Insurance Administration —

Availability of health care malpractice and other liability
insurance, impact of legislation on, annual report required ......

Maryland Medical Professional Liability Insurance Rate
Stabilization Fund that includes a rate stabilization account and
a medical assistance program account, established ....................

Medical Mutual Liability Insurance Society -

Excessive surplus and denial of rate increase as a result,
provisions added .........................................................................

Rate filing that would increase premium by more than 7.5%,
application of other resources in lieu of and reduction of rate
increase, provisions added .........................................................

Premium comparison guide for medical professional liability
insurance, publication required ....................................................

Reporting of information relating to health care malpractice
claims by medical professional liability insurance insurers, and
reporting of information by other liability insurance insurers,
requirements and adoption of rules and regulations, provisions
added ...............................................................................................

Internet SEE Electronic Government
Investigations and Inquiries —

People's Insurance Counsel Division established in the Office of
the Attorney General to represent the interests of homeowners
insurance and medical professional liability insurance
consumers; funding provisions added ...........................................

Judgments —

Offer of judgment by a party in a medical injury action to the
adverse party, provisions added ....................................................

Judiciary SEE Courts
Juries - -

Noneconomic damages in health care malpractice actions, limits,
provisions altered ...........................................................................

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