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<regulation prefix="Regulation" num=".02" citation="COMAR 31.03.12.02" title_num="31" subtitle_num="03" chapter_num="12" heading="Definitions.">
  <paragraph num="A.">
    <text>In this chapter, the following terms have the meanings indicated.</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="B.">
    <text>Terms Defined.</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>“Application counselor” has the meaning stated in Insurance Article, §31-101(a-1), Annotated Code of Maryland.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>Application Form.</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>“Application form” means a standardized application form developed by the Insurance Administration for submission by individuals applying for a written consent to engage in the business of insurance in the State under this chapter.</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>“Application form” includes the short application form and the comprehensive application form.</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(3)">
      <text>Business of Insurance.</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>“Business of insurance” means writing insurance or reinsuring risks.</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>“Business of insurance” includes:</text>
        <paragraph num="(i)">
          <text>All acts necessary or incidental to writing insurance or reinsuring risks;</text>
        </paragraph>
        <paragraph num="(ii)">
          <text>The activities of an individual who acts as, or is, an officer, director, agent, or employee of an insurer; and</text>
        </paragraph>
        <paragraph num="(iii)">
          <text>The activities of any other individual who is authorized to act on behalf of an officer, director, agent, or employee of an insurer.</text>
        </paragraph>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(4)">
      <text>“Commissioner” means the Maryland Insurance Commissioner.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(5)">
      <text>“Felony involving breach of trust” includes any felony constituting or involving misuse, misapplication, or misappropriation of anything of value that:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>Is held as a fiduciary; or</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>Belongs to any public, private, or charitable organization.</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(6)">
      <text>“Felony involving dishonesty” includes any felony constituting or involving:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>Perjury;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>Bribery;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(c)">
        <text>Forgery;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(d)">
        <text>Counterfeiting;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(e)">
        <text>False or misleading oral or written statements;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(f)">
        <text>Deception;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(g)">
        <text>Fraud;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(h)">
        <text>Schemes or artifices to deceive or defraud;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(i)">
        <text>Material misrepresentation; and</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(j)">
        <text>Failure to disclose material facts.</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(7)">
      <text>“Fiduciary” includes an individual acting as:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>A trustee;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>An administrator;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(c)">
        <text>An executor;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(d)">
        <text>A conservator;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(e)">
        <text>A receiver;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(f)">
        <text>A guardian;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(g)">
        <text>An agent;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(h)">
        <text>An employee;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(i)">
        <text>A partner;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(j)">
        <text>An officer;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(k)">
        <text>A director; or</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(l)">
        <text>A public servant.</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(8)">
      <text>“Individual Exchange” has the meaning stated in Insurance Article, §31-101(h), Annotated Code of Maryland.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(9)">
      <text>“Individual Exchange navigator” has the meaning stated in Insurance Article, §31-101(i), Annotated Code of Maryland.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(10)">
      <text>“Interstate commerce” means commerce:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>Within the District of Columbia or any territory or possession of the United States;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>Between any point in a state, territory, possession, or the District of Columbia and any point outside the state, territory, possession, or the District of Columbia;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(c)">
        <text>Between points within the same state through any place outside the state; or</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(d)">
        <text>Over which the United States has jurisdiction.</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(11)">
      <text>“NAIC” means the National Association of Insurance Commissioners.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(12)">
      <text>“SHOP Exchange” has the meaning stated in Insurance Article, §31-101(w), Annotated Code of Maryland.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(13)">
      <text>“SHOP Exchange navigator” has the meaning stated in Insurance Article, §31-101(x), Annotated Code of Maryland.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(14)">
      <text>“State” means:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>Any state;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>The District of Columbia;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(c)">
        <text>The Commonwealth of Puerto Rico;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(d)">
        <text>The Northern Mariana Islands;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(e)">
        <text>The Virgin Islands;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(f)">
        <text>American Samoa; and</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(g)">
        <text>The Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands.</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
</regulation>