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HB 270

EnactedCrossfile SB 195
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Automobile Insurance – Usage–Based Insurance

Sponsor: Delegate DumaisCommittee: Economic MattersSubject: Insurance - Other than HealthStatus: Enacted under Article II, Section 17(c) of the Maryland Constitution - Chapter 144 (as of Nov 6, 2020)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Establishing that the application of a certain insurance program on vehicle operation during the current policy period is not a violation of certain restrictions on classification for private passenger motor vehicle insurance; requiring that a certain notice include information for a premium increase that is due to a program that measures the operation of an insured vehicle during the current policy period; prohibiting an insurer from requiring a policyholder to participate in a usage-based program to obtain motor vehicle insurance; etc.

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Testimony (9)

MGA witness list
FAV 9Favorable
PositionWitnessOrganizationTestimony
FAVEgan, NancylobbyistAPCIAOral
FAVEnten, RobertAPCIAOral
FAVQuigley, TinnalobbyistAllstateOral
FAVKirkner, AndrewNAMICOral
FAVForrester, RichardProgressive InsurancePosition only
FAVSmith, Sarah JoanlobbyistProgressive InsurancePosition only
FAVZielaskiewicz, JoshuaProgressive InsurancePosition only
FAVPopham, Brysonlobbyistprogressive InsuranceOral + Written (PDF)
FAVDelegate Dumais, Delegate DumaislegislatorIndividualOral + Written (PDF)

Organizations on record

Registered lobbyists who testified

FAVEgan, NancyAPCIARegistered for: American Property Casualty Insurance Association
FAVQuigley, TinnaAllstateRegistered for: Allstate Insurance Company
FAVSmith, Sarah JoanProgressive InsuranceRegistered for: Bryson F. Popham P.A.; Building Owners and Managers Association of Greater Baltimore (BOMA); Insurance Agents and Brokers of Maryland (IAB); Maryland Association of Mutual Insurance Companies (MAMIC); Maryland Defense Research Coalition (MDR-C); National Association of Benefits Insurance Professionals (NABIP MD)
FAVPopham, Brysonprogressive InsuranceRegistered for: Agency Insurance Company of Maryland; Agency Services, Inc.; Army Alliance; Bryson F. Popham P.A.; Building Owners and Managers Association of Greater Baltimore (BOMA); CVS Health