Section 12-209 - Prohibited provisions in policy or contract. - Maryland Statutes

§ 12-209. Prohibited provisions in policy or contract.
 

A life insurance or health insurance policy or annuity contract may not be delivered or issued for delivery in the State if the policy or contract: 

(1) states that the policy or contract is to be construed according to the laws of another state or country; 

(2) states that the rights and obligations of the insured or of a person with a claim under the policy or contract are to be governed by laws other than the laws of this State; 

(3) provides a period shorter than 3 years within which an action may be brought on the policy or contract; 

(4) deprives the courts of the State of the jurisdiction of any action against the insurer; 

(5) provides that the insurance producer who solicits the insurance or annuity is the agent of the insured; or 

(6) makes the acts or representations of the insurance producer who solicits the insurance or annuity binding on the insured. 
 

[An. Code 1957, art. 48A, § 377A; 1995, ch. 36; 2001, ch. 731, § 1.]