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<regulation prefix="Regulation" num=".04" citation="COMAR 31.04.18.04" title_num="31" subtitle_num="04" chapter_num="18" heading="Forms — General Requirements.">
  <paragraph num="A.">
    <text>A person required to file a statement, form, or notification pursuant to Insurance Article, Title 7, Annotated Code of Maryland, shall file the statement, form, or notification as specified in the instructions provided in this chapter, and in accordance with the format, guidelines, and instructions approved by the Commissioner. The forms are not intended to be blank forms which are to be filled in; rather, the forms are intended to be guides in the preparation of the statements. A filed statement shall contain the number and captions of all items outlined in the form, with text addressing each applicable item or a response in the negative where not applicable.</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="B.">
    <text>A person filing a statement, form, or notification pursuant to Insurance Article, Title 7, Annotated Code of Maryland, and this chapter shall provide the filing, including exhibits, documents, information, and all other papers filed as part of the submission:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>Electronically to the Commissioner; or</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>Via personal delivery or mail addressed to The Insurance Commissioner, Maryland Insurance Administration, Attention: Chief Financial Analyst, Examination &amp; Auditing Unit, 200 St. Paul Place, Suite 2700, Baltimore, Maryland 21202.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="C.">
    <text>The statement, form, or notification pursuant to §A of this regulation shall:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>Be prepared in the English language; and</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>State monetary values in U.S. currency.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="D.">
    <text>Exhibits, documents, information, and all other papers filed as part of the submission pursuant to §A of this regulation shall:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>Be easily readable;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>Be suitable for review and reproduction;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(3)">
      <text>Designate debits in credit categories and credits in debit categories so as to be clearly distinguishable on reproductions;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(4)">
      <text>Provide a translation into the English language if the exhibit, document, or information is in a foreign language; and</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(5)">
      <text>Provide conversion into U.S. currency if the monetary values are in a foreign denomination.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="E.">
    <text>The person submitting a filing under §B(2) of this regulation:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>Shall prepare the statements on 8-1/2 x 11 inch paper;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>May bind at the top or the top left-hand corner of the paper; and</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(3)">
      <text>May provide the exhibits, documents, information, and all other papers filed as part of the submission, unless specifically prepared for the filing, in their original size paper.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="F.">
    <text>A statement, form, or notification filed pursuant to Insurance Article, Title 7, Annotated Code of Maryland, shall be:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>Signed in the manner prescribed on the form; and</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>Accompanied by a copy of the power of attorney or other authority if the signature of any person is affixed pursuant to a power of attorney or other similar authority.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
</regulation>