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ROBERT L. EHRLICH, JR., Governor H.B. 265
insurer under a policy of motor vehicle liability insurance to pay reasonable attorney
fees to the insured after a specified hearing.
Senate Bill 97, which was passed by the General Assembly and signed by me,
accomplishes the same purpose. Therefore, it is not necessary for me to sign House
Bill 265.
Very truly yours,
Robert L. Ehrlich, Jr.
Governor
House Bill No. 265
AN ACT concerning
Motor Vehicle Liability Insurance - Hearings on Proposed Actions by
Insurers - Attorney Fees
FOR the purpose of altering certain information an insurer under a policy of motor
vehicle liability insurance must include in a certain notice to the insured;
clarifying the circumstances under which the Maryland Insurance
Commissioner, after a certain hearing, may shall order an insurer under a policy
of motor vehicle liability insurance to pay reasonable attorney fees incurred by
the insured for representation at the hearing; and generally relating to the
awarding of attorney fees after hearings on proposed actions of insurers with
respect to motor vehicle liability insurance.
BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments,
Article - Insurance
Section 27-605(c)(3) and (h)
Annotated Code of Maryland
(2002 Replacement Volume and 2004 Supplement)
SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF
MARYLAND, That the Laws of Maryland read as follows:
Article - Insurance
27-605.
(c) (3) The notice must state in clear and specific terms:
(i) the proposed action to be taken, including:
1. for a premium increase, the amount of the increase and
the type of coverage to which it is applicable; and
2. for a reduction in coverage, the type of coverage reduced
and the extent of the reduction;
(ii) the proposed effective date of the action;
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