Maryland Insurance Section 27-801

      (a)      In this subtitle the following words have the meanings indicated.

      (b)      "Fraud Division" means the Insurance Fraud Division in the Administration.

      (c)      "Insurance fraud" means:

            (1)      a violation of Subtitle 4 of this title;

            (2)      theft, as set out in §§ 7-101 through 7-104 of the Criminal Law Article:

                  (i)      from a person regulated under this article; or

                  (ii)      by a person regulated under this article or an officer, director, agent, or employee of a person regulated under this article; or

            (3)      any other fraudulent activity that is committed by or against a person regulated under this article and is a violation of:

                  (i)      Title 1, Subtitle 3 of the Agriculture Article;

                  (ii)      Title 19, Subtitle 2 or Subtitle 3 of the Business Regulation Article;

                  (iii)      Title 14, Subtitle 29, § 11-810 or § 14-1317 of the Commercial Law Article;

                  (iv)      the Criminal Law Article other than Title 8, Subtitle 2, Part II or § 10-614;

                  (v)      Title 12, Subtitle 9 of the Financial Institutions Article;

                  (vi)      § 14-127 of the Real Property Article;

                  (vii)      Article 2B, Title 22 of the Code;

                  (viii)      § 109 of the Code of Public Local Laws of Caroline County;

                  (ix)      § 4-103 of the Code of Public Local Laws of Carroll County; or

                  (x)      § 8A-1 of the Code of Public Local Laws of Talbot County.