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Regulation .09 Statement of Actual Reason.

Regulation .09 Statement of Actual Reason.Copy Citation

A.
Applicability to Binders. This regulation applies to a binder only if the binder has been in effect for at least 45 days.
B.
Contents of Statement. If an insurer cancels, refuses to renew, increases a premium for, or reduces coverage under a policy or binder of private passenger motor vehicle liability insurance, the statement of actual reason required by Insurance Article, §§27-613 or 27-614, Annotated Code of Maryland, shall include at a minimum:
(1)
If the action of the insurer is due wholly or partly to an accident:
(a)
The name of the driver;
(b)
The date of the accident; and
(c)
If fault is a material factor for the insurer's action, a statement that the driver was at fault.
(2)
If the action of the insurer is due wholly or partly to a violation of Maryland vehicle law or the vehicle laws of another state:
(a)
The name of the driver;
(b)
The date of the violation; and
(c)
A description of the violation.
(3)
If the action of the insurer is due wholly or partly to the claims history of an insured:
(a)
The date that the claim that is the basis of the insurer's action occurred; and
(b)
A description of each claim, such as:
(i)
“Theft of vehicle on [date]”;
(ii)
“Vandalism of vehicle on [date]”; or
(iii)
“Towing claim on [date]”; or
(4)
If the action of the insurer is due wholly or partly to a reason other than those described in §B(1)—(3) of this regulation or to a violation of the terms and conditions of the policy or the underwriting standards of the insurer, a description of the action of the insured that is the basis of the insurer's action, such as:
(a)
“Insured loans the insured vehicle to an excluded driver”; or
(b)
“Insured loans the insured vehicle to a non-listed driver”.
C.
In addition to the information required by §B of this regulation, with respect to a cancellation or nonrenewal, the statement of actual reason required by Insurance Article, §27-613, Annotated Code of Maryland, shall include a statement that the action by the insured that is the basis of the cancellation or nonrenewal violates the insurer's rating criteria or underwriting standards.