# Insurance (GIN)

## Title 4. General Requirements for Insurers

### Subtitle 1. Certificates of Authority

#### Section 4-107

(a) On the form that the Commissioner provides, each insurer applying for a certificate of authority must appoint the Commissioner as attorney for service of process issued against the insurer in the State.

(b) The appointment:

  (1) is irrevocable;

  (2) binds the insurer and any successor in interest or successor to the assets and liabilities of the insurer; and

  (3) remains in effect as long as there is in force in the State a contract made by the insurer or an obligation arising from a contract made by the insurer.

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