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Private Passenger Motor Vehicle Liability Insurance - Enhanced Underinsured Motorist Coverage - Opt-Out Option

Sponsor: Brian J. Feldman (District 15)Committee: FinanceSubject: Insurance - Other than HealthStatus: First Reading House Rules and Executive Nominations (as of Nov 9, 2023)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Converting enhanced underinsured motorist coverage from an opt-in offering of coverage into an opt-out coverage option under provisions of law establishing requirements for private passenger motor vehicle liability insurance; requiring the Maryland Insurance Administration to conduct a study on the impact of converting enhanced underinsured motorist coverage to an opt-out coverage option and report its findings to the Governor and certain committees of the General Assembly by December 31, 2026, and December 31, 2028; etc.

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Testimony (16)

MGA witness list
FAV 8FavorableUNF 7UnfavorableINFO 1Information only
PositionWitnessOrganizationTestimony
FAVGaragiola, RobCompass AdvocacyOral
FAVGregory, An-JamilahGDH LawOral
FAVDavis, Gwen-MarieMaryland Association for JusticeOral
FAVDonohue, KellyMaryland Association for JusticeOral
FAVFeldman, BrianIndividualOral
FAVFink, NeldaIndividualPosition only
FAVMuncy, DavidIndividualOral
FAVSenator Feldman, Senator FeldmanlegislatorIndividualOral
UNFPopham, BrysonlobbyistBryson F. Popham, P.A.Oral + Written (PDF)
UNFEnten, RobertMd Bankers AssocOral
UNFOverturf, MattlobbyistNAMICOral
UNFHarting, MartalobbyistVenableOral + Written (PDF)
UNFEgan, NancylobbyistIndividualOral + Written (PDF)
UNFLininger, BrettlobbyistIndividualOral + Written (PDF)
UNFWhite, MarcelinelobbyistIndividualWritten (PDF)
INFOTress, AndrewMD Insurance AdministrationWritten (PDF)

Organizations on record

Registered lobbyists who testified

UNFPopham, BrysonBryson F. Popham, P.A.Registered 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
UNFOverturf, MattNAMICRegistered for: National Association of Mutual Insurance Companies (NAMIC)
UNFHarting, MartaVenableRegistered 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
UNFEgan, NancyRegistered for: American Property Casualty Insurance Association
UNFLininger, BrettRegistered 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
UNFWhite, MarcelineRegistered for: Maryland Consumer Rights Coalition DBA Economic Action Maryland; Maryland Consumer Rights Coalition