# Insurance (GIN)

## Title 3. Kinds of Insurers

### Subtitle 3. Surplus Lines Insurance

#### Section 3-308

Each insurance contract or confirmation procured and delivered under this subtitle shall be:

(1) endorsed or stamped conspicuously in boldface type on the first page of the insurance contract or confirmation as follows: "This insurance is issued by a nonadmitted insurer not under the jurisdiction of the Maryland Insurance Commissioner"; and

(2) accompanied by a written disclosure, as prescribed by the Commissioner, that:

  (i) is written in clear, plain English;

  (ii) explains that the insurer does not possess a certificate of authority from the Commissioner to engage in the insurance business in the State; and

  (iii) includes any other information that the Commissioner requires.

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Md. Code Ann., Ins. (as displayed at mgaleg.maryland.gov, October 16, 2026)