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<regulation prefix="Regulation" num=".01" citation="COMAR 31.15.13.01" title_num="31" subtitle_num="15" chapter_num="13" heading="Scope.">
  <paragraph num="A.">
    <text>This chapter applies to:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>Commercial insurance as defined in Insurance Article, §27-601(b), Annotated Code of Maryland; and</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>Workers’ compensation insurance for employers’ liability as set forth in Labor and Employment Article, Title 9, Annotated Code of Maryland.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="B.">
    <text>This chapter does not apply to policies:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>Issued to exempt commercial policyholders, as defined in Insurance Article, §11-206(j), Annotated Code of Maryland;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>For which the renewal premium is:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>In excess of $1,000; and</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>An increase over the expiring policy premium of the lesser of 3 percent or $300; or</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(3)">
      <text>Of surplus lines insurance procured from a nonadmitted insurer under Insurance Article, Title 3, Subtitle 3, Annotated Code of Maryland.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
</regulation>