Ch. 367

LAWS OF MARYLAND

health maintenance organization and the Department of Health and
Mental Hygiene, whereby the Department obtains prepaid
comprehensive health care services for recipients of medical
assistance under § 15-105 of the Health - General Article, is not
required to submit to a personal written examination under this
section but is subject to § 173(d) of this article.

(5)  A person, who for compensation in any manner has
solicited, procured, or negotiated contracts for dental plan
organizations!, nonprofit health service plans, or health
maintenance organizations] continuously from July 1, 1988 to June
30, 1989, is not required to submit to a personal written
examination under this section TO ACT AS AN AGENT FOR A DENTAL
PLAN ORGANIZATION.

(6)  A PERSON, WHO FOR COMPENSATION IN ANY MANNER HAS
SOLICITED, PROCURED, OR NEGOTIATED CONTRACTS FOR NONPROFIT HEALTH
SERVICE PLANS CONTINUOUSLY FROM JULY 1, 1988 TO JUNE 30, 1989, IS
NOT REQUIRED TO SUBMIT TO A PERSONAL WRITTEN EXAMINATION UNDER
THIS SECTION TO ACT AS AN AGENT FOR A NONPROFIT HEALTH SERVICE
PLAN.

(7)  A PERSON, WHO FOR COMPENSATION IN ANY MANNER HAS
SOLICITED, PROCURED, OR NEGOTIATED CONTRACTS FOR HEALTH
MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATIONS CONTINUOUSLY FROM JULY 1, 1988 TO JUNE
30, 1989, IS NOT REQUIRED TO SUBMIT TO A PERSONAL WRITTEN
EXAMINATION UNDER THIS SECTION TO ACT AS AN AGENT FOR A HEALTH
MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATION.

240AA.

(a)  Except in accordance with the provisions of this
article, no insurer other than the Maryland Automobile Insurance
Fund shall (i) cancel or fail to renew a policy of motor vehicle
liability insurance issued in this State, as to any resident of
the household of the named insured, for any reason other than
nonpayment of premium, or (ii) increase a premium for any
coverage on any such policy unless the increase is part of a
general increase in premiums approved by the Commissioner and
does not result from a reclassification of the insured, or (iii)
reduce the coverage under any such policy unless the reduction is
part of a general reduction in coverage approved by the
Commissioner or to satisfy the requirements of §§ 539 through 541
of this article, inclusive.

(b)  An insurer intending to take an action subject to the
provisions of this section shall, on or before 45 days prior to
the proposed effective date of the action, send written notice of
its intended action, BY CERTIFIED MAIL, to the insured at his
last known address. [A written notice of cancellation or
nonrenewal shall be sent by certified mail. All other notices of
action subject to the provisions of this section shall be sent by
certificate of mailing.] The notice shall be in triplicate,

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