§ 14-4A-09. Usage of certain terms

MD Comm L Code § 14-4A-09 (2019) (N/A)
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(a)    Unless authorized by the Maryland Insurance Commissioner to engage in the insurance business in the State, a warrantor may not use the following words in its name, contracts, or literature:

(1)    “Insurance”;

(2)    “Casualty”;

(3)    “Surety”;

(4)    “Mutual”; or

(5)    Any other words that are:

(i)    Descriptive of the insurance, casualty, or surety business; or

(ii)    Deceptively similar to the name or description of an insurer, a surety corporation, or another warrantor.

(b)    A warrantor may use the term “guaranty” or a similar word in the warrantor’s name.