2018 Maryland Code
Insurance
Title 19 - Property and Casualty Insurance
Subtitle 5 - Motor Vehicle Insurance -- Primary Coverage
§ 19-517.1. Determination of availability of insurance providers for transportation network services industry.
(a) In general. -- Beginning July 1, 2017, and annually thereafter through July 1, 2021, the Commissioner shall make a determination whether, with regard to the required coverages under ยง 10-405(a) of the Public Utilities Article, there is a viable, affordable, and adequate market of authorized insurers in the State, including the Maryland Automobile Insurance Fund, available to provide the required coverages to the transportation network services industry.
(b) Legislative intent for coverage to be obtained from authorized insurers and the Maryland Automobile Insurance Fund. -- To the extent that the Commissioner makes an affirmative finding of availability, and in accordance with the provisions of Title 3, Subtitle 3 of this article, it is the intent of the General Assembly that required coverages be obtained from authorized insurers and the Maryland Automobile Insurance Fund.