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ROBERT L. EHRLICH, JR., Governor
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Ch. 369
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(2) a dental plan organization as defined in § 14-401 of this article;
(3) a health maintenance organization as defined in Title 19, Subtitle 7
of the Health - General Article;
(4) a surplus lines insurer;
(5) the Maryland Automobile Insurance Fund;
(6) the Injured Workers' Insurance Fund;
(7) the State when a claim has been filed against the State under Title
12 of the State Government Article;
(8) the State when a claim has been filed against the State under Title 8,
Subtitle 1 of the State Personnel and Pensions Article;
(9) the State, INCLUDING THE UNINSURED EMPLOYERS' FUND, when a
claim has been filed against the State under Title 9 of the Labor and Employment
Article;
(10) the Maryland Transit Administration when acting as a self-insurer
under § 7-703 of the Transportation Article;
(11) a third party administrator under Title 8, Subtitle 3 of this article;
[and]
(12) A SELF-INSURER UNDER § 17-103(A)(2) OF THE TRANSPORTATION
ARTICLE; AND
[(12)] (13) an agent, employee, or representative of an entity described in
items (1) through [(11)](12) of this section.
27-802.
(a) (1) An authorized insurer, its employees, fund producers, or insurance
producers, a viatical settlement provider, or a viatical settlement broker who in good
faith has cause to believe that insurance fraud has been or is being committed shall
report the suspected insurance fraud in writing to the Commissioner, the Fraud
Division, or the appropriate federal, State, or local law enforcement authorities.
(2) An independent insurance produced shall meet the reporting
requirement of this subsection by reporting the suspected insurance fraud in writing
to the Fraud Division.
(3) A REGISTERED PREMIUM FINANCE COMPANY SHALL MEET THE
REQUIREMENT OF THIS SUBSECTION BY REPORTING SUSPECTED INSURANCE FRAUD
IN WRITING TO THE FRAUD DIVISION.
(b) In addition to any protection provided under § 10-618 of the State
Government Article, any information, documentation, or other evidence provided
under this section by an insurer, its employees, fund producers, [or] insurance
producers, a viatical settlement provider, [or] a viatical settlement broker, AN
INDEPENDENT INSURANCE PRODUCER OR A REGISTERED PREMIUM FINANCE
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