2016 Maryland Code
Insurance
Title 3 - Kinds of Insurers
Subtitle 3 - Surplus Lines Insurance
§ 3-302. Scope of subtitle

(a) In general. -- This subtitle does not apply to:

(1) life insurance;

(2) health insurance, except as provided in subsection (c) of this section;

(3) annuities;

(4) reinsurance;

(5) wet marine and transportation insurance, except as provided in subsection (b) of this section;

(6) insurance on a subject that is located, resident, or to be performed wholly outside the State;

(7) insurance on vehicles or aircraft owned and principally garaged outside the State;

(8) insurance on property or operation of railroads engaged in interstate commerce;

(9) insurance:

(i) on aircraft owned or operated by aircraft manufacturers or operated in scheduled interstate flight;

(ii) on cargo of the aircraft described in item (i) of this item; or

(iii) against liability arising out of the ownership, maintenance, or use of the aircraft described in item (i) of this item, other than workers' compensation or employer's liability; or

(10) medical stop-loss insurance, as defined in § 15-129 of this article.

(b) Wet marine and transportation insurance. -- This subtitle applies to wet marine and transportation insurance on:

(1) a pleasure craft under 60 feet in length that is owned and used for pleasure and not for business, hire, or other commercial use;

(2) fishing vessels under 50 gross tons that are not part of a fleet of 3 or more vessels; and

(3) charter or head boats under 50 gross tons that are not part of a fleet of 3 or more vessels.

(c) Disability insurance and short-term medical insurance. -- Subject to § 3-306.2 of this subtitle, this subtitle applies to:

(1) disability insurance that:

(i) provides for lost income, revenue, or proceeds in the event that an illness, accident, or injury results in a disability that impairs an insured's ability to work or otherwise generate income, revenue, or proceeds that the insurance is intended to replace; and

(ii) does not include payment for medical expenses, dismemberment, or accidental death; and

(2) short-term medical insurance that provides limited health insurance benefits for a limited period of time to:

(i) residents of the United States who travel to another country within 30 days after the effective date of coverage; and

(ii) residents of another country who:

1. travel to the United States within 30 days after the effective date of coverage; and

2. are not traveling to the United States for the purpose of attending an institution of higher education, as defined in § 10-101 of the Education Article.