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Motor Vehicle Insurance - Use of Credit History in Rating Policies

Sponsor: Karen Lewis Young (District 3)Committee: FinanceSubject: Insurance - Other than HealthStatus: Hearing 1/29 at 2:45 p.m. (as of Nov 6, 2020)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Prohibiting an insurer, with respect to private passenger motor vehicle insurance, from rating a risk based, in whole or in part, on the credit history of an applicant or insured in any manner; repealing certain provisions of law authorizing an insurer to use the credit history of an applicant or insured to rate a new policy of private passenger motor vehicle insurance; applying the Act to all private passenger motor vehicle insurance policies issued, delivered, or renewed in the State on or after October 1, 2020; etc.

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Testimony (17)

MGA witness list
FAV 9FavorableUNF 7UnfavorableINFO 1Information only
PositionWitnessOrganizationTestimony
FAVSchneiderman, FranzlobbyistConsumer AutoOral + Written (PDF)
FAVStraughn, KarenConsumer Protection DivisionWritten (PDF)
FAVDews, ChristopherlobbyistJOTFOral + Written (PDF)
FAVEdwards, DonnaMD DC AFL CIOWritten (PDF)
FAVWhite, MarcelinelobbyistMaryland Consumer Rights CoalitionOral + Written (PDF)
FAVIrwin, LauraMoCo Community Action BoardWritten (PDF)
FAVAlsobrooks, Prince George'S County ExecutiveIndividualWritten (PDF)
FAVAlsobrooks, Prince George's County ExecutiveIndividualPosition only
FAVSenator Young, Senator YounglegislatorIndividualPosition only
UNFEnten, BobAPCIAPosition only
UNFQuigley, TinnalobbyistAllstatePosition only
UNFPopham, BrysonlobbyistIA&B, AIC, & MAMICPosition only
UNFLininger, BrettlobbyistIndependent Insurance Agents of MarylandWritten (PDF)
UNFKirkner, AndrewNAMICOral + Written (PDF)
UNFHarting, MartalobbyistState FarmPosition only
UNFKarkhanis, NeallobbyistUSAAPosition only
INFOPaddy, MichaellobbyistMaryland Insurance AdministrationWritten (PDF)

Organizations on record

Registered lobbyists who testified

FAVSchneiderman, FranzConsumer AutoRegistered for: Auto Consumer Alliance; Consumer Auto
FAVDews, ChristopherJOTFRegistered for: Advance Maryland Education Fund; Beyond Impact; Center for Urban Families; Dews & Associates; Out for Justice, Inc.; REFORM Alliance
FAVWhite, MarcelineMaryland Consumer Rights CoalitionRegistered for: Maryland Consumer Rights Coalition DBA Economic Action Maryland; Maryland Consumer Rights Coalition
UNFQuigley, TinnaAllstateRegistered for: Allstate Insurance Company
UNFPopham, BrysonIA&B, AIC, & MAMICRegistered 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
UNFLininger, BrettIndependent Insurance Agents of MarylandRegistered for: Aflac (American Family Life Assurance Company); Amazon.com Services, LLC; American International Group; Boyd Gaming Corporation; Brookfield Power US Asset Management LLC; Centers for Better Insurance, LLC
UNFHarting, MartaState FarmRegistered for: Abbott Laboratories; Annie E. Casey Foundation, Inc., The; Asurion Insurance Services, Inc.; Baltimore Community Foundation; Baltimore Gas and Electric Company; Baltimore Public Markets Corporation
UNFKarkhanis, NealUSAARegistered for: American Council of Life Insurers; Tobacco-Free Kids Action Fund; City of Westminster; League of Life & Health Insurers of Maryland, Inc.; It Works Learning Center, Inc.; America's Health Insurance Plans
INFOPaddy, MichaelMaryland Insurance AdministrationRegistered for: American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network; Campaign to Protect Patient Health d/b/a Value of Care Coalition; Chase Brexton Health System; Diabetes Patient Advocacy Coalition; Gaudenzia, Inc.; Gilead Sciences, Inc.