Ch. 405                                     1993 LAWS OF MARYLAND

services, or otherwise, whether or not such power is exercised or sought to be exercised.
Control shall be presumed to exist if any person, directly or indirectly, owns, controls,
holds with the power to vote, or holds proxies representing [35%] 10% or more of the
voting securities of any other person; however, the control may not be presumed to exist
where proxies have been obtained by an official of such person solely in connection with
voting at any meeting of the owners of such person. This presumption may be rebutted by
establishing by a preponderance of the evidence that control does not exist in fact.
Notwithstanding the presumption of control, the Commissioner, upon application of the
insurance company, may determine that the insurance company or company is not
controlled by the person presumed to control it. In addition, the Commissioner, after
notice and an opportunity to be heard, may determine that a person not presumed to
have control does control an insurance company.

665.

In this subtitle the following words have the meanings indicated:

(2) (i) "Managing general agent" means any person that:

1.       A. Manages all or part of the insurance business of an
insurer, including the management of a separate division, department, office, or
subsidiary of the insurer; and         

B. With or without authority, either separately or together with
affiliates, directly or indirectly produces or underwrites gross direct written premium at
least equal to 5% of the insurer's policyholder surplus for any one quarter OR YEAR, as
reported in the insurer's most recently filed QUARTERLY REPORT OR annual statement;
and

2.       Either:

i                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                .                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         '

A.      Negotiates or binds ceding reinsurance contracts on behalf of
an insurer;

B.       Adjusts or pays claims in excess of $500; or

C.      Maintains loss reserves from which claims payments may be
made.                                             

55. REINSURANCE INTERMEDIARIES

698.

(A)     IN THIS SUBTITLE THE FOLLOWING WORDS HAVE THE MEANINGS
INDICATED.

(B)     "ACTUARY" MEANS A PERSON WHO IS A MEMBER IN GOOD STANDING OF
THE AMERICAN ACADEMY OF ACTUARIES.

(C)     "CONTROLLING PERSON" MEANS A PERSON WHO DIRECTLY' OR
INDIRECTLY HAS THE POWER ' TO DIRECT, OR CAUSE TO BE DIRECTED, THE
MANAGEMENT, CONTROL OR ACTIVITIES OF A REINSURANCE INTERMEDIARY.

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