer” includes the Maryland Automobile Insurance Fund.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="l">
    <text>“Property and casualty insurer assessment portion” means 34% of the assessment.</text>
  </level>
</section>
