Md. Code Ann., Ins. § 12-211
Restrictions relating to disability insurance policies
Effective Oct 1, 2025Added by Acts 2011, c. 155, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2011. Amended by Acts 2025, c. 396, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2025.State of Maryland
(a) In this section, “carrier” means:
- (1) an insurer;
- (2) a nonprofit health service plan; or
- (3) a health maintenance organization.
- (b) A health insurance policy, a life insurance policy, an annuity contract, a health maintenance organization contract, or a disability insurance policy may not be sold, delivered, or issued for delivery in the State by a carrier if the policy contains a clause that purports to reserve sole discretion to the carrier to interpret the terms of the policy or to provide standards of interpretation or review that are inconsistent with the laws of the State.
Added by Acts 2011, c. 155, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2011. Amended by Acts 2025, c. 396, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2025.