Maryland Insurance Article Title 17, 24 sections: Group Life Insurance

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Maryland Insurance Article Title 17 - Group Life Insurance (24 sections) is a state statute published by Maryland General Assembly, Department of Legislative Services (mgaleg.maryland.gov). It is one of the Maryland documents that insurance license exam questions are written from, including maryland life & health practice questions. This page summarizes it and points to the official version, which is the text to rely on.

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• Md. Code Ann., Ins. Title 17 § 17-101(a) (Group Life Insurance - Commissioner Approval for Nonconforming Groups)

  “(a) Unless approved by the Commissioner, a group life insurance policy may not be offered to a resident of the State under a group life insurance policy issued: (1) to a group other than one described in Subtitle 2 of this title; or (2) in another jurisdiction unless the type of group to be covered...”

• Md. Code Ann., Ins. Title 17 § 17-310 (Conversion on Termination of the Group Policy)

  “(a) Subject to subsection (b) of this section, each policy of group life insurance shall contain a provision that if the group policy terminates or is amended so as to terminate the insurance of a class of insureds, each insured at the date of the termination whose insurance terminates and who has...”

• Md. Code Ann., Ins. Title 17 § 17-206(d)(1) (Group Life: Debtor Group Amount Limit)

  “The amount of insurance on the life of any debtor shall at no time exceed the greater of the scheduled or actual amount of unpaid indebtedness to the creditor.”

• Md. Code Ann., Ins. Title 17 § 17-103 (Creditor Group Life - Notice to Insured Debtors)

  “An insurer that issues a policy to a creditor to insure debtors of the creditor shall provide to the creditor for delivery to each debtor insured under the policy a form that states that: (1) the life of the debtor is insured under the policy; and (2) a death benefit paid under the policy because...”

• Md. Code Ann., Ins. Title 17 § 17-311 (Death While Entitled to an Individual Policy)

  “Each policy of group life insurance shall contain a provision that if an insured under the policy dies while entitled to an individual policy under § 17-309 or § 17-310 of this subtitle but before the individual policy becomes effective, the amount of life insurance to which the insured would have...”

• Md. Code Ann., Ins. Title 17 § 17-209(a)(4) (Group Life: Limit on Dependent Amounts)

  “The insurance on the life of a spouse, domestic partner, or child may not exceed the amount of the insurance on the life of the insured employee or member.”

• Md. Code Ann., Ins. Title 17 § 17-209(d) (Group Life: Certificate for a Family Unit)

  “(d) Notwithstanding § 17–308 of this title, only one certificate must be issued for each family unit if a statement about a dependent’s coverage is included in the certificate.”

• Md. Code Ann., Ins. Title 17 § 17-309 (Conversion Right on Termination of Employment or Membership)

  “(a) Each policy of group life insurance shall contain a provision that if the insurance or any part of it on an insured ceases under the policy because of termination of employment or membership in the class or classes eligible for coverage under the policy, the insured is entitled to have issued...”

• Md. Code Ann., Ins. Title 17 § 17-101(e) (Certificate Notice for Group Policy Issued in Another Jurisdiction)

  “(e) An insurer who seeks to solicit coverage for Maryland residents under a group life insurance policy issued in another jurisdiction shall include in the certificate form used in connection with the coverage a notice on the first page in 12-point bold type that states: “The group insurance policy...”

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