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<regulation prefix="Regulation" num=".01" citation="COMAR 31.16.01.01" title_num="31" subtitle_num="16" chapter_num="01" heading="Disclosure Requirements.">
  <text>In order to inform and better protect the public, the following regulation is adopted:</text>
  <paragraph num="A.">
    <text>Every agent writing insurance business, or broker placing this business, with a mutual insurance company or reciprocal insurer issuing assessable policies shall clearly explain to the prospective policyholder the assessable nature of the policy and its possible effects in the event of insolvency.</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="B.">
    <text>Every policy, renewal certificate, bill, statement, invoice, or premium receipt book issued by any agent, broker, mutual company, or reciprocal insurer relating to the sale of an assessable policy shall contain on it the following legend which shall be prominently displayed in bold red type:</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="C.">
    <text>Exemption.</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>Section B of this regulation does not apply to any business written or placed in an insurer writing property and casualty insurance other than vehicle liability or vehicle physical damage insurance when the insurer writing the business:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>Has a surplus of at least $200,000, as shown in its annual statement for the prior year and any examination as of a later date; and</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>Has premium writings during the prior year, net of reinsurance ceded, which do not exceed two times the amount of the insurer's surplus shown on the statement or examination.</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>However, whenever the insurer's net premium writings for a current year exceed two times its surplus as shown on the prior year's annual statement or later examination, the legend referred to in §B of this regulation shall be required to be affixed as aforesaid for the remainder of the current calendar year and during the following calendar year.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
</regulation>